Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Keolis to operate the commuter rail services in northern Virginia for 5 more years

PARIS, 27-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has granted Keolis Rail Services Virginia a five-year contract extension for the operation of the commuter rail services in northern Virginia (near the Washington DC metropolitan area). The contract, which includes … Read the full press release

The 2015 capital increase reserved for Vivendi employees highly successful

PARIS, 24-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The 2015 capital increase reserved for Vivendi employees has proven highly successful. Over 4,600 people participated, an increase by close to 50% on a comparable basis over the plan implemented in 2013. A total of … Read the full press release

Altimeter, Capgemini Consulting global report “The Innovation Game: Why and How Businesses are Investing in Innovation Centers”

Major companies look to ‘Innovation Centers’ in tech hubs as potential solution Paris, San Francisco, 24-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A global report “The Innovation Game: Why and How Businesses are Investing in Innovation Centers” by Altimeter Group’s Brian Solis and Capgemini … Read the full press release

Capgemini announced the successful implementation of an eCommerce solution at PostNord

Solution is prototyped, developed and tested in just three weeks PARIS, 23-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the successful implementation of an eCommerce solution at PostNord, a leading … Read the full press release

SSP and Capgemini partnered on enabling general insurers to accelerate their digital ambition and replace legacy systems

LONDON, PARIS, 23-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SSP, a leading global provider of insurance technology, and Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, have entered into a services agreement focused on enabling general insurers to accelerate … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent research: consumers are increasingly looking to service providers to offer them high-definition voice and video calling services over LTE and Wi-Fi

Survey of 5,500 smartphone consumers details new opportunities for providers and recommendations for driving revenue based on subscribers’ service preferences, expectations and willingness to pay PARIS, 21-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Extensive research carried out by Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: … Read the full press release

Natixis plans to open an office in Colombia in 2015 for both Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and Asset Management activities

PARIS, 21-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Natixis is stepping up its international development by strengthening its presence in Latin America. Natixis is building its business presence in Latin America, both in Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) and Asset Management. Natixis plans … Read the full press release

Hines signed 12-year lease with Europe’s largest hotel operator AccorHotels for the Sequana Tower

Hines France successfully helps secure one of the largest transactions of 2015 PARIS, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Hines, the international real estate firm, announces a long-term lease at Sequana Tower in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris. AccorHotels, Europe’s largest hotel operator, has signed … Read the full press release

ESA: Media invitation for the presentation of applications using early images from the 2nd satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

PARIS, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Media representatives are invited to a presentation of potential applications using the early images from the second satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme. The event, jointly organised by ESA and the … Read the full press release

Groupe BPCE, premier groupe bancaire à mettre en œuvre la signature électronique du contrat de travail en Europe

PARIS, 17-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Le Groupe BPCE innove dans sa démarche de transformation digitale dans la gestion et le pilotage des ressources humaines. Il est aujourd’hui le premier groupe bancaire européen à mettre en œuvre la signature électronique du … Read the full press release

Votre Coach by Groupe BPCE vous propose ce mois-ci d’aller à la rencontre de Renaud Longuèvre, entraîneur national d’athlétisme

PARIS, 17-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Renaud qui a accompagné pendant dix ans, Ladji Doucouré spécialiste du 110m haies, Eloyse Lesueur championne de saut en longueur et bien d’autres vers la réussite, partage, dans un entretien exclusif pour Votre Coach, son … Read the full press release

Pramex International publie sa “Fiche Pays” du mois de juillet 2015, consacrée au Maroc

PARIS, 17-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Aux données macroéconomiques et comparatives avec celles de la France, s’ajoutent le témoignage du Directeur de filiale Pramex International à Casablanca et le business case d’une entreprise qui s’est implantée au Maroc avec l’aide du … Read the full press release

Dexia Kommunalbank Deutschland AG and 10 other creditors filed lawsuit against HETA Asset Resolution AG to claim repayment of EUR 1 billion

Brussels, Paris, 17-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 15 July 2015, Dexia Kommunalbank Deutschland AG (DKD), together with a pool of 10 other creditors, filed a lawsuit against HETA Asset Resolution AG (HETA), at the Regional Court of Frankfurt/Main, claiming immediate … Read the full press release

ENGIE / Toshiba owned NuGeneration Ltd made payment to Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) as part of land contract for its new nuclear power project in West Cumbria along England’s northwest coast

PARIS, 16-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (July 15, 2015), NuGeneration Ltd (NuGen), owned 60% by Toshiba and 40% by ENGIE, made payment to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), as part of a land contract for the Moorside site in West … Read the full press release

Cambridge’s partnership with Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL Research University) mark a year of collaborative projects

A year of collaborative projects involving Cambridge and a consortium of Paris-based universities proves the potential of international partnerships.  Cambridge, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — When in May 2014 the Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, witnessed the signing of an agreement between … Read the full press release

Airbus Group’s E-Fan technology demonstrator became the world’s first all-electric two engine aircraft taking off by its own power to successfully cross the Channel

Calais, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group’s E-Fan technology demonstrator today became the world’s first all-electric two engine aircraft taking off by its own power to successfully cross the Channel, some 106 years after Louis Blériot’s epic flight. The E-Fan’s … Read the full press release

The French defence procurement agency DGA awards interoperability of intelligence systems contract to Airbus Defence and Space

New software tool optimises data exchange between coalition forces MUNICH, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The French defence procurement agency DGA has awarded Airbus Defence and Space a contract concerning the interoperability of intelligence systems. Conducted as part of the French … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space signs the first contract for the fully reconfigurable Quantum satellite with Eutelsat and the European Space Agency

First fully reconfigurable payload with total coverage, bandwidth, power and frequency flexibility marks milestone in satellite business PPP contract with Eutelsat and European Space Agency Blagnac, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Defence and Space has signed the first contract for the … Read the full press release

Airbus Group appointments: Jean-Pierre Talamoni as EVP Marketing & Sales for Airbus Defence and Space; Christian Scherer as Head of Airbus Group International

Toulouse, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has appointed Jean-Pierre Talamoni, 58, as Executive Vice President Marketing & Sales for Airbus Defence and Space. In this position, he will become a Member of the Executive Committee … Read the full press release

DCNS successfully conducts demonstration operations for POLARIS® and NIDL® maritime surveillance and intervention solutions in Guinea Gulf

In the frame of the OPV L’Adroit’s stopovers conducted by the French Navy in Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Senegal in May and June this year, DCNS successfully conducted three demonstrations of its POLARIS® mission system, in conjunction with the interoperable … Read the full press release