Rätselhaftes Verschwinden von Honigbienen in 24 US-Bundesstaaten

Sacramento (Vereinigte Staaten), 27.02.2007 – In 24 US-Bundesstaaten hat sich die Honigbienenpopulation stark verringert. In den betroffenen Bundesstaaten sind zwischen 30 und 70 Prozent der Honigbienen verschwunden, was Folgen für die landwirtschaftliche Produktion haben könnte. Im Bundesstaat Texas melden Imker die größten Verluste. Außerhalb der Saison gilt ein Verlust von 20 Prozent der Bienen als normal. Die genaue Ursache des Verschwindens der Bienen ist unklar.

Bienenzüchter sprechen von der ersten nationalen Krise dieser Art. Forscher verwenden für das Phänomen inzwischen die Bezeichnung „Colony Collapse Disorder“. In der Vergangenheit gab es ähnliche Auffälligkeiten, die jedoch regional begrenzt waren. Laut einer Studie der Cornell University bestäuben Honigbienen in den Vereinigten Staaten jedes Jahr Pflanzen und Feldfrüchte im Wert von 14 Milliarden US-Dollar, darunter hauptsächlich Obst, Gemüse und Nüsse. Die aktuelle Krise könnte auch Auswirkungen auf die profitable Ernte der kalifornischen Mandeln haben. Im Bundesstaat Michigan werden beispielsweise 125 verschiedene Nutzpflanzen angebaut – bis zu 65 davon müssen von Bienen bestäubt werden. Neben den möglichen Folgen für die Landwirtschaft gefährdet der Bienenschwund das Einkommen der Imker.

Forscher, die das Phänomen untersuchen, versuchen das Verschwinden der Bienen mit unterschiedlichen Theorien zu erklären. Nach Angaben von Wissenschaftlern ist es wahrscheinlich, dass die Honigbienen in den Feldern sterben. Grund für den Tod der Honigbienen könne Erschöpfung, Orientierungslosigkeit oder Kälte sein. Jerry Hayes, ein Bienenexperte des Landwirtschaftsministeriums von Florida, sagte gegenüber einer regionalen Tageszeitung, die wesentliche Frage sei, warum die Bienen ihre Stöcke verließen. Es wurde beobachtet, wie die Insekten ihre Stöcke verlassen haben, um Blütenstaub und Nektar zu suchen, wonach sie nicht wieder zurückgekehrt sind. Da es sich um Insekten mit einem stark ausgeprägten Sozialverhalten handele, verließen sie nicht ohne Weiteres die Königin und die jungen Insekten, so Jerry Hayes. Andere Forscher sind dagegen der Meinung, dass der Bienenschwund durch Viren, Pilze oder verunreinigte Bienennahrung verursacht wird. Des Weiteren werden Pestizide untersucht, die in der Europäischen Union bereits verboten sind. Diese könnten die Navigationsfähigkeit und den Orientierungssinn der Insekten negativ beeinflussen. Auch könnte das Immunsystem mancher Populationen in Folge einer bestimmten Züchtung geschwächt worden sein. So gibt es Bienenzüchtungen speziell für die Mandelbäume, die im Februar zu blühen anfangen. Derartige Züchtungen leben kürzer. Eine weitere Ursache für das Verschwinden der Bienen könnten Insektizide sein, die gegen Milben eingesetzt wurden, die Bienenstöcke befallen haben. Diese Insektizide könnten die Fähigkeit der Königinnen, Eier zu legen, beeinflussen. Einige Bienenzüchter transportieren ihre Kolonien von Küste zu Küste. Dies könne das Immunsystem der Insekten schwächen und zur Verbreitung von Viren oder Milben beitragen.

Zac Browning, Vizepräsident der Vereinigung amerikanischer Imker, stellt einen Zusammenhang zwischen dem Verschwinden der Bienen und einem zunehmenden Kostendruck her, der auf den Imkern laste. „Es gibt weniger Imker, weniger Bienen, aber mehr Früchte, die bestäubt werden sollen“, wird Zac Browning von „IHT.com“ zitiert. Imker sehen sich veranlasst, im ganzen Land Verträge mit Landwirten zur Befruchtung der Pflanzen zu schließen, weil ihre Einnahmen aus dem Honigverkauf durch Importe aus China und Argentinien stark zurückgegangen sind.


World leaders call to address Amazon rainforest fires at G7

On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron called for G7 action to correct what he named the international crisis of wildfires currently destroying Amazon rainforest in and around Brazil. G7 was already scheduled to meet this weekend. The call was quickly seconded by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

"Our house is burning. Literally. The Amazon rainforest — the lungs which produces 20 percent of our planet's oxygen — is on fire. It is an international crisis. Members of the G7 Summit, let's discuss this emergency first order in two days!" Macron told the world on Thursday via Twitter.

Merkel seconded Macron's recommendation the fires be added to the agenda.

"We stand ready" tweeted Johnson "to provide whatever help we can to bring them under control and help protect one of Earth's greatest wonders."

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro opposed Macron's statement: "The French president's suggestion that Amazon issues be discussed at the G-7 without participation by the countries in the region evokes a colonialist mentality that is out of place in the 21st century[.]"

G7, or the Group of Seven, is an informal group of seven countries, the United Kingdom, United States, France, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Italy, though the European Union is also often involved. It grew out of the Group of Six, which started in the 1970s as a place for noncommunist countries to talk. Unlike G20, which focuses on economics, G7 meetings usually center on politics.

Brazil is not a member of G7, but it is part of a pact between the European Union and the South American group Mercosur, which requires Brazilian compliance with the Paris Climate Accord.

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research has reported there have been 85% more wildfires in Brazil in 2019 than there were in 2018. Bolsonaro has said publicly the Amazon rainforest should be opened up to agriculture, amongst other economic uses, and his critics, which include non-governmental environmental activism group Greenpeace, blame him for encouraging farmers and agrobusiness to set fires.

Around 3:00 p.m. local time on Monday (1800 UTC), smoke in the atmosphere turned the city of São Paulo, Brazil dark enough to require artificial lighting in a combination of cold front, clouds, and smoke from wildfires burning the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. The phenomenon lasted about an hour.

Experts attribute this to human activity. Amazon Environmental Research Institute Director Ane Alencar, in remarks to UOL.com.br, said, "This year we do not have an extreme drought, as there was in 2015 and 2016 [...] In 2017 and 2018 we had a sufficient rainy season. In 2019, we have no weather events that affect droughts, such as El Niño [...] There's no way the weather can explain this increase."

Around one million indigenous people live in the Amazon rainforest.


Рекордни пожари в Амазония

Тези дни броят на пожарите в Амазония надвиши 2500, като 1130 възникнаха през последните два дена. Само в Бразилия броят на горските пожари от началото на годината са 79513 - според Inpe - най-големия брой, откакто започва броене през 2013 г.. В Боливия пожарите опустошиха над 950000 хектара въпреки усилията на правителството да се справи с тях. Директорът на отдела по горите в Боливия Клайвър Роча съобщи, че 32% от гората Чикитано са изгорели, а там живеят 1871 семейства в 11 селища и 35 общности на коренното население.

Националният институт за космически изследвания на Бразилия уточнява, че по сателитни данни пожарите в страната са се увеличили с 85% спрямо миналата година. В същото време данните от Copernicus Sentinel-3 констатират 4000 пожара за периода от 1 август до 24 август, докато през миналата година имаше много по-малко през същия период, само 1110 пожара - 260% увеличение броя на пожарите в спавнение с миналата година, като тенденцията е все по-дълбоко навлизане в дъждовната джунгла.

