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Moody´s affirms long-term credit ratings on TeliaSonera AB and TeliaSonera Finland Oyj

Moody´s affirms long-term credit ratings on TeliaSonera AB and TeliaSonera Finland Oyj Rating agency Moody´s today affirmed its "A2" long-term rating of TeliaSonera AB and changed the outlook to positive from negative. At the same time Moody´s affirmed its "Baa1" long-term rating of TeliaSonera´s Finnish subsidiary TeliaSonera Finland Oyj and changed the outlook to positive from stable. "We´re pleased that Moody´s today affirmed our ratings and thereby confirmed the strong credit-position of the Group", says Kim Ignatius, CFO, TeliaSonera AB. N.B. See below the attached press releases from

Telelogic Lends Support to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System

Telelogic Lends Support to Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System - Tighter Integration of Telelogic and Microsoft Tools Provide Unique Solutions for Software Developers - IRVINE, California - May 24, 2004 - Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), a leading global provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development, today announced its intent to support Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System, a set of extensible lifecycle tools that helps software teams collaborate to reduce the complexity of delivering modern service-oriented solutions. Introduced at Microsoft Tech·Ed

Ericsson and MTN Group sign agreements for mobile network equipment and services

The agreements build on Ericsson's and MTN's ten year relationship and experience in meeting the demands of mobile phone users in the sub-Saharan region. The agreement moves the relationship to a new level aimed at evolving and growing the MTN business. The agreement for equipment supply and delivery covers pre-defined solutions for mobile core and radio access network, ensuring an efficient supply chain and scalability across all MTN markets. The agreement for provisioning of services includes business and technology consulting, network and systems design, deployment and integration,

HiQ signs framework agreement with Telenor

HiQ signs framework agreement with Telenor HiQ is signing a framework agreement with Telenor AB. The agreement covers consulting services in systems development, service development and telecoms expertise. "HiQ had a framework agreement with Telenor previously and we are looking forward to continuing our cooperation with Telenor AB," says Patrik Boman, Managing Director of HiQ Stockholm. Telenor AB is a full service provider of data communication, fixed telephony and mobile telephony, operating on the Swedish market. Telenor is one of the biggest listed companies in Norway. HiQ has long

New opportunities for Maritime Hydraulics

The derricks will be placed on production platforms offshore the Sakhalin Island north of Japan. The project starts up immediately, and the delivery is scheduled for the end of 2004.   "Varco has traditionally been one of Maritime Hydraulics' competitors within the field of drilling structures, however the company has now decided to leave this market, thus providing Maritime Hydraulics with new opportunities, says Sales Manager Vidar Skjelbred optimistically. He adds that the engineering will take place at Dvergsnes in Kristiansand, Norway, whereas the construction will be carried out

Handelsbanken presents the impact of a possible demutualisation of SPP - good for SPP's policyholders and good for Handelsbanken's shareholders

Handelsbanken arranged a capital market day today to present the impact of a possible demutualisation of its subsidiary SPP into a profit-distributing company.   Background In 2001, Handelsbanken acquired SPP with the purpose of demutualising the company. The guiding principle for this was the Bank's experience of the demutualisation of Handelsbanken Liv which was planned at the time, but had not yet been implemented. At the time of acquisition, the Bank stated that demutualisation would take place in 2005. Due to the weak capital markets in 2001 and 2002 and the ambition to

The Board of Skandia's comments in relation the local long term incentive programmes in American Skandia

The Board of Skandia's comments in relation the local long term incentive programmes in American Skandia Questions have been raised about the long term incentive programmes in Skandia during the years 1997 - 2003. On April 14, 2004, the Board therefore published a memorandum concerning these questions on Skandia's web site. Information about local long term incentive programmes in the divested business of American Skandia was not included in the memorandum. There were several reasons for this that are set out below. * Skandia's business within long term savings was during the period 1990 -

Ratos divests Q-Labs

Ratos has signed an agreement to sell all its shares in the IT-consulting company Q-Labs to Det Norske Veritas and a member of Q-Labs management team. The transaction will not have any impact on Ratos's results.Ratos made its original investment in Q-Labs in 2000 with a total of SEK 190m. Since then Q-Labs has streamlined its operations in order to adapt to the decreased demand of advanced IT-consultancy services. The company's development in the last year has been positive. The book value of Ratos's Q-Labs holding has previously been written down and amounted to SEK 39m at end of March

