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ABB wins order to supply 1600 transformers to support railway expansion in India

Compact and reliable traction transformers to boost railways and support economic growthABB has won an order from Alstom to supply 1600 traction transformers for 800 new electric freight locomotives in India. The new locomotives will expand Indian Railways’ capacity, easing congestion on busy routes for both freight and passenger services. The transformers will be manufactured locally in ABB’s Vadodara facility in the western Indian state of Gujarat, supporting the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative to encourage manufacturing in the country. Indian Railways operates the largest rail

Greater practitioner support needed for teenagers engaging in ‘sexting’

A new study  published in the Journal of Youth Studies highlights a need for practitioners to discuss with teenagers safe ways to engage in so-called 'sexting', the sending of self-made, sexually explicit images sent via mobile phone or computers. The research uncovers a disparity between gendered perceptions of sexting, and what the perceived risks and consequences are. Author Joris Van Ouytsel, together with his co-authors at the University of Antwerp in Belgium, questioned teenagers aged between 15 and 18 years old on

ENKÖPING MUNICIPALITY AND HiQ WIN SPECIAL AWARD FOR USABILITY

Yesterday, the Swedish Publishing Awards’ “Usability Prize”  was presented to Enköping’s new municipality website , developed together with HiQ. The jury’s statement read: “For amazing focus on helping the user find its way – bingo!”“This feels great. Not least to win together with one of our brave and forward-thinking clients, for a solution that is easy to use and that makes people’s everyday lives a bit simpler,” says Lars Stugemo, President and CEO at HiQ.  HiQ had an overall responsibility from concept and design to

Santa Claus opens the official Christmas season – watch it live directly from Lapland

Santa Claus gives his much-awaited speech in the annual Christmas opening in his official hometown Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland 19th November. This year you can join the festivities directly from your own sofa!Christmas opening festivities traditionally start the Christmas season in Finland. Held in Santa's official hometown Rovaniemi in the Arctic Circle, the celebration gathers people from around the world to live the magic of Christmas. The festivities start with a Christmas carol concert. Jingle bells jingle and elves gambol around when it's time for the beloved Santa Claus to step

SCA and Fotografiska in collaboration with hygiene in focus

SCA and Fotografiska (The Swedish Museum of Photography) in Stockholm have signed a partnership agreement aimed at highlighting how hygiene and health affect people’s well-being. The collaboration is aligned with SCA’s focus on hygiene, health, well-being and its commitment to sustainability, as well as with Fotografiska’s “Fotografiska for Life” platform – photo exhibitions and dialogs that highlight challenges for society and people around the world.Through the partnership with Fotografiska, SCA – a leading global player in hygiene products – is taking yet another step to shine the

SimCorp A/S – Share buyback program

On 10 May 2016 SimCorp A/S announced a share buyback program in compliance with the provisions of Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the “Safe Harbour”. As of 3 July 2016 the program is carried out in compliance with the provisions of Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on market abuse (the Market Abuse Regulation - MAR) and delegated legislation under MAR. In connection with the program SimCorp A/S will repurchase shares for an amount of up to EUR 40.0m (approx. DKK 297.6m) in the period from 10 May 2016 to 20

5G subscriptions to reach half a billion in 2022: Ericsson Mobility Report

· 25 percent of all subscriptions will be 5G in North America in 2022, representing the highest market penetration in the world · Mobile broadband to account for 90 percent of all subscriptions by 2022 · 29 billion connected devices by 2022, of which around 18 billion related to the Internet of Things (IoT) Released today, the latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report  forecasts that there will be 550 million 5G subscriptions in 2022. North

W&H and Planmeca approach the Indian market together

Since September 1[st] 2016, the two family-run businesses W&H Dentalwerk Bürmoos GmbH from Austria and the Finnish dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca Oy have joined forces on the dental market in India. With establishing a shared office centre in Bangalore, as well as a specialised customer service network, the two companies will create a strong base for sustainable growth in the highly potential Indian market. By using synergies of the two strong brands and the innovative product range of W&H and Planmeca, customers benefit from a unique offering dedicated to the Indian market demands.

