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IAR Systems releases complete starter kit for evaluation of Renesas low-power 32-bit RX111 MCUs

Uppsala, Sweden—December 4, 2013—Today, IAR Systems® launches a complete starter kit for the low-power RX111 microcontrollers from Renesas Electronics. Based on the Renesas Promotion Board (RPB), IAR KickStart Kit™ for RX111 includes evaluation versions of the world-leading embedded development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench® for RX. The kit can be used to evaluate the tools and the microcontroller, as well as to design, start develop, integrate and test applications. The RX111 group features a combination of ultra-low power consumption, on-chip connectivity and high performance. It is

Tobii EyeX Engine Drives Eye Tracking into Mainstream Applications and Devices

STOCKHOLM & Mountain View, Calif., Dec. 4, 2013—Tobii Technology, the global leader in eye tracking, today announced the introduction of the Tobii EyeX   Engine, a new middleware that will further drive the adoption of eye tracking in mainstream applications and devices. Using the Tobii EyeX Engine together with Tobii’s leading eye-tracking hardware, developers can rapidly create a natural, intuitive and consistent user experience across a wide range of applications. The Tobii EyeX Developer Kit , available

SEB: Investment Outlook: Market hopes will require some evidence

World economic growth is poised to accelerate, but this will happen slowly and right now market hopes are ahead of the evidence in many cases. To some extent, stock markets are celebrating victory too early.  "The stock market is often said to be an economic indicator that is 6-8 months ahead of the real economy. If, for a moment, we allow the real economy to be represented by company earnings forecasts, it appears the latter are largely standing still while share prices rise. For sceptics, this is a bit too exciting; the market has ended up in a limbo, where hopes are expressed in share

Leaders commit to conservation measures at Polar Bear Forum

December 4, 2013 - Moscow, Russia: Ministers and other national representatives made commitments today at the International Forum on Polar Bear Conservation that will help polar bears persist across their Arctic range. The commitments were made at a forum in Russia supported by WWF. “The Arctic States' response goes some way toward guaranteeing a future for these magnificent animals,” says Jim Leape, WWF International Director General. “The states have built on forty years of good conservation planning. I urge them to redouble their efforts to ensure we meet the challenges of the next

B&ES’ DAVID FRISE CALLS FOR ACCREDITATION SCHEME REFORM

4 December 2013 – In his recent evidence to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee enquiry into heat, chaired by Sir Robert Smith, B&ES head of sustainability David Frise said that the complexity of accreditation arrangements was undermining initiatives designed to improve efficiency in buildings. “To install a solar thermal array on the roof of a domestic dwelling you need to be in three schemes:  the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, the Renewable Energy Consumer Code and a competent person scheme like BESCA; three schemes all requiring fees and inspections

KappAhl bulletin from Annual General Meeting 2013

KappAhl AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 4 December 2013 in Mölndal. The following resolutions were passed at the Meeting: · No dividend · Resolution on adoption of the accounts and discharge from liability · Re-election of four Board members including Chairman of the Board and new election of Pia Rudengren as member of the      Board · Instructions for the Nominations Committee · Remuneration policy for company managementproposals made available to the shareholders before the Annual General Meeting. Resolution on adoption of the accounts and

Myjobchart.com - Let Your Kids Earn a Cell Phone

Free Online Educational Tool Shows Parents How Kids Can Manage Money for Cell PhonesSCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwired - December 04, 2013) -  The following is the opinion of Gregg Murset, CEO/Founder of Myjobchart.com: I'm a dad that has two, almost three kids that have a cell phone. The third child is currently begging and will likely be the recipient of a new iPhone when the holidays roll around. Yes, I'm going to do the same as most parents -- give in. As the guy that pays the bill though, this definitely makes me re-think the "need" of all these cell phones and their accompanying charges.

