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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

ENERCON to present new 4.2 MW model designed for Wind class IEC IIA – rotor diameter of 127 metres at Hannover Messe, 13 – 17 April

E-126 EP4/4.2 MW market launch in 2016 / Company showcases model at Hannover Messe Aurich, Germany, 3-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ENERCON develops new wind turbine platform in 4 megawatt segment. First model in E-126 EP4 platform is new 4.2 MW (nominal power) … Read the full press release

Strong regional telecommunications provider emerges from the US$1.85bn merger between Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc and Columbus International Inc

LONDON, 2-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc (CWC) announced today that it has completed its US$1.85bn acquisition of 100% of the equity of Columbus International Inc. Commenting on the completion of the transaction, Chief Executive Officer, Phil Bentley, … Read the full press release

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc completes the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Columbus International Inc.

LONDON, 2-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (“CWC”) is today pleased to announce the completion of the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Columbus International Inc. (“Columbus”) by CWC from Clearwater Holdings (Barbados) Limited, CVBI Holdings … Read the full press release

Cable & Wireless Communications Plc announces changes to its Board of Directors following completion of the acquisition of Columbus International Inc.

LONDON, 2-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Cable & Wireless Communications Plc (“CWC”) today announces the following changes to its Board of Directors which have taken effect immediately following completion of the acquisition of Columbus International Inc. by CWC (the “Acquisition”), as announced … Read the full press release

EE launches innovative “never ending power” scheme to reward customers with free EE Power Bar – a portable smartphone charger

Exclusive customer reward scheme ‘EE Power’ launches to ensure customers stay fully charged All customers offered a free EE Power Bar – a portable smartphone charger – which can be swapped for a fully charged one in all EE stores … Read the full press release

UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory plays key role in mitigating the risk of cyber-attacks against the UK

Dstl is working to tackle the threat of cyber-attack against the UK. LONDON, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is playing a key role in mitigating the risk of cyber-attacks against the UK. The risk … Read the full press release

Nick Rogers to succeed Dr Wolfgang Ziebart as Engineering Director with board-level responsibilities for Jaguar Land Rover’s global engineering operations

Whitley, UK, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Jaguar Land Rover has announced that Dr Wolfgang Ziebart will stand down from the role of Engineering Director with effect from April 2015. Nick Rogers will succeed Dr Ziebart and assume board-level responsibilities for Jaguar Land … Read the full press release

Hexagon AB: As per 31 March 2015 there are in total 359,531,730 shares in the company

STOCKHOLM, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The warrants programme for management, division management, other senior managers and key employees implemented at the Extraordinary General Meeting on 15 December 2011 has resulted in an increase of the number of shares and votes … Read the full press release

Hexagon AB to hold its Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2015 at the City Conference Center/Norra Latin, Drottninggatan 71 B in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The shareholders of Hexagon AB are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held at 17.00 CET, Wednesday 6 May 2015, at City Conference Center/Norra Latin, Drottninggatan 71 B, Stockholm. A. NOTICE … Read the full press release

Hexagon AB to acquire Q-DAS, an international software company in Statistical Process Control (SPC) solutions for industrial manufacturing

STOCKHOLM, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of information technologies that drive productivity and quality across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications, today announced the acquisition of Q-DAS, an international software company in Statistical Process Control (SPC) … Read the full press release

Axis Communications delivered state-of-the-art surveillance solution to Somerset based Wyke Farms

Watford, UK, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Axis Communications, the global market leader in network video, and partners PG Security and Milestone, have delivered a state-of-the-art surveillance solution to Somerset based Wyke Farms. Wyke Farms has been producing the finest English … Read the full press release

Axis unveils simple-to-install outdoor loudspeaker that provides clear, long-range speech for remote speaking over a network

LUND, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXIS C3003-E Network Horn Speaker is a simple-to-install outdoor loudspeaker that provides clear, long-range speech for remote speaking over a network. When used together with video surveillance, AXIS C3003-E enables an operator to remotely address … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica group plays a fundamental role in the development of the Galileo programme with its companies Telespazio, Thales Alenia Space and Selex ES

ROME, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The seventh and eighth satellite of the European satellite navigation and localisation system Galileo were successfully launched at 22:46 (CET) on March 27, with a Soyuz launcher, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The … Read the full press release

Corporater EPM Suite Is Now Certified to Run on SAP HANA®

STAVANGER, Norway, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Corporater AS today announced that its performance management solution Corporater EPM 4.0.6.6 has achieved SAP certification as powered by the SAP HANA® platform. The solution has been certified to run on SAP HANA and … Read the full press release

UK Ministry of Defence’s Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standardisation Unit accepted the iCASS system of Finmeccanica – Selex ES and Close Air Solutions

The iCASS (Immersive Close Air Support Simulator) will boost the training of UK MoD forward air controllers iCASS is a high-fidelity, immersive training environment The system provides value-for-money training support to bolster instruction with live air assets LUTON, 31-3-2015 — … Read the full press release

AAK AB to hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 5 May 2015 in Malmö, Sweden

Malmö, 31-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The shareholders of AAK AB (publ.) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 5 May 2015 at 2.00 p.m. at the premises of Europaporten Kongresscenter, Stadiongatan 25 in … Read the full press release

Wincor Nixdorf’s partner in Saudi Arabia to deliver and install 130 CINEO ATMs for Saudi Hollandi Bank

Thanks to new drive-up cash machines, Saudi Hollandi Bank will offer customers drive-up cash withdrawals at even more locations in the future. The bank is extending its ATM network both in the drive-up and branch area. Wincor Nixdorf together with … Read the full press release

DONG Energy comments on Politiken articles that mislead readers

Fredericia, Denmark, 30-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As a response to the articles that Politiken published yesterday morning, DONG Energy submitted a contribution to the newspaper yesterday afternoon in order to provide some explanations and put things into the right perspective. Politiken … Read the full press release

UK Business Digital Index by Lloyds Bank: there are still around 1.2 million SMEs in UK that lack basic digital skills

The 2015 Lloyds Bank UK Business Digital Index tracks digital adoption among small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) and charities. Latest report shows overall improvement for SMEs but over a million (23%) still lack basic digital skills. This is even … Read the full press release

E-mobility index by Roland Berger and fka for Q1 2015: Stricter CO2 limits force European OEMs to adopt a new model strategy

“E-mobility index” by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH Aachen for Q1 2015: Stricter CO2 limits force European OEMs to adopt a new model strategy Lighter materials can offset the increased battery weight but modular vehicle platforms restrict … Read the full press release