Geneva (ots) - In June 2005 the Ecma General Assembly approved the third edition of the standards for C# and CLI. With the first edition of the standards in 2002 and their adoption by ISO/IEC in 2003, the industry was given powerful tools to enable vendor-neutral development of Web services. Today, Ecma is ...
Advanced sports communication tool facilitates team interaction and strategy Stäfa (ots) - The Phonak Cycling Team has enjoyed great success to date in the 2005 Tour de France, peaking in yesterday's stage win by Oscar Pereiro from Spain. In addition to Pereiro, who currently ranks 15th in the overall individual standings, the team also has Floyd Landis, USA, ...
Lugano (ots) - After having received the necessary licences, Banca del Gottardo has recently launched private banking operations in Spain. Gottardo Gestión S.G.I.I.C SA is focused on investment fund management while Gottardo Patrimonios A.V. SA is active in financial market brokerage and offers comprehensive wealth management services, including fiscal and corporate advisory. The offices are located in Madrid, in ...
What's new in orangeclick.ch Lausanne (ots) - Anyone signing up to orangeclick.ch by 31 August 2005 will be able to send all future text messages at the excellent rate of just 10 cents per SMS. Unlike other offers, the SMS for 10 cents offer for new orangelick.ch customers is not restricted to a certain network and there is no time limit, provided customers ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) will focus on the global business with components and modules for ensuring the efficient functioning of electrical and electronic devices. All resources are systematically geared towards the Components business, which is profitable over the long term and has to date accounted for two-thirds of group sales on average. The business has potential for ongoing ...
Indication: An enclosure with the MC/Atel Shareholder Structure can be downlaoded under: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100001009 Berne (ots) - BKW FMB Energy Ltd of Berne (BKW) has submitted today to UBS AG of Zurich (UBS) an offer to purchase a substantial stake of at ...
Geneva (ots) - Synthesis Bank, the leading Swiss online investment bank, has recently launched the most complete, effective and profitable trading floor on the market: Synthesis TradingFloor (www.tradingfloor.com). Today, Synthesis Bank launches Easy TradingFloor, which offers individual investors a trading ...
Winterthur Technology Group today announced the successful completion of its IPO on the SWX Swiss Exchange which was more than three times oversubscribed. The issue price for one registered share has been set at CHF 33.00. The shares will commence trading on 1 July 2005. Zurich (ots) - Winterthur Technology set the issue price at CHF 33.00 per share, the ...
Zurich (ots) - Since February 2005, in its capacity as official communications partner, sunrise has been promoting the continuous expansion of student networking in Switzerland by supporting Students.ch, the country's biggest online platform for students. Now the site's integrated online messaging system has been ...
Lugano, Switzerland and Lisboa, Portugal (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and ANGELINI FARMACÊUTICA, a Portuguese Pharmaceutical company, announce the signing of an agreement granting ANGELINI the exclusive License and Distribution rights for ALOXI® (Palonosetron hydrochloride) in PORTUGAL. ALOXI® is a strong and long acting ...
South San Francisco, Calif and Lugano, Switzerland (ots) - Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) and Helsinn Healthcare S.A. reached an agreement for the development of XL119 (becatecarin). Under the terms of the agreement, Helsinn will pay Exelixis an upfront payment of $4 million and additional milestones up to $21 million. In addition, Helsinn will assume the cost of the Phase III program going forward. In return, Exelixis ...
Vaduz/Lausanne (ots) - In summer 2005, Telecom FL and Orange (Liechtenstein) AG, a subsidiary company of Orange Switzerland will join forces in offering telecommunication services to their Liechtenstein customers. The associated agreement was signed on 7 June 2005. From summer 2005, Telecom FL and Orange (Liechtenstein) AG will be offering their Liechtenstein customers joint services in the mobile communications sector. Private customers and businesses will receive ...
Thalwil (ots) - Swiss Air-Rescue (Rega) has adopted "FLARM" (Flight Alarm), a small-size aircraft anti-collision device containing GPS technology developed by u-blox AG. Rega is the largest air rescue organization in Switzerland and a corporate member of the Swiss Red Cross. It deploys over ten helicopters from many bases within Switzerland to transport medical assistance to the scene of an accident. The helicopter ...
Biasca, Switzerland (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and ROCHE today announced the signing of a licensing agreement, granting HELSINN HEALTHCARE the worldwide rights for the patented, phase II product, NETUPITANT. Netupitant is a potent and selective NK-1 receptor antagonist, developed as NKE by Roche, for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). "We are ...
DUBLIN, IRELAND, May 11th, 2005 - HELSINN BIREX THERAPEUTICS LTD, one of the Irish companies of the Swiss pharmaceutical group Helsinn Healthcare SA, announced today that the company received the first delivery of ALOXI" (palonosetron hydrochloride) from Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals LTD, Dublin, on 9th May 2005 ...
