Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

KfW: Landesbank Baden-Württemberg the first institution in the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe to participate in the new “On-lending Online 2.0” promotional funding platform

Automated assessment of eligibility for promotion and loan commitment at the push of a button for KfW’s housing sector products Clients benefit from faster and easier access to promotion FRANKFURT, 17-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has become the … Read the full press release

14th Bosch Global Supplier Award: 58 suppliers from 11 countries recognized with the “Bosch Global Supplier Award 2015″

14th Bosch Global Supplier Award More options thanks to connected supply chains Awards for 58 suppliers from eleven countries Bosch CEO Denner: “Strong, long-term partnerships with our suppliers are the bedrock of our success in the connected world.” Many repeat … Read the full press release

Bosch expands its involvement in the Formula Student Germany (FSG) international design competition

Formula Student: pit stop in Boxberg, Germany Bosch hunts for new talent on the test track Student teams put race cars to the test on the company test track Recruiting specialist Winter: “Promoting young talent on 39 race teams” Bosch … Read the full press release

Bosch expects automated driving systems to generate sales of EUR 1 billion in 2016

Automated driving Future technologies driving current Bosch growth Booming market for driver assistance systems will usher in automated driving Bosch expects driver assistance systems to generate sales of one billion euros in 2016 In 2014, Bosch delivered more than 50 … Read the full press release

RWE to install another 100 charging points for BASF’s newly added 100 electric cars in Ludwigshafen

BASF replaces 100 company vehicles that have combustion engines with electric cars RWE installs another 100 charging points in Ludwigshafen Dortmund/Ludwigshafen, 17-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A chemical company is leading the way: BASF is replacing 100 company vehicles that have … 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

Intel, Cisco and Deutsche Telekom announce the 12 startups selected to join the next phase of the Challenge Up! startup initiative Program

BONN, 16-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Intel, Cisco and Deutsche Telekom today announced the twelve startups selected to join the next phase of the Challenge Up! Program, a joint startup initiative organized by the three companies. The twelve teams will participate … Read the full press release

The Audi e gas plant in the city of Werlte contributes toward stabilizing public power grid as it produces CO2 neutral fuel

World’s largest power-to-gas plant compensates for load peaks Qualification confirmed for participation in the electricity balancing market Qualification confirmed for participation in the electricity balancing market Ingolstadt/Werlte, 16-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Audi e gas plant in the city of … Read the full press release

Volkswagen: EU research project ‘V-Charge’ points the way to the future of automated parking

Parking spaces driven to fully automatically Electric vehicles charged automatically V-Charge places only minor demands on car park infrastructure Intelligent form of valet parking Wolfsburg, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen aspires to holding the leading position in the field of automated parking. … Read the full press release

Volkswagen announced the first Volkswagen plug-in hybrid in the high-volume segment of large family cars – the new Passat GTE

Volkswagen continues e-motoring offensive with plug-in hybrid Passat GTE delivers 218 PS and travels up to 50 kilometres on all-electric power First Volkswagen plug-in hybrid in the high-volume segment of large family cars Wolfsburg / Amsterdam, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release

Volkswagen AG works on an automated direct-current charging system – so-called automated e-filling station “e-smartConnect” – for the next generation of electric vehicles

Automated direct-current charging with robot assistance Intelligent combination with automated parking (Valet Parking) High-capacity traction batteries enable a range of 500 km Wolfsburg, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen AG is once again underscoring the leading role it plays in electric and automated … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking division launches integrated solution for the processing of hybrid funds

London / Frankfurt am Main, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking (GTB) division has launched an integrated solution for the processing of hybrid funds. The new offering combines Deutsche Bank’s loan administration and fund administration platforms to provide a … Read the full press release

ARC Advisory Group again named SAP the market leader in transportation management systems (TMS)

WALLDORF, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that ARC Advisory Group has again named SAP the market leader in transportation management systems (TMS). The designation appeared in the ARC Advisory Group’s 2015 Transportation Management System Global Market Research … Read the full press release

Turkey’s leading retailer MUDO uses SAP® Business Warehouse (SAP BW) application powered by SAP HANA® to help improve reporting and to increase productivity

WALLDORF, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that MUDO, Turkey’s leading retailer for clothing, accessories, furniture and home decorations, is using the SAP® Business Warehouse (SAP BW) application powered by SAP HANA® to help improve reporting and to … Read the full press release

Beiersdorf: Federal Supreme Court of Germany reversed 2013 decision made by the Federal Patent Court about the deletion of the registered color trademark NIVEA Blue

Federal Supreme Court reverses decision of Federal Patent Court Beiersdorf welcomes the confirmation of its iconic color trademark NIVEA Blue stands for Trust, Closeness and Care Competence Hamburg, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the Federal Supreme Court of Germany reversed … Read the full press release

airberlin appoints Uwe Kattwinkel as new Senior Vice President Communications

BERLIN, 14-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the beginning of August Uwe Kattwinkel (52) will become the new Senior Vice President Communications at airberlin. Uwe Kattwinkel will report directly to CEO Stefan Pichler. He takes over from Aage Dünhaupt, who has … 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

United Internet’s subsidiary 1&1 Internet SE acquires Polish webhosting market leader home.pl S.A. for EUR 135 million in cash

Montabaur, 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — United Internet AG today reached an agreement with the owners of home.pl S.A. (Szczecin, Poland) – led by the private equity fund V4C Eastern Europe – regarding the acquisition of all shares in home.pl by … Read the full press release

Europe’s leading provider of cables and cable systems Leoni Cable Inc. awarded Green Supplier of the Year by Yazaki

Recognition of continuous improvement in environmental initiatives Rochester (MI, USA) / Cuauhtémoc (Mexico) / Nuremberg (Germany), 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Leoni Cable Inc., a North American branch of Leoni Group, Europe’s leading provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive … Read the full press release

Infineon: IR HiRel introduces the industry’s first hermetic hybrid DC-DC converters rated at 185 ºC for oil and gas exploration downhole tools

Munich, Germany, 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — IR HiRel, an Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) company, today announced the introduction of the HiRel HTB28 series, the industry’s first hermetic hybrid DC-DC converters rated at 185 ºC in a 1 inch … Read the full press release