Barrick Gold awards contract for Cowal project to Aker Kvaerner

Managing Director of Barrick Gold of Australia, Stephen Orr, said, "we are pleased to engage Aker Kvaerner on Cowal's project construction.  The Cowal Gold mine represents a significant new investment for Barrick in Australia and it is expected to make an important contribution to Barrick's growing production profile."  Aker Kvaerner Australia Managing Director, Mr Tom Quinn, said, "It is pleasing that our approach to deliver projects effectively while at the same time achieving high standards for health, safety and the environment is being recognized by many of our clients. Barrick's

C-Pen and a mobile camera turn into meter reader

C-Pen and a mobile camera turn into meter reader Anoto Group (publ) - through its business unit C Technologies - and Hong Kong listed Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited, are jointly developing a camera for optical reading of electricity meters. The concept is validated by a joint pilot installation with Öresundskraft in Helsingborg during the fall, however already today an optical technology for meter reading is presented that could dramatically reduce future investments in remote meter reading. C Technologies, the company that developed the C-Pen and presently a business unit

ROTTNEROS TO INCREASE PULP PRICES FOR NBSK

Rottneros will increase the list price for NBSK (long fibre sulphate pulp) by 30 USD/tonne to 670 USD/tonne. The increase is valid as of June 1 2004.Upplands Väsby 21 May 2004 ROTTNEROS AB (Publ.) For further information call CEO Lars Blecko, tel. +46 70 641 49 10 The Rottneros Group, listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, is one of the world’s leading non-integrated producers of market pulp. The Group includes the parent company Rottneros AB, five pulp mills in Sweden and Spain, a small sawmill as well as raw materials purchasing companies in Latvia and Portugal. The Group also

Nordisk Renting builds office for If in Turku in association with Hartela

Nordisk Renting builds office for If in Turku in association with Hartela Nordisk Renting Oy has reached an agreement with the Finnish construction company Hartela to build a new landmark office building for If in Turku. A 15-year leasing agreement has been signed between Nordisk Renting and If Vahinkovakuutusyhtiö Oy, a subsidiary to the If Group, which is the leading casualty insurance Group in the Nordic region and part of one of the leading Finnish Financial Groups, Sampo. The overall investment is estimated to be worth EUR 44m. The property will be a landmark in Turku, strategically

OMHEX and Lithuanian State Property Fund sign the privatization agreement of National Stock Exchange of Lithuania and Ce

OMHEX and Lithuanian State Property Fund sign the privatization agreement of National Stock Exchange of Lithuania and Central Securities Depository of Lithuania Following the decision by the Lithuanian State Property Fund in March this year to select OMHEX as the strategic partner for the ownership of the National Stock Exchange of Lithuania (NSEL) and the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL), the parties today signed the privatization agreement for 44.3 percent of the shares of NSEL and 32 percent of the shares of CSDL. The purchase price is EUR 1.45 million for the shares of

Rise in profits for the VSM Group

Rise in profits for the VSM Group · Operating result before amortization of intangible assets (EBITA) rose during the first quarter by 38% to SEK 69 million (SEK 50 million). · Net profit rose to SEK 31 million (SEK 15 million). · Net sales were SEK 519 million (SEK 558 million). Expressed with fixed exchange rates this is a slight increase. · Operating cash flow improved by SEK 33 million to SEK 0 million despite a seasonal increase in working capital. · The new ultra-modern embroidery machine, Designer SE, was warmly received by American dealers. In the first quarter of 2004, sales for

Hafslund ASA - Mandatory notification of trade

In connection with Hafslund ASA's wage settlement for 2003, all employees were offered 303 Hafslund B-shares (157 shares for employees working less than 50% of full time). The background is the agreement made with the employee organisations on a zero percentage nominal wage settlement in 2003. In total 422.535 Hafslund-B shares were allotted. After this, Hafslund holds 564.109 Hafslund B-shares   For further information, please contact SVP PR Frode Geitvik, tel. +47 95 84 39 33   Oslo, 20 May 2004

MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES FINAL DISMISSAL OF FEDERAL LAWSUIT

MAXIM PHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCES FINAL DISMISSAL OF FEDERAL LAWSUIT SAN DIEGO-- (BUSINESS WIRE)- May 20, 2004--Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq NM: MAXM)(SSE: MAXM) announced that the Plaintiff in the Company's federal class action securities complaint has dropped their appeal of the court's previous dismissal of the action, ending the litigation. On December 14, 2000, the plaintiff Blake Martin, on behalf of himself and purportedly on behalf of a class of similarly situated stockholders, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California against

Trade subject to notification - options

Orkla's holding of Orkla shares is 7,608,756. It is expected that the adoption of the Annual General Meeting to amortise 1,607,151 shares will be carried out in August this year. When the amortisation has been implemented Orkla's total holding of own shares will be 6,001,605.   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.

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