Monthly Archives: September 2015

Airbus Helicopters, DGA, French Navy mark the handover of the 15th NH90 NFH multimission naval helicopter

Marignane, France, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Helicopters, the French Defense procurement agency (DGA – Direction générale de l’armement) and the French Navy today marked the handover of the 15th NH90 NFH multimission naval helicopter, the first to be delivered … Read the full press release

MAYKOR: Rostelecom extends capabilities of ERP-system based on Oracle E-Business Suite to control and manage cost of warehousing, accounting and control

Rostelecom has optimized logistics and warehousing in all regions of its presence. The project has optimized and cleared more than 20% of storage space, extended capabilities of ERP-system based on Oracle E-Business Suite to control and manage the cost of … Read the full press release

MAYKOR: OMZ Group implements unified tool to improve efficiency of risk management system, internal control and audit based on IBM Analytics

OMZ Group has implemented a unified tool to improve the efficiency of risk management system, internal control and audit. The solution based on IBM Analytics allows OMZ to implement optimal event planning to reduce risks, monitor its performance and minimize the … Read the full press release

Mediobanca annual general meeting to be held on 28 October 2015

MILAN, 25-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At a Board meeting held on 22 September 2015, the Directors of Mediobanca approved the parent company and consolidated draft financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2015, which incorporate the results for the … Read the full press release

DVCon Europe 2015 announces its Preliminary Technical Program

Registration discount through October 1st, 2015 GRENOBLE, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) & Exhibition Europe is the leading European event covering the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification … Read the full press release

MacGregor to optimise cargo handling systems for five 10,500 TEU container vessels

Cargotec’s MacGregor receives USD 21 million order for optimised cargo handling systems for five container vessels  HELSINKI, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order worth USD 21 million for optimised cargo handling systems for five 10,500 … Read the full press release

MacGregor: Zhengyu Li (Frank) appointed Vice President, Head of China business

HELSINKI, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor develops operations in China and strengthens its organisation by appointing Zhengyu Li (Frank) as Vice President, Head of China as of 1 October 2015. Mr Li drives the development of MacGregor business in the … Read the full press release

Zetes announced availability of its logistics execution solution ZetesMedea Voice on Zebra Technologies’ Android™-based voice-capable mobile computers

BRUSSELS, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Zetes is pleased to announce the availability of its logistics execution solution ZetesMedea Voice on Zebra Technologies’ Android™-based voice-capable mobile computers. Zetes industrial voice solution has been successfully deployed on thousands of Windows-based devices throughout Europe. … Read the full press release

Klöckner & Co partners with Contorion to launch online business with craftsmen and private customers in Germany

Duisburg, Germany, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Klöckner & Co is using a collaboration with online specialist dealer Contorion to move into the attractive online business with craftsmen and private customers in Germany. From today on, more than 900 different Klöckner … Read the full press release

PKP CARGO to purchase 15 multi-system locomotives from Siemens Group

PKP CARGO shall purchase 15 multi-system locomotives from the Siemens Group. These locomotives are intended for PKP CARGO trains in Poland and six other states of the European Union. Siemens will supply the locomotives to PKP CARGO starting from January … Read the full press release

CardioLogs awarded the CEPAME fellowship (California École Polytechnique Alumni for the Master in Entrepreneurship)

Introduced in 2013 by Vincent Worms (Class of 1971) with the support of the Friends of Ecole Polytechnique, the CEPAME fellowship rewards the most promising students of the École Polytechnique Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship Master’s program. Amounting to $20,000, the … Read the full press release

University of Oxford to lead the design and build of the HARMONI spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope

University of Oxford researchers will lead the design and build of the HARMONI spectrograph for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), as part of a contract signed today by the European Southern Observatory. OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The HARMONI … Read the full press release

Oxford University, Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter developed the world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently

OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The world’s first entirely light-based memory chip to store data permanently has been developed by material scientists at Oxford University in collaboration with scientists at Karlsruhe, Munster and Exeter. The device, which makes use of … Read the full press release

University of Oxford doctors and scientists tested a tissue oxygen monitor in microgravity for the first time

OXFORD, 24-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A team of doctors and scientists from the University of Oxford have tested a tissue oxygen monitor in microgravity for the first time. Dr Thomas Smith, who leads Oxford’s Aerospace Medicine Research Group and led … Read the full press release

Eni named Exploration Company of the Year by Petroleum Economist

The exploration confirms to be for Eni an important driver of growth, with a strategy focused on basins with proven reserves located near fields already developed that allow to quickly complete the evaluation of the mineral potential and exploit synergies … Read the full press release

Infront Sports & Media subsidiary Host Broadcast Services renews agreement with the French Football League until the end of the 2019/20 season

Host Broadcast Services, an Infront Sports & Media subsidiary, remains responsible for production quality control of every Ligue 1, Ligue 2 and French League Cup Match. The agreement with the French Football League (the Ligue de Football Professionnel, or LFP) … Read the full press release

Lloyds Banking Group to launch new construction skills fund with initial budget of £1m

Building skills for London LONDON, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of Lloyds Banking Group’s commitment to helping Britain prosper, António Horta-Osório, Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group, will today (23 September) announce that it is launching a new construction … Read the full press release

Nieuw onderzoek van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: Sterke aanwijzingen gevonden die mythes over links- en rechtshandigheid naar de prullenbak verwijzen

Nieuw onderzoek van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen in samenwerking met het Weekend van de Wetenschap wijst uit dat niet links- of rechtshandigheid, maar de sterkte van handvoorkeur een relatie vertoont met bepaalde eigenschappen zoals creativiteit en gezondheid. GRONINGEN, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In … Read the full press release

Banco de Portugal: new online form launched to report breaches of the rules applicable to credit institutions and financial companies

LISBON, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco de Portugal publishes today in its website an online form trough which it will be possible to report breaches to the rules applicable to credit institutions and financial companies. Banco de Portugal encourages any … Read the full press release

KGHM starts detailed geophysical surveys for potassium salts near the Bay of Puck in northern Poland

Nearly 600 million tonnes of raw material, containing from 7 to 13.7 percent of potassium oxide, used for the production of fertilizers. This, according to preliminary estimates, may be found in several adjacent deposits of potassium-magnesium salts and rock salts … Read the full press release