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Saab and Airbus sign contract for A400M

Saab AB and Airbus have today signed an agreement for the development and production of the crew entrance door for the A400M military transport aircraft. The contract value could be up to MSEK 400 considering the market potential and makes Saab a risk-sharing partner in the A400M program.“We are proud that Airbus has chosen Saab Aerostructures to develop and produce the crew entrance door for the A400M. We look forward to take part in the A400M project as a partner. We have enjoyed good cooperation with Airbus for many years, and the fact that they have chosen us as a supplier in this

Organizational change - Business Area Ventilation

As of 1st January 2005, Hannu Paitula will take up his new position as Business Area Manager for BA Ventilation. Hannu Paitula has worked in the Ventilation business for 20 years, and has previously worked for Fläkt, ABB and Fläkt Woods Group as a CEO.   Johan Bergkvist, currently the Business area Manager for Business area Ventilation, as of 1st January 2005, Johan Bergkvist will work with business development within the Business area Ventilation.   Grevie, 29 November 2004   Kjell ÅkessonCEO

Axis introduces network dome cameras with pan/tilt/zoom control over IP networks

Axis Communications launched today two high performance network dome cameras for professional security surveillance and remote monitoring applications. The AXIS 231D and AXIS 232D Network Dome Cameras further strengthen Axis' position as the leading provider of quality network video solutions.Axis' new series of network dome cameras offer the combined functionality of a legacy analog dome with the best features found in a high quality network camera. The AXIS 231D and AXIS 232D deliver high quality, full frame rate Motion JPEG video with the capability to remotely control pan, tilt and zoom

Swedish Match chooses Document Automation from ReadSoft

Swedish Match, the major tobacco company in Sweden, has chosen ReadSoft to improve order handling efficiency at their subsidiary Swedish Match Distribution. ReadSoft DOCUMENTS for Forms will minimize manual reading and processing of the order forms which are sent to Swedish Match from their customers around Sweden. This is one of ReadSoft’s largest forms-processing deals in Sweden this year.The customers of Swedish Match order large amounts of tobacco products to their stores each day. The orders are often faxed, and up until today the incoming forms have been received and handled manually.

NCC to build premises in Asker, Norway, for SEK 141 million

NCC Construction AS has entered into an agreement with Briksdalen Eiendom regarding the construction of new office and commercial premises at Slependen in the Municipality of Asker. The project is valued at approximately SEK 141 million (NOK 131 million) and will be implemented in part as a Partnering project.*Project work will commence no later than January 3, 2005 and the estimated construction period is 22 months. The project comprises a total of 38,000 square meters. A three-story garage facility accounts for 23,100 square meters of the total and the two-story office and commercial

Joachim Jaginder new Eniro CFO

Joachim Jaginder, age 42, has been appointed as new Chief Financial Officer of Eniro starting no later than February 17, 2005. Joachim Jaginder worked most recently at Song Networks Holding AB, where he has been CFO since May 2003. Previously, Joachim Jaginder was CFO at Teleca AB and AU-System AB, as well as chief controller and deputy director of finance at Svenska McDonalds AB. “I am pleased to announce that Joachim Jaginder will be Eniro’s new CFO. We have worked together previously, and I am convinced that his expertise will provide a valuable contribution to Eniro,” says Tomas Franzén,

Mandator signs general agreement with RFV and SPV

RFV (Riksförsäkringsverket, National Swedish Social Insurance Board) and SPV (Statens pensionsverk, National Swedish Government Employee Pensions Board) have engaged IT consultant Mandator as a supplier in their general agreement procurement process for 2005.Mandator has been selected to supply IT services to RFV and SPV.The general agreement runs for three years beginning 1 January 2005, with a possible two-year extension.Pricing and competence were important criteria in the two authorities' selection.Of the 79 suppliers submitting tenders, 22 were selected by RFV and SPV.The

