Daily Archives: 23, May 2016

Swisscom becomes the first provider to launch Samsung Gear S2 Classic 3G smartwatch with eSIM on the Swiss market

BERN, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Activate and off you go: Swisscom is the first provider to launch a smartwatch with an integrated eSIM on the Swiss market: the Samsung Gear S2 Classic 3G. An “embedded SIM” of this type delivers entirely … Read the full press release

Entertainment in public spaces: Swisscom TV Public available from 1 June 2016

BERN, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom TV Public enables the public broadcast of the TV programme. The range on offer is directed at corporate customers and is available from 1 June 2016 as an additional option from My SME Office. In … Read the full press release

SACE and CREVAL to provide €100 million to support international growth plans of IVS ITALIA S.p.A.

ROME, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SACE (CDP Group) and Credito Valtellinese have finalized a € 10 million line of credit, issued by CREVAL and guaranteed by SACE, earmarked for funding the international growth plans of IVS ITALIA S.p.A. IVS is the … Read the full press release

Hilti reports +7.4 percent increase in sales in Q12016 YoY

As expected, continued investments in sales, products and new services had a positive effect on the business performance of the Hilti Group. In the first four months of 2016, sales were up +7.4 percent in local currencies and +7.2 percent … Read the full press release

Wood Group Kenny to work with CeADAR to develop predictive analytics for deployment in the oil and gas industry

ABERDEEN, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group today announced that it is collaborating with the Centre for Applied Data Analytics (CeADAR), located at University College Dublin (UCD), to launch a new data analytics capability to deliver significant savings for the energy … Read the full press release

Wienerberger Brick Award 2016 winners officially announced

Honouring for innovative brick architecture from around the world The winners of the Wienerberger Brick Award 2016 have been officially announced. More than 600 projects from 55 countries had been submitted. Awards in five categories, including two Grand Prize winners … Read the full press release

Ramboll to become the first non-Chinese company to design a 400 MW wind farm in China

Ramboll will be the first non-Chinese company to design a 400 MW wind farm in China, which will be among the country’s largest. COPENHAGEN, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wind and solar power is increasingly becoming a part of China’s future … Read the full press release

University of Twente Professor Peter-Paul Verbeek appointed member of UNESCO’s COMEST on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology

ENSCHEDE, THE NETHERLANDS, 23-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Peter-Paul Verbeek has been appointed as a member of UNESCO’s COMEST, the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology. Irina Bokova, Director-General appointed the Professor of Philosophy of Technology at the University … Read the full press release

University of Twente scientists receive ‘Vidi’ grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

Four UT scientists receive a ‘Vidi’ grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO): Wiebe de Vis, Sarthak Misra, Richard Stevens and Ivo Vellekoop. The 800,000 euro grant will enable them to start an innovative line of research and … Read the full press release

University of Twente graduate Ruben Borgonjen designs new Philips juicer with MicroMasticating technology

Philips recently brought a unique juicer onto the market, thanks to the design talent of University of Twente graduate Ruben Borgonjen. Ruben’s undergraduate project in Industrial Design at Philips laid the foundation for the development of this brand new household … Read the full press release