Category Archives: Technology

Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

New research at the University of Nottingham finds no link between small and micro wind turbine noise and reports of ill health

Posted on 21, March 2013 by

21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Public concern about new technology infrastructure like mobile phone masts has been shown to trigger reports of ill health… and recently even the new ‘green’ technology of wind turbines has been blamed for medically unexplained non-specific symptoms. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom

EDPS comments on the reform of the EU rules governing data protection

Posted on 21, March 2013 by

EDPS: Enormous energy put into reforming data protection rules must deliver strong and effective protection for EU citizens Brussels, 21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Last week, the EDPS sent additional comments on the reform of the EU rules governing data protection to the European Parliament, the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Politics, Society, Technology

EIB & RTE sign a €500m finance agreement to upgrade France’s power grid

Posted on 21, March 2013 by

Luxembourg, La Défense, 21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank has agreed to participate in the financing of seven high voltage and very high voltage power grid upgrading projects in France over the period 2012-2016. This participation takes the form of a … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology

Avia Solutions Group: worldwide shortage in aftermarket spare parts for the Boeing 777

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Narrowing supply stocks and the near-absence of aircraft for disassembly have sparked a worldwide shortage in aftermarket parts for the Boeing 777. In a confounding turn of events, B777 operators are resorting to part exchange options and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Lithuania, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Intershop is exhibiting at this year’s E-Shop Expo in Brussels, Belgium

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

20/21 March at Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Intershop to Exhibit at E-Shop Expo 2013, Brussels, Belgium. The leading exhibition for online retail, marketing, sales, payment and logistics takes place on 20/21 March at Tour & Taxis. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Marketing, Retail, Technology

GLOBALFOUNDRIES & Brion Technologies collaborating to deliver high volume computational lithography capabilities for 28 nm and 20 nm tapeouts

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

Veldhoven, the Netherlands, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Brion Technologies, a division of ASML, today announces a major milestone in its partnership with GLOBALFOUNDRIES. The companies are collaborating to deliver high volume computational lithography capabilities for 28 nm and 20 nm tapeouts, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Netherlands, Science, Technology

Neelie Kroes: Opening up Scientific Data

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

Launch of the Research Data Alliance/Stockholm, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I am very happy to be with you today, here in the EU, to launch the global Research Data Alliance. Scientists have always sought new ways to share. And they’ve always been … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Politics, Science, Society, Sweden, Technology

Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council join forces to encourage diversity in engineering classrooms worldwide

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

Call for nominations opens with ten thousand USD award for diversity champion Blagnac,  20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer and the GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council), the leading global organisation for engineering education, have opened the call for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Education, France, Science, Technology

Vinnova: Umeå Plant Science Centre is one of the top forest biotechnology research establishments in the world

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sweden’s governmental innovation agency, Vinnova, has evaluated its four Berzelii Centres, and has given a spectacular review for the one at Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). The evaluation team concluded that it “is one of the top … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Education, Government, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden, Technology

University of Dundee: Serendipity to be celebrated and explored at events

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A University of Dundee-led project exploring the role of serendipity in research will host a series of events this month looking at the subject in different disciplines and settings. ‘SerenA – Chance Encounters in the Space of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Science, Society, Technology, United Kingdom

Airbus appoints Yann Barbaux as Chief Innovation Officer

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

Agility & entrepreneurship boosted with enhanced innovation focus Blagnac, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Yann Barbaux has been appointed Airbus Chief Innovation Officer, effective 1st May 2013. In this new role he will lead a team to manage an agile network of innovators … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Management, Science, Technology

Umeå University researchers: Is technology really too fast for society?

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Two researchers and historians of ideas at Umeå Studies in Science, Technology and Environment (USSTE), Umeå University, has newly published an article in the prestigious journal History and Technology. We often hear that technology is advancing so … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Science, Society, Sweden, Technology

The European Commission works with leading tech companies and associations to measure their carbon footprint

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

Digital Agenda: global tech sector measures its carbon footprint Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is working with 27 of the world’s leading tech companies and associations to measure their carbon footprint arising from the production, transport and sales of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Politics, Technology

Atos and Kaltura Partner to Market Next Generation Video Solutions

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

Flexible video solutions to be offered to customers worldwide to enhance communication, learning, and collaboration Paris and London, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Atos, an international IT services company, and Kaltura, a leading video platform, announced a global partnership today, geared towards … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Education, France, Internet & Online, Technology, United Kingdom

Cassidian CyberSecurity and Netasq launch new Approach to combat cyber attacks in the Middle East

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

Cassidian CyberSecurity and its subsidiary Netasq use sponsorship of Cyber Defence Summit in Oman to highlight increasing risks posed by Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) Comprehensive response plan for organizations affected by APTs Muscat, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian CyberSecurity and Netasq used … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, France, Security & Safety, Technology

Neelie Kroes: A broadband boost for the UK and Europe

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

Neelie Kroes – Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda “Perspectives for Mobile and Broadband in the UK 2020” EIF-DPA Joint Event / London London,  15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, ICT is already worth half of our productivity growth. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Politics, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

AREVA completed the first production campaign at its Romans plant in France of the fuel assemblies destined for the Taishan 1 EPR™ reactor

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AREVA has just completed the first production campaign at its Romans plant in France of the fuel assemblies destined for the Taishan 1 EPR™ reactor. These assemblies have been specially designed for this third-generation reactor and, as … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, Technology

eTwinning Awards: This year’s top prize goes to the ‘Rainbow Village’

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

eTwinning: best cross-border school projects of the year Lisbon/Brussels, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The best school twinning projects of the year will be honoured at the 2013 eTwinning Awards in Lisbon today. This year’s top prize is awarded tothe ‘Rainbow Village’ project which brought together 12-15-year-olds in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Portugal, Society, Technology

Royal Philips Electronics introduces three new imaging systems

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

Latest solutions at ECR 2013 transform care to address the economic challenges faced by radiology departments and radiologists worldwide* Vienna, Austria, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is introducing three new imaging systems to help radiology departments … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Netherlands, Technology

Atos Worldline chosen by ING-DiBa to handle its portfolio of more than 1.2 million credit cards for a further five years

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

Frankfurt, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Atos Worldline, Atos core expertise in hi-tech transactional services, has been chosen by ING-DiBa to handle its portfolio of more than 1.2 million credit cards for a further five years. ING-DiBa, Germany’s third-largest retail bank with 7.5 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom