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Tecnotree receives a EUR 2.2 million order from Nigeria

Tecnotree CorporationStock Exchange Release22 August, 2013 at 3.45 pm EEST Espoo, Finland – Tecnotree has received a EUR 2.2 million order from Africa’s leading telecommunications group to replace existing systems with the Tecnotree Agility[TM] Convergent Billing  and Care  solutions in Nigeria. The deliveries have already started and they will expand over the next 12 months period. “With this order our customer commences an exciting journey towards a truly integrated Business Support System where

CORRECTION: NOR – Resignations from the board

Stavanger, 22 August 2013: This is a correction of today's release at 13:48 CEST. The reason for the correction is: Change in contact info. The directors Erik Henriksen and Marika Svärdström have effective today given notice of resignation from the board of directors of Noreco.Henriksen and Svärdström have both been representatives for Sabaro Investments Ltd.The board will in consultation with the company's nomination committee in due course consider whether to call a general meeting to consider appointment of potential replacement directors.

Roger Ballen: Retrospective

August 27 - November 3, 2013Opening August 26, 2013, 5 – 7 pmNikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Centre, opens a large retrospective exhibition of the world-famous black-and-white photographs by American Roger Ballen – looking back on 40 years of photographic work. American photographer Roger Ballen (b. 1950) has lived in South Africa for more than 30 years, and this is where he has produced most of his major works. His penetrating photographic gaze and brilliant documentation of people on the edge of society in series such as Platteland: Images from Rural South Africa (1994)

Event to inspire future engineers

INSPIRING young people to choose agricultural engineering is the theme of a free careers forum to be held at Harper Adams University next term. ‘Worldwide opportunities in engineering for agriculture’ is being organised by Harper Adams in conjunction with the Douglas Bomford Trust and the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE). The event, scheduled for November 7, is designed to inspire and encourage the next generation of engineers to play a key role in agriculture and food production. Among the speakers will be former Chief Scientist, Sir John Beddington, who commissioned the

Exeter Business Games raises nearly £8,000 for Exeter Foundation

22 Exeter businesses have together raised nearly £8,000 for the Exeter Foundation. As part of taking part in the Exeter Business Games 2013, teams from each business raised £3939 for the charity. This amount has been generously matched by Thomson Reuters, bringing the total to £7878. Anette Grahns, of Thomson Reuters, said: “Thomson Reuters have been involved with Exeter Business Games since its inception. Apart from it being a fun annual event for Exeter businesses, it gives us the opportunity to give something back to the local Exeter community. Thomson Reuters is very proud to be

Strong International Truck of the Year showing secures Jeffreys Haulage order

Watford, 22 August 2013Jeffreys Haulage ordered its first four Stralis Hi-Way (AS440S46TX/P) twin-steer tractor units after seeing the International Truck of the Year 2013 on the Iveco stand at the CV Show. Two of the new vehicles are additions to the Derbyshire-based firm’s 33-strong fleet and two are replacements for older Iveco trucks, increasing the number of Ivecos on its fleet to 14. All four of the tractor units were delivered by local Iveco dealer Sherwood Truck & Van. The new vehicles are being used to deliver consumable goods into regional distribution centres across the UK

Michael Gordon Gibson, the former president of Crime Stoppers International, joins Facewatch as Police and International Operations director

Michael Gordon Gibson will join Facewatch to focus on the National and International roll out of the service to Police forces. Currently 9 UK forces have adopted the Facewatch system and the goal is to increase coverage rapidly over the next 12 months.Michael Gordon Gibson, commented: “This is a superb opportunity for me to join a highly innovative business which is really changing the way low level crime is managed and controlled. My recent experience with Crime Stoppers International and having served the public and third sectors for over thirty-four years allows me to bring s a wealth

Hi-Tech Automation shows versatile machine-build options and integration with common platform

Hall 13 Stand E75                   EMO Hannover 2013    Using FANUC's common control and drive platform, together with proprietary machines and robots, Hi-Tech Automation will showcase the versatility it provides to users of its design and integration services.Focusing on machine load and unload, Hi-Tech Automation will feature its CR Machine Tending Robot with an all electric FANUC S-2000i injection moulding machine and two robot machine loading systems featuring the newly introduced FANUC ROBODRILL α-D21 Series machining centre. Developed specifically for high speed handling, the

UK DRIVERS WASTE £10 MILLION RETRIEVING FORGOTTEN ITEMS

New research into driver behaviour has identified just how far daytrippers are prepared to go in order to fetch an item left behind when travelling in the UK this summer.The findings from Halfords Autocentres highlight a shocking amount of waste, with over six million drivers being prepared to travel over ten miles - equivalent to in 1.7 million gallons of wasted fuel worth approximately £10.6 million*. However, more than one in ten drivers (13%) admitted to being willing to travel over 15 miles to retrieve something they had forgotten, which means the true figure could be significantly

The company name Orkla to become more visible in the Nordic region

Orkla's food, chocolate and biscuits companies in the Nordic region are now to have new names.Several companies and businesses in the Orkla Foods and Orkla Confectionery & Snacks business areas are being merged in 2013. The business areas are establishing one new company in each of the Nordic countries. In this connection, the merged companies are being given new names.              Orkla's food companies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland will be named Orkla Foods Norge AS, Orkla Foods Sverige AB, Orkla Foods Danmark A/S and Orkla Foods Finland Oy. Similarly, the chocolate,

Celebrated architects, designers and artists create unique pieces of art for 10x10: Drawing the City London exhibition and auction

