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Philips increases its focus on growth in Healthcare and Lifestyle sectors

Royal Philips Electronics announced its intent for capital allocation following the divestment of an 80.1% majority share in its Semiconductor unit. The transaction, announced separately today, values this business at around EUR 8.3 billion.

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Best IST project website - a chance to win € 10,000

The European Commission is announcing a contest for the Best IST Project Website Award, sponsored by Nokia. The winning project will receive € 10,000 on 23rd November 2006 at the final session of the IST 2006 Conference.

The aim of the contest is to encourage IST projects to improve their websites. The objective is to enhance the content and visibility of these websites as well as publicising their activities.

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IST event workshops announced

A list of the workshops proposed for the European Commission's information society technologies (IST) event has been published. The IST conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 21 to 23 November.

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e-Smart 2006 Conference

The "e-Smart" Conference (September 20-22, 2006, Sophia-Antipolis - France) is the summit conference you should attend to cover your interest expectations and requirements on shaping the future of smart card.

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Liberating open source

Open source software is a key strength in Europe's software industry with its developers, researchers and companies being extremely active on the world stage and with many being among the leaders, facts which a recent initiative is trying to capitalise on, given in the near future open source will become a strategic necessity.

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IBM brings electronic medical records one step closer through open technology

IBM announced a major step in the drive toward a national electronic medical records system by contributing software technology that supports the exchange of healthcare information to the open source community.

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Agfa Heartlab Cardiovascular ranks #1 in KLAS report

Agfa HealthCare announces that its Heartlab cardiovascular solution for cardiology image and information management, received the top rating for Cardiology PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) in the KLAS Mid-Year Report (June 2006, www.healthcomputing.com).

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Aerotel Medical System Form an Alliance with Italian Leading Telemedicine Services Provider Telbios

Telbios, the leading telemedicine services provider in Italy, has signed an exclusivity agreement with Aerotel Medical System, world leader in manufacturing of medical devices and software platforms for telemedicine and Home Care services, for exclusive marketing and distribution of Aerotel innovative products in the Italian market.

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The BusinessWeek/Interbrand Annual Ranking

Leading global brand consultancy, Interbrand, has again teamed up with BusinessWeek to publish their annual ranking of the Best Global Brands by brand value. Now in its sixth year, the Best Global Brands report identifies the top 100 global brands that have managed to create and sustain strong performance in today's competitive market.

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Launch Conference Scottish Centre for Telehealth

Dunblane Hydro Hotel, Dunblane, Scotland 25/26th October 2006

This significant event will:

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