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PARIS, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Eutelsat's high-performance KA-SAT satellite will allow Telekom Slovenije to provide fast Internet access to the 10% of Slovenian homes beyond reach of terrestrial broadband Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), Europe's leading satellite operator, today announced an agreement with Telekom Slovenije, Slovenia's leading telecoms operator, to offer high-speed satellite broadband to the almost 90,000 homes that remain...

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Several Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) countries represent compelling opportunities for smart grid investments but are often overshadowed by their Western European neighbors. Smart meter spending alone in the CEE region will reach $10.3 billion cumulatively by 2023, with almost all electric utilities completing full smart meter deployments over that time period. A new study released today by Northeast Group, LLC - Central & Eastern...

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SynCardia Systems, Inc. (www.syncardia.com), manufacturer of the world's first and only FDA, Health Canada and CE (Europe) approved Total Artificial Heart, announced today that University Medical Center (UMC) Ljubljana has transplanted Slovenia's first patient to receive the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart. The patient, 61-year-old Nikola Gaspic, received a matching donor heart on July 1, after 256 days of life with the Total...

LONDON, August 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Figures released by HomeAway.co.uk show strong growth for Hungary and a return in demand for Japan The F1 Grand Prix that took place in Budapest at the end of July had a huge impact on the holiday rentals market, according to HomeAway.co.uk [http://www.homeaway.co.uk ]. Following the London Olympics and World Cup trends, property owners in Hungary tapped into the potential of the high...

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Misonix, Inc. (NasdaqGM: MSON), a surgical device company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative therapeutic ultrasonic products worldwide for spine surgery, skull-based surgery, neurosurgery, wound debridement, cosmetic surgery, laparoscopic surgery and other surgical applications, has entered into a new, three year, exclusive distribution agreement with L-MED, based in Maribor, Slovenia, for the distribution of the...

ATLANTA, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventyx, an ABB company, today announced a new contract with Slovenian transmission system operator Elektro-Slovenija, d.o.o. (ELES) to implement a new national control center in Slovenia using the Ventyx Network Manager(TM) SCADA/EMS solution. Product licensing and implementation for the project is valued at $4.8 million. The new system will facilitate cross-border power trades throughout the Central Southeast European region, helping ELES to...

The Millennium Project Nodes are groups of institutions, individuals, and networks that involve intellectual leaders in their areas in global futures research. They connect local and global perspectives on the future to improve thinking about tomorrow to make better decisions today. (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 Prior to the elections in Serbia, during first week of May, South-East Europe and the Slovenia Millennium Project Node Chair, Blaž Golob, visited Belgrade to meet with the President of...

AMSTERDAM, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SPAR International is offering lucky winners the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel the world and report back on SPAR in countries all over the globe - 14 countries in 4 continents in 4 months! The See the World with SPAR http://www.seetheworldwithspar.com campaign is a truly exciting concept in keeping with the spirit of the SPAR brand. The video outlining the application procedure can be seen here...

Representatives of 18 Central and Eastern European countries shared their eGovernance experiences and plans for the future at the Renaissance for eGovernance 2012. Governments are increasingly turning to eGovernace to lower costs and improve efficiency of delivering government services to citizens. “Going on-line is better than standing in line,” was the theme shared by all. Throughout the vision building workshops participants highlighted that building and upgrading eGovernance and...

KYIV, Ukraine, March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukraine demands the European Energy Community investigate the actions of Slovenia in support of the Russian South Stream project. Such was the appeal of the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko to the Director of the Energy Community Secretariat Slavtcho Neykov, according to Ekonomicheskie Izvestia. On February 27, 2012, Slovenia negotiated the parameters of the part of South Stream that would run...