TORM plc third quarter 2016 report

"TORM delivered a small profit for the third quarter despite operating in a soft product tanker market. A strong fundamental oil demand was not enough to sustain the freight market, as continued inventory drawdowns and low naphtha exports to the Far East limited the transportation requirements," says Executive Director Jacob Meldgaard. In the third quarter of 2016, TORM realized a positive EBITDA of USD 40m and a profit before tax of USD 2m. · The EBITDA for the third quarter of 2016 was USD 40m (2015, same period, pro forma: USD 105m)[[1]]. The profit before tax for the third

DeLaval Cleaning Analysis DCA wins silver medal for innovations at EuroTier .

Hanover, DE November 14, 2016. DeLaval wins the silver medal for innovations by EuroTier organisers DLG for its DeLaval cleaning analysis DCA, demonstrating our continued leadership in bringing innovations to the forefront of dairy farming. Criteria for selection included significant features such as optimising labour management, facilitating work safety and driving down energy costs.“We are proud that the DeLaval cleaning analysis DCA is recognised by DLG further showing that our innovations allow us to help our customers in achieving a sustainable and profitable farm. We are pleased that

Blight of business bullying needs fresh focus says sales expert

More companies need to put systems in place to prevent bullying in the workplace having an adverse effect on both their staff and their business, claims a leading sales expert.Steven Timberlake founder of sales pipeline management company SalesRadar said high pressure positions, such as sales positions were particularly susceptible to seeing employees becoming victims of bullying. His comments come as the problem is highlighted across the UK in Anti-Bullying week. “Whilst much of bullying is focussed on schools let us not pretend that it ends when we join the adult world,” said Mr

Interim Report July–September 2016: Q3 highlights include new product launches, high growth and a Faun Pharma sales record

The third quarter summary for Zinzino AB (publ) in 2016 shows sustained growth and a continued increase in profitability. A number of important objectives have also been achieved, most notably a growth of 20%, the launch of 19 new EU markets and registering 100,000 customers. During this period new products were also launched and Faun Pharma in Norway set a new sales record in October.Commenting on the report, Dag Bergheim Pettersen, CEO of Zinzino said, ”Reaching 100,000 customers was an important milestone. It has taken us 10 years to reach this number and our ambition now is to reach

Publishing schedule for documents of Componenta’s Extraordinary General Meeting

Componenta Corporation Stock Exchange Release on 15.11.2016 at 10.00 Componenta has on 26 October 2016 published the notice to Extraordinary General Meeting of Componenta Corporation. In the Extraordinary General Meeting Componenta Corporation’s interim accounts, consolidated financial statements and report of the Board of Directors will be presented. The documents in Finnish will be published on the company’s webpage www.componenta.com on 16 November 2016 at the latest. The documents in English will be published in the same address on 23 November 2016 at the latest.    Helsinki,

SEQR launches global instant peer-to-peer money transfer – SEQR users in 14 countries can wire each other money real time globally

SEQR, a subsidiary of Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Seamless, is launching a peer-to-peer money transfer solution that enables users to instantly transfer money to each other regardless of where they are in the world. The service is now being rolled out for SEQR users in 14 countries.The solution is automatically available for those who download SEQR. “We will be the first operator in Europe to introduce this peer-to-peer service internationally. In a single stroke, our European users across 14 countries can send each other money instantly regardless of where they are in the world. We believe

Merger between Keystone Advisers and MCF Corporate Finance present new opportunities for Swedish companies

Keystone MCF, the result of a merger between Keystone Advisers and the German-Finnish-UK MCF Cor-porate Finance, is now in a unique position to connect Swedish, Finnish, British and German mid-cap companies wanting to grow through acquisitions.The new Group consists of more than 40 corporate finance professionals in four offices – Sweden, Germany, Finland and England, and expects to advise in more than 30 transactions annually. By combining the strong network MCF has in Germany, Finland and the UK, with the position that Keystone Advisers has in Sweden, Keystone MCF will strengthen its

Skanska renovates residential buildings in Stockholm, Sweden, for about SEK 430M

Skanska has signed a contract with Stockholmshem to renovate six residential buildings at Valla Torg in Stockholm, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 430M, which will be included in the order bookings for Skanska Sweden in the fourth quarter 2016.The assignment includes a complete renovation of 302 apartments and public areas in four 13-storey buildings and two three-storey buildings constructed in the early 1960s. Parts of the public areas in the attic and on the ground floor will be converted into 20 new apartments. The land adjacent to the buildings is being renovated and new patios