New Contracts Totalling NOK 250 million for Veidekke in Sogn og Fjordane

Veidekke's construction operations in the district of Sogn og Fjordane have started work on a number of turnkey contracts with a total value of NOK 250 million excluding VAT.Fosshaugane Campus, Sogndal SIL-Tribuna AS has commissioned Veidekke to build Fosshaugane Campus, which is a combined school and office building with parking facilities. The building will be situated close to the Fosshaugane Stadium and will also include new grandstand facilities to the south and west of the stadium. The project has a total floor area of 14,000 m2. Construction starts at the beginning of December

Teleca opens new office in Poland

Teleca is opening a new office in Lodz, Poland, to supplement its previously established office in Warsaw. Recently Teleca has been very successful in selling projects offering high quality and close proximity to the customer at very favourable prices. This has been achieved by having an office near customers that runs joint projects with Teleca’s subsidiary in Poland, where costs are lower. Teleca is now opening its second office in Poland to enable it to meet increasing demand and offer prices that are even more competitive.Teleca’s subsidiary in Poland is primarily a development,

AB Volvo repurchase 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 Friday, November 26, acquired 250,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 272.00 and 274.00 with an average price of SEK 273.30. And acquired 10,000 series A shares. The shares were traded between SEK 262.00 and 263.50 with an average price of SEK 263.05.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 to

Aspiro chosen as preferred provider of mobile content services to the Norwegian mobile operator NetCom

NetCom the second largest mobile operator in Norway has chosen Aspiro, in competition with several other European providers, as its preferred provider of mobile content services. Aspiro will manage all entertainment categories at NetCom’s web and wap portals. NetCom will be one of Aspiro’s major partners, based on expected net sales.As from 1st February 2005 Aspiro will manage the entertainment categories games, sounds (ring tones, music etc), animations and color pictures at NetCom’s web and wap portals. Aspiro contributes with its experience in consumer behavior, product portfolio and

Eniro repurchases own shares

As mandated by the previously announced Board decision, Eniro AB (publ) on Fridady November 26 has purchased 10,000 of its own shares. The shares were acquired at an average price of SEK 64,75 each.The Board of Directors of Eniro AB (publ) has decided to utilize the buy-back mandate of not more than SEK 400 M, which was granted at the Annual General Meeting on March 31, 2004. The purchase of own shares shall be carried out during the period until the Annual General Meeting in 2005. Repurchase shall be effected within the so-called spread, that is, the interval between the highest bid price

Administrative decision against Boliden's Spanish subsidiary

The administrative Supreme Court of Spain has rendered a final decision dismissing Apirsa’s appeal against the administrative decision of the Spanish Ministry of Environment imposing a liability on Apirsa in the amount of EUR 45 million in connection with the 1998 tailings dam breach in Los Frailes, Spain. The administrative court stated in its decision that, even though the dam failure was caused by design and construction errors by the companies responsible for designing and building the dam and Apirsa has the right to pursue corresponding claims against those companies, Apirsa, as an

The Swedish tax authority rescinds decision to raise Holmen's income assessment

The Swedish tax authority decided in December 2003 to raise Holmen AB’s taxable income by some MSEK 2,600, which would involve an increase of more than MSEK 700 in the company’s tax charge. This decision related to the capital reduction and dividend paid by the Group’s French operations that were taken up in the company’s tax return for 2001. Holmen appealed against the decision to the County Administrative Court. The Swedish tax authority has now revised its decision and announced that it no longer maintains its earlier decision but accepts the way in which Holmen has treated the capital

SAS Ground Services and transport union reach agreement

Following local negotiations, the Swedish Air Transport Employers’ Association and the Swedish Transport Workers’ Union signed an agreement today on the transition to the “National Agreement” for about 800 loaders within SAS Ground Services Sweden. The parties have also signed an agreement on transition rules.The transition means that loaders at SAS Ground Services will have the same agreement as other loaders in the industry. “The competition in the airline industry is intense. We cannot afford more expensive agreements than our competitors in load-handling,” says Madeleine Raukas,

