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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Fraunhofer’s German Phosphorus Platform to show how to recover valuable substance from wastewater at Hannover Trade Fair / IndustrialGreenTec, April 7–11

Phosphorus can be found in fertilizers, drinks and detergents. It accumulates in waterways and pollutes them. For this reason the German Phosphorus Platform has the goal to recover this valuable, but at the same time, harmful element from water. How … Read the full press release

Tissue paper manufacturers SCA upgrades production with Voith’s NipcoFlex T shoe press

Voith has concluded the sale of a NipcoFlex T shoe press to SCA, one of the world’s largest tissue paper manufacturers. The new shoe press will be installed in the PM 3, located in SCAs plant in San Nicolás de … Read the full press release

Voith to supply new BM 4 board machine to Indian paper manufacturer Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited

The Indian paper manufacturer Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) has again chosen Voith, as a competent partner for board and packaging paper production, to deliver its new BM 4 board machine in order to expand its existing product … Read the full press release

Sapa introduces new MPE aluminium alloys for HVAC&R micro-channel heat exchanger systems

Oslo, Norway, 20-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sapa is introducing the new 9153 and 9170 aluminium alloys for HVAC&R micro-channel heat exchanger systems. The alloys offer features and benefits that are unmatched in the field. Most of all, the alloys provide high inherent corrosion … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä Ship Design Singapore unveiled Platform Supply Vessel design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä Ship Design (WSD) Singapore has unveiled a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) design package aimed at ship owners and shipyards in the Asia-Pacific region, in conjunction with Asia Pacific Maritime 2014 event. The WSD PSV series … Read the full press release

Two Ro-Ro ferries of UK based Condor Ferries to be retrofitted with Wärtsilä’s new AQUARIUS READY ballast water management system

Helsinki, Finland, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Wärtsilä AQUARIUS READY solution is a phased process that enables cost savings and installation flexibility for ship owners preparing their vessels for ballast water treatment regulatory compliance. Having Wärtsilä as a single point of contact between the … Read the full press release

Hexagon announced it sold SwePart to Merlinum AB

Stockholm, Sweden, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon has today divested SwePart, the last remaining part of Other Operations, to Merlinum AB. Following the divestment of EBP Olofström AB in July 2013, Hexagon’s strategy to concentrate all resources on its core business, Measurement … Read the full press release

PwC’s Global 100 Software Leaders Report: Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) revenues in the top 100 increased by 60% to US$20 billion

PwC Research Also Finds Consumer Consumption Driving Significant Technology Industry Trends; Era of ‘Pure Play’ is Over New York, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — PwC’s latest Global 100 Software Leaders Report data shows that the top companies in the industry recorded a … Read the full press release

Kaspersky Lab announced results on The Asia-Pacific and MEA round of its ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’ international student conference

Moscow, Russia, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab has announced the results of the latest regional round of its ‘CyberSecurity for the Next Generation’international student conference. The Asia-Pacific and MEA round took place on March 11-13 at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. Fifteen winners of local … Read the full press release

Leica SteerDirect ES Plus launched; gives farmers more powerful and accurate steering on most tractor, sprayer and harvester models

Odense/Denmark, Heerbrugg/Switzerland, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Leica Geosystems announced today the Leica SteerDirect ES Plus, the enhanced successor to the Leica SteerDirect ES. The electric steering system gives farmers a brand independent steering solution to improve accuracy by diminishing skips and overlaps, saving … Read the full press release

Henkel’s TCS Engineering department developed modular metering and control system under the brand name Lineguard

Lineguard ProcessControl 200 from Henkel for reliable regulation of pretreatment processes in the metals industry Düsseldorf / Germany, 17-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the manufacture of metal components, the ability to continuously monitor surface pretreatment processes and to ensure the optimum infeed … Read the full press release

TomTom announced availability of its Speed Cameras service in Brazil

Amsterdam, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) has today announced its Speed Cameras service is now available in Brazil. Drivers will benefit from up-to-date warnings of nearby fixed and red light cameras, as well as speed enforcement zones. Car manufacturers can easily … Read the full press release

Komerční banka the first in the Czech market to install vending machines featuring contact and contactless card payment options

PRAGUE, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In co-operation with MasterCard, Komerční banka is the first in the Czech market to install vending machines featuring contact and contactless card payment options. The technology will make it easier to pay at car parks and … Read the full press release

BMT ARGOSS, UK’s Met Office and Oceanweather partner to help support oil and gas majors in the mid-Atlantic region

Teddington, UK, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced a joint initiative with the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, and Oceanweather Inc, to help support oil and gas majors with offshore engineering design and operational planning … Read the full press release

BMT Reliability Consultants announced recruitment drive to meet increased workload

Teddington, UK, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BMT Reliability Consultants, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced its latest recruitment drive to help meet an increase in workload across several industry sectors. Andrew Cooper, Managing … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent and Bouygues Telecom signed multiple cooperation agreements for both mobile and fixed ultra-broadband access activities

Companies collaborate on three major projects in Voice over LTE (VoLTE), IP backbone and network peering equipment (SBC) PARIS, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent and Bouygues Telecom have strengthened their long-standing relationship by signing multiple cooperation agreements for both mobile and … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent and Outremer Telecom to deploy 4G LTE ultra-broadband access network in French Guiana

Outremer Telecom to be one of the first service providers offering ultra-broadband mobile access in the Caribbean, in French Guiana, Martinique, Guadeloupe as well as in the Indian Ocean islands of Reunion and Mayotte PARIS, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent to help Asia Pacific Telecom become the first service provider in Taiwan to offer Voice over LTE

APT will use new all-IP network from Alcatel-Lucent to converge voice, video and data content becoming the first service provider in Taiwan to offer Voice over LTE (VoLTE) PARIS, 14-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Asia … Read the full press release

Inmarsat appoints Telespazio as Value Added Reseller for Global Xpress serving the Government and Enterprise markets

London, UK, 13-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat, (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed an agreement with Telespazio SpA, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, appointing the international managed satellite services provider as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress (GX), … Read the full press release

Inmarsat appoints NSSLGlobal as Value Added Reseller for Global Xpress serving the military and government markets in Europe

London, UK, 13-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L), the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has signed an agreement with NSSLGlobal, appointing the service provider for satellite communications solutions as a Value Added Reseller (VAR) for Global Xpress (GX), serving the military and government … Read the full press release