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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

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

The LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider reports the discovery of a class of particles known as pentaquarks

GENEVA, 15-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider has reported the discovery of a class of particles known as pentaquarks. The collaboration has submitted a paper reporting these findings to the journal Physical Review … 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

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

Vestas receives firm order from Sehzade Enerji for the 46.2 MW Amasya wind power project in Turkey

Sehzade Enerji places 46.2 MW order, expanding Vestas’ footprint in the growing Turkish market Aarhus, Denmark, 13-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the 46.2 MW Amasya wind power project in Turkey. The project … 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

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

Voith Industrial Services’ managing director Przemysław Pendrowski named “Manager of the Year 2015” by the Polish Chamber of the Automotive Industry PIM

11th Auto Event of the Polish Chamber of the Automotive Industry (PIM). First award for a service provider. Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Przemysław Pendrowski, Managing Director of Voith Industrial Services Sp.z.o.o. in Gliwice (Poland), was … Read the full press release

Shanghai Ocean University’s new fisheries research vessel uses Voith Schneider Propeller propulsion concept

The new fisheries research vessel of the Shanghai Ocean University will be a first for Voith in several respects: It is the first fisheries research vessel world-wide to use the proven Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP) propulsion concept. And it is … Read the full press release

Voith second at Baden-Württemberg’s Environmental Technology Award in Category 3 – Technologies for Emission Reduction, Treatment and Separation

With the HydroSeal product, Voith has successfully participated in the Environmental Technology Award in Category 3 – Technologies for Emission Reduction, Treatment and Separation. The company came second. Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 10-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ministry of … Read the full press release

Dassault Systèmes announces that Raoul Jacquand has been named CEO of its GEOVIA brand

New Leadership to Drive the “Virtual Planet” Brand VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, 9-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that … Read the full press release

Dassault Systèmes: India’s largest fashion and lifestyle online platform Myntra selects ‘My Collection for Fashion’ Industry Solution Experience

My Collection for Fashion’, Industry Solution Experience helps brands improve global efficiencies and speed to market by up to 50 percent. Bangalore, INDIA, 9-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company and world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock … Read the full press release

Leica CrossCheck latest version now comes with enhanced visualisation and reporting options

Heerbrugg, Switzerland, 9-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Released today (8 July 2015), the latest version of the web-based Leica CrossCheck service for GNSS reference station network integrity and deformation monitoring now comes with enhanced visualisation and reporting options. Customisable, automatically generated reports … Read the full press release

Dennis Eagle Chooses Cincom CPQ to Strengthen Configure-Price-Quote Capabilities

MAIDENHEAD, UK, 9-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cincom CPQ™, the configure-price-quote software solution from Cincom Systems, has been selected by speciality vehicle manufacturer, Dennis Eagle Ltd., one of the leading refuse collection vehicle producers in the world, to address its CPQ … Read the full press release

Bosch Thermotechnology sales revenues up by 7% in the first five months of 2015 vs. same period of the previous year

Glock: „Excellently positioned for EU energy label thanks to energy-efficient systems technology“ Joint venture with Midea for air-conditioning systems New generation of devices is web-enabled and intuitive to operate Stuttgart,  7-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bosch Thermotechnology has grown strongly between … Read the full press release