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TEAM’S BRIGHTON RIDE RAISES FUNDS FOR BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

Release date:  18 June 2013A team of intrepid cyclists from Mitsubishi Electric has surpassed its fundraising target by collecting over £2,600 in sponsorship for the British Heart Foundation, after taking part in the annual London to Brighton cycle ride. The 12 members of staff from the company’s Hatfield and Milton Keynes sites completed the 55 mile journey and team organizer, Emma Gold was proud of the entire team, who braved the early morning rain clouds and arduous hills of the route to arrive in Brighton in time for some late afternoon sunbathing. “I’ve always been an admirer of

Halfords Highlights the Growth of Cycling Tribes in new TV Ad

The rising popularity of cycling has echoes of Britain’s tribal past – according to Halfords new TV advert. The film that is due to hit screens on Wednesday 19th June, focuses on the competition between the different tribes of cyclists and the passions each of them has for their particular type of cycling.Produced by advertising agency, Mother, the advert highlights the growing appeal of cycling to all ages and interests, whether travelling to work, popping to the shops, getting fit or just having fun - and Halfords unique offer that provides bikes for all age groups and uses. It

Access Group launches dedicated not-for-profit division

Colchester, UK – 18 June 2013 – Access Group has announced it is to further invest in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector with the launch of a new dedicated division. The mid-market business and charity software provider has appointed Rob Barr, previously of Iris and Epicor, as divisional director for the NFP arm. “As a company Access stands out from the crowd and is in a perfect position to establish itself as the number one supplier to the UK not-for-profit market. I believe this is an incredible opportunity and I’m delighted to take up the challenge,” said Rob, who has more than 15 years’

Olympia Tools secures exclusive distribution agreement

Reading, July 1st 2013: Olympia Tools, the distributor of premium quality, competitively priced hand tools, has been appointed as exclusive UK and Republic of Ireland distributors for a major US brand. With effect from the 1st July 2013, the business will be able to offer merchants, DIY outlets, hardware stores, tool hire companies and other stockists, access to hammers, bars, bear saws and blades from North American based, Vaughan Manufacturing. Formed almost 150 years ago in Peoria, Illinois by blacksmith, Alexander Vaughan, Vaughan Manufacturing has grown to become one of the world’

Caverion Corporation's listing application approved

YIT CORPORATION   STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        June 18, 2013 at 1:15 P.M.  CAVERION CORPORATION’S LISTING APPLICATION APPROVED  YIT Corporation (”YIT”) submitted on June 17, 2013 an application to NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd (“Helsinki Stock Exchange”) on the listing of its shares in public trading on the official list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange on behalf of Caverion Corporation (“Caverion”), a company to be established in the partial demerger of YIT. Helsinki Stock Exchange has on June 18, 2013 approved the listing application of Caverion’s shares. Trading in Caverion’s

Fortum divests its minority shareholding in Swedish energy company Härjeåns Kraft

PRESS RELEASE 18 JUNE 2013Fortum has agreed to sell its 47.9% ownership of the Swedish energy company Härjeåns Kraft to the Finnish energy company Oy Herrfors Ab, a subsidiary of Katternö Group. The divestment is in line with Fortum's aim to strengthen its strategic focus by divesting non-core assets, for example minority shareholdings, and is part of the company's efficiency programme launched in October 2012. The sales price is SEK 445 million (approximately EUR 52 million) and the transaction is estimated  to be completed at the beginning of July. Fortum will book a sales gain of

Teachers Assurance announces launch of Defaqto 5 Star Rated Home Insurance

Teachers Assurance, the financial services provider for teachers and their families, has today announced the launch of their Defaqto 5 Star Rated Home Insurance policy. The Defaqto rating means the company now provides one of the most comprehensive policies on the market with newly added features in order to benefit their customers. The improved Teachers Assurance Home Insurance policy launches today, and is designed to provide a heightened level of coverage and protection for customers.The policy provides many benefits to customers as standard, including annual discount for teachers and

