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Saab develops new, individualized training app for soldiers

Defense and security company Saab has developed a new app called WE:Go for soldiers using Saab’s GAMER instrumented training system.Currently, most training after-action reviews present the exercise results to the entire group, platoon or company. Saab’s app, WE:Go, takes this process one step further by focusing on each individual soldier’s results. The app automatically downloads each soldier’s data from the GAMER system onto a smart phone or tablet; it provides the participant’s positions, movements, weapon engagements, rounds fired, number of hits and misses, and wounds sustained

IPSX chooses Cinnober for exchange technology

First regulated stock exchange to be dedicated to trading of commercial property securitiesCinnober  announces today that it has been selected by the International Property Securities Exchange (“IPSX”) to deliver a managed trading solution. IPSX has applied for approval from the Financial Conduct authority (“FCA”) for a Recognised Investment Exchange (“RIE”) license in order to be able to operate as a regulated stock exchange dedicated to the admission and trading of securities in commercial real estate (“CRE”). It will be the world’s first CRE specialist stock

Oriflame Capital Markets Day 2017: Celebrating 50 years and looking forward

Oriflame Holding AG has the pleasure of inviting investors, financial analysts and media to attend its Capital Markets Day on Thursday February 16, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden.The purpose of the day is to provide further insight into Oriflame’s strategy, markets, operations and financials. Presentations will be held by Magnus Brännström, CEO & President, and Gabriel Bennet, CFO, together with other members of the Senior Management team.The event will take place at IVA Konferenscenter, Grev Turegatan 16 in Stockholm, Sweden.The program will start with registration and lunch at 12:00 and

Valmet to supply a capacity increase project for Matías Gomá Tomás' board mill

Valmet Oyj's trade press release on December 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. EET Valmet has received an order for a board machine capacity increase upgrade and a three year paper machine clothing agreement from Matías Gomá Tomás S.A.'s board mill in La Riba, Catalonia, Spain. The delivery of the capacity increase project is scheduled to take place by the end of 2016 and the start-up to be in the end of February 2017. The order was included in Valmet's third quarter 2016 orders received. The value of an upgrade of this scope is usually valued around EUR 4 million excluding the paper machine

ÅF acquires Midtconsult – strengthened presence in Denmark

In line with ÅF growth strategy and ambition to increase its presence in Denmark ÅF acquires Midtconsult, a consulting company with operations in the strong Danish real estate sector. Through the acquisition of Midtconsult, ÅF continues to grow in Scandinavia. The acquisition will strengthen ÅF’s business in Denmark and provide a robust platform for further growth in the Danish real estate and infrastructure engineering market. Midtconsult is a multidisciplinary service provider with a strong strategic market position in the real estate development and construction sector. The company

CXENSE - Exercise of share options and Subscription Rights

The Board of Directors of Cxense ASA ("CXENSE") has resolved to issue 11,125 shares to employees and former employees that have exercised share options and subscription Rights (SRs), whereof 10,500 shares are issued and resolved in accordance with the Company's 2012 share option plan and 625 shares are issued and resolved in accordance with the 2015 Subscription Rights plan. The average exercise price of the 11,125 share options and SRs is NOK 98.96. The total subscription price for the 11,125 shares is NOK 1,100,875, of which NOK 55,625 is added to the Company's share capital while NOK

myFC’s fuel cell charger JAQ wins the 2016 Good Design Award

Swedish myFC’s portable fuel cell charger JAQ, designed by Aruliden, has received the prestigious Good Design Award in the category Electronics.myFC, together with the award winning New York based design agency Aruliden, developed the innovative Fuel Cell Charger, JAQ, with the aim of appealing to the fashion conscious consumer. It is now official that myFC won the prestigious design prize, Good Design Award 2016 in the category Electronics. "We need power solutions that are always ready: no preparation needed, just grab and go. We leveraged this universal painful point to develop