Veidekke sells 50 % of its shares in Ramirent

Veidekke has today sold 1,100,000 of its shares in plant hire company Ramirent Oyj at a price of 19.25 Euro each. This sale represents a gain of NOK 35 million and releases NOK 170 million in liquid assets.Veidekke is very pleased to be able to realise a substantial gain on the sale of these shares and reduce the exposure this investment has entailed. Ramirent has shown a positive development during the period Veidekke has been a shareholder in the company, as is reflected in its share price performance. We believe that value creation will continue in Ramirent and for this reason we wish to

Song Networks´ management in place

On Thursday, Song Networks´ new management fell into place when CEO Mats Lundqvist introduced his new management team at the company’s headquarters in Stockholm.”We can now begin looking at Song’s future and together work to ensure successful integration between Song and TDC. I feel convinced that this new team is a sign of the good pan-Nordic times to come for Song and TDC. The new organization is characterized by experience and intends to make its mark on Song's future development in a targeted and customer-oriented way," says Martin Lippert, Executive Vice President of TDC Business. Song'

Trade subject to notification - Shares for employees 2004

This programme was introduced in 1999. The offer was valid from 15 November to 25 November 2004.   The following primary insiders have bought 100 shares in Orkla at NOK 144.00 on the 25 November 2004:   Corporate Director Legal Affairs Karl Otto Tveter, Orkla ASA, increases his holding to 1,100 shares and 24,667 options in Orkla ASA. Director Gunnar Vikstrøm, Borregaard, increases his holding to  4,200 shares and 5,000 options in Orkla ASA. Managing Director Jan Lindh, Orkla Media, increases his total holding to  33,028 shares and 7,500 options in Orkla ASA. Managing

Anoto Groups Nomination committee

In accordance with decision on the Anoto Group AGM on April 26, 2004, a Nomination committee has been formed. The nomination committee consists of Ingegerd Borg (Ericsson), Bernard Gander (Logitech), Jesper Lyckeus (Capital Group) and Britt Reigo (Robur funds), who together represent the four largest shareholders on October 31, 2004. In addition the Chairman of Anoto is part of the Nomination committee and is the convener. Together, the Nomination committee represents close to 50% of the shares and votes of Anoto Group. The task for the Nomination committee is to propose Board of Directors

Largest contract ever for Scania in Algeria

The Scania distributor in Algeria, Mavia, has sold 150 trucks to haulage company Tonic Emballage in Algiers. Of these, 120 will be assembled in Sweden and the Netherlands in January next year, making them among the very last of Scania’s 4-series trucks to be built in Europe.The remaining 30 tractor units will be assembled locally in Algeria by Mavia at the company’s facility in Oued Smar just outside Algiers. The bodies for the 120 trucks from Sweden and the Netherlands – platform models with tail lifts and tarpaulin covers – will be built by Gehab of Alvesta, Sweden. “In other words, these

Don't call a Finn at a party

Danes and Finns turn off their mobile phone at parties, while Swedes and Norwegians keep their phone on. If you want to be sure to reach someone at a party, sending an SMS message is always the safest bet. These are some of the findings of a recent survey on communication habits that was commissioned by TeliaSonera. More than 2,000 Scandinavians were polled.Four out of five Swedes, as well as four out of five Norwegians, feel that you can answer your mobile phone at a party, but only one of out five Danes, and one out of two Finns, consider it acceptable. “The Danes have a restrictive

HK RUOKATALO?S SHARE OFFERING FULLY SUBSCRIBED

HK Ruokatalo Oyj STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN 26 Nov. 2004, at 10:30amHK RUOKATALO’S SHARE OFFERING FULLY SUBSCRIBED The subscription period for HK Ruokatalo’s share issue expired on 25November 2004. Preliminary results indicate that around 8.6 millionnew Series A Shares, more than 99 per cent of the number of sharesoffered, were subscribed by virtue of the Primary Pre-emptiveSubscription Right (Primary Right). The number of subscriptions madeby virtue of the Secondary Pre-emptive Subscription Right (SecondaryRight) far exceeded the number of shares offered. The shares subscribed

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