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Gunnebo acquires Gateway and strengthens its position on retail security market

Gunnebo, the international security group, has today acquired Gateway Security AB, the Swedish article surveillance company. Gateway has an annual turnover of some MEUR 11 and 60 employees, of whom 35 work in Sweden. Production takes place at Gateway’s plant in Motala, where some 30 people are employed, as well as on a contract basis at local manufacturers and in Eastern Europe. Gateway also has subsidiaries in Portugal, the USA and Brazil.Gateway, which was founded in 1994 by Bengt Johansson and his family, develops, manufactures and markets all existing types of device for article

Icelandair Orders Zonal Drying™ System for Boeing 757-300 Aircraft

Nyköping, Sweden, December 8, 2004, – Icelandair has placed an additional order with CTT Systems for the Zonal Drying™ System to be installed in one Boeing 757-300 aircraft“This additional order from Icelandair is based on the improved economical and operational benefits received using the Zonal Drying™ System in their operation since October 2002” said Torbjörn Johansson, president, CTT Systems. “Icelandair decided early to combat the root cause of condensation and not select temporary solutions. With our Zonal Drying™ System installed Icelandair will benefit from an increased operational

NCC secures construction assignment worth SEK 191 million from Biogen Idec

NCC Construction Denmark and Biogen Idec have signed a Letter of Intent regarding an order with a value of DKK 160 million, corresponding to approximately SEK 191 million. In January, NCC will commence construction of a new head office and new laboratories for Biogen Idec in Hillerød, Denmark.NCC is to construct the Danish head office of Biogen Idec, the world’s third largest biotech company. The assignment is for the construction of three buildings that will contain laboratory, administrative and restaurant facilities. Floor space in the buildings will total 10,231 square meters. The

"Constraints would prevent market development" - Vattenfall presents new analysis of the electricity market

Vattenfall presented its latest electricity market report, “Vattenfall’s Views on the Electricity Market 2004”, today. This is the third report that Vattenfall has published on the development of the European electricity market.“In Europe, the concept of open power markets is still young and we have to acknowledge that in some respect the markets are still immature and learning. It would, however, be a backward step and prevent market forces from unfolding to try to solve the market’s teething problems by politically imposing constraints such as prices caps. The long-term effects would be

Componenta Corporation Financial Calendar 2005

Componenta Corporation Financial Calendar 2005Componenta Corporation will publish its financial statements for 2004 onThursday, 20 January 2005 at 9.30 am. The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of Componenta Corporation will be held at 14.00am Monday, 7 February 2005. During 2005 Componenta will publish three interim reports as follows: The first interim report for 1 Jan - 31 March 2005 will be published on 13 April 2005The second interim report for 1 Jan - 30 June 2005 will be published on 13 July 2005The third interim report for 1 Jan - 30 Sept 2005 will be published on 12 October

Building company of the year

On the 01 Dec 2004 it was a ceremony where:   in three areas: - building company (producer)- main contractor- organisation   has been given awards.   Lindab has received award: BUILDING COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2004 among thousands companies on the market - companies like : Lindab, Hochtief, Knauf, Rockwool, Ruukki and few others in total 3 areas.   Its a honour for us to have such certificate, beeing recognised by external auditors (professors and building branch magazines) as realiable and creative company.   See the certificate: Building company of

Telia reduces prices for mobile data traffic

Telia customers can now work and surf wirelessly at lower cost. Prices have been cut by 50 percent for most types of mobile data traffic users, thanks to the introduction of four new fixed monthly rates that give subscribers a certain volume of data per month.The fixed monthly rates, valid as of December 1, reduce the price of mobile data traffic, compared with the variable rate that Telia previously charged for mobile data. The four fixed monthly volumes that are now being introduced are clearly designed to meet the requirements of different mobile data users, making it easy for customers

TELE2 COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF UTA

New York and Stockholm – Tele2 AB, (“Tele2”), (Nasdaq Stock Market: TLTOA and TLTOB and Stockholmsbörsen: TEL2A and TEL2B), the leading alternative pan-European telecommunications company, today announced that following the necessary approvals from the Austrian anti-trust authorities, it has completed the acquisition of UTA, the leading Austrian alternative telecommunications operator.Tele2 has acquired UTA for MEUR 213 on a debt-free basis with consideration consisting of cash and assumed debt. This acquisition allows Tele2 to cut its costs significantly in Austria, with cost synergies