ÅF acquires Midtconsult - strengthened presence in Denmark

For further information: Mats Påhlsson, President Infrastructure Division              +46 70 534 64 00Marta Tiberg, Head of Communication and Brand           +46 73 072 70 48 In line with ÅF growth strategy and ambition to increase its presence in Denmark ÅF acquires Midtconsult, a consulting company with operations in the strong Danish real estate sector. Through the acquisition of Midtconsult, ÅF continues to grow in Scandinavia. The acquisition will strengthen ÅF's business in Denmark and provide a robust platform for further growth in the Danish real estate and

Södra provides SEK 10 million in funding for research and development

In November, the Södra Foundation for Research, Development and Education decided to contribute an additional SEK 10 million to research projects connected with forestry. Six different projects have been awarded grants, one of which focuses on addressing the future market for wood fibre-based products by developing new fibres from existing processing environments.To meet the requirements imposed on new cellulose-based products, such as paper and packaging, it must be possible to regulate and vary the core properties of the pulp used. Chalmers University of Technology has launched the

Acquisition of own shares completed

Aktia Bank plcStock Exchange Release14.12.2016 at 10 am   Aktia Bank plc has completed acquisition of own shares as informed in the Stock Exchange Release of 10 August 2016. During the period from 7 September to 13 December 2016, Aktia Bank purchased 185,000 of its own series A shares at an average price of approximately EUR 9.28 per share by public trading in compliance with the rules of NASDAQ Helsinki Oy. The total price of the acquisition of shares was EUR 1,724,520.66. These acquired treasury shares has been used and will be used for the company’s share-based incentive

ICA Gruppen’s strategic priorities 2017

ICA Gruppen’s board of directors has adopted the company’s strategic priorities for 2017. The priorities are designed to promote continued profitable growth and facilitate cooperation and synergies between various operations in ICA Gruppen.ICA Gruppen has five long-term strategic themes that set the direction for the Group’s operations: customer experience, brand and loyalty, simplicity, employees, and sustainability. In addition to these long-term themes, every year a number of more short-term joint priorities are identified. These are intended to promote continued profitable growth for

Changes in Group Executive Management of Telia Company

Telia Company will have a revised organizational setup as of January 1, 2017. The main change will be Finland and Norway as part of the Group Executive Management. “The new structure will enhance business focus and enable us to speed up decision making whilst ramping up execution across our Nordic/Baltic markets all at the same time while maintaining focus on our responsible business agenda,” says Johan Dennelind, President and CEO, Telia Company.The Norwegian and Finnish operations will from January 1 be part of Group Executive Management. Abraham Foss, the current CEO of Norway will join

Sectra adds to distributors in Russia

Linköping, Sweden, December 14, 2016 - International medical imaging IT company Sectra  (STO: SECT B) announces a new distribution agreement with BioVitrum to provide Sectra’s digital pathology solution to the Russian market. The solution is built on the same platform as Sectra’s radiology solution, which is already available in Russia through a previous distribution agreement. This joint platform for integrated diagnostics improves collaboration between radiology and pathology, thereby increasing efficiency in cancer care.BioVitrum is a nationwide distributor and

Update on extraordinary general meeting

Reference is made to the extraordinary general meeting of Opera Software ASA ("Opera") scheduled to be held on 15 December 2016. The Board of Opera has decided to withdraw its proposal in item 6 to amend the articles of association. The Board has received wide support for the proposal, which it believes would have been sufficient to approve the amendment. However, after further consultation with key shareholders, the Board has decided to withdraw the proposal. As a consequence, shareholders are asked to vote on the Nomination Committee's proposal for 5 nominee directors to the Board.

Balder receives investment grade rating from Moody's (Baa3)

Balder has today received an investment grade rating from Moody's of Baa3 with a stable outlook. The Rating is important for Balder's continued growth in the capital market. Balder is investing in both Denmark and Finland, where we have an exposure to the Euro. With a rating from Moody's we can exploit the European capital market to meet these needs.”Balder’s Baa3 long term issuer rating primarily reflects the company’s focus on stable rental housing properties in Sweden and Finland as well as the prime locations of its commercial properties in Sweden’s largest cities” Says Roberto Pozzi,

ICA Sweden switches IT solution for product supply – recognises impairment loss of SEK 148 million

