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BioInvent to Supply Critical Antibodies for Orbus Medical Technology's Innovative Genous Bio-engineered Surface

BioInvent to Supply Critical Antibodies for Orbus Medical Technology's Innovative Genous Bio-engineered Surface Lund, Sweden and Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA: BioInvent International AB (SAX:BINV) and Orbus Medical Technologies, Inc. announced today the signing of an agreement for the supply of cGMP quality antibodies for clinical evaluation stents coated with the Genous Bio-engineered Surface. This innovative coating is applied to a stent for the prevention of thrombosis (blood clotting) and the reduction of restenosis (reblockage) following coronary angioplasty to open clogged arteries.

Free Olympic game broadcasts for Telia mobile subscribers

Free Olympic game broadcasts for Telia mobile subscribers Telia's mobile customers will be the only ones in Sweden to be able to receive - on their mobile phones - the live broadcasts of SVT, the Swedish public service television company, from the Summer Olympics in Athens. Telia will also offer subscribers a news archive packed with information in text, image and video clip form, and a subscription service to the latest Olympic game news via SMS or MMS. Telia will provide all these Olympic services free of charge to its mobile customers. Through the Telia Go service, subscribers with a 3G

ELEKTA ESTABLISH NEW SUBSIDIARY IN AUSTRALIA

ELEKTA ESTABLISH NEW SUBSIDIARY IN AUSTRALIA PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, June 24, 2004 ELEKTA ESTABLISH NEW SUBSIDIARY IN AUSTRALIA Elekta, a world-leading supplier of advanced and innovative radiation oncology and neurosurgery solutions, today on Thursday, June 24, 2004 started up operations of its new subsidiary organization in Australia, Elekta Pty. Ltd. "As a result of our long-term commitment to the whole Asia-Pacific region, Elekta has seized the opportunity to fully realize our potential in the growing markets for both radiation therapy and neurosurgery systems in Australia and New

Trade subject to notification

A total of 1,925,773 options have currently been issued. Moreover, Orkla has an exposure through a cash-settled financial derivative of 450,000 underlying shares in the hedge position related to the remaining part of the cash bonus programme.   Orkla currently holds 7,535,091 shares. The resolution adopted by the Annul General Meeting to amortise 1,607,151 shares is expected to be carried out in August this year. When the amortisation has been implemented, Orkla will hold a total of  5,927,940 of its own shares.

Nick Poyntz-Wright acting Head of Skandia's UK & Asia Pacific division

Nick Poyntz-Wright acting Head of Skandia's UK & Asia Pacific division While Alan Wilson, Head of Skandia's UK & Asia Pacific division, continues with his recovery from illness, Nick Poyntz-Wright (Chief Operating Officer - UK) has assumed Alan's responsibilities for the UK & Asia Pacific division and duties in the Skandia group's executive management. Mike Evans has stepped into Nick's role as acting Chief Operating Officer for the UK. All other executive management roles remain unchanged. "I am confident that this strong management team will continue to grow the successful UK & Asia

Towngas - Shenzhen to Hong Kong (Tai Po) Twin 18 inch Submarine gas pipeline project

A new gas supply pipeline system will be developed to connect the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal at Shenzhen across Mirs Bay through Tolo Channel to Tai Po gas production plant in Hong Kong. Aker Kvaerner's engineering effort for this detail design contract will be approximately 11,000 man hours; and up to 12 specialists and field engineers will be working on the project. The submarine pipeline system will cover a total length of approximately 32 kilometres - 33 kilometres offshore pipeline section and 1 kilometre onshore section. This will comprise of twin 18

Invitation

SEB Interim Result presentation Q2 2004   SEB's Interim Results Q2 2004 will be released on July 27th around noon. The report, presentations and an extensive package of Facts & Figures will be available on www.sebgroup. com   It is a pleasure for me to invite you to the following meetings regarding the results.   Tuesday, July 27th   Press Conference Lars H Thunell, President & CEO will present and comment upon the Interim Results, Q2 2004. The presentation will be held at Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8 in Stockholm, Tuesday, July 27th at 14.00 p.m. (

Construction wins contract for cancer treatement center

The Proton Beam Therapy Center will be a freestanding radiation oncology center for the treatment of certain types of cancer.  Hitachi is a pioneer in proton beam therapy which is more and more gaining worldwide attention for its promising treatment of certain kinds of cancers.  The process involves a localized form of radiation therapy, in which a proton beam is directed at a tumor deep inside the body to destroy the tumor.  Side effects are minimal compared to radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy. The project will be executed by Aker Kvaerner's subsidiary Aker Kvaerner

