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ReadSoft presents best practices for financial process automation at Financials 2014

New Orleans, LA (March 13, 2014) – ReadSoft, a leading global provider of SAP®-certified financial process automation applications, today announced its participation at the Financials 2014 annual conference, March 18-21, 2014, in Orlando, Florida. Conference attendees will have several chances to learn how best-in-class companies use ReadSoft automation applications to optimize cash flow, create targeted and attainable financial forecasts, and ensure accurate reporting.Conference attendees have the opportunity to hear directly from ReadSoft’s SAP financial processing experts and end users

Dear Colleagues,

Please find ENISA's PR re the 10th anniversary of the EU's cyber security Agency ENISA attached, which will be launched on Friday, 14 March. Feel free to use or to consider to distribute it in your internal or external communications channels, magazines, online, to IT and web, industry, use in speeches, news items, newsletters, etc., and to give your constituencies an EU overview or forward to relevant colleagues etc, as you deem appropriate. On behalf of Ulf Bergstrom, Senior Corporate Communications Officer and Spokesman ENISA - Securing Europe's Information Society European

Research on Corporate Entrepreneurship Rewarded with 100 000 Euros

The 2014 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research is awarded to Professor Shaker Zahra, Professor of Strategy and Robert E. Buuck Chair of Entrepreneurship at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Global Award is the leading international award in entrepreneurship research with a prize sum of EUR 100 000. Professor Zahra is awarded for his research on corporate entrepreneurship in knowledge creation, absorption, and conversion with and impact beyond the broader fields of management and strategy.Professor Zahra has accumulated an impressive record of exceptional

Statement by European public service broadcasters in response to Nils Horner’s death

During a meeting in London on Wednesday evening with the Directors-General from European public service broadcasters, a joint statement was signed in honour of the Swedish correspondent Nils Horner’s memory.Foreign correspondent Nils Horner was killed in Kabul two days ago. The host of the meeting in London was the BBC’s Director General, Tony Hall. “All of us who have signed the Statement would like to express our deep sadness at the killing of the Swedish Radio foreign correspondent, Nils Horner,” says Tony Hall. “We send our deepest condolences to his family, friends and

Scania to deliver 485 trucks to Austrian public sector

The Austrian public procurement organisation Bundesbeschaffungs GmbH (BBG) and Scania Österreich have signed an agreement for the delivery of up to 485 Scania Euro 6 trucks over the next three years. The agreement is worth about EUR 65 million.The trucks will be put into use by Austrian cities, communities and other public organisations, including the Austrian motorway operator ASFINAG. The vehicles will be delivered over a three-year period ending in March 2017. The order represents a breakthrough for Scania’s municipal vehicles in Austria. It covers a variety of truck types, including

Denmark’s leading dental supplier Plandent A/S acquires Fiskers Dental Service A/S

Denmark’s largest dental supplier Plandent A/S has acquired Fiskers Dental Service A/S, the fourth biggest dental distributor in the Danish market. Plandent A/S is a part of Plandent Division, which is Europe’s second largest distributor in dental supplies, technology and services. Plandent Division belongs to the Finnish Planmeca Group which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in dental and medical technology. “This venture is great news for our customers and strengthens our position as the Danish market leader. Fiskers has a history as a Planmeca dealer, so the world-leading

Move by Norway sovereign wealth fund to invest in renewables could have ‘global impact’

(Oslo, Norway) - The government of Norway will mandate the country’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, to invest in renewable energy, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced in Oslo today. “We are thrilled that Norway is stepping forward to lead on renewable energy,” says Nina Jensen, CEO of WWF-Norway. “If done at scale, this will have global impact and redefine how we use money consistent with commitments to limit climate change. “We have long advocated that the fund invest up to 5% in infrastructure for renewable energy. This will require a change in the guidelines for

The Balancing Act® airing on Lifetime Television Welcomes Community Coffee Company

Community Coffee will be featured on the show to talk about the art of the brew and to introduce their unique tasting coffee products(Pompano Beach, FL--CISION—March 11, 2014) Award-winning popular morning show The Balancing Act on Lifetime® TV welcomes Community® Coffee Company to the show. The Louisiana family-based company will be making an upcoming appearance on an “Everyday Gourmet” segment scheduled to air in the fall of 2014. An expert from Community Coffee will join the show to talk about “The art of the brew... what really goes into making a great cup of coffee?” Community

