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Bure signs new loan agreement and plans early redemption of subordinated debentures

Bure has today signed a new loan agreement with Nordea that will replace the entire commitment outstanding under the syndicated loan, in which Nordea took part, that was signed as part of Bure’s refinancing in 2003. In connection with this, Bure has decided to exercise its option for early redemption of subordinate debentures pursuant to the terms stated in these, i.e. at a discounted value (80.7%) of the debenture’s principal amount.Early redemption of the subordinated debentures, which will be carried out on 31 March 2005, will provide Bure with estimated interest savings of over MSEK 90,

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004

Luxembourg, 15 February 2005 – Metro International S.A. (“Metro”) (MTROA, MTROB), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended 31 December 2004. TWELVE MONTHS ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004 · 48.6% year on year increase in net sales to US$ 302.4 million (US$ 203.6 million) · Operating profit for newspaper editions of US$ 13.1 million (loss of US$ 3.9 million) · Operating profit for newspaper editions, excluding the new Lisbon and New York editions of US$ 25.9 million (loss of US$3.9 million) · Metro Sweden reports the highest annual local currency operating

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A. ANNOUNCES RESULTS

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A. ANNOUNCES RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 · Record quarterly total subscriber increase for Q4 04 of 859,968 (i) · 27% increase in revenues for Q4 04 to $255.7m (Q4 03: $201.1m)* · 33% increase in EBITDA for Q4 04 to $123.8m (Q4 03: $92.8m)* · Profit for Q4 04 of $25.9m (Q4 03: loss of $10.2m) · Earnings per common share for Q4 04 of $0.28 (Q4 03: loss of $0.16) · 44% increase in revenues for the year to Dec 2004 to $919.3m (2003: $638.6m)* · 43% increase in EBITDA for the year to Dec 2004 to $455.3m (2003: $317.8m)* · Profit for

Ericsson reveals HSDPA market introduction

"We foresee a mass market with HSDPA implemented in 2006," said Mikael Bäck, vice president WCDMA radio networks today at 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. "Already at the end of this year, we expect HSDPA to have been launched for commercial use. Ericsson is in the forefront through our technology leadership and our installed base of WCDMA networks.""There is a strong need for increased speed following the trend toward Mobile Triple Play, enabled by mobile broadband," Bäck said. "This, combined with the simplicity of the software-based upgrade, means that we foresee a quick rollout of

Ericsson's CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg says 2005 will be the year of mobile broadband

At the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Ericsson's president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg today gave his views on the telecoms industry and on how Ericsson will meet new customer and consumer demands. "We are about to start a whole new stage in mobile communications - Mobile Triple Play, enabled by mobile broadband," said Carl-Henric Svanberg.Triple play is when telephony, Internet and TV is provided in one common infrastructure in the fixed networks. "With mobility as a fundamental driver for consumer convenience, we believe triple play is now going mobile - we call this Mobile

EMIRATES SKYCARGO PUMPS UP VOLUMES TO GOTHENBURG AND HONG KONG

DUBAI, UAE, 15th February 2005 – Emirates SkyCargo and SAS Cargo have hailed their successful partnership with an additional freighter service between Dubai-Gothenburg and Dubai-Hong Kong. With the new service, starting 29th March, Emirates SkyCargo will fly its Boeing 747-400F to Gothenburg every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday and to Hong Kong every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday in partnership with SAS Cargo. Hiran Perera, Emirates’ Vice President Cargo – Freighters said: "Emirates SkyCargo and SAS have experienced a wonderful win-win relationship over the past three months, and we have

Ericsson and TeliaSonera to trial IMS for converged multimedia services

Ericsson has been selected by TeliaSonera to trial Ericsson's solution for IMS, IP Multimedia Subsystem. The trial will allow TeliaSonera to prepare its offer of converged multimedia services, brought on a cost-effective common platform for mobile and fixed networks.The trial will start during the spring and will include TeliaSonera's operations in the entire Nordic region, which will allow Ericsson's IMS solution to demonstrate full interoperability in a multi-vendor environment. Ericsson's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) gives operators an immediate revenue opportunity on the road toward

Ericsson integrates business critical network management solution for SmarTone

Ericsson has been selected by SmarTone Mobile Communications Limited in Hong Kong as the systems integrator of an end-to-end network management solution. The solution enables SmarTone to guarantee and demonstrate in real-time, committed levels of quality of service (QoS) in its GPRS network. This is significant in order to generate new revenue streams as well as to retain existing clients.Ericsson has worldwide experience from systems integration of more than 500 network management solutions. This is Ericsson's first quality assurance project in Hong Kong. Ericsson provides, deploys and

Nokia and TeliaSonera agree to cooperate in trials for developing the networks of tomorrow