ICA Sweden is conducting a large IT project aimed at modernising and improving the efficiency of assortment control, master data for product articles, and product supply. After evaluating a previously chosen solution for product supply, a new solution with better functionality and a more favourable investment calculation has been chosen. However, this entails that an impairment loss must be recognised for accumulated costs. The impairment loss amounts to SEK 148 million and will be recognised as a non-recurring item in Q4 2016 for ICA Sweden.Of the three project components, the first two

Skanska builds Life Sciences Building for University of Washington in Seattle, USA, for USD 71M, about SEK 600M

Skanska has signed a contract with the University of Washington to build the school’s new Life Sciences Building and Greenhouse. The contract is worth USD 71M, about SEK 600M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska USA Building for the fourth quarter 2016.The new 7-story building will include about 16,000 square meters of laboratory space and classrooms. Additionally, Skanska will construct 1,400 square meters of new greenhouse space. Construction is under way with completion scheduled for summer 2018. Skanska USA is one of the leading development and construction

Top Tips for Christmas Hampers from Castle Howard's Farm Shop

Local products and exquisite taste: two indispensable factors for putting together some of the most exclusive personalised hampers in North Yorkshire, according to Castle Howard’s hamper queen, Angela Reeves, who will be picking and packing gift baskets right up until Christmas Eve! The Christmas hampers are one of the most popular gift selections from Castle Howard’s farm shop, with hundreds of different products to choose from – from speciality flavoured gin and vodka to locally-baked cakes, jams and chutneys and, for those purchasing closer to Christmas, fresh cheeses from local

Citec is going strong in the engineering sector

Citec Germany can provide German-speaking countries with convenient local project management and engineering services in Germany, along with a Citec global competence pool.Citec is a strong player within the engineering sector when it comes to global resourcing. "As part of the Citec Group, we operate on the principle of ‘Global resourcing and a local presence.’ This means that we can benefit from the expert resources of any other Citec country whenever needed, from both a cost and project execution point of view", says Christian Henssler, Managing Director, Citec Germany. Henssler is

Proact buys back own shares

The Annual General Meeting held on 2 May 2016 authorised the Board of Directors at Proact IT Group AB to implement a buyback of own shares amounting to a maximum of 10 per cent of the total number of outstanding shares.According to a press release published on 19 July 2016, Proact’s Board has made a decision to buy back the company’s own shares. As at 13 December 2016, a total of 29,000 shares have been bought back, at an average price of SEK 137.50 per share. With this, a total of 160,625 shares have been bought back since the Annual General Meeting, a figure equivalent to 1.7 per cent of

Precise Biometrics has completed a private placement of shares

The board of directors of Precise Biometrics AB (publ) (“Precise Biometrics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq Stockholm ticker: PREC) has, based on the authorization from the annual general meeting held on 17 May 2016, resolved to issue 14,925,373 new shares in Precise Biometrics through a private placement directed to a group of qualified Swedish and international investors (the “Private Placement”). The purpose of the Private Placement is to finance Precise Biometrics’ ongoing acquisition of NexID Biometrics while maintaining the Company’s current financial position. The Private Placement was

Clas Ohlson’s Nomination Committee appointed

In accordance with the applicable nomination procedure, as adopted by the Annual General Meeting, Clas Ohlson’s Nomination Committee is to comprise the Chairman of the Board and four members representing the four largest registered owners or shareholders known in some other manner. The Haid and Tidstrand families are to appoint one member each to the Nomination Committee.Prior to the 2017 Annual General Meeting, Clas Ohlson’s Nomination Committee will comprise the following members: · Kenneth Bengtsson, Chairman of the Board of Clas Ohlson AB · Jonas Bergh, representing the Haid

Enea completes acquisition of Qosmos

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 14, 2016 – Enea® today announced the completion of the acquisition of Qosmos, a privately held company with leading positions in IP traffic classification and network intelligence. After approval by the French Ministry of Finance, the acquisition is a step in Enea’s strategy of creating a bigger and stronger company, with focus on embedded software for communication and networking.The total consideration amounts to approximately 52.7 MEUR and is financed through cash and bank loans. Qosmos is estimated to generate sales of approximately 14.2 MEUR in 2016. The

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