In an experiment carried out at MPQ, the fastest ever switching of electric currents in semiconductors has been achieved with few-cycle laser pulses. GARCHING, 21-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Modern electronics and digital technologies rely on the control of electric current in … Read the full press release
KIEV, Ukraine, 20-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Delegates of the Global Ecolabelling Network (GEN) voted to accept the application of software giant Google Inc. for affiliate membership at their recent AGM in Kiev, Ukraine. The information technology company’s sustainable operations program … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Germany, News, Sweden, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas – ABNT, Bjorn-Erik Lonn, Chin-Yuan Chen, China Environmental United Certification Center, Confederation of Indian Industry, Dr. Hans-Hermann Eggers, ecolabelling, ecolabels, Eva Eiderstrom, GEN, German Federal Environment Agency, Global Ecolabelling Network, Google Inc., green procurement policies, Guy Ladvocat, Hong Kong Green Council, ISO-defined ecolabels, Kazakhstan’s Academy of Ecology, Lauren Riggs, Linda Ho, Nordic Swan Ecolabel, sustainability, The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, TÜV Rheinland, Type 1 ecolabels, Type I ecolabelled, Xiaodan Zhang
NAGRA’s ENABLE cardless content protection solutions will secure the South African service provider’s newest set-top box deployments Solution will leverage the NAGRA CAS Cloud hosting service providing a comprehensive set of features and associated services NAGRA’s technology will be integrated … Read the full press release
Posted in Media, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged cardless content protection, NAGRA, OpenView HD platform, Patrick Conroy, Platco Digital, South Africa, Thierry Legrand
BIRMINGHAM, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham has signed an agreement with the Institute of Engineering Thermophysics (IET) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) to form a joint centre for mechanical energy storage technologies. The agreement marks the start of … Read the full press release
BIRMINGHAM, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —The University of Birmingham and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) have signed a new agreement to work together and help improve the sporting performance of India’s athletes. Sports experts at Birmingham will work with SAI … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States Supreme Court became the seventh separate court to agree with PJSC LUKOIL that Archangel Diamond Corporation (ADC) Liquidation Trust’s case against LUKOIL could not be pursued in the United States. By this decision … Read the full press release
New international campaign ‘Welcome to the Family’ World’s biggest family brewery celebrates sense of family with beer as social glue Campaign with new TV commercial launched in the Netherlands today LIESHOUT, Netherlands, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bavaria, the world’s biggest independent … Read the full press release
MOSCOW, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For several years, Russia has been one of the key markets for Gorenje Group. Through a partnership with Spartak Moscow football club, Gorenje is increasing its brand awareness throughout the whole CIS region as Spartak is … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Retail, Russia, Slovenia, Sports
Tagged CIS region, domestic appliances, Franjo Bobinac, Gorenje Group, Spartak
Marrakech, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay, ArcelorMittal, Evonik and LafargeHolcim today announce the formation of a new Low Carbon Technology Partnerships Initiative across the steel, cement and chemicals industries. This new partnership will look at the potential synergies that exist … Read the full press release
Tempe, AZ, USA, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay, a global leader in lightweighting solutions for automotive, is honored to be the materials supplier named on an SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition winner in the Aftermarket Category. The winning part is … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Belgium, Chemicals
Tagged deBotech, Gerald Perrin, Solvay, SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Competition
OSLO, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen has signed an agreement with Haslemann AS for the fourth construction phase of the housing project “Krydderhagen” at Hasle in Oslo. The residential development company Haslemann AS is owned 50/50 by AF Gruppen and … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Norway, Real Estate
Tagged AF Gruppen, Hasle, Haslemann AS, housing project, Morten Grongstad, Oslo, “Krydderhagen”
OSLO, 18-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen performed well and delivered solid margins in all its business areas. The company has a strong financial position. The Board of Directors has approved a dividend of NOK 3.00 per share for the second … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Financial, Investment, Norway, Real Estate
Tagged AF Gruppen, Morten Grongstad
OSLO, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AF Gruppen has entered into a contract with OBOS Kværnerbyen AS to build Kværnerdammen housing cooperative in Kværnerbyen. AF Gruppen has entered into a contract with OBOS Kværnerbyen AS to build Kværnerdammen housing cooperative in Kværnerbyen. … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Norway, Real Estate
