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Gamesa to supply 144 MW of its turbines to Eolicas do Sul in Brazil

The agreement contemplates the installation of 72 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Chui complex being developed by Eolicas do Sul.  Since the beginning of its operations in Brazil, the company has signed firm orders for more than 1.400 MW. … Read the full press release

Unilever and Solazyme, Inc: Lux is first soap brand in the world to use sustainable Algal Oils

London/Rotterdam, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever and Solazyme, Inc. (NASDAQ: SZYM), a renewable oil and bio-products company, announced today the initial introduction of sustainable Algal Oils for one of Unilever’s biggest soap brands, Lux. Lux is first soap brand in the … Read the full press release

Central Bank of Ireland reports findings of its assessment of governance and risk management standards and practices across the credit union sector

Dublin, Ireland, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a paper, circulated this week to credit unions and their trade bodies, on the findings of its assessment of governance and risk management standards and practices across … Read the full press release

Gemalto to support BankID of Norway’s electronic authentication and legally-binding digital signatures with its Valimo mobile ID solution

Amsterdam, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it will support BankID of Norway in creating a nationwide system for robust electronic authentication and legally-binding digital signatures using the Valimo mobile ID … Read the full press release

Sky Go and NOW TV to be available on PlayStation®4 later this year

LONDON, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky and Sony Computer Entertainment UK have struck an agreement to make Sky Go and NOW TV available on PlayStation®4 (PS4™). Customers will be able to watch NOW TV on the PS4 from this summer with Sky Go becoming available later … Read the full press release

Sky strengthened its movies service with new multi-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures

LONDON, 5-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky has further strengthened its movies service with a new multi-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures. This will bring Sky Movies customers exclusive access, during the first pay television window, to current hit titles such as Noah, Anchorman 2: The … Read the full press release

STRABAG PFS schliesst Geschäftsjahr 2013 stabil ab

Die STRABAG PFS sowie ihre Töchter und Auslandsgesellschaften haben das Geschäftsjahr 2013 mit einer Gesamtleistung von 955 Mio. Euro abgeschlossen. 871 Mio. Euro wurden davon in Deutschland erwirtschaftet (Vorjahr: 872 Mio. Euro). Leistung mit 871 Mio. Euro in Deutschland annähernd … Read the full press release

Marchesini Group festeggia quarant’anni di packaging

Pianoro, Bologna, 3-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Quest’anno in occasione del 40° Anniversario dalla sua fondazione Marchesini Group ha organizzato dal 5 al 23 maggio la sua prima Open Factory che sostituirà l’ormai tradizionale Open House – l’evento periodico di incontro con … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space established new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK

Harwell, UK, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space announced today that it is further expanding its presence in Europe with the creation of a new British subsidiary, Thales Alenia Space UK. Based at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus (HISC) … Read the full press release

Rigby Group divested the Dutch division of its technology business SCC to North American based Systemax

Warwickshire, UK, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rigby Group (RG) plc has agreed to the sale of the Dutch division of its technology business SCC to North American based Systemax (NYSE: SYX). The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is due to … Read the full press release

Nant de Drance SA to increase share capital by 150 million Swiss francs

Nant de Drance SA share capital to increase from 150 to 300 million Swiss francs. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nant de Drance SA shareholders today decided at a General Assembly meeting to increase the share capital of the company by … Read the full press release

Markus Brokhof appointed Head of Commerce & Trading at Alpiq

The Alpiq Board of Directors has appointed Markus Brokhof as Head of the division Commerce & Trading. He succeeds Erik Saether as Member of the Executive Board. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Markus Brokhof (47) is moving from Axpo to Alpiq. … Read the full press release

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG’s Annual General Meeting approved payout of € 0.69 dividend per entitled share

Karlsruhe, Germany, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Annual General Meeting of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG has discharged the Board of Management and Supervisory Board. The shareholders of EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG have also approved the payout of a € 0.69 dividend per … Read the full press release

Národná banka Slovenska’s bank board issued statement following its 10th meeting

Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The 10th meeting of the Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska was held today (29 April 2014) and was chaired by Jozef Makúch, the NBS Governor. The Bank Board approved the NBS Annual Report for 2013, which … Read the full press release

Tech Mahindra becomes Strategic Member of the BT for Life Sciences partner ecosystem

Transformational cloud solutions accelerate research and development productivity and deliver savings for customer organizations  London, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Tech Mahindra today announced that both companies will work together to help life sciences enterprises improve their productivity and efficiency through … Read the full press release

Exostar to join BT for Life Sciences ecosystem as a Strategic Member

Scientists engaged in collaborative initiatives can now securely access Transformative Cloud-based solution  London, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Exostar, LLC announced today that Exostar is joining the BT for Life Sciences ecosystem as a Strategic Member. The two companies will be … Read the full press release

BT and Ulteo to help life sciences organizations use technology to create collaborative and secure analytical environments

Cloud-based offering to empower users to access massive data sets in seconds, provides air-lock systems to protect and manage sensitive patient data  London, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT and Ulteo today announced that the two companies are now working closely together to … Read the full press release

BT to join the tranSMART Foundation

BT joins the tranSMART Foundation to extend support to the developer community; companies to continue work on the next release of Translational Medicine Platform  Wakefield, Massachusetts and Irving, Texas, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The tranSMART Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides a … Read the full press release

The Joint Forum released its final report on Point of sale disclosure in the insurance, banking and securities sectors

Basel, Switzerland, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (30 April 2014) the Joint Forum released its final report on Point of sale disclosure in the insurance, banking and securities sectors. The report identifies and assesses differences and gaps in regulatory approaches to point of sale … Read the full press release

Nordea reports 6% increase of operating profit in its Q1 2014 results

Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CEO Christian Clausen’s comments on the results: “In the beginning of 2014, activity picked up in our corporate advisory business and remains strong in the savings area, leading to an improvement in net fee and commission income … Read the full press release