Banking & Fintech

Boller to lead Obtree the HP way

This content was published on Apr 3, 2002 Frank Boller who became CEO of Obtree Technologies in November says that the young software consulting firm would be divesting itself of its consulting and services unit. “We are now a pure software house operating on a partner-focused business model,” says Boller. Towards that goal, it has signed up some top tier partners in recent…

Sssshh! Museum reveals cryptic messages

This content was published on Apr 2, 2002 The special exhibition at the Lucerne museum, which runs until the end of the year, is titled, “Only for you – the art of encryption”. As the exhibition points out, every credit card owner or Internet user – whether they are conscious of the fact or not – are increasingly affected by information security. About…

Blind demand better Web access

This content was published on Apr 2, 2002 The Swiss Federation for the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBV) has joined forces with the organisation “Access for All” to ensure that their members do not miss out on the Internet. According to the SBV’s Urs Kaiser, the Web has already enriched the lives of many blind and visually impaired people in Switzerland. “The Internet…

Swiss franc rises with Middle East tension

This content was published on Apr 2, 2002 As fighting erupted in Bethlehem and other West Bank towns on Tuesday, the Swiss franc stood at 1.46 against the euro. “Clearly the Swiss Franc has risen sharply against the euro and the United States dollar in the last few days,” said Hans-Peter Hausheer, a senior economist at UBS. “It’s part of a historic trend,…

Deiss to encourage reforms in Central Asia

This content was published on Apr 2, 2002 Deiss is scheduled to meet the presidents and foreign ministers of the three central Asian republics during his week-long visit. The Swiss foreign ministry said Deiss would encourage the governments in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to continue political and economic reforms. Switzerland represents the three Asian republics at the World Bank and the International Monetary…

Rescue choppers busy over Alps

This content was published on Apr 2, 2002 Switzerland’s helicopter rescue services recorded one of their busiest weekends this year – flying over 300 missions between Easter Friday and Monday. The Swiss Air-Rescue service (Rega) said it flew nearly 200 rescues, mostly for people engaged in winter sports such as skiing, ski touring and mountaineering. Rega said at least 80 people were flown…

A risk averse first quarter for Swiss venture funds

This content was published on Apr 2, 2002 It looks like this year the funding of innovative, Swiss firms is echoing the same trends established in 2001. In the first quarter of 2002, eleven Swiss firms raised some 129 million francs in venture capital. Last year, the total number of investments in Swiss companies (disclosed) was 49 firms raising 409 million francs. That…

“swiss” takes off

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 The company’s chief executive, André Dosé, and 64 other passengers were on board flight LX2991 from Basel to Zurich. The 82-seater AVRO RJ85 Jumbolino took off at 6.42am, landing at Zurich’s Kloten airport around 15 minutes later. The plane was then “christened” with streams of water by airport firefighters after it touched down in Switzerland’s…

Euro shows pricey Swiss goods, raising consumer issues

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 Switzerland, which is not a member of the European Union, has long had a reputation as a high-price country. Experts blame this on cosy arrangements between multinational manufacturers and Swiss importers and distributors. Consumer advocates believe that customers and retailers are spending billions of francs more than is necessary, because of unfair trading practices. Some…

“swiss” goes the extra mile for frequent flyers

This content was published on Apr 1, 2002 Loyal passengers who chalked up air miles with the defunct Swissair’s frequent flyer programme can have their miles converted into “air kilometres” with the successor airline “swiss”. Every air mile accumulated will be multiplied by 1.6 as per the usual imperial/metric conversion. Crossair chief executive, André Dosé, said the effect would be “to substantially increase…

Banking & Fintech

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Banking & Fintech

More

Boller to lead Obtree the HP way

More

Sssshh! Museum reveals cryptic messages

More

Blind demand better Web access

More

Swiss franc rises with Middle East tension

More

Deiss to encourage reforms in Central Asia

More

Rescue choppers busy over Alps

More

A risk averse first quarter for Swiss venture funds

More

“swiss” takes off

More

Euro shows pricey Swiss goods, raising consumer issues

More

“swiss” goes the extra mile for frequent flyers

Popular Stories

Most Discussed