Амазония е най-голямата тропическа гора в света, жизненоважен склад за въглеродния диоксид забавящ темповете на глобалното затопляне. В нейните гори живее 1 млн. души коренно население и се съхраняват 3 милиона вида растения и животни.

Природозащитниците обвиниха президента на Бразилия Жаир Болсонаро, че насърчава дървосекачите и земеделските производители да завладяват нови горски пространства. Според учените тропическата гора се изсича с ускорени темпове, откакто Болсонаро встъпи в длъжност президент през януари. Противно на това НАСА твърди, че тази година пожарната активност в басейна на Амазония е под средната активност.

Миналия месец Болсонаро обвини директора на Inpe, че преувеличава за мащаба на обезлесяването в Амазония в опит да подкопае правителството. Тогава Inpe публикува 88% увеличение на обезлесяването през юни в сравнение със същия месец миналата година.

Фондът за опазване на околната среда, в който участват Леонардо ди Каприо и вдовицата на Стив Джобс обяви, че дава 5 млн. долара за борба с пожарите в Амазония. Парите се отпускат на индиански племена и пет местни организации, които се борят с пожарите. Фондацията на името на ди Каприо е събрала около 100 млн. долара за природозащитни каузи от нейното създаване.

Мащабът на пожарите и бездействието на властите изкараха на улиците на Бразилия и Боливия стотици протестиращи. Проблемът с пожарите в Амазония влезе и в дневния ред на обсъжданията на срещата на Г-7 във Франция. Бразилия не е член на Г-7, но е част от пакта между Европейския съюз и южноамериканската група Меркосур, който изисква Бразилия да спазва Парижкото климатично споразумение.

През деня около 15 часа местно време в Сао Пауло, Бразилия бяха принудени на запалят нощното осветление поради съчетанието на облаците от студения фронт и димната завеса от пожарите в джунглата.

Амазония произвежда 20% от кислорода на планетата. Затова природозащитниците призовават да не се купуват продукти произведени по тези места - палмово масло и говеждо месо, като се набляга на местни или сертифицирани продукти.

25 август 2019


World leaders respond to London blasts

World leaders at the G8 Meeting at Gleneagles have made statements following the bomb attacks in London today.

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom offered this official statement following the attacks:

France's Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin made a short statement to offer moral and material support to the population of London. The "Vigipirate plan" was raised from "orange" to "red".

Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the attacks were:

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin made a statement from the G8 summit, stating:

US President George W. Bush made a statement in Edinburgh, vowing to be "extra vigilant" in pursuit of terrorism.

In Spain, which saw attacks on Madrid last year, the Spanish Government said it would help the UK, "pursue the criminals who have carried out such a repugnant attack against a city that was celebrating its election as the host of the Games of the XXX Olympiad". The European Parliament President Josep Borrel, expressed his condolences, saying:

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh of India expressed outrage at terrorist attacks in London, saying these only "underscore our contention that terrorism is a global phenomenon that needed to be tackled with concerted effort." Recalling that India was the victim of a terrorist attack only two days ago when heavily armed men assaulted a shrine at Ayodhya before being killed, Dr Singh said the incidents demonstrated that "global terrorism does not respect international boundaries and we all need to work together to counter it."

Danish Prime Minster Anders Fogh Rasmussen calls the attack in London "terrible":

The Norwegian King Harald telexed Queen Elisabeth II:

Support for Great Britain came from the President of Serbia and the Prime Minister of Kosovo. The President of Serbia and Montenegro, Svetozar Marović, sent his condolences to Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair, and expressed solidarity of citizens of Serbia and Montenegro with the British people:


Światowi przywódcy potępiają londyńskie zamachy

Z całego świata płyną wyrazy solidarności i chęci pomocy ofiarom wczorajszych zamachów w Londynie. Wielu czołowych polityków wydało oświadczenia potępiające akt terroru, który miał miejsce w stolicy Wielkiej Brytanii.

Królowa brytyjska Elżbieta II wkrótce po ataku wydała krótkie oświadczenie:

Francuski premier, Dominik de Villepin wydał krótkie oświadczenie, w którym zaoferował duchową i materialną pomoc mieszkańcom Londynu. Stan zagrożenia został zmieniony z "pomarańczowego" na "czerwony".

Australijski minister spraw zagranicznych, Aleksander Downer, powiedział że rząd jego kraju stanowczo potępił ataki. Dodał też, że "w 100%" poierają oni brytyjski rząd i brytyjczyków.

Również przywódcy zgromadzeni na szycie G8 potępili akt terroru dokonany na londyńczykach. George Bush podkreślał kontrast pomiędzy zamachowcami, a ludźmi pracującymi nad wyeliminowaniem ze świata ubóstwa i chorób, takich jak AIDS.


Worst storm in thirty years hits Newcastle, Australia

Up to eight people may have died after Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia experienced its worst storm in thirty years.

NSW Premier Morris Iemma made the declaration at 9.30pm on the 8th June, as people waded through waist-deep water in the centre of the city. Authorities have had to call off the search for a family of five, who were lost when the Old Pacific Highway sank into a thirty-metre deep chasm underneath them. The bodies of an adult and two children were found in the car this morning.

Police are also looking for an elderly couple missing in the Hunter Valley, and a Newcastle man who was swept down a storm water drain in the northern part of the city.

Authorities also fear a "potentially major environmental disaster", as bulk carrier Pasha Bulker is grounded on a reef in Nobby's Beach. The vessel contains over 700 tonnes of fuel and shows some signs of breaking up. Twenty-two crew members were rescued earlier in the day. Two other vessels, the Sea Confidence and the Betis required assistance from tugs with the Sea Confidence coming within 700m of the shore.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued further flooding and severe weather warnings; they expect the weather to continue overnight easing during Sunday for the area.


Una tormenta azota Newcastle

8 de junio de 2007Newcastle, Australia —

Hasta 8 personas han fallecido en Newcastle, Australia luego de que la ciudad experimentara la peor tormenta en 30 años.

El Primer Ministro de Nueva Gales del Sur, Morris Iemma, dio la declaración el 8 de junio a las 9:30 p.m. mientras que el centro de la ciudad se inundaba con agua y escombros. Las autoridades han tenido que hacer un llamamiento para buscar a una familia de cinco, que se encuentra desaparecida cuando la Old Pacific Highway fue arrasada por la tormenta. Los cuerpos de un adulto y dos niños fueron encontrados en el auto esta mañana.

La policía también busca a una pareja anciana de Hunter Valley y a un hombre de Newcastle.

Las autoridades temen un "desastre ambiental mayor" ya que el buque de carga a granel Pasha Bulker se encuentra varado en un arrecife en Nobby's Beach. El cargador contiene 700 toneladas de combustible y muestra signos de inestabilidad. Veintidós miembros de la tripulación fueron rescatados. Otros dos buques, el Sea Confidence y el Betis, requirieron asistencia de remolcadores.

La Oficina de Meteorología de Australia ha emitido alertas meteorológicas serias y esperan que el tiempo se modere para el domingo.


Wreckage of Kenya Airways flight 507 found in jungle; All 114 on board killed

The latest information on the Kenya Airways information website states, "Kenya Airways regrets to confirm that its Flight KQ 507 from Douala to Nairobi has been located on a mangrove swamp, 20 km southeast of Douala, on the planned flight path." The website also indicates that search and rescue operations have been initiated. There are no survivors.

