AMSTERDAM, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — What if paint could clean the air; withstand extreme heat; reduce drag and fuel consumption; cope with conditions on Mars. AkzoNobel products already do this – now the plan is to go even further. That’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged AkzoNobel, challenge, coatings, INNOVATION, Klaas Kruithof, Paint the Future, paints, Startups, Thierry Vanlancker
MONHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer has been awarded Best Public Outreach Program for its Transparency in Crop Science Initiative at the 11th Agrow Awards ceremony, held in London, United Kingdom on November 12. Bayer was selected as the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Chemicals, Germany
Tagged Agrow Awards, Award, Bayer, Crop Science, Jesus Madrazo, Public Outreach Program, transparency
MONHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany/ ST. LOUIS, MO, USA, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Results from a five-year peer-reviewed study on Intacta RR2 PRO™ soybeans planted in South America were recently published, indicating that this technology from Bayer helps farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions … Read the full press release
UniCredit also named “Best Foreign Exchange Provider” in Italy VIENNA, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — UniCredit Bank Austria was named “Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2019” in Austria by the US business magazine “Global Finance” at the World’s Best Foreign Exchange Awards 2019. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Banks, Financial, Management
Tagged "Global Finance", Austria, Award, Dieter Hengl, Foreign Exchange Provider, Fritz Galavics, UniCredit Bank Austria, US business magazine
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a global leader in simulation projectors, proudly announces the introduction of its FL40 series. This true solid-state projector, using the latest in HLD and LED illumination technology, combines amazing visual performance and extreme reliability … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Entertainment, Media, Technology
Tagged Barco, Dave Fluegeman, FL40, HLD, LED, Neşet Irşık, projector
Saint-Ouen, France, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom participates today in the inauguration of the Tangier-Casablanca high speed line with its very high-speed trains supplied and delivered to the Office National des Chemins de Fer Marocain (ONCF). The line has been inaugurated by His … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Alstom, Casablanca, Emmanuel Macron, Henri Poupart-Lafarge, King Mohammed VI, MOROCCO, Tangier, trains
EUR 18.5 million for host municipalities Potential conflicts reduced Income and employment opportunities for refugees improved FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW has signed an agreement worth EUR 18.5 million with FEICOM (Fonds Spécial d´Equipement et d`Intervention Intercommunale), a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Society
Tagged Cameroon, European Union, FEICOM, KfW, refugees
Verizon and the Mass Tech Leadership Council (MassTLC), in collaboration with Ericsson, have launched the Verizon 5G Robotics Challenge, a unique opportunity for universities, startups, and other developers to create 5G-powered robotics technologies that will transform the industry. STOCKHOLM, 16-Nov-2018 … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, challenge, developers, Ericsson, INNOVATION, MassTLC, robotics, technology, Verizon, Yossi Cohen
Ericsson to transform Telenor’s core network in Sweden, Denmark and Norway by deploying Ericsson Cloud Core solutions for 5G across multiple data centers New deal encompasses Ericsson’s full portfolio of Virtualized Network Functions (VNF) and related services Telenor subscribers will … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Internet & Online, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, Arun Bansal, Cloud, Denmark, Ericsson, Morten Karlsen Sørby, Norway, Sweden, Telenor Group
Ericsson and Sri Lankan services provider Dialog Axiata have won the IoT Initiative of the Year award at the 2018 Global Telecom (GLOTEL) Awards for successfully deploying South Asia’s first commercial Massive IoT network. STOCKHOLM, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Internet & Online, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Award, Dialog Axiata, Ericsson, GLOTEL, IoT, Massive IoT network, Pradeep De Almeida, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vinod Samarawickrama
