Marvell Introduces Industry’s First 6Gb/s SATA RAID ControllerSAN FRANCISCO - - Industry Leaders Support Next Generation, High Performance, Cost Effective Computing as Market Readies for 2010 6Gb/s SATA Adoption Real-time Updates Now Also Available for Maps: NAVIGON Announces Live Map Update ServicesHAMBURG - NAVIGON’s new Live Services demonstrate just how useful dynamic content can be for navigation devices. Real-time news including traffic conditions, free parking spaces or speed cameras, make navigation devices an even more precise and informative driving companion. Further Live Services are also waiting in the wings, including updated information about newly constructed roads, real-time information about road closures, and live POI updates. In the future (in conjunction with NAVTEQ) we will be able to witness continuous updates of map material stored on digital navigators. With FreshMaps Live, NAVIGON ensures that your navigation device’s maps are always fully up to date. Empolis Presents E-Service Suite and Voice of the Customer at Call Centre ExpoKAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - - Global Semantic Application Vendor Demonstrates Benefits for Service Organisations California Micro Devices Presents Protection Solutions at Embedded Systems Conference in BostonBOSTON - - XtremeESD(R) Protection, Praetorian(R) EMI Filtering, HDMI(R) and other Interface Protection Solutions Featured Value of Text Verification Tool (TVT) Strongly Confirmed at RAPS in PhiladelphiaFRANKFURT - Trying economic times mean tight budgets. More projects, fewer people, rigid quality standards and competitve pressures are making the computer-driven proofreading tool made by Schlafender Hase more valuable than ever. Johnson Controls Presents Advanced Battery Technology for Electric DrivingHANOVER, Germany - - Innovative Energy Concept Delivers Power and More Interior Space - Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge at: www.presseportal.de/pm/19526/johnson_controls_gmbh/?keygroup=bild Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. Realigns Global OperationsNORTHVILLE, Michigan - Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (”Hayes” or the “Company”) announced today that effective September 1, 2009, the Company realigned its global operational sites into three regions. Inverse Forming Technology From Johnson Controls Lifts Instrument Cluster Image Quality to New HeightsBURSCHEID, Germany - - Uniting Technological Precision and Sophisticated Craftsmanship in the Instrument Cluster BAT Stiftung Fur Zukunftsfragen (foundation for future studies) Publishes a new European SurveyHAMBURG - - Cross reference: Picture is distributed via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge under: Inaugural Korn/Ferry ‘Confidence in Leadership Index’ Reveals Stability Despite Economic TurbulenceLOS ANGELES - - Regional Differences Emerge in Global Leadership Study - North America Demonstrates Most Positive Attitudes Towards Corporate Leadership; Europe Shows Most Skepticism Palo Open 2009 - Conference on Commercial Open Source Business IntelligenceFREIBURG, Germany - Palo Open takes place on October 6th 2009 in Frankfurt. The one-day meeting for users and prospective clients of the Open Source Business Intelligence Software Palo offers lectures and information on Palo and shows solutions based on Palo. Target group of the meeting are executives and decision makers in controlling, sales and IT. The conference program and inscription details are available under www.jedox.com/en/community/events/palo-open/palo-open-overview.html . PMM Partners LLP Successfully Completes Major Property ExitLONDON - PMM Partners is pleased to announce that, on behalf of its investors, it has successfully managed a major German property exit. The sale of the company St Clemens Höfe Liegenschaften GmbH, advised by PMM Partners, to an international property fund was completed on 15th September generating a 101% pre-tax return on investment for its Sterling based investors. Student Design Talent Shines Through Auto Industry GloomFRANKFURT, Germany - - Coventry Student Wins Top Prize in Global Awards Ceremony The automotive design community celebrated the industry’s top future designers at a glamorous awards ceremony during the Frankfurt motor show last night. An alpine sports vehicle from Coventry University student Philip Woodman was selected as the best overall in this year’s Interior Motives Design Awards. Promoting Professional Qualification With German PartnersBONN, Germany and NEW DELHI - - iMOVE Informs at the Global Summit on Skills Development and at the Worlddidac India in New Delhi from September 24th to 26th, 2009 German Environmental Award 2009 for “International Trailblazers” From Industry, Science and Nature ConservationOSNABRÜCK, Germany - - DBU Honours Entrepreneurs Bültmann-Steffin/Bührer, Scientist Jørgensen and BUND Honorary Chair Zahrnt The re3 Concept: Triple Symbiosis Between Form, Function and FinesseBURSCHEID, Germany - - Johnson Controls Presents New Concept Car at IAA 2009 Picture is available via EPA (European Pressphoto Agency) and can be downloaded free of charge at: www.presseportal.de/pm/19526/johnson_controls_gmbh/?keygroup=bild BASF Podcast: the Chemical Reporter - Why do Potatoes get Softer When you Cook Them, While Eggs get Harder?LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany - It’s strange, isn’t it? In both cases you’re dropping something you want to eat into a pot of boiling water, but what happens to the spud is the exact opposite of what happens to the egg. The secret involves the chemical make-up of the potato. It consists largely of starch. It’s a different story entirely with eggs. They’re composed mostly of proteins. In entertaining episodes our Chemical Reporter answers questions from our Podcast listeners on Chemistry in our everyday life. Guided Delivery Systems, Inc. Successfully Treats First Patient with Mitral RegurgitationSANTA CLARA, California - Guided Delivery Systems, Inc. (”GDS”) announced the first successful percutaneous implantation of the GDS Accucinch(R) System for mitral valve repair. The procedure was performed by Prof. Dr. med. Joachim Schofer of Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Hamburg University Cardiovascular Center in Hamburg, Germany. The GDS Accucinch System significantly reduced the patient’s