Flight KQ 507 had 8 crew members, 106 passengers and a flight engineer on board, and was traveling from Abidjan to Nairobi. It made a stopover in Douala, Cameroon where more passengers got on the plane before it continued on its flight. The plane sent a distress signal at 2:00 a.m., just after it took off from Cameroon, but it is not known what triggered the distress signal. The plane was supposed to land at 6:15 a.m. local time, but never arrived. It left Abidjan at 11:05 p.m. local time in Nairobi.

"All I can say for now is that the wreckage of the plane has been located in the small village of Mbanga Pongo, in the Douala III subdivision. Access to the area is very difficult. We are beginning a new painful phase. Our task will be more difficult now, the task of recovering the corpses," said Hamidou Yaya Marafa, Cameroon's Minister of State for Territorial Administration, during a press conference.

So far only small portions of the plane have been found, as much of the plane is reported to be underwater.

"The plane fell head first. Its nose was buried in the mangrove swamp," said chief of meteorology for the Douala airport, Thomas Sobakam.

Reports say that many of the remains of the individuals on board the plane are dismembered and when rescuers attempt to recover the remains, they fall apart in their hands.

"It's devastating. I found one or two whole bodies at the start, but since then everything is in pieces. People were afraid of the bodies at the start, so I had to pick them up with my own hands, and they came apart in my fingers," said Captain of Cameroon's fire department, Francis Ekosso.

There were passengers from 26 different countries on the plane, not including the 9 crew members from Kenya (see list below). Kenya Airways has released the names of all passengers on board Flight KQ 507 (see external links below).

The area where the plane went down is reported to be thick with forest, and difficult to reach. Local Fisherman are said to have lead rescuers to the crash site after they heard a "boom" and saw "disturbances in the water."

"We are told the aircraft was covered by a canopy of trees, and that was the delay in sighting the crash site. The mangrove area is a very tricky area, access is very difficult. I think they will use trekking and boats," added Marafa.

Earlier the chief meteorologist for the airport in Douala, Cameroon, Thomas Sobakam said that "signs" of Flight KQ 507 were located, but also said that what was located was not wreckage. Sabakam also said that the reports that wreckage had been found were "premature."

The cause of the crash is under investigation, but officials say the plane took off in bad weather and are looking into whether engine failure played a role or not. At least one black box from the plane has been found, but its not known if it was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder.

The next scheduled press briefing will be on Monday, May 7 at 10:00 a.m. local time.


Encuentran el fuselaje del avión que se estrelló en Camerún

6 de mayo de 2007Camerún — El fuselaje del avión de Kenya Aiways que se estrelló el sábado por la mañana fue encontrado en Camerún, según reportó un oficial.

La tragedia fue vista en el aire en el crepúsculo del sábado, a 25 km de Douala, la ciudad camerunesa de donde el Vuelo 507 de Kenya Airways había despegado el sábado a medianoche, según decía Celestine Ngoue, la Inspectora General de Autoridad de Aviación Civil en Camerún.

"No nos complace confirmar que el vuelo KQ 507 fue encontrado en un pantano a 20 km al sur de Douala," Titus Naikuni reportó en la reunión de prensa en Nairobi. Dijo también que el vuelo no había sido encontrado antes debido a que se encontraba en una zona cubierta densamente por árboles.

El equipo de rescate se encontraba en el sitio, dijo, pero "no hay información confirmada acerca de algún sobreviviente".

Los familiares que esperaban en el aeropuerto de Nairobi se encontraban afligidos mientras que se daban las noticias sobre el vuelo desaparecido. Docenas de familiares rompieron en llantos y colapsaron en la terminal del aeropuerto.

Según reportaron oficiales, no hay posibilidades de encontrar sobrevivientes del vuelo KQ 507, el cual había caído y se había sumergido en un pantano. El fuselaje del avión fue encontrado 36 horas después de que el avión desapareció.

"No hay posibilidad alguna de que haya algún sobreviviente debido a que el avión se encontraba casi sumergido en su totalidad en el pantano," según contó Jean-Pierre Nana

El Ministro de Asuntos Internos se reuniría con el Ministro de Comunicación y Transporte de Kenia, con oficiales de la compañía Kenya Airways y lo investigadores de aviación del Gobierno de Kenia.

Un equipo de la National Transportation Safety Board de los Estados Unidos de América fue enviado para cooperar en la escena; investigadores de Francia y EE.UU. ya se encuentran en la escena llevando a cabo búsquedas aéreas.

También la Cruz Roja Internacional junto con el Gobierno de Camerún conducen las misiones de búsqueda.

Oficiales habían reportado que un Boeing 737-800 de la compañía Kenya Airways con 8 miembros de la tripulacioón, y 106 pasajeros se habría estrellado en Camerún luego de desaparecer.

El vuelo KQ 507 viajaba desde Abidjan a Nairobi, y había realizado una parada en Douala, Camerún, donde más pasajeros habrían abordado al avión

El avión habría enviado un mensaje de auxilio a las 2:00 a.m., luego de que despegara de Camerún, pero no se sabe la causa del mensaje. Se había previsto que el avión debía aterrizar a las 6:15 a.m. (hora local).


Wreckage, victims of Air France Flight 447 found

After an exhaustive two year, 20 million euro ($28 million) search, the final resting spot of Air France Flight 447 has been located. The location of the wreckage is six miles north of the plane's last reported position off the coast of Brazil at a depth of 3,800 and 4,000 meters (2,070 to 2,190 fathoms or 12,467 feet and 13,123 feet).

The wreckage of the Airbus A330-200, was found Sunday by a team from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, using a Remus robotic submarine and its side-scan sonar. After the wreckage was found, another Remus robot submarine with cameras was sent down to the site, where it filmed bodies in the wreckage.

Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, France's Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea, confirmed to reporters: "Bodies were found. They will be recovered and identified."

"We weren’t prepared for that. We are now confronted with another trauma," Robert Soulas, vice president of Entraide et Solidarité AF447, a support group for families of victims of the crash, said. Soulas lost his daughter and son-in-law, who were on board the flight when it crashed. "For me, personally I would like to leave the bodies of my children, my two children, on the seabed."

The remains of the plane, which were concentrated in a 600 metres by 200 metres (1,968 feet by 656 feet) area, appear to be relatively intact which leads investigators to believe that the plane hit the water intact and did not explode mid-air. Around 50 bodies of the 228 passengers and crew on board and parts of the plane were found shortly after the crash in 2009.

According to Jean-Paul Troadec, the head of France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA), the accident investigation body for aircraft overseeing the operation and investigation, the wreckage and bodies will be bought to surface and then sent to France for investigation. The salvage operation, which will cost around 5 million euros ($7.1 million) according to estimates, will be financed by the French government. Three salvage companies who are bidding to recover the wreck have until afternoon on Thursday to submit proposals. The operation should take between three weeks to a month.

On raising the remains of the plane Troadec said: "We want to know what happened in this accident, most particularly so it never happens again." Some family members agreed saying such as Michael Gaignard, whose sister was on board the plane said, "We want to know what happened in that plane." An attorney for several families said some had yet to come to terms with loss of loved ones, saying "There's been no burial, no goodbye ... just lots and lots of suffering."

Soulas of Entraide et Solidarité AF447 disagreed. "There's a very traumatic side to this and it causes problems of identification. We don't know what state they are in." He added, "And it risks causing a dispute between families who want to leave the bodies at the bottom of the Atlantic and those who want them brought to the surface."