Tagged AF Gruppen, Kværnerbyen, Kværnerdammen housing cooperative, Morten Grongstad
PARIS, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the memorandum of understanding signed on 28 July 2016, AREVA and EDF signed on 15 November the contract setting the terms of the sale of an interest conferring exclusive control by EDF of an entity (“NEW … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Investment
Tagged Areva, AREVA NP activities, EDF, Jean-Bernard Lévy, Philippe KNOCHE
DUNDEE, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dental students from the University of Dundee have teamed up with Scottish rugby legend Scott Hastings and oral health experts in a bid to raise awareness of mouth cancer. Hastings, patron of the charity Let’s Talk … Read the full press release
DUNDEE, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design PhD student Kieran Baxter has won an award for his stunning visual reinterpretation of two prehistoric Angus hill forts. ‘The Caterthuns’ won Kieran the 2016 Arts and Humanities … Read the full press release
DUNDEE, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Dundee announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorationswinner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The project will enable a unique collaboration bringing together expertise at Dundee in … Read the full press release
Explosive short circuits from lethally high voltage electricity send red hot copper in all directions with a bang. This is sufficiently dangerous research such that Aalborg University’s Department of Energy Technology has opened a new laboratory in a specially protected … Read the full press release
Key persons from companies in Japan, China, Germany, Italy and Sweden were in attendance when one of the major ventures in Danish energy research presented its first five years of results and future partnering opportunities at Aalborg University. AALBORG, 17-Nov-2016 … Read the full press release
LONDON, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh has launched the TotalFlow Supervisor mobile app to provide European print service providers with an up-to the minute status report on their digital print engines – no matter the make or model. The free to … Read the full press release
LONDON, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh has announced six new TotalFlow suites designed to help print service providers choose the best software solutions to improve end-to-end operation. The handpicked collection of complementary solutions supports key production areas. TotalFlow Marketing Suite supports … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Media, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Benoit Chatelard, print service providers, Ricoh, TotalFlow suites
LONDON, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh has launched Neon Yellow toner in Europe, allowing print service providers to produce highly creative, eye-catching value-added print. The Neon Yellow toner has been developed for the fifth colour station on the Ricoh Pro™ C7100X … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Media, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Benoit Chatelard, Neon Yellow toner, Ricoh
Moscow, Russia, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ABBYY launches Lingvo API, an open API for its trademark Lingvo dictionaries. The new ABBYY Lingvo API gives developers an opportunity to integrate translation, definition, suggested spelling and other features into their services using … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, News, Russia, Science, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged ABBYY, AI, algorithm, Android development, API, app, application, application program interface, artificial-intelligence, CIS, corporate education, dictionaries, ebooks, edtech, Education, electronic dictionaries, full-text search, interface, INTERNET, iOS development, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, languages, Lingvo, online, open API, program, programming, Reading, RUSSIA, Russian, tool, translation, travel, UKRAINE, Ukrainian, web development
LONDON, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh has expanded its range of recommended finishing solutions to help print service providers streamline the cost efficient delivery of print. The Duplo DBM 350 and Duplo DBM 600 booklet makers have been added to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Media, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Benoit Chatelard, booklet makers, finishing solutions, Ricoh
CHICAGO, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has once again been named to the ‘Winner’s Circle’ of HfS Research’s Population Health and Care Management Business Process Services Blueprint Report. This is the second consecutive year that Accenture ranked as the … Read the full press release
Accenture Ventures invests in Partech funds, gaining access to leading European and U.S. startups and the ability to co-invest PARIS, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has entered into a strategic relationship with Partech Ventures, a leading venture capitalist firm … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Investment, Management, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Christian Nibourel, Partech funds, Paul Daugherty, Philippe Collombel
Accenture Ventures invests in omnichannel personalization leader as customer expectations continue to grow worldwide NEW YORK, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has expanded its strategic alliance with RichRelevance, a global leader in omnichannel personalization, to strengthen the capabilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Retail, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Eduardo Sanchez, investment, Jeriad Zoghby, RichRelevance
