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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Continental AG Supervisory Board extends the tenure of CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart to 2024

The Supervisory Board of Continental AG appoints CEO Dr. Elmar Degenhart for a further five years, until August 11, 2024 José A. Avila to leave Executive Board as at September 30, 2018, and will take on strategic advisory role for … Read the full press release

thyssenkrupp won the Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency Award in the Built Environment category at the Alliance to Save Energy’s Evening with the Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards in Washington

The Alliance to Save Energy recognized thyssenkrupp’s MULTI elevator with its Innovative Star of Energy Efficiency Award in the Built Environment category MULTI, thyssenkrupp’s groundbreaking rope-less and sideways-moving elevator, will enable architects reinvent building design and improve the business case … Read the full press release

thyssenkrupp Elevator to design and install more than 100 elevator and escalator units for the Hudson Yards development in New York

Up to 40 TWIN elevators, the world’s only elevator system with two independently operating cars in one shaft, will be installed at 50 Hudson Yards, saving significant space and energy while improving travel times. More than 100 elevator and escalator … Read the full press release

Capgemini won a 2018 Systems Integrator Partner of the Year for Customer Impact award from Pivotal Software

PARIS, 28-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini today announced that it has won a 2018 Systems Integrator Partner of the Year for Customer Impact award from Pivotal Software, Inc. Capgemini was honored with the prestigious award during SpringOne Platform in Washington, D.C for its work … Read the full press release

Capgemini received the Railsponsible Climate Change Supplier Award in the category “General Services Related to Rail”

Capgemini recognized for its commitment to creating sustainable solutions for its clients and its ability to execute its climate strategy PARIS, 28-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini announced today that it has received the Railsponsible Climate Change Supplier Award in the category “General Services Related … Read the full press release

Deutsche Telekom and the German Armed Forces announce cooperation on Cyber security

Cyber security as a national task Administration interlocks with critical infrastructure operators Joint training and further education of security specialists Regular exchange of information and hospitations arranged BONN, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom and the German Armed Forces will … Read the full press release

Kapsch TrafficCom modernises Traveller Information System and mobile app in the Dallas-Fort Worth

New system allows agencies to optimize operations while providing travellers with personalized, real-time traffic and transit information. Vienna, Austria/McLean, VA, USA, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Kapsch TrafficCom announces the successful upgrade of the existing Traveller Information System and mobile app to … Read the full press release

BayWa and Al Dahra harvest the first premium tomatoes grown in the Emirates

Cultivation in modern climate-controlled greenhouses MUNICH, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Two months after planting the first 90,000 seedlings in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, BayWa AG, Munich, and Al Dahra Holding, LLC, Abu Dhabi, have begun harvesting the first 1.5 … Read the full press release

ASSA ABLOY acquires Crossmatch a biometric identity management and secure authentication solutions leader

STOCKHOLM, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — ASSA ABLOY has acquired Crossmatch, a leader in biometric identity management and secure authentication solutions. “Crossmatch is a strategic technological addition to the ASSA ABLOY Group. The company reinforces our current offering within biometric identity management. … Read the full press release

Intesa Sanpaolo and Fondazione Cariplo inaugurate the first Italian Circular Economy lab in Milan

The research Hub dedicated to the circular economy based in Milan at Cariplo Factory, was inaugurated in the presence of Ellen MacArthur, Founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, of which Intesa Sanpaolo is the only Financial Services Global Partner Intesa … Read the full press release

BP and Johnson Matthey’s award-winning Fischer Tropsch technology to support Fulcrum BioEnergy’s production of biojet fuel from municipal waste

BP and Johnson Matthey announce the signing of the first licensing deal for their innovative, award-winning Fischer Tropsch technology This technology will support Fulcrum’s production of biojet fuel from municipal waste LONDON, 27-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP and Johnson Matthey … Read the full press release

ENGIE an official partner and the exclusive provider of electric charging stations at the Paris Motor Show

Two sites to visit in Paris from 4 to 14 October: the green vehicle test centre at Place de la Concorde and the ENGIE stand at the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre. For the first time, ENGIE is an official … Read the full press release

Volkswagen expects faster and more efficient development processes for new driver assistance systems through virtual validation

Brand expects faster and more efficient development processes through virtual validation Volkswagen experts develop software for simulated environments and driving situations In the long term, test kilometers for validating automated driving could also be completed virtually WOLFSBURG, 25-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Notification shares buy-back: DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market the transactions which occurred under the DIGI symbol between 17-21 Sept 2018

BUCHAREST, Romania, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the Romanian National Securities Commission Regulation no. 5/2018 and art. 2 of the Commission Delegated Report (EU) 1052/2016, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. reports to the regulated market (Bucharest Stock Exchange “BVB”, Romanian … Read the full press release

Ramboll to present at the New York Climate Week (NYCW)

What exactly does climate change and health have to do with each other? That is one of the many questions that Ramboll will address at the New York Climate Week. COPENHAGEN, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Cities are responsible for more … Read the full press release

Barco’s Nexxis the preferred video integration platform for surgical suites now even more connected, flexible and sustainable

Kortrijk, Belgium, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Installed in over 2,000 operating rooms worldwide, Nexxis has become the preferred video integration platform for the surgical suite. The new generation of uncompressed encoders and decoders makes the platform even more connected, flexible and … Read the full press release

ZEISS presents its cross-platform ophthalmic digital portfolio at the ESCRS & EURETINA exhibition

During the combined exhibition of the European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) and the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA), ZEISS presents its cross-platform ophthalmic digital portfolio which aids doctors in disease management, allowing them to help their … Read the full press release

Leonardo and Paramount to assess the development of an operative configuration of the M-345 for the African market

Leonardo and the African-based global defence and aerospace company Paramount Group signed a Letter of Intent during “Africa Aerospace & Defence” in Pretoria The M-345, already ordered by Italian Air Force, is the new basic/advanced Trainer of Leonardo ROME, 24-Sep-2018 … Read the full press release

University of York Professor Joann Fletcher opens new exhibition of Egyptian artefacts at the newly refurbished Bolton museum

YORK, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — University of York archaeologist, Professor Joann Fletcher, will open a new exhibition of Egyptian artefacts at the newly refurbished Bolton museum. Visitors to ‘Bolton’s Egypt’ will be able to explore a reproduction of the burial chamber … Read the full press release

New Department of Aerospace, Aeronautics and Geodesy established at the Technical University of Munich

MUNICH, 24-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In response to epoch-making developments in aviation and space flight, the Bavarian Minister President Dr. Markus Söder announced the establishment of a new engineering department at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in his government statement … Read the full press release