BE Group’s rights issue oversubscribed

The new share issue in BE Group with preferential rights for the company’s share-holders, for which the subscription period ended on 7 March 2014, has been oversubscribed. 99.1 per cent of the shares offered have been subscribed for with subscription rights and 0.9 per cent of the shares offered have been allocated to persons who have notified a wish to subscribe for additional shares in addition to what they subscribed for with subscription rights. In total, such notifications have been received corresponding to 70 per cent of the shares offered. Hence, the rights issue guarantee

Lindab International AB : Lindab strengthens in-house production of indoor climate solutions

Lindab has today entered an agreement to acquire the assets in Novo Clima, manufacturer of water-based indoor climate products, which are included in Lindab's product range. Lindab's President and CEO, Anders Berg, commented: "Our goal is to provide access to products of high quality that rapidly satisfy demand. Through the acquisition of Novo Clima we ensure and increase efficiency in the value chain. During 2013, we saw a positive trend for the project sales of our indoor climate solutions and we will continue to strengthen our knowledge, delivery accuracy and production

Patheon to Showcase Softgel Technology at INTERPHEX

Patheon Inc. , the pharmaceutical services business owned by DPx Holdings, will showcase its softgel technologies at INTERPHEX in New York, N.Y., March 18-20, 2014. Patheon’s Harry Gill, SVP, Quality and Continuous Improvement, will present, “Transforming Quality using Common Operational Excellence Tools,” on Wednesday, March 19 at 3:15 p.m. on Innovation Stage 2. Gill will explore how companies can utilize a holistic operational excellence program to drive improvements in one of the most basic quality KPI’s, Right First Time. He will review real case studies

Veidekke ASA: To build parking in rock cavern in Bergen

Veidekke Entreprenør has signed a contract with the Bergen Diakonissehjem Foundation to build a rock cavern parking facility for 345 vehicles at Haraldsplass Diakonale Sykehus in Bergen. This will be a turnkey contract valued at NOK 100 million, excluding VAT. The contract comprises building a 90-metre entry/exit tunnel which leads to two parallel rock caverns, each of which will be 85 metres in length. Here there will be parking on three levels in both caverns. Veidekke will additionally build a 100-metre pedestrian tunnel that subsequently will be linked to a new ward. "Cavern

Carsten Reinke steps down as Hemro-Group CMSO

Carsten Reinke, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer (CMSO) of Hemro-Group, decided to leave the group effective March 31st, 2014, due to personal reasons and by mutual consent. Philipp Baumberger (CEO) will take over managerial responsibility for all Hamburg operations. He and Jochen Christoph (CFO) will jointly carry out CMSO’s duties.As CMSO of Hemro-Group, Carsten Reinke was in charge of Sales Branded and Marketing. Prior to joining Hemro, he held several senior management positions in the coffee vending and equipment industry at companies such as Four Square (Mars), Nestle and

One out of two parents do not see the child's weight problem

One out of two parents of children with overweight feel that their child's weight is normal. Four out of ten parents of children with overweight or obesity are even worried that their child will get too thin. These are the findings of a European study of parents of more than 16,000 children, coordinated from the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden.High resolution photo to download below, free of use. Susann Regber has worked for many years with children with obesity as a pediatric nurse. In her dissertation at Sahlgrenska Academy, she studied the parents' role in the health-promoting and

Denmark’s leading dental supplier Plandent A/S acquires Fiskers Dental Service A/S

Denmark’s largest dental supplier Plandent A/S has acquired Fiskers Dental Service A/S, the fourth biggest dental distributor in the Danish market.  Plandent A/S is a part of Plandent Division, which is Europe’s second largest distributor in dental supplies, technology and services. Plandent Division belongs to the Finnish Planmeca Group which is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in dental and medical technology.“This venture is great news for our customers and strengthens our position as the Danish market leader. Fiskers has a history as a Planmeca dealer, so the world-leading

Security sells as cameras become the must-have gadget

Press Release:  13/03/2014 For immediate release Millions are being spent by superyacht owners on technological advances, from room control systems that set the mood to the iPad-controlled Adastra.  However, Net Dream Systems, an IT and audio-visual consultant has announced that sales for its internet-enabled security cameras have soared in recent months. Security is a huge sector in the superyacht market and NDS’ system enables authorised access to cameras via web browser, iPad, laptop, iPod or TV display worldwide, which means owners and crews can monitor a yacht’s security

