Thursday, November 1st, 2007
This report provides information on the state of the environment in the coastal areas of Europe, and provides evidence of the need for a more integrated, long-term approach. Since 1995, concern about the state of Europe’s coastline has led to a number of EU initiatives, which build on the concept of integrated coastal zone management
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Kiev report is the third one in a series of pan-European assessment reports on the state of the environment, called for successive pan-European Ministerial Conferences (1995, 1998, 2003). The Kiev report aims to support the UN-ECE Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” to be held in Kiev next May.
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
The purpose of this report is to assess the thematic accuracy of CLC2000 by means of an independent data source, the LUCAS data (not used in the compilation of the target database – CLC2000) and statistical methods homogeneously applied to as many of the participating countries as possible. The purpose of validating geographical data is
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
SAP AG and Business Objects S.A. announced that the companies have reached an agreement that will bring together two of the information technology industry’s leaders, resulting in an unmatched offering for Business Users, enabling timely and accurate decision-making. Under the terms and conditions of the tender offer agreement, SAP will make a cash offer of
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
In 1999 a United Nations declaration called for action to improve the efficiency and security of transport, search and rescue and geodesy by promoting universal access to and compatibility of space-based navigation and positioning systems. An Action Team on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) was established in 2001 and lead to the establishment of an
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
PR – The “GSA Image Analyser” is a program to analyse 2D-Images and pictures of any kind. It can recognize and count objects (like algorithms from Buerker, Fuchs-Rosenthal, Thoma, Schilling, Tuerk, Tennant) in an image but also calculate the distance and areas in it. The images can be imported from many sources (file, scanner, microscope…).
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
PR – PTC today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CoCreate Software GmbH, a provider of PLM and CAD modeling solutions for approximately $250 million. CoCreate, based in Sindelfingen, Germany, is privately held, has 280 employees and more than 5,000 customers globally including Agilent, Canon, Fisher Controls, Fujitsu, HP, Liebherr, Matsushita
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
CNN – Amsterdam shares were traded higher at midday, although TomTom crashed as rival Garmin announced an intended 24.50 eur-per-share offer for Tele Atlas. At 12.21 pm, the AEX was up 1.03 points or 0.19 pct higher at 546.28. Government bonds traded lower. TomTom provided the story of the day, falling 14.58 pct to 57.90
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
PR – The Reliance Energy (REL) board on Tuesday approved a proposal to transfer its infrastructure projects to a separate wholly-owned subsidiary. REL’s infrastructure portfolio consists of roads, bridges, metro rail and real estate projects. The assets transferring will be subject to regulatory approvals, REL said in a statement. Soure: Economic Times
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Hyderabad-based IT services firm Infotech Enterprises opened its 1,500-seat development centre in Bangalore. With a built-up area of 240,000 sq ft, the Rs 400 million facility would house Infotech’s engineering design services and is the fourth facility in the country – the other three being in Hyderabad.