However, despite the discovery of the wreckage, the plane's two flight recorders, the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) have yet to be found at the crash site.

Alain Bouillard, who is in charge of BEA's recovery effort said, "It's still a jigsaw puzzle. We do not know where the recorders might be."

There are concerns that the two-year length the recorders have been submerged in seawater along with enormous pressure located at the depth of the wreck, that the data on the recorders might be unreadable. Bouillard said it is possible the recorders were damaged, but had "great confidence" in their robustness.

Without the recovery of the recorders, investigators may be unable to determine the cause of the crash. The leading theory at the moment is that the crew received incorrect air speed readings from the aircraft's pitot tubes, devices which measure how fast the aircraft is travelling. Experts say the tubes may have become iced over, causing the crash.

The plane's Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) sent out 24 messages over a four-minute long period stating numerous problems and warnings, including incorrect air speed warnings occurring aboard the aircraft, just prior to it going down.


Wrack von Air-France-Airbus geortet

Paris (Frankreich), 04.04.2011 – Fast zwei Jahre nach dem Absturz eines Airbus der Fluggesellschaft Air France im Juni 2009 wurde im vierten Anlauf das Wrack geortet. Das gab die französische Flugunfalluntersuchungsbehörde BEA in Paris bekannt. Bei dem Absturz am 1. Juni 2009 waren alle 228 Personen an Bord von Air-France-Flug 447 gestorben, nur 51 Leichen konnten damals geborgen werden. Unter den Opfern waren auch 28 deutsche Staatsangehörige. Die Auswertung der bis zum Absturz automatisch gefunkten Statusmeldungen hatte keine ausreichenden Hinweise auf die Ursache des Absturzes gegeben.

„Wir hoffen, dass die beiden Datenrekorder geborgen und ausgelesen werden können – denn nur sie können Hinweise darauf geben, was tatsächlich passiert ist“, kommentierte Airbus-Sprecher Stefan Schaffrath die Meldung von der Ortung des Wracks. Air France und Airbus hatten diese vierte Suche mit rund 9,2 Millionen Euro finanziert, weil sie sich von der Auswertung der bisher nicht geborgenen Flugschreiber Aufschlüsse auf die Ursache des Unglücks erhoffen. Die ersten drei Versuche, das Wrack zu finden hatten 2009 und 2010 insgesamt 19,7 Millionen Euro gekostet.


Noticias breves 7 de abril 2011


Brèves : 7 avril 2011


Откривена тела око олупине авиона

Париз / Француска,  (Beta-AP) - Подводни роботи су на дну Атлантика пронашли људска тела, моторе и „већи део“ олупине Ер Франсовог путничког авиона који се 2009. године срушио у океан, али још нису открили где су „црне кутије“, рекли су у понедељак француски званичници.

Породице жртава су опрезно поздравиле изненадно саопштење да су истраживачке екипе уочиле остатке авиона, након готово две године безуспешних напора да се установи шта је довело до катастрофе.

Истражитељи кажу да узрок рушења авиона вероватно неће моћи да се утврди уколико не буду пронађене „црне кутије“, које снимају све шта се дешава у пилотској кабини.

Авион „Ер Франса“ са 228 путника и чланова посаде, који је 1. јуна 2009. године летео из Рио де Жанеира за Париз, улетео је на великим висинама у снажну олују са грмљавином, и потом се срушио у Атлантски океан. Није било преживелих.

Током потраге на мору коју је водио Океанографски инсититут WHOI из Масачусетса у САД, екипа истраживачког брода „Алуша“ нашла је делове авиона, саопштио је у Паризу Биро за истраживање и анализу.


Yemeni passenger plane with 153 people onboard crashes into Indian Ocean

According to reports, a Yemenia Airways Airbus A310 passenger jet has crashed into the Indian Ocean near the island nation of Comoros. At least 153 people were onboard the aircraft, 66 of them from Paris, France. So far the only reported survivor is a teenage girl. The plane crashed early Tuesday morning.

Yemenia Airways Flight 626 was traveling from Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, to Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport in Comoros.

Comoros lies nearly 200 miles from mainland Africa. The small, three island nation has a population of just under 800,000 with a combined military and police force of around 1,000. Comoros has no navy, leaving it with little to no sea rescue resources.

"We really have no sea rescue capabilities," said an unnamed police official.

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.


Komoren: Airbus ins Meer gestürzt

Aden (Jemen) / Moroni (Komoren), 30.06.2009 – Ein Airbus A310-304 der jemenitischen Fluggesellschaft Yemenia ist auf dem Flug von Sana nach Moroni kurz vor der Landung gegen 1:50 Uhr Ortszeit ins Meer gestürzt. Die Zahl der Opfer ist unklar. Zwar wurden schon Leichen geborgen, jedoch konnte ein Kleinkind lebend aus dem Meer gerettet werden. Insgesamt waren 142 Passagiere und 11 Besatzungsmitglieder in dem Flugzeug.

Frankreich hat Flugzeuge und Schnellboote von den französischen Besitzungen Mayotte und Reunion aus an die Absturzstelle geschickt, um die Bergungsarbeiten zu unterstützen. Außerdem erhielten mehrere Fregatten Frankreichs und Italiens, die im Rahmen der Operation Atalanta am Horn von Afrika eingesetzt werden, Befehl, Kurs auf die Absturzstelle zu nehmen. Diese liegt nach Angaben von Ibrahim Kassim, einem Vertreter der afrikanischen Luftsicherheitsbehörde Asecna, fünf bis zehn Kilometer von der Hauptinsel der Komoren entfernt.

Die Mehrzahl der Passagiere sollen Franzosen oder Bürger der Komoren sein. Dem Auswärtigen Amt in Berlin liegen keine Erkenntnisse vor, dass Deutsche an Bord waren. Aus inoffiziellen Quellen am Flughafen in Moroni wurde bekannt, dass 66 Franzosen an Bord gewesen seien. Auf den Flughäfen in Paris und Marseille, wo die meisten Passagiere von Flug 626 am Montag eingecheckt hatten, wurden Krisenzentren eingerichtet.

Zum Zeitpunkt des Absturzes herrschte auf den Komoren schlechtes Wetter. Einer der Manager der Fluggesellschaft erklärte, dass am Boden eine Windgeschwindigkeit von 61 km/h gemessen wurde.

Die 19 Jahre alte Maschine gehörte bereits mehreren Fluggesellschaften und wurde seit September 1999 von Yemenia eingesetzt. Insgesamt soll das Flugzeug mehr als 17.000 Starts- und Landungen und etwa 51.900 Flugstunden absolviert haben.

Der französische Verkehrsminister Dominique Bussereau erklärte im Radiosender Europe 1: „Das Unglück hat nichts mit dem Flugzeug zu tun“ und machte schlechte Wartung durch die Fluggesellschaft für den Unfall verantwortlich. Die Fluggesellschaft besitzt nach den Angaben auf ihrer Website vier Maschinen des verunglückten Typs. Es handelt sich um den ersten tödlichen Unfall der Airline, allerdings kam es schon zweimal zu einem Überschießen der Landebahn. Die Fluggesellschaft wird derzeit nicht auf der Schwarzen Liste der Europäischen Union geführt, allerdings wurden durch die französische Luftfahrtbehörde bei dem verunglückten Flugzeug im Jahr 2007 Mängel festgestellt. Es wurde seitdem nicht mehr in der EU eingesetzt.