LONDON, 16-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Base Element, a European digital agency, and Cognigy, a leading conversational AI platform software provider have entered to a strategic partnership agreement. This partnership will enable the design and implementation of cutting-edge conversational AI solutions for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged AI, AI solutions, Alexa, Antonis Neocleous, Aris Pilitsopoulos, artificial-intelligence, Base Element, chatbots, Cognigy, Cognigy.AI, Communications, Conversational AI, conversational AI interfaces, conversational AI platform, conversational AI solutions, conversational AI technology, conversions, customer engagement, customer experience, digital agency, Digital marketing, IKOS Resorts, Internet Marketing, marketing, Messenger, Microsoft, MTN Telecoms, online marketing, partnership, Rio Tinto, SaaS, Slack, Twilio, user experience
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As communicated in July, SSAB has agreed to divest Ruukki Construction’s business operations in Russia (OOO Ruukki Rus) to the Russian company OAO Salavatneftemash. The transaction has received the approval of the Russian competition authorities and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Russia, Sweden
Tagged divestment, OAO Salavatneftemash, RUSSIA, Ruukki Construction, Sami Eronen, SSAB
US$300 million investment in the hub which is ABB’s largest innovation and manufacturing site at 425,000m2 Employs 3,500 people, covering the full range of business activities Strong symbol of ABB’s ongoing commitment to China, where it has invested more than … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Investment, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, automation, CHINA, Chunyuan Gu, electrification, investments, Manufacturing, Pei Jinjia, robotics, Ulrich Spiesshofer, Xiamen
ZURICH, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ABB has been awarded an integrated automation, electrification and telecommunication order in Q2 2018, valued at US$79 million, for the upgrade of the Bab Onshore Field in Abu Dhabi, by China Petroleum Engineering and Construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ABB, Abu Dhabi, automation, electrification, Peter Terwiesch, telecommunication
DUBLIN 2, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Emeritus Colm O’Moráin has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) for his contributions to gastroenterology. Each year UEG recognises outstanding individuals who have made fundamental contributions to … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has been commissioned by Skandrenting, through wholly owned subsidiary SKR Spallation AB, to build the ESS Campus, which consists of offices, laboratories and workshops in Lund, Sweden. The agreement is worth approximately SEK 475 M, … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Sweden, Technology
Tagged construction, ESS Campus, Johannes Nyberg, Jörgen Christiansson, laboratories, Lund, offices, Skandrenting, Skanska, Sweden, workshop
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a 15-year lease with Waste Management Inc. for 284,000 square feet (26,384 square meters) for its corporate headquarters, at the Capitol Tower office development in Houston, Texas, USA. Waste Management, Inc. will take … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden
Tagged construction, LEED, office development in Houston, Skanska, Texas, waste management
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with Southwest Local School District and the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission to build four new school buildings in Harrison, OH, USA. Skanska, leading a joint venture with Megen Construction Company, Inc., … Read the full press release
PARIS, France/ IRVING, TX, USA, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today entered into a contract with Argonne National Laboratory to deliver its latest Atos Quantum Learning Machine, the world’s highest-performing commercially available quantum simulator. The … Read the full press release
PARIS, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, today announces the BullSequana XH2000, the company’s most efficient supercomputer. The BullSequana XH2000 is a hybrid supercomputer and responds to today’s demand for a high-performance computing power which can … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Science, Technology
Tagged AI, AI-augmented simulation, artificial-intelligence, Atos, BullSequana XH2000, hybrid supercomputer, Pierre BARNABÉ, simulations, supercomputer
OSLO, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — LAB Entreprenør, a company in AF Gruppen (AFG), has entered into an agreement with Skjoldnes Utvikling AS regarding the construction of 65 apartments at Skjoldnes in Bergen municipality. The construction project is located at Lake … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Norway
Tagged AF Gruppen, apartments, Bergen, construction, LAB Entreprenør, Norway, Skjoldnes Utvikling AS
