Heathrow to launch airport’s first end-to-end biometrics trial bringing facial recognition to each point of the departing passenger’s journey The £50 million project will see facial recognition added to even more points in the passenger journey, transforming the passenger experience … Read the full press release
The ‘Powering Sustainability’ report highlights the opportunities for distributed energy technologies. WINDSOR, 16-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Centrica plc has today released a new report which shows that new energy technology could meet more than half of the 20% carbon reduction target … Read the full press release
Professor Sally Fincher was chosen as one of the winners of the biennial Suffrage Science Awards for Mathematics and Computing. KENT, 11-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The awards took place on Monday 8 October 2018, with 11 scientists from across the UK honoured … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, computing, engineering, mathematics, Professor Sally Fincher, science, Suffrage Science Awards, technology, University of Kent
British institution explores how automotive luxury will look in 2050 Student projects imagine luxury soundscapes, stratospheric Grand Touring and sophisticated driverless elegance Collaboration included curriculum tutelage from Bentley Design team CREWE, 09-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley has collaborated with design students from … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Automotive, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged automotive luxury, Bentley, craftsmanship, Dr. Chris Thorpe, driverless, Enuji Choi, Jack Watson, Kate NamGoong, Luxury, mobility, Royal College of Art, Soundscapes, Stefan Sielaff, Stratosphere, stratospheric transportation, technology
Merger secures access to talents at up-and-coming technology and software development location. MUNICH, 09-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With signature of the final contracts and approval of the competition authorities, the BMW Group and the company CRITICAL Software have concluded the formation … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Portugal, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automotive software, BMW Group, CRITICAL Software, Critical TechWorks, digitalisation, INNOVATION, Jochen Kirschbaum, joint venture, Klaus Straub, Martin Zierheim, mobility, Paulo Guedes, PORTUGAL, Rui Cordeiro, software, software company, technology
From classic vehicle safety to cooperative road safety Thanks to WLANp, Car2X vehicles will be able to communicate with traffic lights in future Precise environmental information at crossroads improves safety for all road users WOLFSBURG, 05-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen and … Read the full press release
New maritime safety service that paves the way for the modernisation of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) wins prestigious industry accolade LONDON, 05-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat’s new Fleet Safety maritime data service has been named winner in … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Industrial, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2018 Safety4Sea Awards, Awards, Communications, data, Fleet Safety, Inmarsat, maritime, Peter Broadhurst, technology
Alliance will explore joint innovation and technology opportunities Pair will seek out potential venture capital investments LONDON, 03-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — BP today announced that it has signed a ventures cooperation agreement with Aker BP to explore possible areas of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aker BP, BP, digitalisation, INNOVATION, investments, Karl Johnny Hersvik, Steve Cook, technology, venture capital
MANCHESTER, 12-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The tech firm’s volunteering programme sees the UKFast team offered at least one day per year to volunteer for causes in the local community, led by UKFast’s new director of CSR Russell Feingold. Feingold said: “Having … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Management, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged charity, Children’s Adventure Farm Trust, Cloud, CSR, Russell Feingold, technology, UKFast, volunteering, volunteers
AMSTERDAM, 06-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — European companies that have deployed Customer Data Platforms are highly satisfied with their systems, according to a study released today by the CDP Institute Europe (CDPIE). The survey found that the CDP was delivering “significant … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Small Business, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged CDP, CDP deployment, CDP Institute Europe, CDP marketplace, CDP vendors, CDPIE, CDPs, CRM, customer, customer data, customer data management, Customer Data Platforms, data, disconnected marketing systems, DMP, marketing, marketing analysis, marketing technologists, marketing technology, platform, Raab Associates Inc., study, survey, Susan Raab, Swarthmore, technology, unified customer database
All 60 electrolysis cells are now in operation at the Karmøy technology pilot, where Hydro aims to industrialize the world’s most climate and energy efficient aluminium electrolysis technology. OSLO, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — “Our aim is to be the global … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Norway, Technology
