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Oberthur Technologies and transport authority of Montreal La Société de Transport de Montréal renewed their six-year partnership

Colombes, France, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced the renewal of its six-year partnership with STM, the transport authority of Montreal in … Read the full press release

Heathrow CEO Colin Matthews on CAA’s final Q6 regulatory proposals: this proposal is the toughest Heathrow has ever faced

Today the CAA has published its final proposals for the economic regulation of Heathrow, saying airport charges should be subject to a real terms price freeze (RPI +0%) from 2014-2019. London, United Kingdom, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The CAA’s figure is derived … Read the full press release

Kaspersky Lab announced it won patent infringement lawsuit initiated by Lodsys of Texas

Moscow, Russia, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that it has emerged victorious from a lawsuit initiated by Lodsys, a company located in Texas that operates as a Patent Assertion Entity, more commonly known as a Non practicing entity … Read the full press release

B2B International and Kaspersky Lab survey revealed almost 30% of users received bogus bank emails

Moscow, Russia, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — According to the Kaspersky Consumer Security Risks survey carried out by B2B International with Kaspersky Lab in Summer 2013, approximately 30% of users have received bogus emails claiming to come from banks. The fraudsters often use fake notifications … Read the full press release

IAG CEO Willie Walsh: A Sad Day for Heathrow’s Customers

London, UK, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — With today’s final price proposal for Heathrow, the Civil Aviation Authority has left the airport’s customers with the burden of forking out almost an extra £1bn over the next five years, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh … Read the full press release

Castrol and TomTom research revealed car drivers in Istanbul, Mexico City and Moscow top the STOP-START Index

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The latest research from Castrol and TomTom has revealed drivers in Istanbul could experience 31,200 stop-starts a year, compared to the lowest ranked city, Rotterdam, where drivers might only experience 6,211 stop-starts, more than 24,000 fewer. … Read the full press release

Visa Europe: 1M POS now accept contactless payment across Europe; spend grows six fold in 12 months

London, UK, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe. The monthly contactless spend has also increased six fold to €285 million in July … Read the full press release

Henkel to exhibit molding compounds and silicones at productronica 2013 in Munich, Germany 12 – 15 November 2013

Highly transparent products for attractive and durable luminants and lighting solutions Düsseldorf, Germany, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — High-performance hotmelts and silicones will be at the center of Henkel’s exhibits at the 2013 productronica trade show, which takes place in Munich, Germany, … Read the full press release

Marianne Wiinholt to become new CFO at DONG Energy

Fredericia, Denmark, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen will step down as CFO after 11 years with DONG Energy. His successor will be Marianne Wiinholt, who comes from the position of Senior Vice President of DONG Energy’s Customers & Markets division. Marianne Wiinholt … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial N.V. (CNHI) announced its wholly owned subsidiary CNH Capital LLC plans to offer new notes

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (CNHI) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, CNH Capital LLC, plans to offer new notes, subject to market conditions. The notes will be guaranteed by CNH Capital America LLC and New … Read the full press release

Goldman Sachs, Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension and PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab to invest DKK 11 billion in DONG Energy A/S by subscribing for new shares

Fredericia, Denmark, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Danish State represented by the Ministry of Finance and DONG Energy A/S have reached an understanding with funds managed by the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs (Goldman Sachs) and the Danish pension funds Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (ATP) and … Read the full press release

Arcant GmbH to exclusively market point-of-sale systems in Austria from Wincor Nixdorf

Mödling, Austria, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Arcant GmbH has concluded a partnership to exclusively market point-of-sale systems in Austria from Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s leading providers of IT solutions for retailing. In taking this step, Wincor Nixdorf is rigorously continuing … Read the full press release

Icade announced its two loans have been vastly over-subscribed by high-standing European investors

Paris, France, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Only a few short weeks after the success of its tender offer for Silic, Icade has carried off a new and highly significant success among its investors. For its first ever bond issue, Icade has placed … Read the full press release

La SNCB demande à Siemens des garanties pour les voyageurs

Bruxelles, Belgique, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — La SNCB a demandé à Siemens des garanties que les adaptations annoncées de personnel à travers le monde de la multinationale allemande ne provoquent pas de conséquences pour la livraison en cours et le suivi de … Read the full press release

Wincor Nixdorf AG is pooling its software and professional services expertise in its new independent software headquarters in Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht, Netherlands, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wincor Nixdorf AG is pooling its software and professional services expertise in Utrecht in the Netherlands. Wincor Nixdorf CEO Eckard Heidloff officially opened the new Software Headquarters on September 18, 2013 in the presence of Remco … Read the full press release

Fiat Industrial S.p.A. and CNH Global N.V. Merger closed resulting in CNH Industrial N.V.

Turin,  Italy,  03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (CNHI) announces that, on September 27 and 28, 2013, the deed of merger relating to the merger of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. with and into CNH Industrial N.V. and the deed of merger relating to … Read the full press release

Terna ranks high in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 5th year in a row

Rome, Italy, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fifth consecutive confirmation for Terna in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index and fourth double presence in the “World” and “Europe” baskets: this is the result from the annual review conducted by the Swiss rating agency RobecoSAM … Read the full press release

Joint EBRD and Women for Women International conference on gender equality

A joint EBRD-Women for Women International conference shed light on global engagement for gender equality, equality of opportunities and economic parity London, United Kingdom, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Legal rights for women are improving around the world, and yet many legal frameworks … Read the full press release

EC: Calabria bus services company Simet SpA is not entitled to public service compensation under EU state aid rules

Brussels, Belgium, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has concluded that a planned monetary compensation in favour of Simet SpA, which provides bus services to and from Calabria, is incompatible with EU state aid rules. By a judgment of March 2010, … Read the full press release

EC approves €20.5M state aid granted by France to Renault for diesel hybrid commercial vehicles research

Brussels, Belgium, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has decided that the aid granted by France to the motor vehicle manufacturer Renault to help it conduct the ‘HYDIVU’ research and development programme complies with the EU rules on state aid. The … Read the full press release