BERNE, 01-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Swisscom and the social partners syndicom and transfair have agreed individual salary increases of 0.4% for 2016 and 0.6% for 2017. Individual increases will be determined by each employee’s performance and current salary. “Swisscom is facing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Giorgio Pardini, Hans Werner, salary increases, social partners, Swisscom, syndicom, transfair
Best year since the financial crisis Results 2015 – Record revenues: € 2,972 million (+5% compared to 2014) – Operating EBITDA: € 370 million (+17% compared to 2014) – Profit after tax: € 70 million – Recommended dividend: € 0.20 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Industrial, Management
Tagged clay roof tiles, Heimo Scheuch, Wienerberger AG
Sustainability reporting at Henkel Düsseldorf, 24-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Overall, more than 1,100 pages, nine languages and three different names – since 1992 Henkel has been publishing a Sustainability Report. This year, on February 25, 2016 Henkel’s 25th Sustainability Report … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Management
TURIN, Italy, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The FREME Consortium – which brings together top-tier specialists in language resources, tools, and services, multilingualism and semantic Web, linked data and open data including public sector information, publishing, localisation, and business development – … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Germany, Greece, Industrial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged API, Big Data, content enrichment, e-service, eBook, food and agriculture, framework, h2020, ICT, linked data, localisation, multilingual, opendata, personalisation, publishing, semantic, translation
2015 Annual Results +11.1% constant currency revenue growth and +32.7% operating income increase Successful large-scale deployment of innovations in the TV space and solid growth in emerging TV markets Kudelski Security going global by entering the US market Continued patent … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Security & Safety, Switzerland
Tagged The Kudelski Group
Contract to drive digital transformation & provide mission critical e-commerce, data analytics and supply chain solutions. LONDON, 18-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Atos, an international leader in digital services, has secured a six year contract, with an additional option to continue the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Atos, Electrocomponents plc, Phil Cook, RS Components
Relevant authorities approved the transaction ESSEN/BERLIN, 16-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — After approval by the competent authorities Schenker AG acquired 75 percent of Redhead Holdings Ltd. as of January 29, 2016. A takeover of the remaining 25 percent share is foreseen, contractual after four years. With the merger of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DB Schenker, land transport network, Redhead Holdings Ltd
MOSCOW, 12-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab today announced that it has been positioned in the “Leaders” quadrant of the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. The evaluation was based on the criteria for both “completeness of vision” and … Read the full press release
SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of CyberMetrix Inc. (CMX) based in Columbus, Indiana, USA. GENEVA, 12-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CMX provides test cells, equipment and services to meet the complex testing requirements of engine and power systems. Since its … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged CyberMetrix Inc., Frankie Ng, SGS
ZURICH, 11-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — HNA Group Co. Ltd. (“HNA Group”) has closed its acquisition of Swissport Group (“Swissport”) from PAI Partners SAS (“PAI Partners”) today. With the closing, Swissport becomes a stand-alone business within HNA Group. It continues to deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Adam Tan, Eric Born, HNA Group, PAI Partners SAS, Ricardo de Serdio, Swissport
ESPOO, 11-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Notice is given to the shareholders of Outotec Oyj to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday, April 11, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. (Finnish time) at Messukeskus Helsinki, Conference Centre entrance, Messuaukio 1, 00521 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Outotec OYJ
PARIS, 11-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (the “Company”) announces that its Board of Directors has resolved to voluntarily delist its American depositary shares (“ADSs”), each representing one Alcatel-Lucent ordinary share with a nominal value of EUR 0.05 per share (“Alcatel-Lucent Shares”) … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Investment
Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, American depositary shares, New York Stock Exchange
Baar, Switzerland, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sika is systematically implementing its Strategy 2018 by entering into new markets and opening 6 to 8 factories a year, and has now further expanded its presence in Southeast Asia. With one new production plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged concrete, production plant for concrete admixtures, Sika
EY Synapse helps businesses expedite organizational changes that drive and sustain value from analytics NEW YORK, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EY has announced its global Analytics-as-a-Service (AaaS) platform, EY Synapse, to accelerate the delivery of analytics-driven insights that businesses can use … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged analytics managed services, Analytics-as-a-Service platform, Chris Mazzei, EY, EY Synapse
Inmarsat to provide Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity while contributing to development of global standard LONDON, 10-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat today announced that it has joined the LoRa Alliance, dedicated to developing a global standard for IoT. Inmarsat will provide the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged Greg Ewert, Inmarsat, IoT, LoRa ecosystem, LoRa® Alliance, Olivier Hersent, satellite connectivity
Espoo, Finland, 09-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Maintpartner and Surfactor Finland have signed a contract extension on the maintenance of the Surfactor’s production facility at Kitee, Eastern Finland. Surfactor Finland produces paper overlays at the Kitee factory, where the maintenance cooperation with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial
Tagged maintenance cooperation, Maintpartner, Surfactor Finland
LONDON, 09-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Shareholders are referred to the announcement released today by Illovo Sugar Limited (“Illovo”), Associated British Foods plc (“ABF”) 51.35% held subsidiary, whereby it confirms ABF has made a non-binding expression of interest to Illovo, to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, United Kingdom
Today, Novozymes announces the formation of three divisions: Household Care & Technical Industries, Agriculture & Bioenergy and Food & Beverages. Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The aim of the organizational change is to enhance Novozymes’ ability to deliver more innovation … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Management, Technology
Tagged Novozymes, Thomas Videbæk, Tina Sejersgård Fanø
Strategic expansion of the fruit business MUNICH, 08-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BayWa AG will take over the majority of the Dutch supplier of exotic fruits and vegetables, TFC Holland B.V. (TFC) based in De Lier, subject to approval by the … Read the full press release
LONDON, 05-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Prudential plc (“Prudential”) announces that Michael McLintock has decided to retire as Chief Executive of M&G Investments and as an executive director of Prudential. He will be succeeded later this year, subject to regulatory approval, by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Anne Richards, M&G Chief Executive Prudential, Michael McLintock, Mike Wells, Paul Manduca
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