Bei dem Unglück handelt es sich um den zweiten Airbus, der innerhalb eines Monats über dem Meer abstürzte.


Avión Airbus 310 cae al mar cerca de la costa de Comoras

Un avión de pasajeros yemení, con 153 personas a bordo, se estrelló en el océano Índico, cerca de la costa de Comoras. Las primeras informaciones hablaban del rescate de un niño de cinco años, pero luego se supo que se trataba de una adolescente de 14 años. Se ha recuperado uno de los tres cadáveres vistos en el reconocimiento aéreo.

Funcionarios de Yemenia dicen que el avión se estrelló este martes a la mañana cuando volaba de Sanna, la capital de Yemen, hacia Moroni, en la principal isla de Gran Comora, y hacia Yibuti.

Se desconoce la causa del accidente, sin embargo, informes de prensa indican que había fuertes vientos cuando el avión se acercaba a la isla. El avión, un Airbus A310-300, llevaba 142 pasajeros, 66 de ellos franceses, y 11 tripulantes.

El ministro de Transporte de Francia, Dominique Busserau, dijo que inspectores franceses detectaron varias fallas en el avión durante una inspección en 2007, y que Yemenia Air no estaba en una lista negra de aerolíneas prohibidas del espacio aéreo europeo, pero que estaba sujeta a inspecciones más estrictas.

Francia informó que ha enviado dos aviones militares a asistir en los esfuerzos de rescate. Este es el segundo accidente en un mes de un avión Airbus con gran parte de los pasajeros de nacionalidad francesa.


Ocean Indyjski: katastrofa lotu Yemenia 626

Samolot linii Yemenia lecącego z Sany do Moroni z 153 osobami na pokładzie (142 pasażerów i 11 członków załogi) rozbił się w nocy w rejonie archipelagu Komorów.

Lot 626 wystartował ze stolicy Jemenu - Sany ok. 23:30 naszego czasu. Podróż do Moroni miała potrwać około 4,5 godzin. W okolicach katastrofy wiał silny wiatr i panowały trudne warunki atmosferyczne.

Samoloty wypatrzyły szczątki w domniemanym miejscu katastrofy - powiedział Ibrahim Kassim, przedstawiciel ASECNA, agencji bezpieczeństwa lotnictwa.

Na razie wiadomo, że jedna osoba uratowała się z katastrofy  Airbusa A310-300. Jednak służby ratunkowe dostrzegły ciała dryfujące na wodzie.

1 czerwca doszło do katastrofy Airbusa A-330-200 na Atlantyku. W wyniku katastrofy zginęło 228 osób.


Avião cai no Oceano Índico; há sobrevivente

Um avião Airbus A310, da companhia estatal Yemenia, caiu a cinco minutos do pouso no Oceano Índico, na região das Ilhas Comores, costa africana. A aeronave vinha de Paris e havia feito uma escala em Sana, capital do Iêmen, antes de seguir para o arquipélago. Segundo informações de agências internacionais, o avião teria 10 anos de uso.

Segundo Hadji Mohamed Ali, gerente do Aeroporto de Moroni, barcos de vários tipos, inclusive de pescadores, rumam para o local do acidente. Destroços e corpos já foram detectados na costa africana. Entre os destroços, foi encontrado um sobrevivente, um menino ainda não identificado.

Em comunicado oficial, o ministro de Relações Exteriores da França, Bernard Kouchner, afirmou que ao menos 66 franceses estavam na aeronave e que a França enviará equipes ao local do acidente para ajudar nos trabalhos de busca.

Ainda não há informações sobre o que teria causado a queda da aeronave.


Mount Sinabung erupts in Sumatra, Indonesia

Mount Sinabung has erupted in Sumatra, Indonesia, spitting smoke and ash 1,500 meters (4,921.3 ft) in the air at 00:08 local time Sunday.

Surono of Indonesia's Directorate of Vulcanology said, "Initially we thought the ash and smoke were triggered by rain but now we know the driving pressure was from magma. It's clearly dangerous so we've raised the warning to the highest level, or red level."

"The situation is under control. Emergency response teams are already on the scene," says a spokesperson for the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency.

Saturday, Sinabung was spewing smoke, however, the volcano was not expected to erupt, according to the directorate.

Around 12,000 residents have been evacuated from the area. One person has died.

This is the first reported eruption since 1600.


சுமாத்திராவில் சினாபுங் எரிமலை சீற்றம், ஆயிரக்கணக்கானோர் வெளியேற்றம்

இந்தோனேசியாவின் சுமாத்திராவில் சினாபுங் எரிமலை இன்று ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை அதிகாலை உள்ளூர் நேரப்படி 00:08 மணிக்கு சீற ஆரம்பித்ததில், 1,500 மீட்டர் உயரத்திற்கு புகையும் தூசுகளும் கிளம்பின. பத்தாயிரத்திற்கும் அதிகமானோர் தமது இருப்பிடங்களை விட்டு வெளியேறியதாக அதிகாரிகள் அறிவித்தனர்.

எரிமலையில் இருந்து கிளம்பிய குழம்புகளை பல கிலோமீட்டர் தொலைவில் உள்ளோர் பார்க்கக்கூடியதாக இருந்ததாகத் தெரிவிக்கப்படுகிறது.

சினாபுங் எரிமலை மெதான் என்ற சுமாத்திராவின் முக்கிய நகரத்தில் இருந்து தென்மேற்கே 60 கிமீ தூரத்தில் அமைந்துள்ளது. இது கடந்த 400 ஆண்டுகளாக வெடிக்கவில்லை. கடைசியாக இது 1600 ஆம் ஆண்டில் வெடித்தது.

நேற்று சனிக்கிழமை முழுவதும் இந்த எரிமலையில் இருந்து புகை கிளம்பிக் கொண்டிருந்ததாகவும், ஆனால் அது குறித்து எவ்வித கடுமையான எச்சரிக்கையும் விடுக்கப்படவில்லை. "ஆரம்பத்தில் இந்த புகையும் தூசும் மழை காரணமாகக் கிளம்பியிருக்கலாம் என நாம் நினைத்தோம். ஆனால் அது இப்போது எரிமலையில் இருந்து கிளம்பிய குழம்பே என நாம் உறுதிப்படுத்தியுள்ளோம்."

"நிலைமை இப்போது கட்டுப்பாட்டில் உள்ளது. அவசர நிவாரணப் பணியாளர்கள் அங்கு சென்றுள்ளார்கள்," என அரசுப் பேச்சாளர் ஒருவர் தெரிவித்தார். வெளியேறியவர்கள்ளில் சிலர் இப்போது திரும்பி வரத் தொடங்கியுள்ளார்கள். சேத விபரங்கள் எதுவும் இதுவரை அறிவிக்கப்படவில்லை.

இந்தோனேசிய தீவுக் கூட்டத்தில் குறைந்தது 129 எரிமலைகள் காணப்படுகின்றன.

ஞாயிறு, ஆகத்து 29, 2010


2008 AutoTronics Taipei: Participants from IT industry to participate COMPUTEX uncertainly

Since the AutoTronics Taipei was held from 2006, companies from electronic and automobile-related industries steadily made their stages and a good complementary in this trade show.

Before the first holding in 2006, because of the establishment of Car Electronics Pavilion in 2005 TAITRONICS Autumn (Taipei International Electronic Autumn Show), it (the pavilion) ever became a hot topic in these 2 industries. And eventually, Yulon Group recruited their sub-companies grouping their own pavilion to showcase automobile parts, accessories, and applications.

