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Kudelski Group: Verdict against pirating of television programmes
Cheseaux (ots) - The court of the canton of Zug in Switzerland, convicts two sellers of pirate smartcards. The smartcards were devised to enable illicit reception of pay-television programmes. On March 27 in Zug, Switzerland, two people were convicted for selling forged smartcards, which were devised to access pay-television programmes without paying for them. The conviction follows a complaint registered at the ...
plusWISeKey selected by the Mayor of Malaga to join key players on information society in Malaga
Geneva/Malaga (ots) - WISeKey represented by its founder and Chairman Carlos Moreira has join the Malaga Valley e-27 Club, one of the initiatives of higher vision and ambition of the IT sector in Spain. More than 40 Presidents of multinational and technology companies have decided, under the presidency of Javier Cremades, of Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo, to promote ...
plusSchaffner Group appoints Vice President Global Manufacturing - Further strengthening of key Asian market
Luterbach (ots) - The Board of Directors of Schaffner Holding AG (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) has appointed Mr Ah Bee Goh (*1950) as Vice President Global Manufacturing and member of the Executive Board of the Schaffner Group with effect from July 1, 2007. Based at the Schaffner plant in Thailand, he will be ...
plusSchaffner completes sale of Test Systems business
Concentration on the global market for EMC and power quality components Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) has signed an agreement for the sale of its Cable & ElectroEmulation business (net sales 2005/2006 approx. CHF 15 million) to the existing management. This completes the divestment of its Test Systems business. As part of the management buyout, the existing management will take over ...
plusLongcheer pick high sensitivity LEA-4S module from u-blox for new GPS phone
Thalwil, Switzerland (ots) - u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, today announced the inclusion of its LEA-4S GPS module in the G300 GPS phone made by Longcheer, a leading Chinese designer of handheld devices. The new phone combines a high performance GPS engine, VGA camera, MP3/MP4 music player, GSM phone and WAP Internet browser in ...
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Tranzda selects u-blox GPS module for revolutionary smartphone
Thalwil (ots) - u-blox AG, the leading Swiss provider of GPS receiver technology, today announced a deal that sees its LEA-4S GPS module included in a revolutionary smartphone produced by innovative design house Tranzda Technologies Co. Ltd. The PM328 is a NEWPLUS Linux-Core smartphone that integrates phone, PDA, GPS and other multimedia entertainment functions in a product that is 16 mm thin. The PM328 has an ...
plusCertificates of origin for Swiss electricity - a service offered by swissgrid
Laufenburg (ots) - On March 6, 2007, Switzerland signed an agreement with Italy regarding the mutual recognition of electricity from renewable sources. This event wraps up an important stage in the development of electricity exchange arrangements with foreign countries based on swissgrid's system for registering and issuing certificates of origin for Swiss ...
plusCognosense, a Swiss High-Tech company, appoints Mr. Erick Caron, CEO and Delegate of the Board
Lausanne, Switzerland and China (ots) - The Board of Directors of Cognosense appoints Mr. Erick Caron as new Chief Executive Officer & Delegate of the Board of Directors. Mr. Caron also becomes Chairman and CEO of the company subsidiaries Cognosense Tech. Ltd in China and will be elected to Cognosense Board of Directors. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Caron was ...
plusResults 2006 - Nestlé Nespresso positioned to double its business by 2010
Company Emphasizes Quality and Customers as Key to Global Expansion Paudex (ots) - Fulfilling CEO Gerhard Berssenbrügge's forecast for the Company, Nestlé Nespresso SA, the worldwide leader in highest quality perfectly portioned coffee, surpassed 1 billion CHF in revenue for the first time in 2006. This achievement marked the sixth consecutive year that Nestlé ...
plusBanca del Gottardo posts solid 2006 performance
Lugano (ots) - In 2006 Banca del Gottardo's consolidated net income increased by 17% to CHF 97 million. The Bank's reorientation had an overall neutral impact on net profit: the sale of non-core businesses resulted in capital gains, but these were offset by substantial extraordinary charges. Operating expenses were reduced in 2006 and the cost/income ratio was maintained at the level of the previous year. After ...
plusKardex AG: Sale of AFT division closed
Zurich (ots) - Kardex AG is selling its AFT division effective February 21, 2007 to the Munich-based Certina Group since agreement could not be reached with the original buyer (see media information dated December 22, 2006) on the terms of the closing. The contract with the Certina Group was signed and closed yesterday. As previously published, the anticipated extraordinary costs for the restructuring and hive-off of ...
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WISeKey Launches new affiliate, WISekey Bulgaria, coinciding with Bulgarian entrance to the EU
Sofia and Geneva (ots) - The leading Swiss company for Internet security WISeKey entered the Bulgarian market in December 2006 with the registration of its local branch, WISeKey Bulgaria. The company is a world leader in the IT domain, offering complete solutions for net security through high-level data encryption. WISeKey effectuated the first project worldwide for ...
plusJungfraubahnen: Initial review of 2006 business year, information on coming Annual General Meeting of 14 May 2007
Interlaken (ots) - We are pleased to be able to report once again on a very satisfactory business year. Our most important attraction, the Jungfraujoch-Top of Europe, achieved its best result since 2000 (special offer). In winter sport, we enjoyed almost unchanged high demand in 2006. Last year we ...
