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Gov.uk: New online training course to help legal and accountancy professions to protect themselves and their clients from cyber-attacks

New course is launched to help members of the legal and accountancy professions protect themselves and their clients from cyber-attacks. LONDON, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey will today (7 October 2014) launch a new free online … Read the full press release

EE expands its 4G network across the UK to reach another 18 large towns in all four corners of UK

EE celebrates the launch of 4G in a further 18 towns across Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England Less than two years since launch, 4G from EE now covers over 75% of the population across 281 large towns and cities … Read the full press release

CACEIS to act as depositary and central administrator for the CPR Invest Sicav

PARIS, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CPR Asset Management has chosen CACEIS as the asset servicing partner for “CPR Invest”, its first Luxembourg law UCITS fund, for which the first two sub-funds were launched on 29th August. CACEIS will act as … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp celebrates the groundbreaking of it’s test tower’s construction in Rottweil, Germany

Municipal council issues building permit. Completion expected in late 2016. Rottweil, Germany, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ThyssenKrupp and the town of Rottweil celebrated the official commencement of the test tower’s construction on Thursday, with a symbolic groundbreaking ceremony. On the … Read the full press release

Diageo launches its new Single Grain Scotch Whisky, HAIG CLUB™

Global arrival of new Single Grain Whisky welcomes in a new era for Scotch “Forget everything you thought you knew about Scotch” Dave Broom, whisky writer EDINBURGH, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — a global leader in beverage alcohol, today announced the worldwide launch … Read the full press release

INEOS Technologies signs license agreements for its polyethylene technologies for proposed ASCENT petrochemical complex currently evaluated by Odebrecht and Braskem in West Virginia, US

Rolle, Switzerland, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — INEOS Technologies announced today that it has entered into license agreements for its Innovene S and Innovene G polyethylene technologies to be used by the proposed ASCENT (Appalachian Shale Cracker Enterprise) petrochemical complex currently … Read the full press release

INEOS Industries Holdings Ltd acquires Grangemouth Combined Heat and Power Plant from Fortum for £54 million

Additional investment further supports the competitiveness of the Grangemouth site as INEOS begins construction of its new £300 million ethane terminal.  Rolle, Switzerland, 7-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — INEOS Industries Holdings Ltd has agreed to acquire the Combined Heat and Power … Read the full press release

National Grid announces 62.5 Gigawatts of derated electricity generation capacity successfully qualified to bid in this December’s Capacity Mechanism auctions

62GW of generating capacity qualified to take part in December Capacity Market auctions 52.4GW of derated generation capacity qualified for December auctions with a further 10.1GW conditionally qualifying subject to submitting further documentation. Generation will bid for capacity agreements for … Read the full press release

Henkel works with partners to ensure that new products and solutions offer more value and better performance with smaller environmental footprint

Düsseldorf, Germany, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel is working together with partners and leading specialists in various industries to ensure that new products and solutions offer more value and better performance with a smaller environmental footprint. This approach is key … Read the full press release

Leica Geosystems’ RCD30 Penta Oblique system now available with new optics

Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems’ RCD30 Penta Oblique system is now available with new optics. Compared to the previous configuration, consisting of lenses with 50 mm focal length for nadir and 80 mm for oblique images, the camera is … Read the full press release

SGS acquires non-destructive testing activities of Applus+ in Belgium, Röntgen Technische Dienst NV

GENEVA, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of Röntgen Technische Dienst NV (Applus+ RTD Belgium), the non-destructive testing activities of Applus+ in Belgium. Applus+ RTD Belgium provides a wide range of non-destructive testing services in … Read the full press release

TomTom signs new deal with Daimler to provide its full navigation system in the Smart range

PARIS, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced it has signed a new deal with Daimler to provide its full navigation system in the Smart range.  The deal means that TomTom’s navigation products will be featured in the Smart range starting … Read the full press release

TomTom and Volkswagen Group Research to join forces for the development of Highly Automated Driving (HAD) systems

PARIS, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) and Volkswagen Group Research today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces for the development of Highly Automated Driving (HAD) systems. The goal of this research co-operation is to jointly … Read the full press release

TomTom extends its supply of traffic information to Toyota Motor Europe beyond 2016 to 2018

PARIS, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announced that it has agreed to extend its supply of traffic information to Toyota Motor Europe beyond 2016 to 2018.  Toyota drivers will have access to TomTom Traffic and Places across the entire range*. … Read the full press release

TomTom Telematics celebrates the 15th anniversary of its award-winning fleet management platform WEBFLEET

Amsterdam, 6-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom Telematics this month celebrates the 15th anniversary of WEBFLEET, its award-winning fleet management platform. Launched in 1999, it has grown to become the most widely-adopted telematics SaaS platform in Europe, providing businesses with actionable insights … Read the full press release

NIB names Björn Ordell Chief Financial Officer, Vice-President and Head of Risk & Finance

Helsinki, Finland, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Björn Ordell from Sweden has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, Vice-President and Head of Risk & Finance at NIB. He will be a member of the Executive Committee and responsible for the Bank’s functions within … Read the full press release

NIB and Latvia’s state railway company VAS Latvijas Dzelzceļš sign new loan for the upgrade of railway section in the country’s east–west transport corridor

Helsinki, Finland, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB and Latvia’s state railway company VAS Latvijas Dzelzceļš have signed a new loan, totalling EUR 17.3 million, for the upgrade of a section of railway in the country’s east–west transport corridor. The loan’s tenor is 10 … Read the full press release

EY announces the admission of PK Wong & Associates LLC in Singapore as new independent member firm of its global network

EY, a leading professional services organization, today announced the admission of PK Wong & Associates LLC in Singapore as a new independent member firm of its global network. SINGAPORE, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — PK Wong & Associates LLC is a … Read the full press release

Bankinter rounds out the range of investment products from Bankinter Gestión de Activos with the launch of new investment fund ‘Bankinter Europa 2021 Garantizado’

With guaranteed capital and additional returns linked to the Euro Stoxx 50 Price European equities index. This guaranteed fund, with a term of 6½ years, can be subscribed to until 23 October 2014. MADRID, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bankinter has … Read the full press release

Pierre Audoin Consultants ranked MAYKOR as the leader amongst IT service providers serving the retail segment in Russia

MOSCOW, 3-10-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), one of the leading European-based market research and consulting companies, ranked MAYKOR, a leading Russian provider of IT and Business Process Outsourcing services, as the leader amongst IT service providers serving the … Read the full press release