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Swiss get set for new passport

This content was published on Dec 27, 2002 After more than 40 years of tradition, the Swiss are scrapping their current passport – a slightly ungainly document – for a smaller, sleeker model that can be read by a computer. While the new passport has been welcomed as a step forward – especially by police and airport authorities – there are concerns that…

Elite club of investors to eye Swiss tech

This content was published on Dec 27, 2002 The two-day jaunt is the 11th in a series of events run by the European Tech Tour organisation. It opens with a dinner on March 5 in Zürich where organisers expect 250 of Switzerland’s high-tech leaders. This will be the second time that the tour has travelled to Switzerland. The event will be launched with…

Engadine and Crans-Montana offer skiers new services

This content was published on Dec 26, 2002 It has been made possible with the “EngadinCard”, which has been unveiled this winter and is being billed as a world first. It is being marketed as a credit card, ski lift pass, bus, train and parking ticket in one. Anyone planning a holiday in the Upper Engadine can order the card and services by…

Wings bar revives spirit of Swissair

This content was published on Dec 26, 2002 With a small crew of former Swissair staff, Schröder has opened a bar with the feel of a airliner but a lot more atmosphere. And Wings Airline Bar and Lounge has a prime location – it’s on the ground floor of the building that houses the city’s renowned Saffran Guild. It’s run mainly by people…

Back from the brink

This content was published on Dec 24, 2002 Pro Specie Rara (PSR) has clocked up notable successes in its two decades, thanks to the work of a sea of volunteers. Twenty-one breeds of farm animals, 1,600 different varieties of fruit and 700 varieties of cereal and vegetables have been saved from extinction. Nineteenth century Swiss literature refers to green fields upon which animals…

XIOS plumbs the depths for profits

This content was published on Dec 23, 2002 Two-year-old, XIOS SA, has successfully adapted and miniaturised sophisticated military sonar technology normally used in submarines for use by deep sea divers. Worn on the wrist, the system helps divers locate their position below the waves. After spending much of his career making systems for the British and French navies for his employer Thomson Marconi…

Nestlé acts to defuse Ethiopia row

This content was published on Dec 23, 2002 Struggling to avert a public relations disaster, Nestlé on Monday declared it would make some $1.6 million (SFr2.26 million) available immediately. The Swiss firm has come under fierce criticism from British aid group, Oxfam, which says the country – struggling to head off a famine – can ill-afford to pay. Peter Brabeck, Nestlé’s CEO, said…

Gretag Imaging collapses – 1,000 jobs at risk

This content was published on Dec 23, 2002 Once a stock market favourite, Gretag has fallen victim to the digital revolution. On Monday, the company confirmed that last-ditch efforts to resuscitate its business had failed. “In the end, the problem of over-indebtedness, coupled with short-term liquidity needs, was an insurmountable hurdle,” Gretag said in a statement. The announcement came just hours ahead of…

The Emmental rediscovers its culinary roots

This content was published on Dec 22, 2002 swissinfo’s Dale Bechtel spent a day travelling through the agricultural region, stopping off at places displaying the Emmental “Ruschtig” label – a guarantee of home-grown, quality produce. My first port of call was the “Landgasthof Bären” in the town of Sumiswald, deep in the heart of the Emmental, which was the setting for 19th century…

Future of computing comes under scrutiny

This content was published on Dec 22, 2002 Pervasive computing, which includes wearable and injectable computers, is considered by experts to be the next step in the evolution of computer technology. For TA-Swiss, the national technology assessment centre, its introduction raises more than a few questions. “There will be no escaping the wireless world,” said Sergio Bellucci, director of TA-Swiss. “But we should…

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