NEW YORK, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named to the ‘Winner’s Circle’ and designated as the ‘overall leader in innovation,’ ahead of all competitors, in the inaugural HfS Research’s Blueprint for Intelligent Automation. The report recognizes … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged Accenture, artificial-intelligence, Autonomics, Bhaskar Ghosh, Blueprint for Intelligent Automation report, Cognitive Computing, Debbie Polishook, HfS Research, intelligent automation, Paul Daugherty, Robotics Process Automation, Tom Reuner
Survey results show meeting customer expectations is one of the lowest ranked priorities ARLINGTON, Va., 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Advanced analytics and other emerging technologies are revolutionizing the way governments and public service agencies are trying to address citizen demands, helping to … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Advanced Analytics, IoT, Machine Learning, survey, Terry Hemken
Philips joins COPD Foundation and family of late Leonard Nimoy in asking the world to #BreatheBoldly on social media to raise COPD awareness AMSTERDAM, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On World COPD Day, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is proud … Read the full press release
People in Switzerland buy fair trade products more frequently than their German counterparts. A new study by the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich states the reasons for this: The Swiss are more convinced ethically by fair trade … Read the full press release
FiberStar taps Nokia’s IP/MPLS technology to offer triple-play services to its customers, opening new revenue streams for the service provider The world-class infrastructure can be used in the future to offer dynamic services powered by SDN and NFV Jakarta, Indonesia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged FiberStar, Indonesia, IP/MPLS Metro Ethernet networks, Nokia, Robert Cattanach, Sugiharto Darmakusuma
Higher returns through focused growth: Nokia sets key financial and strategic targets at Capital Markets Day 2016 BARCELONA, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia today outlined its vision and strategic priorities for ensuring sustainable growth in its core businesses and tapping new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Investment, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Capital Markets Day 2016, Nokia, Rajeev Suri
Sony Pictures to use Nokia’s industry-leading, comprehensive OZO solution to capture, create, edit and distribute VR content Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A., 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia and Sony Pictures today announced a new multi-year worldwide agreement whereby Sony Pictures will use Nokia … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Finland, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged hardware, Nokia OZO, OZO Live, Paul Melin, Pete Wood, Scot Barbour, software, Sony Pictures, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality production
ESPOO, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In line with the EUR 7 billion capital structure optimization program announced earlier, the Nokia Board of Directors has resolved to commence a share repurchase program (the “Program”) under the authorization granted by the Nokia Annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged Nokia, share repurchase program
ROME, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, 10 November 2016, His Holiness Pope Francis was presented with the Bambi award, a German media prize, in Rome. Every year, Hubert Burda Media presents the Bambi awards in recognition of outstanding achievements. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, Italy, Media, Religion, Society
Tagged Bambi award, Catholic Church, German media prize, His Holiness Pope Francis, Hubert Burda Media, Rome, Yusra Mardini
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has, in alliance with Aecom, Colas Rail and Mott MacDonald, been awarded a contract by Network Rail to design and construct the Waterloo and South West Upgrade on the South West Trains network in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Aecom, Colas Rail, Mott MacDonald, rail network, Skanska, South of England
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with Stockholmshem to renovate six residential buildings at Valla Torg in Stockholm, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 430M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged residential buildings, Skanska, Stockholm, Sweden, Valla Torg
LYSAKER, Norway, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA is pleased to announce the delivery of the 38,000 cbm liquefied ethylene gas carrier “Gaschem Beluga” from Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering, China. The vessel is the first of two sister vessels to be delivered, … Read the full press release
Data presented at the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) Annual Meeting (Abstract Number: 12L) DARMSTADT, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the results of the ADDRESS II Phase IIb, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged ADDRESS II Phase IIb multicenter study, atacicept, Merck, systemic lupus erythematosus
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