Young Woldmarsh to Launch at Lincolnshire Show

News release 18th June 2013Budding farmers will have the chance to talk to those in the industry when Young Woldmarsh launches at the Lincolnshire Show this week. Woldmarsh, a farmers’ buying group based in Louth, is setting up the initiative aimed at five to 18-year-olds in a bid to engage the next generation of farmers before they embark on a career in the agricultural sector. The project aims to make young people more aware of the agricultural industry and how they can get involved, with future plans including local community events aimed at children and teenagers.  The team

Sitra's Annual Report 2012: With increased economic and societal uncertainty, the role of Sitra is now more important than ever

In the past year, Sitra has developed energy-efficient planning and construction, the use of locally sourced renewable energy, service voucher practices, health kiosks and public administration, from the perspective of group management and legal drafting.Sitra is building a Finland of the future. In practice, we are moving towards this with foresight, through investigation, experimentation, business finance, education and extensive social impact activities. As a future-oriented organisation addressing systemic challenges, Sitra has a particularly important role to play in times of

Females still favour car finance reveals Carfinance247.co.uk

Women are still twice as more likely than men to favour car finance over other methods when buying a vehicle, reveals the latest survey from car finance and dealer specialist www.carfinance247.co.uk .The research*, which looked at people’s car buying and funding habits in the last 12 months, found that: · 21% have bought a new or used car; · 18% of males used cash compared to 12% of females; · 24% of those who paid using cash earn over £40,000 a year; · those paying cash were most likely to be in the 30-39 age bracket; · 25% of 18-29 year

Beyond International Relies On Aspera High-Speed Transfer To Power Global Production Workflows

Aspera transfers full-resolution content between production teams enabling global workflows for highly rated showsSINGAPORE—BroadcastAsia 2013, Booth #5G2-05—June 18, 2013—Aspera, Inc. , creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world’s large data at maximum speed, today announced that Beyond International , a leading global production company with over 3900 hours of global television to its credit, has expanded its deployment of Aspera’s high-speed fasp ™ technology

eLearning leaders Epic and Redware announce new partnership

Market leading learning technology companies Epic and Redware have today announced a landmark partnership which will see the integration of two highly acclaimed mobile learning products, changing the way mobile content is delivered for good.The partnership between the two companies will provide an end-to-end solution for organisations looking to create powerful learning journeys. Using the GoMo Learning authoring tool , organisations can create meaningful multi-device and mobile learning content and then distribute it

Australia’s rapid industrialisation of the Great Barrier Reef denounced by World Heritage Committee

The Australian Marine Conservation Society and WWF-Australia said today that Australia’s governments are putting the Great Barrier Reef at risk by failing to implement the World Heritage Committee recommendations around rapid industrialisation of the Great Barrier Reef. WWF- Australia’s Richard Leck, who has been attending the World Heritage Meeting as an observer, said Australia had been put ‘on notice’ by the World Heritage Committee. “Australian governments now have a firm deadline of June 2014 for action to avoid the global icon being placed on an international list of shame. This

SBAB creates strong unit for financing of multi-family dwellings

SBAB is retaining its lending operations to property companies and is merging its business areas for corporate clients and tenant-owner associations.SBAB has a long history of financing multi-family dwellings, with a leading position in both the corporate and tenant-owner association markets. With the purpose of building a strong and efficient unit for the financing of multi-family dwellings, SBAB has therefore decided to merge the two business areas. In connection with this, SBAB has also decided to discontinue the on-going process to sell its corporate portfolio and to retain its lending

Leading food producer selects ReadSoft’s invoice automation solution through agreement worth 445,000 USD

A food producer with operations across the Americas has selected ReadSoft’s SAP®-certified invoice automation solution to harness greater control, visibility and speed over its current paper-based invoice process. The agreement is worth 445,000 USD and was signed during the second quarter of 2013.Operating under manual processing constraints, this world-renowned food producer sought an invoice processing solution capable of providing transparency across its invoice process. Specifically, the company strived to eliminate paper and view invoices electronically to gain greater processing

Ericsson advances HD services for Thai television viewers

· Refreshes and expands TrueVisions' infrastructure · Enhanced consumer experience for TrueVisions' subscribers · Increased capacity for more HD channels TrueVisions, the largest satellite and cable TV provider in Thailand, has upgraded its existing video compression system with Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), enabling it to offer more high-definition channels and greater quality of service to its subscribers. The upgrade extends the long-standing partnership between TrueVisions and Ericsson in enabling high-quality television services for viewers in Southeast Asia. Vichai

Atlantic Diagnostics and LifeAssays® signs Distribution Agreement for the US market.

