Monthly Archives: December 2014

University Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute research demonstrates that cell division is very ordered

COPENHAGEN, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NATURE’S INGENIOUS SYSTEMS: A layer of cells called endothelial cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through the vessels, such cells only divide to replace dead cells. However, if there is a blood clot … Read the full press release

Wintershall supports social and charity projects in the company’s core regions

KASSEL, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall is not only dedicated to securing the energy supply; it also supports non-profit organizations in the company’s core regions. This year the beneficiaries of the company’s traditional Christmas donation, which totals 50,000 euros, are social and … Read the full press release

Unilever acquired Minneapolis-based Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto

London & Rotterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today (02/12/2014) announced that it has acquired Talenti® Gelato & Sorbetto. Minneapolis-based Talenti, which was founded in 2003, has grown into the best selling packaged gelato in the United States. Talenti products are … Read the full press release

Samaritans’s 201 branches will be available round the clock over the festive period for anyone who needs to talk

SURREY, UK, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 45% of men who responded to a survey* by Samaritans said they felt more worried at Christmas than other times of the year. The findings come with a reminder that volunteers from … Read the full press release

Capgemini Group positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services Worldwide”

PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Capgemini Group has been positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing … Read the full press release

Capgemini achieves position on The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards climate change mitigation

PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it has achieved a position on the The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Services Hub to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co.

​Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has provided its Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co. (TWMP). TWMP is a mobile-payments joint venture … Read the full press release

Gemalto teamed up with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to secure their mobile NFC services

Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has teamed up with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest operator in Taiwan with 10 million subscribers, to secure their mobile NFC services​. This commercial launch, supported by … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Hub to enable the commercial rollout of Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service Valyou

Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its Allynis Trusted Service Hub​ is enabling the commercial rollout of Valyou, Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service, by Telenor, DNB and SpareBank … Read the full press release

The creators behind the 2014 Nobel Prize event

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Chef Klas Lindberg and confectioner Daniel Roos have created this year’s Nobel menu and the Royal Swedish Ballet will be in charge of the entertainment at the Nobel Banquet. They are among the creators behind … Read the full press release

Japan to host Nobel Prize Dialogue 2015

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nobel Prize Dialogue is a whole-day conference inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day before the Nobel Prize Ceremony. Held outside Sweden for the first … Read the full press release

Veolia Environnement intends to file Form 25 with the SEC on December 12, 2014 terminating the listing of its ADRs on the NYSE

Veolia Environnement announces its decision to request the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the termination of its registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in accordance with … Read the full press release

Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of AngloGold Ashanti’s open pit gold mine in Ghana

AngloGold Ashanti, one of the largest companies in the gold mining industry, has chosen Veolia to optimize, operate and maintain the water treatment plant of its open pit gold mine of Iduapriem in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality of the Western-Region of … Read the full press release

Japan Airlines becomes the first carrier in Asia to fly Thales’s AVANT system on a B787 aircraft

Japan Airlines becomes launch customer for AVANT on the B787 in Asia. Japan Airlines is the world’s first airline to offer digital manga supported by the Thales AVANT. AVANT is now operational on 120 aircraft with total orders approaching 500 … Read the full press release

Thales revenue collection solutions selected for the urban transit systems in Bordeaux and Delhi; signals Thales’s comeback on the French market and continued success in India

Thales to deploy latest-generation ticketing system for all public transport systems in Bordeaux area. 79 stations to be equipped by Thales for Phase III of the Delhi metro. Thales systems in over 100 cities in the world handle more than … Read the full press release

BT completes most complex sub-sea telecoms project to bring faster fibre broadband to Scotland’s most remote communities

Minister hails completion of ‘most complex ever’ underwater engineering feat LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital Scotland is celebrating the completion of a once-in-a-generation subsea telecoms project which brings faster fibre broadband another step closer for many of Scotland’s most … Read the full press release

BT opens new customer innovation showcases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and Milan

New state-of-the-art facilities in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and Milan extend BT’s global network of customer innovation showcases LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today (December 4, 2014) announced the opening of new customer innovation showcases in Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid and … Read the full press release

South West Grid for Learning selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools

LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) has selected BT to help transform the use of technology in schools. BT will deliver education cloud services via a new framework, offering schools an innovative way to purchase … Read the full press release

Nordea revises down the expectations in its new economic forecasts

Winter is upon us, and most of us need an extra dose of vitamins. Metaphorically speaking, this is also the case for large parts of the world economy where the economic performance has again made Nordea revise down the expectations … Read the full press release

Rio Tinto demonstrated how its portfolio of world-class operations are positioned to generate healthy free cash flow and shareholder returns at investor seminar in London

LONDON, 5-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto today (04 December 2014) demonstrated how its superior portfolio of world-class operations, with industry-leading EBITDA margins and significant growth potential, are positioned to generate healthy free cash flow and shareholder returns. Citing sector-leading … Read the full press release