Uptown Network Uses Mobile Tablets To Empower, Not Replace Restaurant Staff

Uptown Network LLC brings hospitality training and testing social, local and mobile. 13,100,000 US restaurant employees need automated mobile training.Uptown Network  today announced that it has been working on a revolutionary training capability for the hospitality industry. This new mobile product can reduce training expenses by over 80% and dramatically improve customer service. This product extension integrates with Uptown Network’s digital wine list and menu . For large organizations that have a training staff,

Outotec completes employee cooperation negotiations in Finland

OUTOTEC OYJ  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   DECEMBER 4, 2013  at 1.00 PM Outotec completes employee cooperation negotiations in Finland The employee cooperation negotiations concerning Outotec's operations in Finland have been completed. The negotiations began on October 21, 2013. As a result, Outotec will reduce in total 101 jobs in Finland, of which approximately half through redundancies and the other half through retirements and discontinuing temporary employments. The estimated need for redundancies in Finland at the beginning of the negotiations was approximately 60. Outotec employed

Capio launches new external websites

Capio, one of Sweden's and Europe's leading healthcare companies, launches a new corporate website and a new portal website for the company’s Swedish operations.In addition to updated content, the websites offer improved navigation and functionality, a more powerful search engine along with modern design. To make it easy to find medical care and information, www.capio.com and www.capio.se are suited for visits by mobile phones and tablets via so called responsive design. The corporate website www.capio.com is mainly aimed at visitors who are interested in Capio as a company. It allows

Biohit Partners with Dynex Technologies to Distribute Automated ELISA Processing Systems with GastroPanel

Biohit Oyj Press Release December 4, 2013 at 12:45 p.m. local time (EET) Finnish healthcare company Biohit Oyj and American company Dynex Technologies, Inc. have signed an agreement for the distribution of the two-microplate DS2®, four-microplate DSX® and 12-microplate Agility® automated ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) processing systems, for use with the Biohit Oyj GastroPanel. The agreement gives Biohit Oyj rights to distribute Dynex automated ELISA systems worldwide, effective immediately. The Dynex automated ELISA systems, as part of the Biohit product portfolio, will

Migrants’ experiences of Finnish work life are positive

Attitudes towards work itself, the work community and social relationships in the workplace are more positive among migrants of Russian, Kurdish and Somali origin than among the native population. However, migrants also face obstacles in the job market: they have fixed-term contracts and temping jobs more often than other workers. Uneducated migrants with poor Finnish or Swedish language skills have the weakest position in the job market. This all is stated in the new research publication of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.“Work was a very important part of life for the

Electrolube global sales rise 35%

Electrolube, the manufacturer of specialist chemicals for the electronics, automotive and industrial manufacturing industries, has today announced its best ever sales performance, with global sales figures up by over 35% on 2012.  More than 30 senior staff from Electrolube’s international offices gathered at the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing site and UK headquarters, based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, for the group’s annual conference.  Following strong market performances from the UK, China and Germany, the conference focused on plans to expand Electrolube’s impressive growth through

WWF applauds country initiatives against harmful fisheries subsidies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 December 2013, Bali, Indonesia — Global environmental organisation WWF has applauded an initiative from more than a dozen countries to freeze subsidies that encourage overfishing, hoping it will spur action by other governments and help speed progress on the more than a decade of negotiations in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In a joint release at the 9thWTO Ministerial Conference, trade ministers for Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines and the United States committed

WinZip® 18 Enterprise Offers Simple and Secure File Sharing for Corporate and Government Accounts

New enterprise edition boosts employee productivity while offering secure, encrypted file sharing via email, the cloud and enterprise platforms including SharePoint and Amazon S3MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT – (Dec. 03, 2013) – WinZip today introduces WinZip® 18 Enterprise Edition, a new version of its award-winning file sharing application designed specifically for corporate and government clients. Building on the industry-leading compression, encryption and file sharing capabilities of WinZip® 18, WinZip 18 Enterprise also includes all-new features to meet the specific needs of global multi-user

Smart composite human–computer interfaces follow consumers’ actions and offer help when needed

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland recently coordinated a pan-European initiative called SMARCOS, which focused on developing technology based on internet sharing between devices. The technology allows the interfaces of various smart devices to follow consumers’ actions and react immediately to their needs. The smart coaching service, for example, can use all the user’s digital devices for motivating his/her behaviour towards the goals or for reminding medication. The pan-European SMARCOS (Smart Composite Human–Computer Interfaces) initiative focused on developing technology based