Tagged aluminium, electrolysis, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, Karmøy, Svein Richard Brandtzæg, technology
MONTRÉAL, le 15 juin 2018 — /EuropaWire/ — IN-RGY, l’entreprise québécoise spécialisée dans la transformation organisationnelle, le déploiement de solutions de gestion de capital humain et l’automatisation intelligente des tâches via des systèmes d’automatisation de processus robotiques («Robotic Process Automation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Arcelor Mittal, Blue Prism, Business, Cindy Honoré, Consulting agency, Contextor, digital transformation, d’automatisation de processus robotiques, Espagne, Ezequiel Bozzetti, Grenade, Héma-Québec, HRIS, HRIS (Human Resources Information System), human resources, IN-RGY, Kronos, l’automatisation intelligente des tâches, Pratt & Whitney, Robotic Process Automation, robotisation, RPA, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), SAP, Sébastien Massicotte, SIRH, SuccessFactors, systèmes au niveau de la robotisation, technology, Thierry Bodson, Transformation organisationnelle, Vidéotron, WorkForce Software
The EuroTech Universities Alliance, a network of European universities in science and technology which TU/e is part of, welcomes École Polytechnique as its fifth member. The prestigious French institution officially joined during the Technical University of Munich’s 150th anniversary symposium. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged École polytechnique, EuroTech Universities Alliance, Jacques Biot, Jan Mengelers, science, technology, TU/e, universities
SURREY, 06-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Money raised for Samaritans by Leeds Building Society, will be used to enhance the charity’s technology to help its volunteers move faster between phone, email and chat responses. Between 2016 and 2017, contacts to Samaritans by … Read the full press release
Posted in Non Profit, Society, Technology
Tagged charity, Leeds Building Society, Samaritans, technology, volunteers
Expanded Malta presence makes Nagarro the ideal strategic partner for iGaming and fintech companies. Malta’s near-shore location will also help in providing superior support and data protection to European customers MALTA, 31-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Nagarro, a leading provider of high-end … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Insurance, Internet & Online, Malta, News, Retail, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Allgeier SE, Arindam Das, Casino, casino games, data protection, development, digital, digital casino games supplier, Enrico Bradamante, fintech, fintech companies, gambling, game compatibility, gaming, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, HTML5, iGaming, iGaming companies, INNOVATION, IT support center, Ludvig Kolmodin, Malta, multi-jurisdiction compliance, Nagarro, NetEnt, regulatory, RGS development, software, support, technology
May 3, 2018 ¦ Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Fraunhofer Institute Portugal and ProjectRay have been honoured as winners of the first edition of the European Silver Economy Awards. BRUSSELS, Belgium, 11-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday May 3, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Denmark, Education, European Union, Germany, Healthcare, Internet & Online, Investment, News, Non Profit, Politics, Portugal, Real Estate, Science, Small Business, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged AGE Platform Europe, age-friendlier, age-friendly, age-friendly Europe, ageing, Ana Vasconcelos, Anne Friis Hansen, Awards, Boaz Zilberman, Demographic Change, Digital Single Market, digitalisation, economy, empirica, EU project, Europe, European Commission, European Silver Economy Awards, fall prevention and detection, Fraunhoder Institute Portugal, Fraunhofer Institute Portugal, Generic Telemedicine Platform, GoLive Solutions, h2020, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Healthcare, ICT, ICT solutions, Israel, Julia Wadoux, Mariya Gabriel, Markku Markkula, Non-profit Organisations, older persons, ProjectRay, Public Authorities, RAY Solutions, seniors, Silver Economy, Silver Economy Awards, Silver Society, Sonja Mueller, technology, visually impaired people
The most extensive wing laminar flow demonstrator programme ever undertaken for commercial aviation. Improving aviation’s ecological footprint, with a 50% reduction of wing friction and up to five percent lower CO2 emissions. TOULOUSE, 05-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — At a ceremony in … Read the full press release
British Science Week in Leicester from 9 March to 18 March offers galaxy of events for all the family LEICESTER, 01-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — For an out-of-this-world experience in Leicester – head over to the spectacular array of events being held … Read the full press release
ONE Broadband’s Home and Enterprise Customers will be able to enjoy seamless high-bandwidth services Nokia will replace legacy Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) -based network with new fiber network to serve the ultra-broadband needs of the customer New … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 10Gbps, 4K, broadband, fiber, Gigabit Passive Optical Networking, GPON, network, Nokia, ONE Broadband, OTT, technology, Vinish Bawa, Yugal Sharma