mitral regurgitation without requiring open heart surgery. Cellzome Technology Used to Unravel Novel Regulatory Mechanism in Cancer Signaling PathwayHEIDELBERG, Germany - - Integrated Chemical Genetics and Proteomics Approach Identifies new Potential Drug Targets in Wnt Pathway Introducing Vers Hand-Crafted Wood Cases for iPod and iPhone - Beautiful, Durable, very RenewableWAYLAND, Massachusetts - - Vers compliments its successful line of hand-crafted wood sound systems with a unique line of solid wood cases Casa Ceibo, Gem of Bahia de Caraquez, Hosts Grand Opening Celebrations to Ecuadorian Celebrities & OfficialsBAHIA DE CARAQUEZ, Ecuador - - With Photo Shining on the banks of Ecuador’s Pacific Coast, Bahia de Caraquez has earned a reputation as an eco-city, as well as a gateway to the country’s pristine mangrove forests, breathtaking bird sanctuaries and ancient archeological past. And now, the bay city has a new attraction - Casa Ceibo (www.casaceibo.com), a luxury, boutique hotel that’s a destination in and of itself. PhoneAndPhone.com Selects BancTec for Business Process Outsourcing SolutionDALLAS - - BancTec to handle all document processing for the market leader in Internet mobile telephone services in France Valeo Detection Systems Offer Complete Safety for Low-Speed ManeuversFRANKFURT - Valeo has developed three innovative detection systems combining camera, sensor and radar technologies, which significantly enhance road safety and give the driver complete peace of mind. Safety is significantly improved if the driver is not surprised by the appearance of a hazard in the vehicle’s immediate environment, especially during delicate parking maneuvers or when driving in conditions of poor visibility. Valeo’s Long Travel Damper Dual Mass Flywheel Offers Significantly Improved Acoustic Comfort and Reduced VibrationFRANKFURT - The long travel damper dual mass flywheel (LTD DMF) significantly reduces perceived vibrations and engine noise. This represents a major step forward in powertrain filtration technologies. This advance is especially important because the fuel-saving engines now being developed have higher torque and, consequently, generate greater vibrations, especially at low speed. The LTD DMF absorbs torque vibrations generated by the engine to the transmission, thereby increasing the comfort of the vehicle’s occupants. The Audi Q7 Equipped With Valeo’s Tri-Xenon Smart LightingFRANKFURT - Valeo’s Tri-Xenon lighting technology is being launched as a world first on the new Audi Q7. In addition to traditional high and low beams, the module has a “highway” function activated at 115 km/h which doubles the range of conventional Xenon low beams (from 80 m to 140 m), without dazzling other drivers. Valeo, the World’s First Supplier to Produce Top Column Modules With the FlexRay SystemFRANKFURT - Valeo has signed two new major contracts to supply top column modules to two European automakers, the Volkswagen Group and BMW, boosting Valeo’s position on the German market as well as its global reputation as a top column module supplier. Valeo’s New 3D-Effect Position Lamps: a World First on the Citroen D09 Concept CarFRANKFURT - Valeo unveils a world first: a new technology that will transform lighting and signaling systems. The 3D-effect technology, used in the front and rear position lamps, adds substantial depth to the perceived image, despite being only 25 mm thick. It is based on the principle of the multiple reflection of light from LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and opens up significant new styling possibilities. Valeo Engine Cooling Modules to Equip Renault’s Future Electric VehiclesFRANKFURT - Valeo has been awarded the contract to supply engine cooling modules and condensers for Renault’s electric vehicles program. The first of these vehicles is the L38 VE project, or electric Fluence sedan, initially planned for the Israeli market. Valeo Offers Hybrid Solutions for AllFRANKFURT - Valeo is developing a range of scaleable solutions for different levels of vehicle hybridization, offering significant fuel savings and CO2 emission reductions. These systems can be rapidly applied and introduced to the market. Valeo’s AquaBlade(R) System: Simplicity, Safety and IngenuityFRANKFURT - Valeo has perfected a windshield wiper system that distributes the washer fluid evenly along the entire length of the blade, representing a major innovation in wiping systems. The AquaBlade(R) System improves driving safety with more homogenous wiping that does not interrupt visibility, since the fluid is completely invisible and is wiped away immediately. Valeo’s BeamAtic(R) Premium System is a Lighting RevolutionFRANKFURT - While high beam headlamps provide the most efficient lighting, they must quickly give way to low beams as soon as another vehicle approaches. Thanks to the new automated BeamAtic(R) Premium function, also known as Adaptive Driving Beam, maximum light is maintained except in zones occupied by other vehicles. Visibility is equivalent to that obtained using high beams and other drivers are not dazzled. In addition, the automatic switching between high and low beams improves driving comfort and safety. Modular Lightweight Seating With Synergy EffectBURSCHEID, Germany - - Johnson Controls Presents a Lightweight and Sustainable Seating Solution at the IAA in Frankfurt 10 Years of the Estrel Convention CenterBERLIN - - In September, Europe’s Biggest Convention, Entertainment and Hotel Complex Celebrates the 10th Birthday of its Convention Centre Unified Communications: Increase Revenue With Next Generation SoftwareMUNICH - - ANDTEK Integrates Beneficial Services on a Single Platform The unified communications specialist ANDTEK GmbH has released its latest software as version 4 using a Web 2.0 interface. Business processes can now be carried out even more efficiently to reduce communication costs and increase revenue. Pieris AG Enters into Anticalin Collaboration With Allergan, Inc.FREISING-WEIHENSTEPHAN, Germany - Pieris AG today announced that they have entered into a collaboration agreement with Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) that combines Pieris’ proprietary Anticalin technology with Allergan’s expertise in drug delivery and ophthalmic drug development with a goal of developing agents for the treatment of serious ocular disorders. |
