Month: April 2011

Prysmian to showcase at OTC 2011 (Offshore Technology Conference) in Houston, Tx a wide range of high-tech cable systems for the Oil and Gas industry

The range on display will include innovative Drylam™ and Airguard™, special solutions with enhanced resistance characteristics, specifically designed for critical environments.

Prysmian Cables and Systems, leading worldwide player in the energy and telecommunications cables industry, will play a major role at OTC 2011 (Offshore Technology Conference) in Houston, TX (USA) from May 2nd to 5th – stand 4963. The Group will be present with its latest technological innovations specifically designed for the Oil & Gas industry, including Airguard™ and Umbilical technologies as well as a wide range of submarine power cables and flexible pipes.

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Leoni raises sales and earnings forecasts significantly after a strong first quarter

Leoni AG of Nuremberg has significantly raised its forecast for the current financial year. The Management Board’s projections for fiscal 2011 are now sales of about EUR 3.4 billion and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of approximately EUR 210 million. The Company’s previous estimates were sales of at least EUR 3.1 billion and EBIT of around EUR 170 million.

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General Cable Corporation to Webcast Discussion of its First Quarter 2011 Results

General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) will webcast a discussion of its first quarter 2011 earnings on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Chief Executive Officer Gregory B. Kenny and Chief Financial Officer Brian J. Robinson will discuss the first quarter results. The news release detailing the results will be issued after the market closes on Monday, May 2, 2011.

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Integration of access points and clients in Profinet and Ethernet/IP networks

Belden has announced the release of HiLCOS 8.50, a new version of its established WLAN firmware from the Hirschmann™ product range. Like its predecessors, this firmware is fully compliant with the European 5 GHz standard (EN 301893 V1.5.1). New to this firmware version, however, is that it permits access points and clients to be integrated into Profinet and Ethernet/IP networks without requiring additional management software, thus allowing flexible administration. In the future, HiLCOS 8.50 firmware will be offered as a standard for all devices in the Hirschmann™ BAT54 and BAT300 series. In addition, the firmware will also be available as a free-of-charge download from “www.e-catalog.beldensolutions.com” enabling customers to update older access points and clients.

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