Press Release 22nd August 2013Article 25, the UK's leading architectural and construction aid charity, brings together world renowned artists, architects and designers to produce original artwork for a high profile auction and exhibition held in late November. As part of the 10x10 Drawing Weekend taking place on 14th and 15th September, a section of London will be divided into a 10x10 grid with each of the 100 squares allocated to a prominent architect, designer or an artist. Using any medium available, they will create 100 pieces of art, capturing the unique, the extra-ordinary, the

Half-year Report January – June 2013

· Profit after tax for the period was SEK 844 million (654), equivalent to SEK 4.09 per share (3.17). The increase can be attributed mainly to a higher unrealized change in value compared to the previous year. · Gross profit from property management increased by 6 per cent and amounted to SEK 558 million (527), mainly due to increased rental revenue. · The fair value of the property holdings was set at SEK 24.9 billion (23.1 at the turn of the year). · The net asset value was SEK 86 per share (84 at the turn of the year). · The equity ratio was 56 per cent (55), the net

Wiltshire teacher celebrates 50 years of dedication to education with Lifetime Achievement Award

A Wiltshire based school teacher who has dedicated his life to education has this year been recognised with a Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of the Times Educational Supplement (TES) Schools Awards and financial services provider, Teachers Assurance.Schoolteacher Peter Sheppard from Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire has shown his dedication and commitment to the education industry for half a century, proving himself to be one of the most dedicated and passionate educators in the country. Even more inspiring is the fact that Mr Sheppard has taught at the same school, the Royal Wootton Bassett

LSI Delivers Axxia® 5500 Communication Processor for Faster, More Power-Efficient Networks

World’s first cache-coherent, 16-core SMP ARM processor SAN JOSE, Calif., August 21, 2013 – LSI Corporation (NASDAQ: LSI) today announced it has started delivering the Axxia® 5500 communication processor family to key OEM customers. The Axxia 5500 with 16 ARM cores is designed to meet the performance, integration, cost and power demands of mobile and fixed networks. “The delivery of Axxia 5500 means that our customers are now building Axxia processor performance and efficiency into systems that will represent over half of the mobile base station market,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice

Nevion to debut its new Distributed Broadcast Infrastructure Solution at IBC

Networking of all live media signals—regardless of location—is a critical system componentSandefjord, Norway—August 22, 2013—Nevion , a leading provider of next-generation managed media transport, comes to IBC with a new highly scalable, end-to-end broadcast system based on mixed IP, optical and/or electrical distributed routing. The highly nimble Distributed Broadcast Infrastructure Solution allows use of any infrastructure resource at any site, regardless of distance and location. Its flexibility comes from a distributed routing system backed by an overarching

Prime Focus Selects Avid to Power Its Creative Workflow

Avid continues to demonstrate its unwavering commitment to professional video editing as global post production house becomes the latest facility to select Media Composer 722 August 2013 – Avid ® today announced that pioneering global visual entertainment services group, Prime Focus , has selected Avid to power its creative workflow in its UK broadcast facility. Featuring Avid Media Composer®, the industry’s preeminent professional nonlinear editing solution, this implementation will enable Prime Focus to deliver high quality, inspiring

Zuken expands operations in Poland

Increased presence to provide sales, R&D, and supportZuken, a global provider of electrical and electronic design software, announces plans for expansion in Poland with a new office in Krakow. The operation will eventually employ 10 people providing local sales, software development, and support. Gerhard Lipski, General Manager Zuken Europe, comments: “Our expanded presence in Poland gives us the resources we need to support the local operations of some of our key customers and to seek new customers. The strength of the country’s manufacturing and R&D base, coupled with growing business

Skanska constructs new logistics center in Sipoo, Finland – Skanska’s contract worth EUR 49 M, about SEK 419 M

The joint venture company Freeway, formed by Skanska and Lemmikäinen, has signed a contract for constructing the S Group’s new logistics center in Bastukärr, Sipoo, Finland. The contract value for the first phase is EUR 98 M, about SEK 838 M. Skanska will include its share, EUR 49 M, about SEK 419 M, in order bookings for Skanska Finland for the third quarter 2013.The logistics center will have a surface area of around 189,000 square meters and a capacity of around 3,400,000 cubic meters. The project is carried out in five partly overlapping phases, with separate construction contracts for

STEER CLEAR OF STAGED SAFARIS AND TASTE REAL AFRICA

With Overland Tour Specialist Africa-In-Focus For first-time travellers and safari aficionados wanting to experience the grass-roots of Africa, while ensuring value-for-money, Africa-in-Focus  offers affordable, small group mobile camping tours throughout East and Southern Africa from just £1,275 per person. Providing everything from 14 to 55-day itineraries, each offering expert tuition and workshops in photography, these exciting overland adventures are a great way to almost exclusively experience the iconic wildlife, striking scenery and

Avid Presents Meet the Avid S3L Webinar on 28 August

Veteran sound engineer Robert Scovill shares insider perspective on live sound mixing with the new S3L system and answers your questionsWHAT:                 Avid® and veteran sound engineer Robert Scovill will host a free live sound webinar, Meet the Avid S3L. This webinar will focus on the new Avid S3L system, which features an all-new networked architecture. Avid S3L provides the performance, sound quality and features that countless live sound professionals have come to rely on in a system architecture that’s built for the future. Learn how the modular S3L system solves the challenges

New Ultrasound OEM Joins Roster of ContextVision Customers

Image enhancement leader experiences continued growth in Asian ultrasound marketBOSTON, Mass. and STOCKHOLM, Sweden – August 22, 2013 – With 30 years of medical imaging experience, ContextVision  recently signed a major Asian ultrasound OEM partner. As the software imaging partner for the most recognized medical imaging manufacturers, ContextVision continuously improves the quality of medical images worldwide. Its customizable software is compatible with all of today’s platforms. The combination of ContextVision’s flexible software with extensive application

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