Nokia and TeliaSonera have entered into close cooperation in Next Generation Network technologies and architectures based on IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and other technologies that will define the “networks of tomorrow”.The cooperation envisaged by the two companies will result in feedback from real environments and guide the development of products and solutions. As part of the cooperation, Nokia and TeliaSonera will hold workshops and trials to evaluate the requirements for services for the home environment as well as for enterprises. “We at

Ericsson - Taking you forward

Ericsson, the world's leading telecom supplier, launches a new brand platform during the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes under the slogan "Taking you forward." The tag line conveys that Ericsson is a partner that defines and delivers progress, and is supportive, consultative, proactive, innovative and trustworthy.The communication of the brand is a vital instrument for reaching Ericsson's strategic business objectives. The new brand platform and creative expression is powerful, distinct and aligned with the company's core values and ways of working. "Every one of us lives up to the core

Year-end report 2004

• Profit after tax increased to SEK 1,413 million (718) and profit per share to SEK 19.51 (11.66). • Rental income increased to SEK 2,169 million (1.994) Proposal to the Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2005 • Five shares in Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB entitels to one share in Wihlborgs Syd • Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB changes its business name to Fabege AB • Dividend of SEK 6.50 (6.00) per share.Wihlborgs’ profit after financial items amounted to SEK 1,011 million (826), in line with the forecast made at the time of the third-quarter report. The earnings figure includes profit from sales of

PARK INN TO OPEN TWO NEW HOTELS IN IRELAND

Park Inn Dundalk and Park Inn Mulranny to open in MarchFebruary 15th, 2005: Rezidor SAS Hospitality, one of the world’s fastest growing hospitality companies, is to launch the second of its brands to the Irish market. Park Inn, Rezidor SAS’s new and energetic upcoming hotel brand, is to open its first two hotels in Ireland next month with the opening of Park Inn Dundalk and Park Inn Mulranny.Kurt Ritter, President and CEO, Rezidor SAS Hospitality, comments: “Ireland is an important growth market for Rezidor SAS and following the success of Radisson SAS, the introduction of Park Inn is a

i3 introduces the first high-performance IP set top-box to provide video streaming for under 99 USD

San Antonio, Texas, USA, February 15th, 2005NTCA Annual Meeting and Expo, booth # 631 — i3 micro technology (i3), a leading provider of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and IP-TV products and solutions, today announced the Mood™130 IP set top-box, a low-cost high-performance MPEG-2 video streaming solution for IP-TV and on-demand entertainment. Introducing a new and attractive design that uses the latest system-on-a-chip architecture, i3 now offers a carrier-grade IP set-top box for below 99 USD.“Many service providers are anxious to implement triple play services in their networks, but so far the

Ericsson signs five-year systems integration and service delivery solution deal with Telstra

Ericsson today announced it was chosen as the five-year business partner for the development of Telstra's end-to-end service delivery solution. The contract allows Telstra to leverage its entire media, broadband and telecoms portfolio to deliver content, applications and services over its 2.5G and 3G networks. This agreement reaffirms Ericsson's strong telecom services position in the Australian market.Under the agreement, the first of its kind in Australia, Ericsson will provide advanced consulting services to support Telstra in defining customer service streams and creating targeted

M-real initiates cost savings and efficiency improvement programme in its Swedish operations (15 February, 2005)

M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Bulletin 15.2.2005 at 10 a.m.M-real has initiated a programme to enhance productivity and profitability atWifsta and Husum mills in Sweden. The target is to reduce costs by at least SEK200 million and reach a 15% productivity increase by the end of the year 2006.An important element in the programme is the planned integration of Wifsta intoHusum organisation. Negotiations with Labour Unions at M-real's Wifsta andHusum mills have been started regarding the actions of the programme. The programme is part of M-real's Cost Savings and Efficiency

Vitrolife obtains patent in USA

Vitrolife has been informed that the company’s patent application regarding the use of alanyl-glutamine in media for in vitro fertilization has been approved in the USA. “The advantage of alanyl-glutamine compared with glutamine, which was used previously, is that it is more stable and is not broken down into harmful substances that can inhibit the development of the embryo. The approval of this patent entails a competitive advantage for the company,” says Magnus Nilsson, Vitrolife’s CEO.Vitrolife has been informed that patent no. 6,838,235, designated “Methods for in vitro fertilization”,

Invitation to Telephone Conference

Thursday February 17th approximately at 9.00 (CET), Eniro will publish the year-end report for 2004. A telephone conference will be held the same day at 10.00 (CET).Eniro’s CEO and president Tomas Franzén will present the results for the full year 2004 followed by a Q&A session.To participate, please call in no later than five minutes before the conference starts. Use any of the following dial-in numbers:UK +44 (0)207 162 01 82 password EniroUS +1 334 323 62 03 password EniroA recording of the conference will be available on:UK +44 (0)207 031 4064, code 644672UK freephone: 0800