Currently, automobile navigation, mobile entertainment, and road safety, were included in modern automotive devices. But in a keynote speech of TARC Pavilion, Jamie Hsu (Consultant of Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of the China) pointed out several threats and opportunities on the automotive industry, his words also echoed a notable quote by Yi-cheng Liu (Chairman of Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers' Association): "The automobile industry shouldn't be monopolized by a company or its own industry. If this industry want to be grown up, it [the industry] should do more optimizations and transformations with the other related industries like IT and electronic."

Although some participants like Renesas, Fujitsu, MiTAC, TomTom NV, and Agilent ever participated in Taipei IT Month, CeBIT, or Computex Taipei, but there were varied comments for participation on Computex 2008.

Renesas Technology, a participant of Computex 2007, won't showcase in Computex 2008, but Fujitsu and TomTom both declared to participate in the 2008 Taipei IT Month.

Generally in the automobile industry, progressively conformed by the other industries, its success should depend on collaborations between different and similar industries because "not any company can do any monopoly in any industry" even though the automobile industry will become a "trillion industry" not only in Taiwan.


2008台北車電展：資訊業風向球 大廠未必進軍COMPUTEX

自2006年起首度舉行的台北國際車用電子展，向來是電子產業與車輛相關應用產業的一大舞台，近年來，因為車輛產業走向的轉變，電子與資訊產業在這項展覽中，也發揮出關鍵的作用，並且朝整合層面邁進。

在這項展覽之前，2005年的台北國際秋季電子展，就因為新增「車用電子專區」，引起百家爭鳴，甚至，到了首度辦理的時期，台灣汽車界一哥─裕隆汽車，也號召旗下相關企業，組成「裕隆集團主題館」，展示汽車零組件與車用電子相關商品，引起產業界一股風潮。

目前，車用電子商品多以汽車導航、行動娛樂、道路安全等應用為主，但是，昨日在「台灣車研聯盟主題館」，經濟部許俊宸顧問的演講中，多少也點出了車輛產業目前面臨的問題，也呼應了早期，台灣區車輛公會理事長劉一震所言：「車輛產業不應當靠一個廠商或產業來壟斷，而是需要相關產業的整合，這塊餅（指產業）才能做大。」

雖然有部分業者，如瑞薩科技、富士通、神通電腦、通騰科技、安捷倫等廠商，也一度是國內外資訊展的常客，但安捷倫表示：「雖然今年的電腦展（指COMPUTEX）會很大，但我們仍舊考慮和英特爾合作，不一定會進行展示。」此外，神通電腦表示：「我們（集團）會依照產業性質的差異，讓不同的子公司下去展示，因此，你可能看到同一集團，會有不同的商品，在不同的會展中亮相。」另外，去年曾參展的瑞薩，今年確定將不會出席國際電腦展的展出，而富士通與通騰科技，也已經表態將考慮出席年底資訊月的展示。

綜觀車輛產業，雖然已有走向整合的趨勢，但仍需要其他產業的配合，才能相互提升，畢竟，「單一產業不能只靠壟斷，要有多方面的整合」。


2008 Boao Forum for Asia starts with sectors on economy, environment, and the Internet

"2008 Boao Forum for Asia" started two days ago in Bo'ao, Hainan, China, and participated with government and industrial executives worldwide. Because revolutions in the Web 3.0 era have made a major impact on global economy, several elites from the Internet industry like Kai-Fu Lee provided forecasts for this key industry in the forum.

Furthermore, Vincent Siew, the vice-president elect, provided his comments in the forum. But two coalitions (Pan-Blues and Pan-Greens) declared different comments on Siew's participation.

But due to a hot topic of environment and greenhouse effect, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, winner of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, commented on this forum: "There were several sectors on energy-saving, not governments, but the public should play a great role in this global warming era."


2008博鰲亞洲論壇登場 核心聚焦環保、經濟、生活

匯聚全球政商界的「博鰲亞洲論壇」，11日正式在海南島博鰲登場，因為網路產業將展開新革命，影響全球經濟發展，使得Web 3.0的議題，也在這論壇中受到重視，甚至，Google大中華區副總裁李開復、騰訊總裁劉熾平等網路界經營，也相繼出席，為這項重要的產業，進行把脈。

而因為2008年中華民國總統選舉甫於上月下旬落幕，台灣則是由準副總統蕭萬長，以非官方身分參與這項會議，受到各國媒體的重視，但藍綠兩陣營則各對於蕭萬長的出席，表達不同的態度。

然而，在環保議題的持續燃燒下，本次大會除了生活改善，與主力核心的經濟議題受到關注外，2007年諾貝爾獎得主，也是聯合國政府間氣候變遷研究小組主席帕喬理（Rajendra Pachauri），也對於這次的論壇表達了一點意見，他表示，節約能源有多種層面，不只是政府，民眾更應發揮關鍵的力量。


2008 Computex Preview: A decisive battle for IT industry and trade show quality

The 28th-annual COMPUTEX Taipei show, the second largest IT show in the world, is the largest one since they held their first show in 1982 since expanding to TWTC Nangang. Not only were vast ICT products showcased from upper, mid, and lower-stream vertical and horizontal OEMs, OBMs, and world-class stellar companies like Intel, AMD, ASUS, Foxconn, Acer, BenQ, and Kingston, but also  featured products related to green technology. Companies from Korea will be hosting the biggest international pavilion to catch the buyers' eyes.

The Taipei Computer Association (TCA), one of the show organizers, will hold the 2008 WiMAX Taipei Expo at the Taipei Show Hall 2. It will allow the networking industry to chain the WiMAX Pavilion located in the TWTC Nangang and echo the basic infrastructure construction of WiMAX.

Organizing the show and promoting the ICT industry are considered major tasks by newly-elected President of the Republic of China Ying-jeou Ma. Pavilions like "mega trends", "multimedia", and "green technology" will be re-arranged to host trendy and energy-efficient products launched prior to this show.

According to Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), there were several seminars like "e21 Forum", "DRAMeXchange Forum", "Next Generation Networks Taipei", "Taiwan Design Center Forum", "CE Summit", "Green IT Forum" held at the Taipei International Convention Center. TWTC Nangang was  organized for buyers and companies to glance the vision of global ICT industry during the show hours. Since Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUStek, showcased Eee PC before its launch during 2007 e21 Forum, seminars were progressively respected by industrial businessmen, especially international buyers.

Not only will there be a senior competition - Best Choice of COMPUTEX, mainly promoted by the TCA, but also the TAITRA will cooperate with International Forum Design (iF) holding the "Design and Innovation Award of COMPUTEX". Its goals aims at discovering innovative and brand-new IT products to elevate the notability of Taiwan's innovations.

TAITRA and TCA, the organizers, promised to do the be the best at services for transportation (Shuttle Buses, Taxis, MRT, International Airlines), living (Hotels), networking (TAITRA Lounge), and business (Trade Opportunity Rooms and Business Center) for the best quality of COMPUTEX.


