Accenture Ventures invests in omnichannel personalization leader as customer expectations continue to grow worldwide NEW YORK, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has expanded its strategic alliance with RichRelevance, a global leader in omnichannel personalization, to strengthen the capabilities … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Retail, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Eduardo Sanchez, investment, Jeriad Zoghby, RichRelevance
NEW YORK, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has been named to the ‘Winner’s Circle’ and designated as the ‘overall leader in innovation,’ ahead of all competitors, in the inaugural HfS Research’s Blueprint for Intelligent Automation. The report recognizes … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged Accenture, artificial-intelligence, Autonomics, Bhaskar Ghosh, Blueprint for Intelligent Automation report, Cognitive Computing, Debbie Polishook, HfS Research, intelligent automation, Paul Daugherty, Robotics Process Automation, Tom Reuner
Survey results show meeting customer expectations is one of the lowest ranked priorities ARLINGTON, Va., 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Advanced analytics and other emerging technologies are revolutionizing the way governments and public service agencies are trying to address citizen demands, helping to … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Advanced Analytics, IoT, Machine Learning, survey, Terry Hemken
Philips joins COPD Foundation and family of late Leonard Nimoy in asking the world to #BreatheBoldly on social media to raise COPD awareness AMSTERDAM, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On World COPD Day, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is proud … Read the full press release
People in Switzerland buy fair trade products more frequently than their German counterparts. A new study by the Institute of Sociology at the University of Zurich states the reasons for this: The Swiss are more convinced ethically by fair trade … Read the full press release
FiberStar taps Nokia’s IP/MPLS technology to offer triple-play services to its customers, opening new revenue streams for the service provider The world-class infrastructure can be used in the future to offer dynamic services powered by SDN and NFV Jakarta, Indonesia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged FiberStar, Indonesia, IP/MPLS Metro Ethernet networks, Nokia, Robert Cattanach, Sugiharto Darmakusuma
Higher returns through focused growth: Nokia sets key financial and strategic targets at Capital Markets Day 2016 BARCELONA, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia today outlined its vision and strategic priorities for ensuring sustainable growth in its core businesses and tapping new … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Investment, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Capital Markets Day 2016, Nokia, Rajeev Suri
Sony Pictures to use Nokia’s industry-leading, comprehensive OZO solution to capture, create, edit and distribute VR content Sunnyvale, CA, U.S.A., 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia and Sony Pictures today announced a new multi-year worldwide agreement whereby Sony Pictures will use Nokia … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Finland, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged hardware, Nokia OZO, OZO Live, Paul Melin, Pete Wood, Scot Barbour, software, Sony Pictures, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality production
ESPOO, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In line with the EUR 7 billion capital structure optimization program announced earlier, the Nokia Board of Directors has resolved to commence a share repurchase program (the “Program”) under the authorization granted by the Nokia Annual … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Finland, Investment, Management
Tagged Nokia, share repurchase program
ROME, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, 10 November 2016, His Holiness Pope Francis was presented with the Bambi award, a German media prize, in Rome. Every year, Hubert Burda Media presents the Bambi awards in recognition of outstanding achievements. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, Italy, Media, Religion, Society
Tagged Bambi award, Catholic Church, German media prize, His Holiness Pope Francis, Hubert Burda Media, Rome, Yusra Mardini
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has, in alliance with Aecom, Colas Rail and Mott MacDonald, been awarded a contract by Network Rail to design and construct the Waterloo and South West Upgrade on the South West Trains network in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Aecom, Colas Rail, Mott MacDonald, rail network, Skanska, South of England
STOCKHOLM, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with Stockholmshem to renovate six residential buildings at Valla Torg in Stockholm, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 430M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged residential buildings, Skanska, Stockholm, Sweden, Valla Torg
LYSAKER, Norway, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ocean Yield ASA is pleased to announce the delivery of the 38,000 cbm liquefied ethylene gas carrier “Gaschem Beluga” from Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering, China. The vessel is the first of two sister vessels to be delivered, … Read the full press release
Data presented at the 2016 American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ACR/ARHP) Annual Meeting (Abstract Number: 12L) DARMSTADT, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced the results of the ADDRESS II Phase IIb, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged ADDRESS II Phase IIb multicenter study, atacicept, Merck, systemic lupus erythematosus
NOTTINGHAM, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A new investigation into how meat can be damaged by farm injections has found that 4 per cent of cattle slaughtered in abattoirs in England had injection site lesions in the carcasses. The study by … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food & Beverage, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged beef and dairy farmers, Liz Cresswell, study, veterinary
Sale of Swissgrid convertible bond BERN, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BKW sells its Swissgrid convertible loan to Credit Suisse at a nominal value of around CHF 97 million. The two companies have signed a contract to mark the deal. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged BKW, Credit Suisse, Swissgrid, Swissgrid convertible loan
10 times more energy-efficient and 10 times denser than previous systems Fully complies with customers’ sustainability and space-efficiency targets Exceptional computing capacity for real-time security, personalized medicine, precision agriculture or meteorology PARIS, France/Bezons, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A., 15-Nov-2016 — … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Atos, Bull, Netherlands, Philippe VANNIER, Prof. dr. ir. Anwar Osseyran, sequana supercomputer, URFsara
As the UK shapes its economic role in the world following the EU referendum, cementing our position will be more crucial than ever. LONDON, 14-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — China’s increasing research and economic significance, and the UK’s world-leading universities, with their … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged CBI, Guy Dru-Drury, Professor Tim Blackman, REPORT, UK universities, UK-China relations
Schaan (FL), 14-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hilti submitted an entry for the Red Dot Award’s Communication Design competition for the first time and received immediate validation. The company’s PD-C laser range meter was named “Best of the Best” in the competition’s … Read the full press release
$2.2M Funding Enables HarukaEdu to Scale Online Degree Programs LONDON, 14-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Pearson, the world’s leading education company, today announces the latest investment made through the Pearson Affordable Learning Fund, (PALF). It is investing in HarukaEdu, a Jakarta-based startup … Read the full press release
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