BUCHAREST, Romania, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — We would like to inform the market and our investors that, in connection with the decision issued by the Hungarian Competition Authority (Gazdasági Versenyhivatal – “GVH”) in May 2018 (the “Initial Decision”) approving the acquisition … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Hungary, Investment, Law, Media, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged competition authority, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Communications NV, Digi HU, Digi Hungary, DIGI Távközlési és Szolgáltató Kft., Exemption Decision, Gazdasági Versenyhivatal, GVH, Hungarian Competition Council, i-TV Digitalis, i-TV Digitális Távközlési Zrt., Ilford Holding Kft., InviTechnocom Kft., Invitel merger, Invitel Távközlési Zrt, Invitel Technocom Távközlési Kft., MERGER, Mergers, mobile services, MVNO, RCS & RDS, Serghei Bulgac, settlement agreement, telecommunications services, transactions
AMSTERDAM, 15-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Marketeers hebben vandaag de dag meer data tot hun beschikking dan ooit, maar worstelen om ze te combineren tot een bruikbare vorm. Customer Data Platform (CDP) technologie belooft dit probleem op te lossen in de … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Financial, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Retail, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged CDP, CDP Institute, CDP Workshop, Chief Data Officers, CRM, CRM Managers, customer, customer data management, customer engagement, CX, data, data science, David M. Raab, DDMA Data Dag, DDMA Data Dag 2019, digitale transformatie, Dina Awwad, Directors of Analytics, DMP, eCommerce, Eric van der Knaap, Executive Search, Frans Melenhorst, Gina Doekhie, Hoog Catharijne, intensieve marketing workshop, klantdata, marketing, Marketing Intelligence Managers, martech, MDM, Nederlandse CDPI workshop, PIM, platform, Process Mining, Reineke Reitsma, Seats to Meet Utrecht CS, Squadra Group, Susan Raab, technology
ZURICH, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Switzerland is becoming drier, hotter and less snowy, and will struggle with heavier rainfall in the future – these are the conclusions reached by climate researchers from MeteoSwiss and ETH Zurich. Today, they presented the Climate … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Frozen Ark, a biobanking charity based at the University of Nottingham, has won National Lottery funding to help develop a National Archive for DNA and tissues of native British animals. The £60,000 Heritage Lottery … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Biobanking, British animals, charity, conservation, DNA, Frozen Ark, grant, hedgehog, HLF award, Jonathan Platt, National Archive, red_squirrel, tissues
NOTTINGHAM, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Sir Paul Smith visited the University of Nottingham today (Monday 12 November) to deliver the first in a new series of Vice-Chancellor’s public lectures to over 250 students, staff and members of the public and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged career, designer, EDU, Inspiration, Lectures, Professor Shearer West, public lectures, Sir Paul Smith, Steven Chapman, students, University of Nottingham
Merck today (12 NOV 2018) signed an agreement with the Guangzhou Development District on innovation development in Southern China. DARMSTADT, Germany / GUANGZHOU, China, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, the vibrant science and technology company, today signed an agreement with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Technology
Tagged CHINA, Gangolf Schrimpf, Guangzhou, Huangpu, INNOVATION, Innovation Hub, Kai Beckmann, Merck, RESEARCH, science
TOKYO, Japan, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced that the company has reached an agreement to buy ColorGATE Digital Output Solutions GmbH (hereafter “ColorGATE”), a leading software provider in the printing industry with a specific competence in … Read the full press release
Kaplan strengthens Accenture Interactive’s customer experience offerings and data-driven marketing capabilities in the Nordics STOCKHOLM, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired Stockholm-based Kaplan, a provider of data-driven customer relationship management services, that transforms customer experiences through strategic, analytical, technology, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Accenture, acquisition, Anatoly Roytman, CRM, Johan Nordenström, Kaplan, marketing, Mattias Boman, Nordics
HELSINKI, 14-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Pöyry is today hosting an epic ‘Carbon Clash’ event in the iconic Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, in celebration of its 60th anniversary. Attended by over 250 industry leaders and world-class experts, the Carbon Clash is set … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Finland, Industrial, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged 'Biopackaging, 'Carbon Clash', Beyond Plastics, biofuels, clean energy, climate change, Dr. Jaakko Pöyry, electricity, event, Henrik Ehrnrooth, INNOVATION, Irene Mia, Juuso Pajunen, Louis Blumberg, Pekka Lundmark, Pöyry, Richard Sarsfield-Hall, Saara Soderberg, Santtu Hulkkonen, Suivi Haimi, Tatu Leppänen, Tuomas Mustonen