IDEON, Lund ⎯ LifeAssays ® AB and Atlantic Diagnostics (Fl) USA has signed a Distribution Agreement. The collaboration starts with evaluation of the LifeAssays®  Canine CRP veterinary system. Atlantic Diagnostics will after the evaluation take responsibility for all Sales and Marketing of LifeAssays® system as Distributor in the US.”To enter the US market is a break through for LifeAssays®. Atlantic Diagnostic will during the next coming months bring our system to key opinion leaders as a first step in the launch on the US market of our Canine CRP test.  We will together with Atlantic set

Electrosonic Streamlines New Display System for UK’s Bristol Water

London (June 18, 2013) – When the UK’s Bristol Water decided to completely upgrade its operational control room, it tasked Electrosonic with engineering a streamlined new display system, which includes a video wall and processing equipment, a big-screen display, workstation monitors and consoles. Bristol Water is responsible for the water supply in the Bristol area for nearly 1.2 million people, covering a 926 square-mile region. The facility’s monitoring and associated technology were developed piecemeal over the last two decades, resulting in more than 20 display monitors and a

Axis remains world leader in network and security cameras and now also in video encoders

Axis Communications retains its global market-leading position in network cameras and security cameras and has also taken first place in video encoders. This is shown in a new report from information and analytics firm IHS.“We have further strengthened our position due to our long-term strategy of continuous releases of innovative network video products and the fact that we offer high-quality security solutions in a global market in conjunction with our loyal partners,” says Ray Mauritsson, President of Axis Communications. “IHS estimates continued high market growth, however, slightly

Kungsleden purchases two properties in Gothenburg

Kungsleden AB (publ) purchases two warehousing and office buildings in Högsbo in the municipality of Gothenburg at a total price of around SEK 71.5 million including transaction costs.The initial direct yield is approximately 8.3 per cent.The two properties have a total lettable area of around 13,700 square meters and the rental value amounts to SEK 10.2 million. The biggest tenants are Kopparbergs Bryggeridepå AB, Millons Bil AB & Swedtire AB.”With these property purchases we commence the implementation of Kungsleden´s investment program which is one of the corner stones of our new

Production update May 2013

Tethys’ share of the production, before government take, from Blocks 3 and 4onshore the Sultanate of Oman amounted in May 2013 to 131,374 barrels of oil,corresponding to 4,238 barrels of oil per day (bopd). The total production fromBlocks 3 and 4 amounted in May to 437,914 barrels of oil, corresponding to14,126 bopd. The production in May includes production from the Farha South field on Block3, the Saiwan East field on Block 4 and test production from the explorationwell B4EW4 on Block 4. Tethys Oil AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Tethys Oil Block 3 and 4Ltd, has a 30 per

Kværner ASA: Acquisition of own shares

18 June 2013 - Kværner ASA has on 17 June 2013, in connection with the company's share purchase programmes for employees and managers, purchased 18 000 own shares in the open market at an average price of NOK 10.30 per share. Following the transaction, Kværner ASA holds a total of 1 352 000 own shares. ENDS For further information, please contact: Investor relations: Ingrid Aarsnes, SVP Investor Relations, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 59 50 46, Mob: +47 950 38 364 Media: Mariken Holter, SVP Corporate Communications, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob: +47 917 87 358. About Kvaerner:

Exercise of employee share options in Opera Software ASA

1. Participants in the Company’s share option program have on June 17th 2013 exercised a total number of 541 200 options.Following the share option exercise, the Board of Directors, pursuant to authorization granted by the company`s Annual General Meeting, has resolved to increase the Company`s share capital by NOK 10,244 by issuing 511,200 new shares, of par value NOK 0.02. Following the increase the Company`s share capital is NOK 2,434,266.64 divided into 122,224,532 shares.2. Options exercised by primary insiders June 17th 2013:Arve Johansen has exercised 20 000 options in the

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