Mumbai - Uran Terminal Pipeline Project

This major subsea detail design project is the largest subsea pipeline project to be awarded in India this year. Aker Kvaerner's Singapore office is the group's centre of excellence for subsea pipelines, and the new contract confirms the company's position as the preferred consultant for integrated pipeline and subsea projects in the Asia Pacific Region. The submarine pipeline system, comprising over 500km of submarine pipelines, includes two main trunk lines bringing oil and gas from the field operator Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.'s (ONGC) MNW platform to the land fall point at

PAYNOVA IN COOPERATION WITH RYANAIR

Paynova and Europe’s largest low cost airline, Ryanair, have over the last year discussed how Paynova’s electronic payment services could be adopted into Ryanair’s booking system. The parties have now agreed to perform a technical and commercial feasibility study that will initially cover payment flows from Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Subsequently this may be expanded to Ryanair’s other markets in Europe.Paynova has recently entered into agreements with two Swedish travel operators, SJ (the Swedish state railway company) and Swebus Express within the “Payment services for passenger

NCC sells Belgian properties for SEK 439 million

NCC sells Belgian properties for SEK 439 million NCC Property Development is selling properties in Belgium to Soficom S.A. The sales price is EUR 48.5 million, corresponding to approximately SEK 439 million. The sale will have a marginally positive impact on the NCC Group's second-quarter earnings. As a result of the sale, NCC Property Development has left the Belgian market, with the exception of a 50-percent interest in Cross Point - an 8,000-square-meter office property in central Brussels. "The sale is in line with our strategy of concentrating operations and selling existing properties

Oslo Lufthavn AS/Avinor AS does not intend to continue negotiations with SAS Trading

Oslo Lufthavn AS/Avinor AS does not intend to continue negotiations with SAS Trading Today OSL/Avinor announced that they will continue its contractual negotiations with another operator regarding duty free-shops at the Norwegian airports. A definite concession agreement is expected to be signed in August. In a Letter of Intent OSL/Avinor intends to sign an agreement with another operator regarding the duty free concessions at the following airports: Gardermoen, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Kristiansand. The new concession agreement will be valid for seven years starting in 2005 and is

PAN-EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC IDENTITY BECOMING A REALITY

PAN-EUROPEAN ELECTRONIC IDENTITY BECOMING A REALITY International Porvoo Group Conference in Tallinn, 13-14 May 2004 Representatives from 13 European countries met in Tallinn, Estonia on 13- 14 May 2004 to discuss the situation regarding electronic identity and electronic services and the development projects in participating countries, as well as to exchange information regarding the ongoing projects. This was the 5th conference of the international Porvoo Group which was established in conjunction with the eEurope 2002 project and consists of governmental representatives of European

Wihlborgs does property exchange with Länsförsäkringar Liv

Wihlborgs does property exchange with Länsförsäkringar Liv Wihlborgs today signed a contract with Länsförsäkringar Liv regarding exchange of properties in Stockholm City. Wihlborgs is acquiring three properties on Kungsgatan/Lästmakargatan for SEK 870 million and is relinquishing one property on Östermalm and one on Södermalm in exchange. Wihlborgs is also making a cash payment of SEK 375 million in respect of the difference in value. The deal is being implemented as of 1 July 2004. The properties Wihlborgs is relinquishing in exchange have already been developed and are fully let. They are

Engineering of new gas platform in China

The field has been in production since 1990, and the new development includes a new gas production platform HZ21-1B for compression and dehydration of the gas, and a bridge connecting HZ21-1B with the existing HZ21-1A platform. The project also includes modifications to the HZ21-1A platform. The detailed engineering work will be performed Aker Kvaerner's Singapore office and is scheduled to be completed in nine months.  At peak, approximately 60 staff will be involved in the project. Aker Kvaerner has been active in China and Hong Kong for over 20 years on offshore platform and subsea

Engineering contract for Chinese subsea pipeline

CNOOC aims to develop the PY30-1 & HZ21-1 gas fields. The PY30-1 Gas Field is located approximately 250km South of Hong Kong, where water depth is about 195m.  The HZ21-1 Gas Field is located approximately 160km Southeast of Hong Kong, where water depth is about 115meters. KECS has been awarded the Basic Engineering (Phase 1) and Detailed Engineering (Phase 2) design of the complete 365kilometres long, 20 inch diameter X 65 Grade submarine gas export pipeline system. KECS's project team will include over 15 subsea specialists from various disciplines such as materials, process,

