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50 families in Stockholm test real TV in their mobiles

In Stockholm’s most modern neighborhood, Hammarby Sjöstad, 50 families are currently testing the latest technology for watching TV in their mobiles. The families were equipped with a special TV mobile and have access to fourteen TV channels. Telia, which is conducting the test, anticipates that the test users will provide valuable information and feedback in preparation for a future launch of the service.The technology Telia is using during the test in Hammarby Sjöstad is called DVB-H and is based on the same principles as terrestrial digital TV. This means that the picture and sound

SEB presents Eastern European Outlook

Economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe will culminate this year but remain healthy in 2007-2008. The exception is Hungary, which is entering a slowdown. Global deceleration will have a modest impact. The uncertain political situation in Central Europe will continue, but this does not threaten the region's favourable growth, according to SEB's new issue of Eastern European Outlook, which is being published today.   "In the space of only six months, after parliamentary elections in several countries a new political landscape has emerged in Central Europe. This is now resulting in

Issuing of commemorative coins in 2007

At its meeting on 10 October, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided that in 2007 a commemorative coin would be issued to mark the 300th anniversary of the birth of Carl von Linné (Carolus Linnaeus). The coin will be issued in silver with the denomination SEK 200 and in gold with the denomination SEK 2000.The design of the commemorative coins will be determined by the General Council. The editions, the sales price and the definite timetable for issuing the commemorative coin will be set by the Executive Board during the first quarter of 2007.

Kai Barvèll new head of General Secretariat

At its meeting on 10 October, the Executive Board of the Riksbank appointed Kai Barvèll new head of the General Secretariat. Mr Barvèll succeeds Mats Galvenius who will be on leave of absence for two years to work abroad.Kai Barvèll has been Head of the Market Operations Department since 2004, and has long experience of a number of other management positions held at the Riksbank previously in the fields of monetary and exchange rate policy and financial stability. He has also worked at the International Monetary Fund, IMF, during the period 2000-2003, during which he worked with issues

Portfolio investment: August 2006

Foreign investors sold government securitiesCross-border portfolio investment in August resulted in capital outflows of SEK 65.4 billion. The outflow is partly explained by Swedish investors’ net purchases of foreign debt securities, which totalled SEK 7.6 billion, and partly by foreign portfolio managers reducing their holdings in Swedish equity securities and debt securities by a total of SEK 57.8 billion.Foreign investors’ total net sales of Swedish debt securities amounted to SEK 60.5 billion during the month. The large foreign purchases of Swedish government securities in July were

Atlantic Petroleum listed on the Nordic Exchange in Copenhagen

Today, P/F Atlantic Petroleum has been listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Atlantic Petroleum is the sixty-sixth company to join the Nordic Exchange this year and the twelfth company on the main market in Copenhagen. Atlantic Petroleum is operating in the Energy sector and has been included in the Small Cap segment.Atlantic Petroleum is an oil and gas company conducting exploration on the Faroese Continental Shelf. The company has presently six exploration licences on two oilfields, which will be developed in the near future. Production from the first field will commence in 2007.”It

Ericsson, GSMA and MTN to use biofuels to expand mobile coverage

The GSM Association, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and multinational telecommunications group MTN have teamed up to establish biofuels as an alternative source of power for wireless networks in the developing world.  The three organizations have set up a pioneering project in Nigeria to demonstrate the potential of biofuels to replace diesel as a source of power for mobile base stations located beyond the reach of the electricity grid. Biodiesel has several important advantages over conventional diesel as a power source for base stations. Biodiesel can be produced locally, creating employment

Finns world leaders in paper recovery and recycling

About 70% of the paper consumed in Finland is recovered. This is a top result in international comparison and an excellent achievement for a sparsely populated country with long distances, which makes the organising of paper recovery expensive.Recovered paper is a good and valuable raw material for the industry. The importance as industrial raw material of the fibres derived from it has been increasing steadily over the past 15 years. “All of the recycled fibre available in Finland is used here, but, because of our population base and consumption volumes, fibre use does not reach Central

ELEKTA WINS TENDER TO DELIVER SOPHISTICATED 3-D BRAIN MAPPING TECHNOLOGY TO LEADING GERMAN INSTITUTION

PRESS RELEASEStockholm, Sweden, October 11, 2006Elekta has won a tender to deliver Elekta Neuromag®, the world-leading equipment for non-invasive registration of nerve cell activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology to Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science (MPI CBS) in Leipzig, Germany.MPI CBS will upgrade its facilities and replace its current MEG equipment with a brand new Elekta Neuromag® system. With the new MEG system from Elekta installed, neurosurgeons, neurologists and psychiatrists at this renowned institution, will be able to non-invasively