Nokian Tyres plc: Managers' transactions

Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release November 15, 2016, 9:25 a.m.Person subject to the notification requirement  Name: Leskelä, Anne (Natural Person)Position: Chief Financial Officer InitialNotification Reference 743700YQIO8Y4L4WKR40_20161114081516_2 number:IssuerName: Nokian Tyres plcLEI: 743700YQIO8Y4L4WKR40 Transactiondetails Transaction 2016-11-10date: Venue:  NASDAQ HELSINKI LTD (XHEL) Nature of Disposal transaction: Instrument:  Financial instrument linked to a share or a

Changes in Caverion Corporation’s Board of Directors: Michael Rosenlew chairs the Board until Annual General Meeting

Caverion Corporation Stock exchange release 15 November, 2016 at 9.00 a.m. EETChanges in Caverion Corporation’s Board of Directors: Michael Rosenlew chairs the Board until Annual General Meeting Ari Lehtoranta has resigned from the Board of Directors of Caverion Corporation and from the position of Chairman of the Human Resources Committee as of today.  As the company has previously announced, Ari Lehtoranta will begin as the President and CEO of Caverion Corporation on January 1, 2017.  Michael Rosenlew, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, will chair the Board of Directors until

Sales development in October 2016

The group’s sales in October increased by 10 percent including VAT in local currencies compared to the same month 2015. The total number of stores amounted to 4,269 on 31 October 2016 compared to 3,807 on 31 October 2015. Percentage sales development for the month of November and total revenue in SEK for the fourth quarter (September to November) will be published in a separate press release at 08.00 (CET) on 15 December 2016. The Full-year Report, covering the period 1 December 2015 to 30 November 2016, will be published on 31 January 2017. Karl-Johan Persson, CEO

Bullied children excluded from digital communication forums

There is a conception that bullied children with few friends can find new ones online.“Our research doesn’t support that idea at all,” says Ylva Bjereld, PhD student at the Department of social work, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.On the contrary, a new study reports that bullied children are excluded from new communication forums that have developed as a result of the digital transformation.Along with fellow researchers from Sweden, Iceland and Finland, Ylva Bjereld has studied the use of text messaging, telephone communication and Internet - so-called technology mediated

CONTINUED GROWTH AND POSITIVE MARKET DEVELOPMENT

PRECISE BIOMETRICS AB (PUBL), CORPORATE IDENTITY NO. 556545-6596 INTERIM REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2016THIRD QUARTER · Consolidated net sales increased to SEK 25.5 (18.3) million. · EBITDA increased to SEK 6.7 Mkr (5.4) million. · Profit after tax amounted to SEK 17.8 Mkr (3.0) million. · Earnings per share for the period amounted to SEK 0.05 (-0.01). · Cash flow from operations increased to SEK 8.4 (-1.9) million. INTERIM PERIOD JAN-SEP · Consolidated net sales increased to SEK 71.6 (32.9) million. · EBITDA increased to SEK 21.1 Mkr (-6.2)

Cybercom and MTV agree upon Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnership

Finland's leading media company, MTV, has selected Cybercom's Passionate Support for AWS services as a development and maintenance solution for its cloud platform. The agreement will remain indefinitely and includes 24/7 on-call services, infrastructure and architecture design of AWS environments, and implementation."Thanks to Cybercom's comprehensive expertise in cloud platforms, we are able to focus more of our resources on developing new electronic services, which is our core business. Cybercom's experience and reliability as a provider of support services were instrumental factors in

Sale of shares in Nordax Group AB (publ)

Press release, 15 November 2016 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, JAPAN OR AUSTRALIA OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. Vision Capital Partners VII LP (Guernsey LP) and Vision Capital Partners VII A LP (Guernsey LP) (together “Vision Capital”), have sold 10,000,000 shares in Nordax Group AB (publ) (“Nordax”) through an accelerated bookbuilding to Swedish and international investors at a price per share of SEK 49 (the “Placing”). Following the Placing,

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