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S – Weekly report on share buy-back

Attached please find below text as PDF file. Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement no. 61 4 December 2013 Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S – Weekly report on share buy-back On 13 November 2013, NORDEN initiated the fourth phase of a share buy-back programme in accordance with EU Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 (the Safe Harbor method), which ensures that the Company is protected against violation of insider legislation during the share buy-back. Under the share buy-back programme,

Kongsberg Automotive secures important contract with premium car brand worth EUR62.5M (NOK518 M)

Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has secured a contract with a premium European OEM for the supply of massage systems worth an estimated total of EUR 62.5 Million (NOK 518 Million) over its lifetime. The contract is for the supply of a highly advanced massage system for driver and passenger seats in premium vehicles. Kongsberg Automotive will begin supply under the contract in the second quarter of 2015 from the company’s facility in Pruszkow, Poland. “Massage is an important luxury feature and differentiator in the modern premium car and the KA massage system provides the ultimate occupant

Birdstep Technology signs SafeMove license extension contract with a leading global OEM

Birdstep Technology, a leading provider of Smart Mobile Data and Secure Mobility services, has signed a SafeMove license extension contract with a leading global OEM in the development and deployment of public safety networks. This contract originally covered the Americas and now expands to global coverage. The estimated value of the contract is 200 000 USD. The name of the customer cannot be revealed at this point, as Birdstep is under Non-Disclosure-Agreement (NDA) with this customer and by that not allowed because of constraints on disclosure under the agreement. SafeMove is a

Getinge intends to acquire hemodynamic monitoring leader Pulsion Medical Systems

Getinge intends to issue a public tender offer to acquire all shares in Pulsion Medical Systems SE (“Pulsion”), listed on the German Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse). Getinge plans to offer the shareholders in Pulsion to tender their shares for an offer price of 16.90 € per share in cash. The offer will be made by a fully-owned German Getinge subsidiary in accordance with the German Securities and Takeover Act. The offer will be subject to the terms and conditions to be set forth in the offer document. About PulsionPulsion is a leading provider of specialty monitoring solutions for

CORRECTION: The plant supplier updated its arbitration claim concerning the delay of OL3 project

AREVA-Siemens consortium has informed that the quantification in the updated claim it submitted to the ICC arbitration proceedings on 29th October 2013 was incorrect. Correction to the related stock exchange release of Teollisuuden Voima: The updated quantification until the end of June 2011, together with the earlier claim, is in total approximately EUR 2.7 billion. TEOLLISUUDEN VOIMA OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29thOctober 2013 at 1.30pm AREVA-Siemens consortium, which is building the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit under a fixed-price turnkey contract, has submitted an

Economic Outlook: Nordic divergence

The Nordic countries display diverging economic growth patterns, according to the economic outlook by Nordea’s economists published today.- The once so strong Norwegian economy is heading for a sharp downturn driven by a declining housing market, while Denmark is gaining momentum after several years of housing market crisis. While benefiting from domestic tailwinds Sweden has faced problems in its export markets, but now better times are ahead as activity internationally picks up. Finland is struggling with huge growth problems overall, says Helge J. Pedersen, Nordea’s Global Chief

International prize for VTT's allergy vaccine development work

The European Association of Research and Technology Organisations EARTO has awarded VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland an innovation prize for the technological development work behind allergy vaccine. VTT patented technology helps the human body to develop resistance to allergens. The award ceremony was held in Brussels on Wednesday 4 December. VTT also has last year's EARTO innovation prize for its bio-oil production process. VTT spin-off Desentum Ltd is responsible for developing and commercialising new generation allergy vaccines based on VTT technology. The first vaccines will

Omega-3 dietary supplements pass blood-brain barrier

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that omega-3 fatty acids in dietary supplements can cross the blood brain barrier in people with Alzheimer’s disease, affecting known markers for both the disease itself and inflammation. The findings are presented in the Journal of Internal Medicine, and strengthen the evidence that omega-3 may benefit certain forms of this seriously debilitating disease.“Earlier population studies indicate that omega-3 can protect against Alzheimer’s disease, which makes it interesting to study the effects of dietary supplements containing this group

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