Skanska will take a SEK 410 million (USD 56 million) charge in Skanska USA Building in the fourth quarter

Skanska’s periodic project review process has identified a need for a write-down of SEK 345 million (USD 47 million) on a project for a government agency, which is in the early stages of construction. A review of other lump-sum bid projects shows a need for further write-downs of USD 9 million.In total the write-downs amount to SEK 410 million (USD 56 million) and will be charged to operating income in Skanska USA Building in the fourth quarter. Net profit will be negatively impacted by approximately SEK 245 million (USD 33 million) corresponding to SEK 0.6 per share. “This confirms our

Success for Sony Ericsson V800: 3G mobile phone straight to No. 1 at Vodafone Sweden's stores

There can be no doubt about the popularity of Sony Ericsson’s new 3G mobile phone, the Sony Ericsson V800, which went straight to the top of November’s sales list in Vodafone Sweden’s stores.”This is the first 3G handset to top our list and it does so with a vengeance. Despite only being available in stores since 10 November, it has outsold every other model this month. The Sony Ericsson V800 is specially adapted for our services and we have noticed that it is already helping to increase the use of 3G-enabled services such as downloading music, watching sports video clips and making

Trade subject to notification - options

The managers will be entitled to buy a corresponding number of Orkla shares at a strike price of NOK 205.70.  These options may not be exercised until after the publication of Orkla's financial results for 2007 (in February 2008) and will expire on 15 December 2010.   Moreover, Orkla ASA is obliged to award 128,500 options a year from now at a strike price equal to market price on the award date plus 10%. These options may not be exercised until after the publication of Orkla's financial results for 2008 (in February 2009) and will expire on 15 December 2011.   The above

SCA acquires all shares in jointly owned Mexican hygiene operations

SCA and the Mexican company Copamex S.A. de C.V. (Copamex) currently own 50% each of the hygiene products company Copamex Productus al Consumidor S.A. de C.V. (CPG). To achieve an efficient coordination with SCA’s other operations, primarily in North and South America, and to attain full control over the company’s future management and development in the rapidly growing markets in Mexico and Central America, SCA has acquired the remaining shares in CPG. In late spring 2004, SCA acquired half of Copamex’s tissue operations. Thereafter, this business has been legally and operationally

Impairment write-down of approximately SEK 3.4 billion of TeliaSonera International Carrier - no impact on cash flow

The annual impairment test required by International Financial Reporting Standards gives a recoverable value of TeliaSonera International Carrier’s net fixed assets, which is close to zero. As a consequence, a write-down of approximately SEK 3.4 billion will affect the result but not the cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2004. The remaining book value for TeliaSonera International Carrier will be zero.That a careful reassessment of future year’s cash flows as a basis for the asset valuation of International Carrier would be finalized before the end of the year has been indicated in both

AB Volvo announces repurchase of 250,000 B shares and 10,000 A shares

Further to the decision taken by AB Volvo's Board of Directors on June 17, 2004, regarding repurchase of own shares, AB Volvo has, on Tuesday, December 7, acquired 250,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 268.00 and 273.00 with an average price of SEK 271.35. And has acquired 10,000 series A shares. The shares were traded between SEK 258.00 and 262.50 with an average price of SEK 260.12.On June 17, 2004, the Board of AB Volvo decided to acquire through purchase on Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) a maximum of 22,076,045 Series A and/or Series B shares, however, not

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES COMPLETES PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION OF CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES

SANTA ANA, Calif., December 7, 2004 – Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWAV) today announced it closed a private placement of an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of convertible subordinated notes due November 2024, with a 1.875 percent interest rate, after the initial purchaser in Powerwave’s recent private placement of $150 million of convertible subordinated notes due November 2024 exercised its right, in full, to purchase the additional notes. The company received net cash proceeds of approximately $48.5 million from the sale of the additional notes after deduction