2008台北國際電腦展：資訊產業、商展水準的最關鍵一役

世界第二大電腦展─台北國際電腦展，今年將是第28次的進行，這項資訊產業的國際盛事，正式進入倒數階段。因為南港館的加持，不僅將有可能成為歷年來，規模最大的一次，加上主辦單位之一的台北市電腦公會，也將在同一週於台北展演二館，進行台北WiMAX展，使得兩大高科技產業展，將產生共伴效應，拉抬雙邊聲勢。貿協與公會也承諾，將提供國際買主最好的交通、住宿、商務服務，讓這項展覽的品質更加提升。

這項展覽，不只匯聚了上、中、下游廠商的各種資訊產品，更加入了綠色科技主題，甚至，韓國組團成立最大的國家主題館，也將成為各國買主的話題焦點。另外，不只有原本公會持續主打的外銷產品獎，為了要鼓勵創新設計，結合原先貿協在部份大型專業展設計的「創新產品獎」，今年，貿協也和德國iF設計大賞合作，將藉由「創新設計獎」的評選，與外銷產品獎，一同發掘更多新穎的外銷資訊商品，並將其發揚光大，提升台灣的知名度。

【2008年5月3日讯】


2008 COMPUTEX Taipei starts for the future of ICT industry

2008 COMPUTEX, famed as the 2nd-largest ICT trade show in the world, started today at the Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei International Convention Center, and TWTC Nangang with 1725 companies' participation including top 5 nations - Hong Kong, South Korea, China, France, and Japan. With the newly-launched TWTC Nangang, the COMPUTEX set its record with its exhibition scale expanding by 53% and the number of participating manufacturers increasing by 29%.

This year of COMPUTEX has some special features including "Design and Innovation Award of COMPUTEX", set to discover innovative designs world-wide, "Environment-related topics", highly respected by environmentalists and industrial businesspeople with many ICT products related to energy-efficiency and green technology showcased at "Mega Trends Pavilion".

With another concurrent trade show - "2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei", located at Taipei Show Hall 2, Taipei Computer Association, one of the show organizers, will mainly promote the "WING"-conceptual products like WiMAX, ICT crossovers, Notebooks, and Green IT products this year. In addition, DRAMeXchange Compuforum, e21Forum, Taiwan Design Forum, and Next Generation Network Forum will be held in conjunction with the COMPUTEX to attract international businesspeople from vast industries.


2008台北國際電腦展 南港館、世貿館同步開幕

堪稱全球最重要的ICT採購平台，也是世界第二大、亞洲與台灣第一大的電腦展─台北國際電腦展，今（3）日正式在台北世貿中心與台北南港展覽館同步開幕，除了原有的世貿一、三館、台北國際會議中心外，今年更新增了南港館展區，進而使得這項展覽，有1725家廠商展出，包含日本、韓國、香港、法國、中國組團參與國際主題館，今年展出規模較往年成長53%，也刷新了歷年以來的紀錄。

在今年的展覽中，除了與德國iF（國際設計論壇）聯手新建「創新設計獎」，鼓勵創新設計產品外，今年的趨勢專區所展出的綠色科技相關商品，以及日前進行的綠色科技論壇，更因為環保議題的燃燒，進而受到環保人士與各產業高層的高度關注。

上午應邀參與開幕典禮的馬英九總統，在開幕致詞時表示：「這展覽每年都在和各國進行競爭，甚至是追趕，在2003年，雖讓碰上了SARS，但卻給主辦的貿協、公會，以及督導的經濟部，一個很大的轉機，因為，那時在（世貿）三館啟用後，空間又再度提升，甚至於2004年，這展覽成為世界第二；今年，這展覽加上了南港館之後，1725家廠商的熱烈參與，也代表了台灣在資通產業舉足輕重的地位。相信大家應該了解到，這展覽將帶來15至20億美元的商機，倘若加上旅館的訂房率，那麼，會更加可觀，相信，這項展覽在今年，將會打出前所未有的漂亮成績單。」

正逢二館進行台北WiMAX展，電腦公會也特別將本展覽集中四大主題─WiMAX、ICT跨領域產品、輕巧型電腦、綠色科技商品，希望結合資通產業的上、中、下游的供應鏈，讓國際商務人士可以一次獲足所有資訊，另外，DRAMeXchange Compuforum、e21科技論壇、台灣設計論壇等，也將在展覽期間同步進行，預料將吸引不同領域之商務人士進行參與。

【2008年6月3日讯】


2008 COMPUTEX Taipei: Three awards, One target

2008 COMPUTEX Taipei, the largest trade fair since its inception in 1982, featured several seminars and forums, expansions on show spaces to TWTC Nangang, great transformations for theme pavilions, and WiMAX Taipei Expo, mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association (TCA). Besides of ICT industry, "design" progressively became the critical factor for the future of the other industries. To promote innovative "Made In Taiwan" products, pavilions from "Best Choice of COMPUTEX", "Taiwan Excellence Awards", and newly-set "Design and Innovation (d & i) Award of COMPUTEX", demonstrated the power of Taiwan's designs in 2008 COMPUTEX Taipei.

"Best Choice of COMPUTEX", designed to encourage technological innovation in the ICT industry and help companies expand their export markets, is the 7th-annual holding by TCA since 2002. Different than past years, not only the professional juries will decide the best thirty-nines (including Special Award from Juries, Best Choices of the Year from Overseas and Domestic Enterprises) from nominated 125 products in the second runoffs.

Finally, thirty-eight winning products including three products from Jury's Special Award and one from Best Choice of the Year from Domestic Enterprise, but winner from Best Choice of the Year from Overseas Enterprise wasn't awarded. With this incident, some overseas exhibitors disputed the profession of this class and appealed the organizer to do necessary modifications for different classes next year.

"d & i Award of COMPUTEX", a newly-created award by Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and International Forum Design (iF) to discover innovative, applicative, and creative products, showcased a significant differences than the "Best Choice of COMPUTEX".

According to TAITRA, professional juries including Christoph Böninger (brains4design GmbH), Duck Hsieh (Duck Image Corporation), James Irvine (James Irvine S.r.l.), Kris Verstockt (Cre8 design studio), and Roger Pin-Si Lin (Nova Design Co., Ltd.), adjudicated the final seventeens (including the final four gold awards) from 139 entries submitted by 67 contestants from 5 countries based on the criteria of "Degree of innovation", "Design quality", "Workmanship", "Choice of materials", "Environmental friendliness", "Functionality", "Ergonomics", "Utility value", "Safety", "Universal design", and "Brand value/Branding".

Besides the Design and Innovation Award, whose rich achievements were established from several international design awards by companies in Taiwan, the Taiwan Design Center, set to promote the design and cultural industries in Taiwan, held the "2008 Design Think Forum" entitled "Design for next Billion Customers" to prospect the future of the design industry worldwide.

"Taiwan Excellence Awards", created to promote products made in Taiwan, announced its winners from Gold and Silver Award classes prior to the show on May 22. This year, 388 ICT products participated in this competition and the ICT industry scored a better performance with 6 Golds and 14 Silvers in the final jury. It not only showcased a significant improvement but also symbolized the ICT industry in Taiwan as a stable industrial position in the presence.