From Identity Cards to e-Government Services, This Flexible Solution Fulfils Government Needs for Security Note: The complete Agefi article can be downloaded in French and English at: http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/story.htx?firmaid=100006027 Geneva (ots) - Security, terrorism, biometrics. To say the least, these concerns were at the heart of ...
Biasca, Switzerland (ots) - Helsinn Chemicals SA and Helsinn Advanced Synthesis SA have successfully passed a re-certification audit of its ISO14001 Environmental Management System. The audit by SGS took place on May 2nd and 3rd 2005. In parallel, Helsinn has also applied for an audit from SGS to inspect the Helsinn sites in relation to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001 ...
Zürich (ots) - My client, Dr. Evgeniy O. Adamov, has requested me to publish following statement: "I respectfully decline simplified extradition to either country. My arrest at the behest of the United States was illegal. I intend to leave this prison as a free man, to return to my homeland as a free man, ...
Lausanne (ots) - Orange is introducing Premier, an add-on service for discerning customers. Premier offers the following benefits: mobile phone replacement within 24 hours if lost or stolen, premium level Customer Care, our most attractive zone rates for calls abroad and 50 inclusive SMS. The Option is available now and costs CHF 15 a month. Our more ...
Lausanne (ots) - Orange is now offering the BlackBerry Internet Service for the BlackBerry 7290, making it possible for small businesses, the self-employed and even private users to take advantage of the popular 'Push' function when receiving emails on the move. Combined with the Blackberry Internet Service, the BlackBerry 7290 can manage up to ten email accounts. ...
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) posted net sales of CHF 79.3 million in the first six months of fiscal 2004/2005 (first half 2003/2004: CHF 86.2 million). EBITA and EBIT both amounted to CHF 0.4 million (down from CHF 3.6 million and CHF 2.6 million, respectively). After deducting ...
Ecublens/Lausanne (ots) - AC Immune, a Swiss biotech company developing innovative therapies against Alzheimer's disease, today announced that it has successfully completed its round B financing raising CHF 21 million from private and strategic investors. The financing goal of CHF 21 millions was achieved with 2/3 of the invested capital contributed by new investors. AC immune is focused on new therapies for the ...
Lugano, Switzerland, and Ljulubiana (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, and PHARMASWISS, a Pharmaceutical company based in SLOVENIA, announce the signing of an agreement granting PHARMASWISS the exclusive License and Distribution rights for ALOXI® (Palonosetron hydrochloride) in ...
Indication: Additional information in French can be downloaded under: http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/esseportal.ch/fr/ - Orange is the first mobile communications provider in Switzerland to offer the new Treo 650. The new Treo 650 from Orange comes with PalmOS, integrated QWERTY-keypad and camera, e-mail and Internet access, calendar, contacts, to do list, memos, multimedia and many other functions - ...
- Indication: The picture can be downloaded on: www.presseportal.ch/fr/story.htx?firmaid=100003888 - Robert Bornträger has been named by the Telekurs Holding Ltd. Board of Directors as new CEO of Telekurs Services Ltd., effective August 1, 2005, and at the same time, has been made a Member of the Telekurs Group Executive Committee. Robert Bornträger, born in 1960, is Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Member of the extended Executive Committee of ...
Indication: Further information can be doawnloaded und: http://www.presseportal.ch/fr/story.htx?firmaid=100003587 Latest PDA Smartphone from Orange Lausanne (ots) - The latest PDA Smartphone from Orange will be on sale from 23 April 2005. Whether you use it as your mobile office, as a multimedia device or mobile phone, you will be ...
The Schaffner Group posted sales of CHF 79.3 million in the first half of fiscal 2004/2005 (first half of 2003/2004: CHF 86.2 million). Order intake fell from CHF 93.6 million to CHF 88.4 million. The book-to-bill ratio after six months was 1.11 (fiscal 2003/2004: 1.08). Sales rose 17.7% quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter of 2004/2005 to CHF 42.9 million, ...
Berne (ots) - Germany's Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (dpa) and London-based AFX News Ltd (AFX) have purchased stakes in leading Swiss financial news agency AWP (AG für Wirtschaftspublikationen, Berne). dpa has bought 35% and AFX 30%, while AWP's previous sole owner - sda (Schweizerische Depeschenagentur AG) - retains the remaining 35%. Price details were not specified. The new partners' financial commitments emphasise the determination of all three agencies to ...
Lugano Switzerland (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a Swiss pharmaceutical group, announced today that the European Commission has granted the marketing authorisation for their new drug ALOXI®. This announcement comes approximately three months after the CHMP's recommendation to approve ALOXI" for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with highly ...
Bern (ots) - In view of organisational changes envisaged, Josef Jungo, Member of Group Executive Management and CEO of Valora Wholesale, has decided to leave the Valora Group after nine years to seek new professional challenges elsewhere. The Valora Board of Directors respects Mr. Jungo's decision. The Board thanks him for his many years of service to the Valora Group, and wishes him every future personal and ...