ELEKTA SIGNS PREFERRED PROVIDER CONTRACT WITH CONSORTA

ELEKTA SIGNS PREFERRED PROVIDER CONTRACT WITH CONSORTA PRESS RELEASE Stockholm, 23 June, 2004 ELEKTA SIGNS PREFERRED PROVIDER CONTRACT WITH CONSORTA Consorta, Inc., a leading health care Group Purchasing Organization, today announced the signing of preferred provider contracts with Elekta both for radiation oncology solutions and for stereotactic radiosurgery solutions. Elekta was awarded the contract through Consorta's intensive vendor selection process, which focuses on delivering high-quality, cost-effective products and services to Consorta's health care provider customers. Consorta's

Volvo to be delisted from Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Hamburg stock exchange

Volvo to be delisted from Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Hamburg stock exchange As announced earlier, Volvo has applied to be delisted from Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Hamburg stock exchanges. This application has now been approved and the Volvo share will be delisted from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf stock exchanges on June 25, 2004 and from Hamburg stock exchange on September 30, 2004. In October 2003, Volvo announced that the Company's Board had decided to apply to be delisted from Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Hamburg stock exchanges. Volvo has been listed on the German exchanges in Frankfurt,

Bo Eklöf new chairman of Skandia Liv

Bo Eklöf new Chairman of Skandia Liv At its 2004 Annual General Meeting, Skandia Liv appointed Bo Eklöf as new Chairman of the Board. He has previously served as President and CEO of former SPP and Executive Vice President of Saf. Gert Engman, the newly appointed head of Skandia's Swedish operations, has also been appointed as a new director on the Board. Leaving the Board are Lars Eric Ericsson, Cecilia Daun Wennborg and Jan-Mikael Bexhed. The other board members are Elisabeth Annell, Björn Björnsson, Urban Bäckström, Lars Öberg, Gunnar Holmgren, and the employee representatives Mona

Appointments in Swedish Match

Lars Dahlgren appointed CFOLars Dahlgren, Acting Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Swedish Match effective July 1, 2004. He is a member of Group Management and reports to Sven Hindrikes, President and CEO of Swedish Match.Lars Dahlgren joined Swedish Match in 1996. He has a broad managerial experience from various international positions within the Group. Lars has worked with Group Finance on the executive level since May 2002, primarily in the areas of business control and M&A issues.Lars-Olof Löfman named President of

SSI Advanced Post Services purchases HD RGB Image Processing workstations from Digital Vision

SSI Advanced Post Services purchases HD RGB Image Processing workstations from Digital Vision Stockholm, June 23, 2004 - Digital Vision proudly announces the sale of two DVNR HD Image Processing workstations with AGR4 Grain and Noise Reduction in the new HD/SD Dual Link RGB 4:4:4 configuration to SSI Advanced Post Services. "When we decided to invest in new equipment for our Film Transfer operation, the decision to include the latest products from Digital Vision was easy." explained Gary Fradkin, Director of Engineering at SSI. "Our production profile and the request for the highest

NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS REF

YIT CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT JUNE 23, 2004 14:001(1)NOTIFICATION ON A CHANGE IN HOLDINGS REFERRING TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9, OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKETS ACTYIT Corporation has today received from the Tapiola Group a notification, pursuant to the Finnish Securities Markets Act, Chapter 2, Section 9, according to which the holding of shares by the Tapiola Group in YIT Corporation has fallen below one twentieth (1/20) of YIT Corporation’s share capital and voting rights.When applying the regulations concerning the obligation to disclose holdings, Tapiola General Mutual

Song Networks provides terrestrial fiber based communication service directly from London to Beijing through Russia

Song Networks provides its customers direct access to China through Russia as an extension to its own fiber network. The service is the first in the market that utilizes fiber optic access across from London to Beijing. Through diversified fiber routes and equipment the connection is provided fully protected.Song Networks Holding AB (Stockholmsbörsen: SONW) announces that its Finnish subsidiary Song Networks Oy and CJS TransTeleCom have signed an agreement for interconnection of networks. With the co-operation, Song Networks can provide its customers direct access to Beijing, China through

Nefab acquires packaging company in Belgium

Nefab acquires packaging company in Belgium Nefab has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of the total share in Packinn NV, Belgium. Packinn provides transport packaging, mainly to the export industry. The company's main market is Belgium and the turnover is approximately Euro 4 M. The acquisition is a step forward in Nefab's strategy to increase the presence of the market in Europe. At the same time the acquisition means a broadening of the product range and the product competence. The acquisition is expected to have a positive affect on Nefab's profit per share in the first year.

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