Shareholders ratify acts of Managing and Supervisory Boards by large majorities Dividend proposal of €3.70 per share accepted MUNICH, 06-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Jim Hagemann Snabe is the new Supervisory Board Chairman of Siemens AG. At today’s constituent meeting of … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Gerhard Cromme, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Joe Kaeser, Michael Diekmann, Siemens, technology
TREVISO, Italy, 05-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Technology plays a crucial role in the modern world of retail, affecting all areas of the sales cycle from inventory management right through to pricing and customer experience. EuroCIS is the leading trade fair for … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Germany, Italy, News, Retail, Small Business, Technology
Tagged ABOX 3 2.0, ATOS 15 Elegant, ATOS 15M, Atos Software, Atos32, bar, Cash Desk K2 Slim, Cash Desk K2 XL, cashier, design, electronic, Eurocis, INNOVATION, kiosk, Michele Stecca, paying, POS, RCH, RCH Group, restaurant, retail, retail technology, retailers, sale, technology
Event in Hong Kong from 21-24 March will explore the opportunities of space science LEICESTER, 31-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Leicester will bring the wonders of the Universe to Hong Kong as part of the UK government’s GREAT Festival … Read the full press release
New multi-year partnership is the next chapter in Capgemini’s support for the sport PARIS, 25-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini has become the Official GLOBAL INNOVATION PARTNER of the Men’s and Women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. This new multi-year partnership is … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Marketing, Sports, Technology
Tagged Bill Beaumont, Capgemini, HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, Paul Hermelin, technology
OSLO, 07-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The 99X Technology team aired its first international breakfast seminar, on winning with the digital evolution this 25th at Kulturhuset in Oslo. As a first of a series of seminars to be kicked off in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, News, Norway, Small Business, Technology
Tagged 99X Technology, Boligmappa AS, Bylineme, Dag Honningsvåg, digital, digital evolution, digital transformation, digitalization, DNB, Driw AS, Evolve 2017 : Oslo, Evolve Oslo, Hasith Yaggahavita, IgniterSpace, information technology, Jostein Magnussen, Kulturhuset, Kulturhuset in Oslo, Making Waves, Netlife Design, Norsk Toppfotball, NSB, Per-Christian Svendsen, Posten, software, software product engineering, Sri Lanka, technology, Telenor
AMSTERDAM, 08-Sep-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — LeasePlan and Uber have announced a new sustainability initiative for Amsterdam. The technology company will launch a pilot with electric cars, provided by LeasePlan, in the Dutch capital. The first 30 Nissan Leafs will run via … Read the full press release
BASEL, Switzerland, 23-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Global brand leader Invacare brings next generation technology to powerchairs, following extensive trials and consumer-led insights. Touch screen technology is used daily on devices such as smartphones and tablets and thanks to Invacare, this … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Healthcare, News, Society, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Adjustable brightness, Baden-Wuttemberg, Basel, Cardiff, controls, electric wheelchairs, Fondettes, Indre et Loire, Invacare, Invacare International Sarl, Isny im Allgau, left or right handed use, LINX, Pencoed, power wheelchairs, Powerchairs, REM400, remotes, Screen lock out function, swipe operation, tap operation, technology, touch screen, touch screen technology, touchscreen, Tours, wheelchair, Wheelchairs, Witterswil
CARDIFF, 18-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Global brand leader Invacare is once again raising the bar in the powerchair market, following on from the successful launch of the LiNX control system last year. Invacare has taken the smart technology a step … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Germany, Healthcare, News, Society, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bluetooth, disability, disabled, electric wheelchairs, Ilona Wiemann, INNOVATION, Invacare, Invacare LiNX powerchair, LINX, mobility, Mobility stores, NHS, Occupational therapist, Powerchair, powerchair controls, powerchair market, Powerchairs, REM400, REM500, Samantha Hatchett, technology, therapist, Wheelchairs
AMSTERDAM, 16-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers from AMOLF, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) have developed a technology to create efficient bright green colored solar panels. Arrays of silicon nanoparticles integrated in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged AMOLF, bright green colored solar panels, Green solar panels, Photovoltaic, technology
ATHENS, 11-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE Group received certification according to ISO 37001:2016 international model and attestation under ISO 19600:2014 for its Compliance Management System by the independent third-party certification institution TUV HELLAS (TUV NORD) S.A. Certifications confirm that the Group complies in its day-to-day operations with … Read the full press release
PARIS, 17-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, announced today the acquisition of Idean, a fast-growing digital strategy and experience design consultancy, headquartered in Palo Alto, with additional studios in Austin, Los Angeles, New … Read the full press release