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Technology Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Belgacom: Proximus’ campaign for responsible use of paper bears fruit with more than 1 million Proximus customers receiving an electronic bill

BRUSSELS, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Proximus is striving for a responsible use of paper and to that end has been encouraging its customers for more than 10 years to opt for the electronic bill.  From a survey (commissioned by Zoomit), … Read the full press release

Belgacom: Proximus launches Bizz Switch which allows two different numbers to be used on one smartphone with one mobile subscription

Proximus launches Bizz Switch for the self-employed and the liberal professions BRUSSELS, 12-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Proximus is launching Bizz Switch, a very useful service for the self-employed and the liberal professions, which allows two different numbers to be … Read the full press release

Ricoh Company, Ltd acquired premiere SaaS marketing asset management and marketing solutions provider PTI® Marketing Technologies™

Acquisition Empowers Customers to Capitalize on the Benefits of Vertical Multichannel Marketing, Asset Management and Web-to-Print Solutions  TOKYO and SOLANA BEACH, Calif., 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Ricoh) today announced that it has acquired PTI® Marketing Technologies™, a premiere SaaS (software-as-a-service) … Read the full press release

AREVA delivered the 4000th MOX fuel assembly manufacture to Gravelines nuclear power plant in France for its customer EDF

PARIS, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AREVA has just delivered to the Gravelines nuclear power plant in the north of France the 4,000th MOX fuel assembly manufacture for its customer EDF. MOX fuel assemblies have been produced by AREVA’s Melox plant … Read the full press release

Accenture awarded Social Business Women US$1.3 million to deliver job and entrepreneurial skills training to women in Germany

Grant is part of Accenture’s Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship initiative BERLIN, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Social Business Women US$1.3 million to deliver job and entrepreneurial skills training to more than 2,000 women in Germany who experience … Read the full press release

Royal Philips teams up with French artist Severine Fontaine to create lightshow the size of a football pitch as the centrepiece of the Lyon Festival of Lights

The impact of light demonstrated through a dramatic light show Video and pictures available from December 5 onwards Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) the global leader in lighting has teamed up with a … Read the full press release

ETH Zurich Professor Georg von Krogh published his latest study on how companies can boost the motivation of open source developers in collaboration with University of Hamburg

These days, technology companies are tapping into the expertise of online open source communities to develop new software. A research group under the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation is examining how companies can boost the motivation of these unpaid … Read the full press release

University of St Andrews researchers produced the world’s first solid-state protein lasers by harnessing the optical engineering skills of bioluminescent jellyfish

Fife, Scotland, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of St Andrews have produced the world’s first solid-state protein lasers, capable of record performance and some capable of self-assembly, by harnessing the optical engineering skills of bioluminescent jellyfish. The findings, reported … Read the full press release

University of St Andrews researchers developed light-based sensor that can be used to control the movement of artificial limbs

Fife, Scotland, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a light-based sensor that can be used to control the movement of artificial limbs, according to research published today in the journal ‘Advanced Materials’. Professor Ifor Samuel … Read the full press release

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation donates £250k specialist Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) to The University of Nottingham

NOTTINGHAM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Nottingham has been presented with a specialist Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) machine from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which will enable unique research to take place into the use of EDM for coating components … Read the full press release

Experian: The number of first-time business directors in the UK is at an all-time high

Increasing number of first-time directors entering market with less capital One in 13 directors lives in social housing Nottingham, UK, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The number of first-time business directors in the UK is at an all-time high, according to Experian … Read the full press release

University Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute research demonstrates that cell division is very ordered

COPENHAGEN, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NATURE’S INGENIOUS SYSTEMS: A layer of cells called endothelial cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through the vessels, such cells only divide to replace dead cells. However, if there is a blood clot … Read the full press release

Capgemini Group positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing Services Worldwide”

PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced that Capgemini Group has been positioned as a leader by Gartner Inc in the inaugural “Magic Quadrant for Application Testing … Read the full press release

Capgemini achieves position on The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards climate change mitigation

PARIS, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced it has achieved a position on the The A List: The CDP Climate Performance Leadership Index for its leading approach towards … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Services Hub to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co.

​Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has provided its Allynis Trusted Services Hub (TSH) to secure NFC payment services launched by Taiwan Mobile Payment Co. (TWMP). TWMP is a mobile-payments joint venture … Read the full press release

Gemalto teamed up with Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom to secure their mobile NFC services

Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has teamed up with Chunghwa Telecom, the largest operator in Taiwan with 10 million subscribers, to secure their mobile NFC services​. This commercial launch, supported by … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Hub to enable the commercial rollout of Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service Valyou

Amsterdam, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that its Allynis Trusted Service Hub​ is enabling the commercial rollout of Valyou, Norway’s first mobile NFC payment service, by Telenor, DNB and SpareBank … Read the full press release

Japan to host Nobel Prize Dialogue 2015

STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nobel Prize Dialogue is a whole-day conference inspired by Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day before the Nobel Prize Ceremony. Held outside Sweden for the first … Read the full press release

Japan Airlines becomes the first carrier in Asia to fly Thales’s AVANT system on a B787 aircraft

Japan Airlines becomes launch customer for AVANT on the B787 in Asia. Japan Airlines is the world’s first airline to offer digital manga supported by the Thales AVANT. AVANT is now operational on 120 aircraft with total orders approaching 500 … Read the full press release

Thales revenue collection solutions selected for the urban transit systems in Bordeaux and Delhi; signals Thales’s comeback on the French market and continued success in India

Thales to deploy latest-generation ticketing system for all public transport systems in Bordeaux area. 79 stations to be equipped by Thales for Phase III of the Delhi metro. Thales systems in over 100 cities in the world handle more than … Read the full press release