News release from the Annual General Meeting of AB Lindex

The Annual General Meeting of AB Lindex held on 7 December 2004 approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to pay the shareholders a dividend of SEK 15.00 per share. 10 December 2004 was set as the record day for the right to receive a dividend. The dividend will be remitted by VPC on 15 December 2004. Christer Gardell, Conny Karlsson, Bengt Larsson and Lars Otterbeck were re-elected as Board Members. Kicki Olivensjö, Nora Förisdal Larssen and Lars Förberg were elected as Board Members. Kicki Olivensjö (b.1958) is a fashion and textiles consultant. She is a board member of Idinge&olivensjö

Volvo CE sign agreement for sale of LB Smith Virginia dealership

Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and McClung-Logan Virginia LLC, a subsidiary of McClung-Logan Equipment Company, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, have signed an agreement to sell Volvo CE’s LB Smith dealership operations in Virginia to McClung-Logan Virginia.The agreement between Volvo CE and McClung-Logan Virginia was signed on December 6, 2004. Closing will take place on December 31, 2004. Volvo CE purchased the assets associated with the Volvo construction equipment business of LB Smith, its distributor for a majority of the East Coast of the United States in May 2003. Since that

HiQ develops real-time betting software for Veikkaus, the Finnish national lottery

HiQ has been helping Veikkaus to develop Live Betting, a gaming concept enabling sports fans to bet in real time on sport events such as football matches. Live Betting is a new feature for the OnNet Gaming Platform that Veikkaus has developed in cooperation with HiQ. Live Betting was commercially launched during November 2004.“Sports betting and Internet gaming are becoming increasingly popular and HiQ possesses unique skills in the area of Internet gaming, skills that are increasingly sought after. We are of course very happy to continue our positive cooperation with Veikkaus,” says Anssi

ROTTNEROS TO DISCONTINUE PRODUCTION OF MAGNEFITE PULP AT UTANSJÖ MILL IN JANUARY

Pulp producer Rottneros will discontinue production of magnefite pulp at Utansjö Mill on 12 January, about a month sooner than originally planned. At the end of March/beginning of April the new plant for the production of CTMP (Chemo-Thermo-Mechanical Pulp) from aspen will be put into operation.Magnefite pulp production can be discontinued earlier than expected because the existing stock is sufficient for deliveries throughout most of 2005. This will mark the end of the Rottneros Group’s magnefite pulp production, a segment where profitability is weak. The book value write-down of SEK 68

SAAB Board Meeting today announces changes in BAE Systems engagement in SAAB

SAAB takes increased marketing responsibility for Gripen fighter aircraft and BAE SYSTEMS intends to reduce its shareholding in SAABIn 1995 SAAB and BAE SYSTEMS created a 50/50 Joint Venture to develop and explore the Gripen Export business. In order to adapt to both external and internal dynamics, this Joint Venture has evolved including the creation of Gripen International as the export marketing organization for Gripen. SAAB and BAE SYSTEMS have jointly decided to develop further the cooperation regarding the Gripen export business. SAAB will take the responsibility for Gripen

Lindex result for the first quarter is expected to amount to approximately SEK 115 Mkr

Lindex result after financial items is provisionally estimated to amount to approximately SEK 115 (88) Mkr for the first quarter 2004/2005. Lindex continues to reduce costs in the current organisation. Reduced personell costs and a changed marketing mix with a focus on store campaigns have lead to lower costs. A slightly decreased sale compared to the previous year is expected. The full report for the first quarter will be pulished as previously announced, 19 January 2005. AB Lindex (publ)

Broadband network inaugurated in Municipality of Sigtuna

The broadband network ordered by the Municipality of Sigtuna is now finished. The network, which will provide broadband speeds of up to 8 Mbit/s to the majority of households, was officially inaugurated on Tuesday (Dec. 7). Sigtuna is the first municipality in Stockholm County to use a municipality-wide broadband network.The broadband network is based on TeliaSonera’s Skanova IP City solution, which utilizes the existing telephone network in combination with a new fibre optic network. The technology allows a high broadband penetration rate, even in sparsely populated areas. In the

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