ELEKTA SELECTED TO DELIVER FOUR ADVANCED RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEMS TO IRELAND

PRESS RELEASEStockholm, Sweden, October 11, 2006Elekta, a world leader in advanced radiation therapy, comprehensive cancer management and non-invasive treatment of brain disorders, today announced the award of business from St Luke’s Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. The full project, with a total value of over 10 MEUR includes the installation of four Elekta Synergy®, Elekta’s highly advanced medical linear accelerators incorporating intensity modulated and image guided radiation therapy (IMRT and IGRT).IGRT is rapidly gaining clinical acceptance all over the world and Elekta Synergy is now

Skanska to construct new property in historic London area for SEK 320 M

Skanska has been awarded a contract to build a combined office, retail and residential property in central London. The contract amounts to GBP 23.75 M, about SEK 320 M. The order amount is being included in order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is the property development company Ebble Developments Ltd.The property at 311-318 High Holborn is located within the Chancery Lane conservation area, which places special requirements on the implementation and design. The building will have a steel frame, with a stone and brick façade, some of which is being retained from the older

Interim Report, 1st January–30th September 2006

· Operating income increased by 67.0% (29.5%) to SEK 336.6 million (SEK 201.5 m).· The profit after tax was SEK 134.1 million (SEK 75.3 m).· Earnings per share increased to SEK 4.88 (SEK 2.76).· Net deposits totalled SEK 4,450 million (SEK 3,600 m), corresponding to 14.9% (22.2%) of the total value of custodian accounts at the beginning of the year.Comments from the Managing Director“Our customers should feel that they have chosen Sweden’s best bank for savings. If Avanza is to achieve this position, we must constantly develop better and better savings products. This spring Avanza

Telelogic’s System Architect to Support Mercury’s IT Service Management Offerings

Telelogic Accepted as a Mercury Alliance Program Premier PartnerMERCURY WORLD, LAS VEGAS, NV – Oct. 10, 2006 – Telelogic (Nordic Exchang/Mid Cap/ TLOG), a leading provider of software solutions that align advanced systems and software development with business objectives, today announced it has become a Premier Alliance Partner in the Mercury Alliance Program in the category of enterprise architecture management for integration with Mercury Universal CMDB™, Mercury’s configuration management database. Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader in business technology optimization (

Unibet awarded European Sportsbook of the year

The international magazine Egaming Review has awarded Unibet the prestigious European Sportsbook of the Year 2006. This award rewards “the European operator who has won the battle for customers in the highly competitive European sport betting market.”Other short listed companies were Ladbrokes, Expekt and Betfair.The winning criteria was that “Unibet has grown to become one of the largest European operators since it launched in 1997.””Unibet has during the last year secured a strong position on the European market and all Unibet employees are very proud and pleased to receive this

TRANSCOM ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST SITE IN CHILE

Transcom WorldWide S.A. (“Transcom”), the European CRM and debt collections specialist, today announced the opening of a new call centre in Concepción, Chile.The new service centre, which began operations on Saturday, is Transcom's first development in Latin America and follows some very successful trials in the region. This new centre is initially being developed to cater for the Spanish market and it is expected to absorb business growth from existing clients in Spain. In addition to this, the centre is likely to support the US Hispanic market in the future.The Concepción call centre

Fortum acquires 12.5% Of St. Petersburg Generation Company

Stock Exchange ReleaseFortum has today informed ABN AMRO Finance ZAO of its intention to exercise the right to purchase approximately 12.5 percent of OAO St. Petersburg Generating Company. The purchase price is approximately EUR 120 million. The call option is based on an agreement between ABN AMRO and Fortum according to which the transaction will come in effect once the Russian competition authority has approved it.AOA St. Petersburg Generating Company generates power and heat for the St. Petersburg region. Its annual power generation is approximately 12 TWh and heat production

Ericsson to provide multimedia services to TV format company Bringiton and US TV audiences

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced a contract with Swedish television format company Bringiton AB to provide its Internet Payment Exchange (IPX) service to the upcoming Play Us video gaming docu-drama. Play Us is known for its stars - the female video gamers Les Seules.   Ericsson will provide Bringiton with SMS connections to US mobile operators for payment and interaction via the Ericsson IPX service. At present, content providers have access to 90 percent of US mobile subscribers through the service.   Play Us is a 10-part reality documentary series and world tour. It