Tetra Laval welcomes the ECJ decision

On 15 February 2005 the European Court of Justice announced its decision on the Commission’s appeal in the Tetra Laval/Sidel case against the judgment from the European Court of First Instance.The Commission’s appeal is directed at issues of legal principle, such as the amount of convincing evidence the Commission must bring if it wishes to block mergers under its jurisdiction. These issues are important for future practice under the Merger Control Regulation. - We are pleased to learn about the European Court of Justice’s decision, which confirms the conclusions of the Court of First

Swedish National Labor Market Administration Selects Pointsec and Entrust to Secure Web Services for Employees

Ease of use, low cost and deployment speed are all factors in selecting Entrust Identity¬Guard to secure on-line access to services, to be delivered and implemented by Pointsec.STOCKHOLM, Sweden, February 15, 2005 – Pointsec, the Nordic market leader for Digital Identity solutions, today announced it has been selected by Arbetsmarknadsverket (AMV) – the Swedish National Labor Market Administration, to supply strong authentication for its employees. The solu¬tion selected by AMV, to be delivered and implemented by Pointsec, is based on Entrust Identity¬Guard, a new, innovative product for

OUTOKUMPU OYJ ? TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES

OUTOKUMPU OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT FEBRUARY 15, 2005 AT 10.45 AMOUTOKUMPU OYJ – TRANSFER OF TREASURY SHARES Outokumpu Oyj has transferred a total of 279 930 of treasury sharesto the persons participating in the 2002 share remuneration schemefor management. The number of shares transferred was calculatedbased on the trading volume weighted average share price of EUR14.12 on February 14, 2005. Following the transfer Outokumpu holds218 603 treasury shares. OUTOKUMPU OYJCorporate Management Johanna SintonenVice President - Investor Relationstel. +358 9 421 2438, mobile

Outokumpu Oyj - transfer of treasury shares

Outokumpu Oyj has transferred a total of 279 930 of treasury shares to the persons participating in the 2002 share remuneration scheme for management. The number of shares transferred was calculated based on the trading volume weighted average share price of EUR 14.12 on February 14, 2005. Following the transfer Outokumpu holds 218 603 treasury shares.OUTOKUMPU OYJCorporate ManagementJohanna SintonenVice President - Investor Relationstel. +358 9 421 2438, mobile +358 40 530 0778, fax +358 9 421 2125e-mail: johanna.sintonen@outokumpu.comwww.outokumpu.com

Volvo Aero participating in major programme for environmentally sound aircraft engines

Volvo Aero is playing a major role in the newly started EU development project, VITAL. VITAL is a four-year programme with 53 partners and a total budget of EUR 90 M (slightly more than SEK 800 M), including EUR 50 M (SEK 450 M) in funding from the EU. Volvo Aero is investing about SEK 85 M in the project.VITAL, an acronym for Environmentally Friendly Aero Engine, shall deliver the technological breakthroughs required for the industry to meet the goals of lower fuel consumption and lower noise set by the European aerospace industry for 2020. These goals are a 50% reduction in noise and

POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES LAUNCHES NETWAY MANAGER™ FOR ANTENNA SYSTEMS

Providing operators with one common network management platform for the Powerwave antenna products, the NetWay Manager system is built on open standards such as SNMP, and offers a cost-efficient network management solution.3GSM WORLD CONGRESS, CANNES, FRANCE, Hall 2, Stand D48 – Feb. 15, 2005 - Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV), a leading global supplier of end-to-end wireless infrastructure solutions, introduced its NetWay Manager™ for antenna systems today at 3GSM World Congress, the mobile industry’s premier event, taking place in Cannes, France Feb. 14-17. Building upon the

POWERWAVE INTRODUCES MICRO TWIN 2100 TOWER MOUNTED AMPLIFIER FEATURING BREAK-THROUGH COMPACT DESIGN, ALONG WITH TWIN TMA 1800

Next-generation TMAs are small, powerful and interoperable3GSM WORLD CONGRESS, CANNES, FRANCE, Hall 2, Stand D48 – Feb. 15, 2005 - Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PWAV), a leading source for end-to-end wireless infrastructure solutions, introduced its Micro Twin™ 2100 and its Twin TMA 1800 tower mounted amplifiers, here today at 3GSM World Congress, the mobile industry’s premier event, taking place in Cannes, France Feb. 14-17. These next-generation tower-mounted amplifiers (TMAs) enable base stations to receive signals more clearly in a wider coverage area, and reduce handset

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