TU Delft: Self-driving WEpods vehicles to operate as bus service on the Wageningen University and Research campus

DELFT, Netherlands, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — From Tuesday 8 November two self-driving WEpods named WURby and WElly, are operating as a weekly bus service on the campus of Wageningen University and Research. On Tuesdays from 11:00 to 13:00 passengers are … Read the full press release

Gemalto to deliver​ innovative Visa Quick Read debit cards for Banco Neon in Brazil

User-friendly card design uses Visa’s Quick Read features, providing a complete online shopping experience AMSTERDAM, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, was selected byBanco Neon, a millennial-targeting smartphone-based Brazilian bank to deliver innovative … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis PIN by e-Channel​ solution to enable PIN delivery via SMS for Intesa Sanpaolo

Italy’s largest retail bank is first in the world to offer payment card PIN delivery by SMS, web and mobile banking app AMSTERDAM, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO),the world leader in digital security, is continuing its support for … Read the full press release

Gemalto unveils world’s first solution for real-time reactivation of dormant SIMs

AMSTERDAM, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO, the world leader in digital security, announces LinqUs SIM Reactivation, the world’s first solution for real-time reactivation of dormant SIMs that allows operators to seamlessly reconnect lost prepaid subscribers at a fraction … Read the full press release

Gemalto is world’s first supplier to undergo the GSMA Security Accreditation Scheme certification for Subscription Management (GSMA SAS-SM)

AMSTERDAM, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, has become the first supplier in the world to undergo the GSMA Security Accreditation Scheme (SAS) certification for Subscription Management (GSMA SAS-SM), thereby providing MNOs with … Read the full press release

Capgemini positioned as Leader in Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) in Western Europe

PARIS, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, has been positioned, for the second successive year, as a Leader in Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant for Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), in the Western … Read the full press release

Capgemini Group placed 5-year €500 million senior unsecured bond issue with a 0.5% coupon

PARIS, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini Group announces that it successfully placed on November 3 a 5-year €500 million senior unsecured bond issue with a 0.5% coupon (issue price 99.769%). The issue proceeds will be used for Group general corporate … Read the full press release

Four INSEAD faculty members named The Case Centre’s top 40 bestselling authors for the academic year 2015/2016

PROFESSORS PIERRE CHANDON, W. CHAN KIM & RENÉE MAUBORGNE AND BEN M BENSAOU ARE PLACED WITHIN THE TOP 40 BESTSELLING AUTHORS Middle East, Asia, Europe, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — INSEAD, the business school for the world, today announced that four faculty members … Read the full press release

Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards: Seven international researchers to receive awards valued at up to €1.65 million each

BONN, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Seven international researchers to receive awards valued at up to €1.65 million each. The young researchers will conduct research in Halle/Saale, Heidelberg, Jena, Mainz, Potsdam and Regensburg in the coming years. This year, a total of … Read the full press release

Energie Steiermark bekommt von den Standard & Poor’s erneut den Wert “A/Outlook stable/”

Experten von Standard & Poor’s vergeben erneut Top-Bewertung “A stable” “Starke Marktposition” – Auch für die kommenden Jahre “solide Geschäfts- und Finanzlage erwartet” GRAZ, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die internationale Rating-Agentur Standard & Poor‘s hat nach umfangreichen Analysen jetzt ihre neue … Read the full press release

Energie Steiermark led consortium orders 330,000 smart meters from Landis+Gyr for the Styria region in Austria

Energy consortium chooses Landis+Gyr smart metering for the Styria region ZUG, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Landis+Gyr, a leading global supplier of energy management and smart grid solutions, will supply a consortium led by Austrian utility Energie Steiermark with 330,000 smart meters. … Read the full press release

CEP awards: Public Protection Award for Resettle project – Intensive Intervention Risk Management Service by the National Probation Service in England

UTRECHT, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2016, CEP launched the CEP awards, a celebration of outstanding contributions to probation. The awards scheme reflects CEP’s vision: to contribute to safer communities by rehabilitating and reintegrating offenders and providing the best possible … Read the full press release

Andy Slater appointed Business Director for Metro and Light Rail at Amey

OXFORD, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Amey announced today that it is has bolstered its Rail Team following the appointment Andy Slater as Business Director for Metro and Light Rail. Formerly the Director of International Rolling Stock for Eurostar, Andy took up … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to create the spectrometer for the FLEX mission as part of the ESA’s ‘Earth Explorer’ Programme

Climate change: 74 million contract from ESA Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale The data will provide valuable information on plant health in … Read the full press release

Experts from Tunisia, Morocco and Russia debate on the role of nuclear technologies in achieving sustainable development

MOSCOW, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —The round table on the role of nuclear technologies in achieving sustainable development, organized by the Arab Atomic Energy Agency, it was attended by a group of experts from Tunisia, Morocco and Russia with the purpose … Read the full press release

ROSATOM won 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal at the world skills championship WorldSkills Hi-Tech 2016

MOSCOW, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The national team of ROSATOM won 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medal at the world skills championship WorldSkills Hi-Tech 2016, which was completed on November 3 in Yekaterinburg. This year, ROSATOM expanded the number … Read the full press release

ROSATOM’s ASE Group of Companies and Dassault Systèmes sign three-year cooperation agreement at IAEA in Vienna

MOSCOW, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, and the leading Russian nuclear power plant engineering procurement and construction company ASE Group of Companies (ASE), part of ROSATOM, today announced the signing of … Read the full press release

China and Russia expand cooperation in the nuclear sector based on the principles of balance of interests and mutual benefits

MOSCOW, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A statement of Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, on the development of the strategic cooperation in peaceful uses of … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space signs with Italian space agency ASI for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) program

COSMO-SKYMED SECOND GENERATION (CSG): THE PROGRAM COMPLETION CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED ROME, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced today that it has signed an amendment to the original contract for … Read the full press release

Alpiq to divest its non-strategic interest in Swissgrid AG

LAUSANNE, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alpiq concluded the divestment of its non-strategic interest in Swissgrid AG on 8 November 2016. Alpiq will receive an amount of CHF 146 million, which will be used to further reduce net debt. On 6 … Read the full press release