Teleste modernizes HOT Telecom’s cable network in Israel

The international technology group Teleste has been chosen as an exclusive Fttx equipment supplier for HOT Telecom in Israel. Total value of the four-year framework agreement is estimated to be approximately 16 million euro. The goal of HOT Telecom’s extensive Fttx upgrade deployment program is to modernize the network architecture of two... Read more

Kemira acquires Albemarle’s production facility in Teesport, UK

Chemicals company Kemira acquires Albemarle's production facility in Teesport, UK. The acquisition will enhance Kemira’s product offering to the oil and gas industry in the North Sea region. Kemira’s contract with Albemarle was signed on July 30th 2010. The acquisition comprises the company’s production facility, which employs 30 personnel.... Read more

Suomi-Soffa introduces an intelligent sofa

Suomi-Soffa together with VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an intelligent sofa with integrated sensors, which allow the monitoring of the wellbeing of sofa’s user. The intelligent sofa, which will be showcased at Habitare 2010 fair this autumn, has been designed to meet the needs of solitary elders.     Sensors, which... Read more

Fortum implements major nitrogen oxides-reduction project at Polish power plants

Fortum will modernize six boilers at the Polish Południowy Koncern Energetyczny’s (PKE) Jaworzno III power plant. The aim is to reduce the plant’s emissions of nitrogen oxides by approximately 60 per cent and to improve the energy efficiency of the plant to comply with EU requirements. Part of Tauron Group, PKE is Poland’s largest nitrogen... Read more

CNET chooses Angry Birds as the best iPhone application

The American technology website CNET has chosen the Finnish Angry Birds -game as the Best iPhone Application. The editorial office and readers of CNET singled Angry Birds out from a hundred of iPhone applications. The game, which has been developed by Rovaniemi-based Rovio Mobile, was chosen as the best iPhone application also in the June... Read more

Finland wins four medals at International Chemistry Olympiad

Finnish students won four medals at the 42nd International Chemistry Olympiad in Tokyo, Japan. The youth achieved Finland’s best results in ten years - the last four medals were earned in 2000. The silver medal went to Jarkko Järvelä from Karkkila. Bronze was earned by this year’s baccalaureates Jari Huisman from Jyväskylä and Suvi Klapuri... Read more

Enterprise openings increased in Finland

According to Statistics Finland the number of enterprise openings increased in the first quarter of 2010. The number of new enterprises increased by two per cent on the respective quarter of the year before. There were a total of 10,082 enterprise openings in the first quarter of 2010. Most of the enterprise openings were in trade, with a... Read more