Fortum acquires 12.5% Of St. Petersburg Generation Company

Fortum Corporation Stock Exchange Release 10 October 2006Fortum acquires 12.5% Of St. Petersburg Generation Company Fortum has today informed ABN AMRO Finance ZAO of its intention to exercise theright to purchase approximately 12.5 percent of OAO St. Petersburg GeneratingCompany. The purchase price is approximately EUR 120 million. The call option isbased on an agreement between ABN AMRO and Fortum according to which thetransaction will come in effect once the Russian competition authority hasapproved it. AOA St. Petersburg Generating Company generates power and heat

Bure acquires GTU IT Gymnasier AB and Framtidsgymnasiet i Göteborg AB

Bure Equity has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in GTU IT Gymnasier AB and 100 per cent of the shares in Framtidsgymnasiet i Göteborg AB for a total of SEK 80 million. The companies are debt-free and have a combined cash surplus of around SEK 15 million. The seller is GTU Sverige AB. Both companies are active in the educational market and operate independent high schools.GTU IT Gymnasier operates independent high schools at six locations in Sweden with a total of 1,690 pupils and around 150 employees. The company offers education according to a specially designed programme with a focus

YIT CityStroi will start residential construction for 150 flats in Moscow city

PRESS RELEASE Oct. 10, 2006 at 14:00 1(1)YIT CityStroi will start residential construction for 150 flats in Moscow cityYIT CityStroi has acquired investment right to a plot in southern part of Moscow. A total of about 16,400 square metres of residential space can be built on the plot. The company intends to start up construction for 150 flats during year 2007.For additional information, contact:Timo Lehmus, Head of international operations, YIT Construction Ltd, tel. +358 400 409 181, timo.lehmus@yit.fi Petra Thorén, Vice President, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 764 5462, petra.thoren@

YIT WILL START RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF YAROSLAVL IN RUSSIA

PRESS RELEASE Oct. 10, 2006 at 13:20YIT WILL START RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF YAROSLAVL IN RUSSIAYIT Moskovia has acquired investment right to a plot in Yaroslavl, Russia. YIT has the right to build a block of flats on the plot with about 10,000 square metres of housing – approximately 160 flats. The company intends to start up construction in early 2007.Yaroslavl is located about 250 kilometres northeast of Moscow. The city has over 600,000 inhabitants.YIT currently builds housing in St Petersburg, Moscow and Moscow Oblast. In 2007, residential construction will also be

YIT?S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY IN MOSCOW, OCT. 10-11, 2006: YIT?S ANNUAL GROWTH TARGET IN RUSSIA IS 50% O

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE Oct. 10, 2006 at 13:15YIT’S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY IN MOSCOW, OCT. 10-11, 2006: YIT’S ANNUAL GROWTH TARGET IN RUSSIA IS 50% ON AVERAGEThe YIT Group’s strategic objective is profitable growth. The target for revenue growth is 10 per cent annually on average.Russia’s surging economy offers good potential for business development. YIT has set itself the goal of increasing its revenue in Russia by an average of 50 per cent annually during the 2006- 2009 period.Growth in Russia is sought primarily by stepping up residential development and by moving ahead with non-

Xfera successfully completes the first 3G-call on its network

TeliaSonera’s mobile operator in Spain, Xfera, today completed the first call using the UMTS network that the company is rolling out in the country.“The first call marks a milestone in our countdown to launch before the end of the year, and guarantees – together with the roaming agreement we have with Vodafone - a seamless nationwide quality coverage for all of our future customers”, says Johan Andsjö, President of Xfera.As stated in August, Ericsson is the vendor in charge of the network roll out project and has been working alongside Xfera in setting up the network infrastructure

Ericsson's high-performance broadband named best access technology for 2006

Ericsson's (NASDAQ:ERIC) High-Performance EDA (VDSL2) solution has been awarded as 2006's best access technology by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC) at Broadband World Forum 2006.The IEC InfoVision award confirms the leadership of Ericsson's EDA - with more than 100 networks, the most widely deployed IP-DSLAM solution in the world.Earlier this year Ericsson launched a completely new out-site plant concept for its High-Performance EDA solution: fiber-deep broadband access over copper, based on the new VDSL2 standard.This solution represents a tenfold performance

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