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj final tender results for Eurobond maturing in 2016

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (the "Issuer") announces today the final results of its invitation to holders of its outstanding EUR 750,000,000 6.00 per cent. Notes due 27 June 2016 (ISIN: XS0435276224) (the "Notes") to tender their Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (the "Offer").Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum dated 4 March 2014. The Offer expired at 17.00 CET on 12 March 2014 (the "Expiration Deadline"). The Issuer hereby informs Noteholders that the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly

Smile Communications launches 4G/LTE network in Lagos, Nigeria

· Smile Communications has commercially launched a 4G/LTE network in West Africa in Lagos, Nigeria.  · Users will enjoy an improved smartphone experience, with faster web browsing and downloads, and better network performance. · Ericsson is the primary vendor for the LTE network based on the multi-standard RBS 6000 family of base stations and AIR Antennas, MINI-LINK microwave transmission, as well as the Evolved Packet Core. Smile Communications has announced the launch of a 4G/LTE network on 800 MHz spectrum in Ibadan and Lagos, both in Nigeria. In Ibadan, commercial services

Pehr Oscarson new President of MECA Scandinavia AB

Pehr Oscarson is to assume the position of President of MECA Scandinavia AB succeeding Torbjörn Olsson. Since 2013, Pehr has held the position of Executive Vice President of MECA and President of MECA Car Parts. Torbjörn Olsson, President of MECA Scandinavia since 2010, is leaving the position of President today and will be replaced by Pehr Oscarson. Pehr has held senior positions within MECA since 2001, most recently as Executive Vice President and President of MECA Car Parts, as well as being responsible for market and concept development. Prior to this, he was President of the

Thule Group Environmental Report 2013 published

We are pleased to present our second Thule Group Environmental Report, where our environmental initiatives are highlighted and our progress in the environmental focus areas are followed up. At the Thule Group we have had the fundamental values of sustainability and the environment in mind throughout our history. With our environmental reports, we have made this work more visible and formalized which also gives us the opportunity to monitor the development in a comprehensive way and through this make further improvements. This year we would particularly like to highlight three areas

Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved Metsä Board Corporation’s listing prospectus for a bond

Metsä Board Corporation Stock Exchange Release on 13 March 2014 at 1 pm EET NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, HONG KONG OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE SUCH RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER OF SECURITIES. Metsä Board Corporation announced its decision to issue a bond of EUR 225 million on 6 March 2014. The bond that matures on 13 March 2019 and carries a fixed coupon interest rate of 4.000 per cent per annum has been

BeA named Hirebase Supplier of the Year

BeA has been named ‘Supplier of the Year’ by Hirebase – one of the UK’s leading specialist plant, tool and equipment hire businesses. The manufacturer of nailers, nail gun consumables and builders metals picked up the award after just one year of supplying Hirebase and despite stiff competition from as many as 40 other globally recognised brands. Adrian Watts, director at Hirebase, presented BeA with the award on the 28th February 2014 at the company’s UK headquarters in Woodmansey, East Yorkshire. Commenting, he said: “What makes our annual Supplier of the Year award so

Royal Blind School Pupils to test Edinburgh’s Trams

Press Release For immediate release - 13 March 2014Visually impaired pupils from Edinburgh’s iconic Royal Blind School will be some of the first passengers to test Edinburgh’s tram service and the new tram stop at Murrayfield Stadium today. The five pupils - Matthew, Callum, Isra, Andrew and Anusha - are from the Royal Blind School’s Canaan Lane campus in Morningside.   They will be taking part in a number of exercises, helping to test the accessibility of the trams, as well as experiencing a ride on a tram. Sally Mair, Depute Head Teacher at the Royal Blind School said: “We are

Newfoundland cod fishery announces milestone sustainability assessment

Newfoundland’s only commercial cod fishery is back on the map following an announcement that it has entered full assessment against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard, the world’s best for sustainable and well-managed fisheries. The MSC assessment is being led by Icewater Seafoods Inc. and Ocean Choice International, members of a client group that supported a WWF-led Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) on the southern Newfoundland cod fishery, which is commonly referred to as 3Ps, its NAFO statistical area designation. The Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW), Newfoundland

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