plusWISeKey organizes a high level meeting in Geneva between Government and Business Leaders
plusWISekey ELA expand its cooperation agreement between Brasilinvest and the Velasco Group for the deployment of WISeKey digital identity and esecurity technologies in South America and Portuguese Speaking countries
plusMathys Ltd Bettlach reports further personnel growth in 2006
Bettlach (ots) - Mathys, the Bettlach-based orthopaedics business, recruited a further 28 persons in 2006. At 7.2 %, the increase in turnover was less than expected, but was nonetheless substantially higher than the industry average. This family-owned business achieved consolidated sales of CHF 74.2 million, which, although equivalent to a year-on-year increase of 7.2 %, was slightly less than expected. The slower ...
plusWorld Tourism Organization (UNWTO): YouTourist - The Social Network Platform For The Tourism Industry
Madrid (ots) - 1 February 2007 - UNWTO and WISeKey announced an agreement today to expand the use of traveller identification and authentication technologies in the multibillion dollar tourism sector. This collaboration builds on the Public Private Partnership agreement signed by UNWTO and Microsoft in 2006. ...
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Clariden Leu merger complete
Zurich (ots) - The Clariden Leu merger was completed on January 26, 2007. The merger, which is effective retroactive to January 1, 2007, combines the experience, expertise and products of Credit Suisse independent private banking subsidiaries Clariden, Leu, Hofmann, BGP Banca di Gestione Patrimoniale and securities dealer Credit Suisse Fides under one roof. Clariden Leu is one of the five largest providers in the Swiss private banking industry. Credit Suisse announced ...
plusLocation Services Research: Detailed Market Trading Report Zurich 2006 - Zurich has the most affordable rents worldwide among other prime locations
Zurich (ots) - Only New York, Hong Kong, Paris, London and Tokyo have retail spaces more expensive than those in Zurich, a city with the world's greatest buying power, highest income per capita as well as the highest standard of living - depending on the ranking used. On Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse, rents reached a ...
plusSchaffner Group confirms strong demand in 1st quarter of 2006/2007
Luterbach (ots)- Over the business first quarter of 2006/2007, Schaffner Holding AG (SWX Swiss Exchange: SAHN) increased its net sales of electromagnetic-compatibility and power-quality components by 16.7% on the previous year's figure to CHF 34.1 million (CHF 29.3 million). Adjusted for currency effects, the rise in sales amounted to 15.5%. At the same time, order intake increased by 31.1% to CHF 45.9 million (CHF ...
plusFormer Microsoft Chairman EMEA, Patrick De Smedt, joins the Board of Directors of WISeKey to assist the company with the further expansion of its international growth
plusNew partnership between Avaloq and Accenture
Zurich (ots) - Accenture is a new Associate Implementation Partner for Avaloq. The global group will support the software company in Switzerland initially, then across Europe and in Asia as well. Avaloq has gained a new partner for the introduction of its banking software. The cooperation with Accenture, one of the world's leading management consulting, technology service and outsourcing providers, reinforces the ...
plusIn vivo rather than in vitro assisted reproductive technology: Anecova is developing a promising approach for the future
- During a press conference in Geneva this morning, Martin Velasco, Pascal Mock MD and Prof. Patrick Aebischer, President of the EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), presented a solution which opens promising new prospects in terms of assisted reproductive technology. - A major advantage of the ...
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New CEO for the Schaffner Group
plusPower for Switzerland and Europe - day and night
swissgrid will commence operations as the Swiss national transmission system operator on 15 December 2006. Its motto: "moving power". The company is to take on overall responsibility for the operation of the Swiss extra high-voltage grid and will make a hugely important contribution to power supply in Switzerland. swissgrid is being formed because of the forward-looking attitude of the Swiss grid companies. Laufenburg ...
plusHELSINN announces positive Phase 3 results for ALOXI® (Palonosetron Hydrochloride) injection for the prevention of post operative nausea & Vomiting
Lugano (ots) - HELSINN HEALTHCARE SA, a privately owned Swiss pharmaceutical group, today announced the successful completion of two phase 3 trials of Aloxi® (palonosetron hydrochloride) Injection for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Both clinical trials successfully met the primary ...
plusThe Schaffner Group in fiscal 2005/2006: Sustained growth with EMC components and modules
Luterbach (ots) - The Schaffner Group increased its net sales in fiscal 2005/2006 by 10.3% to CHF 184.0 million (fiscal 2004/2005: CHF 166.8 million). Adjusted for currency effects, this was an increase of 8.4%. Thanks to a favorable increase in earnings in the operational business and extraordinary net proceeds of CHF 9.9 million relating to the sale of the Swiss ...
plusSwiss Furniture Maker de Sede set for Expansion
- A Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of Charge at: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100011432 - Klingnau (ots) - German National Stephan Unser has Been Appointed Chief Sales Officer of Sede AG, Effective January 1, 2007 45-year-old Mr. Unser holds a master's degree in business administration and has been appointed to the management board ...
plusOperational launch of national transmission system operator swissgrid
Laufenburg (ots) - swissgrid will commence activities as Switzerland's national grid operator on 15 December 2006, assuming operational management and responsibility for the Swiss high-voltage grid. swissgrid employs approximately 130 highly qualified employees at its head office in Laufenburg. "The operational launch of swissgrid is a milestone in the evolution ...
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