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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Solvay strengthens its aluminum brazing capabilities with the acquisition of Flux Schweiß- und Lötstoffe GmbH

Hannover, 17-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay has acquired Flux Schweiß- und Lötstoffe GmbH (Flux) to complement its aluminum brazing capabilities and products with fast-growing formulations for automotive heat exchangers and stationary heat, ventilation and air conditioning units. A flourishing and innovative … Read the full press release

AREVA selected by RWE to supply fuel assemblies to the Emsland nuclear power plant near Lingen Germany

PARIS, 17-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA has been selected by the utility RWE to supply fuel assemblies to the Emsland nuclear power plant located near Lingen, Germany. From 2016 to 2020, the power plant will receive a total of four … Read the full press release

Accenture provides strategy and technology services as EXPO 2015 Global Systems Integration Partner with the release of EXPO Milano 2015 Official App

Accenture provides strategy and technology services as EXPO 2015 Global Systems Integration Partner and enables digital experience for visitors MILAN, 17-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Visitors to next year’s EXPO Milan 2015 can begin planning their visits now with a free mobile app … Read the full press release

Pöyry awarded by Energy Absolute Public Company Limited with engineering assignments for EA Solar Lampang solar PV (photovoltaic) power plant in Thailand

Vantaa, Finland, 17-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Energy Absolute Public Company Limited has awarded Pöyry with engineering assignments for EA Solar Lampang solar PV (photovoltaic) power plant in Thailand. The assignments include technical assistance to the client during the implementation phase until start … Read the full press release

ETH Zurich: The university district in Zurich’s city centre will be developed further as location for medical education, research and healthcare

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The university district in Zurich’s city centre is to be developed further as a location for medical education, research and healthcare. At the beginning of September, the canton, the city and the universities presented the … Read the full press release

ETH-Zurich researchers developed new approach to measure proteins with structures that change

ZURICH, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETH-Zurich researchers have developed a new approach to measure proteins with structures that change. This could enable new diagnostic tools for the early recognition of neurodegenerative diseases to be developed. Cells regulate protein functions in … Read the full press release

Zumtobel Group AG announces the appointment of Rogier van der Heide as Chief Design & Marketing Officer

Dornbirn, Austria, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (15.09.2014), Zumtobel Group AG announces that Rogier van der Heide has been appointed as Chief Design & Marketing Officer for the Zumtobel Group and its three brands Thorn, Tridonic and Zumtobel. He will begin his … Read the full press release

Ghent University and Vrije Universiteit Brussel joint spin-off Luceda Photonics receives funding to start commercialization of its photonics design software

Ghent, Belgium, 16-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Imec’s investment arm Fidimec and the Flemish spin-off investment fund SOFI I are investing EUR 340k in Luceda Photonics, a joint spin-off from Ghent University, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and imec. Luceda Photonics … Read the full press release

Canadian software company Time.ly used the expertise of University of Nottingham’s Dr Jonathan Tallant to help design event calendar software

Nottingham, UK, 15-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A Canadian software company has used the expertise of a University of Nottingham philosopher to help design event calendar software. Vancouver based Time.ly produces event planning and calendar software, which is installed in over … Read the full press release

UKFast CEO Lawrence Jones acquires Town and Field which owns Le Farinet hotel and bar in Verbier, Switzerland

MANCHESTER, 15-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — British entrepreneur Lawrence Jones has completed a multi-million pound deal to acquire the UK company behind an exclusive ski resort’s first ever hotel. The UKFast CEO this week completed the purchase of Town and Field … Read the full press release

Gamesa signs contract with Everbright for the supply of 48 MW at Changfangshan wind farm in China

Gamesa will install 24 units of the G97-2.0 MW at Changfangshan wind farm located in the province of Shanxi. The project marks this Chinese company’s debut in the wind sector. The two parties have also agreed a potential supply arrangement … Read the full press release

Gemalto introduces Allynis Trusted Services Hub to enable digital service providers to benefit from single connection to securely deploy their mobile payment services

Amsterdam, 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today introduces its Allynis Trusted Services Hub, a turnkey business service that enables financial institutions, enterprises, transport operators and more generally all digital service providers to … Read the full press release

Capgemini and VMware announce partnership in the area of Enterprise Managed Mobility / End-User Computing

Paris, 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services and VMware (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership in the area of Enterprise … Read the full press release

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announces the recipients of the 2014 Vectorworks Design Scholarship

University of Pennsylvania Student Takes Top Honors as Richard Diehl Award Recipient Columbia, Md., 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive, powerful and practical 2D/3D and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, announces the first recipients of the … Read the full press release

Sky announces two major new enhancements to its advertising service Sky AdSmart

LONDON, 12-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky is today announcing two major new enhancements to its tailored advertising service Sky AdSmart which will give advertisers even more control over their TV campaigns. From November, advertisers using Sky AdSmart will be able … Read the full press release

Thales successfully delivers significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter simulator

Thales has successfully delivered a significant upgrade to the Australian Tiger helicopter simulator.  Cannes, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The improvements to the Full Flight Mission Simulator’s (FFMS) Visual Display System (VDS) mean the Australian Tiger simulator now has the highest … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space appointed Riadh Cammoun Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs

Cannes, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Riadh Cammoun, 52, was named Vice President, Public and Regulatory Affairs at Thales Alenia Space, effective September 1st. He replaces Julia Maris. A graduate of the Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics civil engineering school, with a … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space to upgrade and expand its range of Spacebus geostationary telecommunications satellites

Cannes, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space is upgrading and expanding its range of Spacebus geostationary telecommunications satellites. With 80 orders recorded to date and over 500 years of cumulated service in orbit, Spacebus platforms offer proven performance. They are available … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera to host its Capital Markets Day 2014 on September 30 in Stockholm

Venue: Quality Hotel Friends in Solna, Stockholm STOCKHOLM, 11-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TeliaSonera invites you to its Capital Markets Day 2014 in Stockholm. The day starts at 09.00 CET and includes presentations by members of Group Executive Management as well as … Read the full press release

Telenor Group opens its first wholly-owned financial institution Telenor banka in Serbia

Fornebu, Norway, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today’s opening of Telenor Group’s first wholly-owned financial institution Telenor banka in Serbia provides customers with innovative mobile banking services and represents a milestone in the company’s development of online financial services and mobile banking in … Read the full press release