Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Autonomy, an HP Company, Delivers Legal and Compliance Performance Suite

Posted on 19, December 2012 by

FRANKFURT, Germany, 19-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Autonomy, an HP Company, today announced the availability of the Autonomy Legal & Compliance Performance Suite, a comprehensive offering designed to help chief compliance officers, chief legal officers and general counsel overcome the challenges associated … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Law, Technology

Autonomy, an HP Company, Delivers Marketing Performance Suite Designed for the Human Information Era

Posted on 19, December 2012 by

Comprehensive offering allows marketers to understand, attract, engage and convert customers in real time FRANKFURT, Germany, 19-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Autonomy, an HP Company, today delivered a comprehensive offering designed to help organizations dramatically increase market share, optimize marketing spend, and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology

ZDFneo baut Position im Wettbewerb aus Intendant Bellut: “Entwicklung und Innovation sind imageprägend für ZDFneo”

Posted on 17, December 2012 by

Mainz, 17-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Seit dem Start vor drei Jahren hat ZDFneo mehr als 50 neue Formate wie “Der Straßenchor”, “neoParadise” oder “Bambule” auf den Sender gebracht. In dieser Zeit hat der Digitalsender seine Position im Wettbewerb ausgebaut: Die Marktanteile stiegen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Technology

Leibniz Prize for LMU‘s Erika von Mutius

Posted on 17, December 2012 by

Erika von Mutius, Professor of Pediatric Allergology at LMU and Senior Consultant at Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, has won the most important research prize in Germany, the Leibniz Prize. The accolade, awarded by the German Research Society (DFG), is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Society

ECB publishes the Euro money market study 2012

Posted on 17, December 2012 by

17-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing a biennial report entitled “Euro money market study 2012”, which focuses on euro money market developments during the second quarter of 2012 and compares them with the second quarters … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government

ZDF wird bis zu 400 Stellen abbauen Intendant Bellut: ZDF muss mit schlanken Strukturen qualitativ Nummer eins bleiben

Posted on 17, December 2012 by

Mainz, 17-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Das ZDF muss bis zu 400 Stellen – so genannte Vollzeitäquivalente – abbauen. Das sagte ZDF-Intendant Dr. Thomas Bellut bei der jüngsten Fernsehratssitzung in Mainz. Hintergrund ist die Vorgabe der Kommission zur Ermittlung des Finanzbedarfs der Rundfunkanstalten … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

SAP Pays Maximum Attention to Custom Development

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — SAP NEWSBYTE – SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that SAP MaxAttention support is now available for customer-specific solutions individually designed and built by the SAP Custom Development organization. These solutions are often mission-critical and complex, addressing unique and competitive business needs for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Technology

Disrobing chromosomal DNA

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

In higher organisms the genetic material in the cell nucleus is coiled around protein complexes like spools of thread. LMU researchers now show how the spools are displaced to allow the information in the DNA sequence to be read out. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science

Haushaltsplan 2013: ZDF startet mit Sparprogrammen in neue Beitragsperiode

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

Mainz, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  ZDF-Intendant Dr. Thomas Bellut hat dem Fernsehrat den Haushaltsplan 2013 vorgestellt. Der Sender plant für das kommende Jahr mit rückläufigen Einnahmen in Höhe von 2.010 Millionen Euro. Ursache hierfür sind geringere Umsätze bei der Werbung wegen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Media

General Assembly 2013 Media Advisory 1 – Media registration now open

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Journalists, science writers, and public information officers can now register online to the 2013 General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). The meeting brings together over 10,000 scientists from all over the world and covers all … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Germany, Media, Science

The Lagardère group welcomes the multi-party agreement that has been signed, clearing the way for EADS’ governance and shareholding structure to be streamlined

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Lagardère group welcomes the multi-party agreement(1) that has been signed, clearing the way for EADS’ governance and shareholding structure to be streamlined. According to this agreement, Lagardère is assured of conditions enhancing the liquidity of its stake … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Management

Ad-hoc release: EADS Governance and Shareholding Structure Receives Far-Reaching Overhaul

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

Present shareholder pact expected to be replaced by a normal company governance scheme Daimler AG and Lagardère SCA to largely reduce their stakes, Germany and France intending to ultimately hold up to 12% each, Spain circa 4% EADS intends to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Management

Antitrust: Commission accepts legally binding commitments from Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins, Hachette, Holtzbrinck and Apple for sale of e-books

Posted on 14, December 2012 by

Brussels, 14-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What were the Commission’s concerns? In December 2011, the Commission opened proceedings against Apple and five international publishers: Simon & Schuster (CBS Corp.), Harper Collins (News Corp.) both headquartered in the US, Hachette Livre (Lagardère Publishing) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Technology, United Kingdom

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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and its role in the Third Reich

Posted on 13, December 2012 by

Study illuminates the Foundation’s past between 1925 and 1945 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What part did the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation as it existed between 1925 and 1945 play in Germany’s foreign policy during the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich? … Read the full press release →

Posted in Germany, Non Profit, Society

Nanostart opens regional office for Deutscher Verband Nanotechnologie in Frankfurt

Posted on 13, December 2012 by

Frankfurt am Main / Saarbrücken, 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Nanotechnology venture capital company Nanostart AG is opening a Frankfurt regional office for Deutscher Verband Nanotechnologie (DV Nano) at its headquarters in the German financial capital. The official documents have been signed by … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Science, Technology

Scientists pinpoint great-earthquake hot spots

Posted on 13, December 2012 by
Map showing subduction zones and oceanic fracture zones. The blue bands are subduction interfaces – the parts of the subduction zone where the subducting plates are physically 'grinding’ against the overriding plates. Coloured in red are the areas where oceanic fracture zones intersect these interfaces, which have higher probability of generating great earthquakes.

13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The world’s largest earthquakes occur at subduction zones – locations where a tectonic plate slips under another. But where along these extended subduction areas are great earthquakes most likely to happen? Scientists have now found that regions … Read the full press release →

Posted in Germany, Science, Society, Technology

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: 500,000 EUR in additional funding for research in Africa

Posted on 13, December 2012 by

Sponsorship made possible by the Neville Alexander Memorial Fund 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — To strengthen collaboration between outstanding African and German academics, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has initiated the “Neville Alexander Memorial Fund” with funding from the Federal Ministry of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Financial, Germany, Non Profit, Science, Society

Humboldt Fellows at LMU

Posted on 13, December 2012 by

13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The year 2012 has seen a steady stream of Humboldt Fellows arrive at LMU Munich to work on research projects in collaboration with LMU faculty members. The Fellowship Program sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Financial, Germany, Non Profit, Science, Society

ZDF: Jugendkanal nur mit Auftrag und angemessener Finanzierung

Posted on 13, December 2012 by

Mainz, 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Intendant Dr. Thomas Bellut hat vor dem Fernsehrat in Mainz die Position des ZDF zu einem öffentlich-rechtlichen Jugendkanal erläutert. Bellut: “Wenn ein spezielles Angebot für junge Menschen einen messbaren und nachhaltigen Effekt haben soll, dann muss dafür … Read the full press release →

Posted in Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Media

Bayer CropScience hosts inaugural Vegetable Future Forum in Monheim

Posted on 13, December 2012 by
Innovative products from Bayer CropScience help growers meet the highest quality standards and raise the quality of life.

Partnerships key to success of global vegetable food value chain Monheim, 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Partnerships are key to the success of the global vegetable food value chain, and Bayer CropScience is committed to leveraging its position to help connect the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Germany, Science