2008台北國際電腦展 三大獎項 目標一致 專區一次看足

即將於下周二正式登場的2008年台北國際電腦展，除了規模的擴增、主題館的大轉型，以及眾多研討會的進行外，今年，不但有WiMAX Taipei Expo在台北展演二館，為本展覽加持外，今年，更可在新進駐的南港館，一次看足三個獎項的成果，包含固有的「最佳外銷資訊產品獎」、「台灣精品獎」專區，以及今年即將新增的「創新設計獎」專區。

以拓銷產品外銷商機為主的「最佳外銷資訊產品獎」，今年辦理第七屆，除了將由專業評審，選出20大獎項（包括年度外銷資訊商品與評審團大賞）外，今年，台北市電腦公會更邀請國際買主，參與網路線上預測，目前，確定有125件入圍複選的商品，將角逐最後的39強。

被視為進軍iF的重要跳板，也是今年首度新增的「創新設計獎」部份，雖然獎項較外銷獎略少，但德國、比利時、美國、英國，以及台灣所組成的專業評審團，更讓這項選拔活動的水準向上提升，貿協表示，今年5國139項商品中，只有17項可以拿到「創新設計產品」的榮譽，代表這項競賽的水準，更趨國際性；相較於「創新設計獎」的評選，以推廣台灣設計為目標的台灣創意設計中心，也將於展覽第二日（6月4日）舉行「國際設計策略創新管理論壇」，為台灣的創意設計前景進行展望。

提前於國際電腦展之前公布，以推展台灣製造之優良商品的「台灣精品獎」，今年，388項資訊商品，是本屆所有報名參選台灣精品的最大宗，甚至，資訊產業更在金、銀質決選中，拿下6金14銀的成績，這些都顯示了資訊產業的大幅成長，更顯示了台灣精品在資訊產業舉足輕重的地位。

這三大主要獎項，儘管以不同的型式進行，但無論最終的評選如何，將台灣的優質資訊精品，推往國際市場，是政府機關、資訊產業，行銷台灣（甚至國際）形象的重要平台，更是資訊業界打響知名度的最佳跳板。


2008 DRAMeXchange Compuforum: Global DRAM market to be changed majorly

Seminars and forums always played key roles to forecast the future of ICT industry worldwide after the COMPUTEX became more and more critical for businesspeople. Not only e21FORUM, the DRAMeXchange Compuforum was progressively respected by DRAM industry since 2006.

Since the mobile devices have become popular in the presence, the supply of DRAM modules is still inadequate to meet the demand. "The abandonment of 12-inch fabs and the suspension of 8-inch fabs are considered critical issues in this incident. If the Mainland China wants to enlarge its market stably, the supply chain and costs of material should be cautioned." stated DRAMeXchange Technology.

Mass storage devices with high capacity often linked with enterprises. With innovations of information technology, capacity of USB flash drives and mobile drives are larger and larger. "Capacity, costs of production, prices, and efficiency on writing and reading are critical factors to determine an user on choosing SSDs, hard disks, or flash drives." stated Hitach Corp.. "The market shares on storage will transform from enterprises to digital storage with a significant grown-up of Internet users within four years." stated Seagate Technology.


2008年集邦科技年度研討會：整體DRAM市場 可能有重大轉型

每年台北國際電腦展開幕的論壇，大部分都會想到e21科技論壇，但是，集邦科技自2006年首度辦理集邦年度研討會（DRAMeXchange Compuforum）之後，就獲得記憶體相關業者的高度重視。

全球記憶體市場，一直是這項論壇的話題聚焦，近年來，因為行動裝置的普及，以及相關產品的需求量提升，使得DRAM模組近趨供不應求的局勢，集邦指出，八吋晶圓廠的廢止，與十二吋晶圓廠的延遲，都是影響DRAM模組市場供需的重要問題，另外，中國如要穩定發展此一市場，必須考量到通路與成本的因素。

高容量的儲存設備，一般而言都會想到企業，但是，在相關規格的大幅耀進下，隨身碟或行動硬碟的容量，更顯吃重，日立科技認為，容量、製造成本、價格、讀寫效率等取向，將決定固態硬碟或傳統硬碟的發展，而希捷表示，儲存市場預料在2012年，因為網路服務的使用需求，從一般企業轉移至數位儲存。

【2008年6月4日讯】


2008 e21FORUM: Intel confronts Microsoft again

The opening day of COMPUTEX 2008, e21FORUM was held at the Taipei International Convention Center on June 3 to forecast the future of ICT industry world-wide. To connect with the topic of "WiMAX" mainly promoted by Taipei Computer Association, e21MagicMedia, convener of e21FORUM, entitled the forum topic as "Leading to a Bright Future with Technology".

Since the e21FORUM was initially held from 2001, the dialogue between Microsoft and Intel became a key topic in this event. This year, executives from Microsoft and Intel confronted here again.

In the opening keynote, Sean M. Maloney, Executive Vice President of Intel Corporation, started his speech to forecast the future of WiMAX. "WiMAX will become a must-have trend. When it matured[sic], it will bring on the utilization percentages on mobile devices like MID and UMPC." stated Maloney. In addition, he also demonstrated the application of SSD by shocking and stunning its device to prove its sustainability and damage-proof in front of forum participants.

On the other hand, Microsoft participated in the COMPUTEX 2008 entitled "It's better with Windows" to demonstrate the advantages of Microsoft Windows with "Trusted", "Familiar", and "Compatible". In the second keynote, Steven Guggenheimer, Vice President of Microsoft Global OEM Department, explained the opportunities which OEMs and ODMs can provide to elevate users' experiences by optimizing Microsoft Windows to the best performance.

Finally in the executive panel, DigiTimes and experts from ICT industry in Taiwan forecast the future of WiMAX. Executives coordinately commented that the basic infrastructure will be a critical factor when developing the WiMAX applications in Taiwan.


2008 e21科技論壇 英特爾、微軟 正面交鋒

2008年台北國際電腦展今日開幕，e21科技論壇今日也在台北國際會議中心大會堂盛大展出，因為今年展覽主題強打WiMAX的關係，使得行動網路相關產品，在本展覽受到高度重視，甚至，就連全球資通產業匯聚的e21科技論壇，也特別選定行動網路2.0，作為開幕演講的主題。

英特爾公司執行副總裁暨全球行銷與業務長Sean Maloney在開幕演講中指出，WiMAX雖然仍在發展，但已然成為網路通訊的未來趨勢，當這項技術成熟且普及時，將會帶動行動資通商品的使用率，包括UMPC、MID、其他相關行動應用等。而在演講中，Maloney也特別向與會者展示了Intel近期推出的防震固態硬碟，更表示：未來，大型容量的固態硬碟解決方案，會因為永續性、防損耗等重要因素，將成為企業提供網路應用服務的重點採購商品。

硬體界有Intel，軟體界則是微軟。自從以往在這項論壇中，有過交鋒後，今年，微軟則將主題火力，集中於作業系統的穩定效能，強打「It's better with Windows」的主題與可信賴（Trusted）、親近（Familiar）、相容（Compatible）的絕佳軟體與服務。演講中，微軟的全球OEM副總裁Steven Guggenheimer就以華碩在現場展示的新款Eee PC為例，說明OEM與ODM如何在產品出貨前，能夠以Windows家族產品的整合，提供最佳的使用者經驗。達到「Windows為您量身打造」的目標。

兩大業者在開幕演講的交鋒，在今年的論壇顯得格外激烈，而在壓軸的大會高峰論壇中，電子時報與台灣資通產業，則為台灣的科技新星，也是本年國際電腦展主題─WiMAX，進行產業展望，部份與會者除了呼應早前Maloney所提的行動應用外，更認為其基礎架構，將成為決定台灣資通產業發展的重要關鍵。

【2008年6月3日讯】


2008 III IDEAS Show to showcase achievements of Internet industry in Taiwan

To showcase achievements of Taiwan's Internet industry, the Institute of Information Industry of Taiwan (III) held the 2008 IDEAS Show this Wednesday June 25. The IDEAS Show is similar from the DEMO, an Internet investment trade show in United States since 2006.

Chris Shipley, Producer of DEMO Conference, was invited to make a speech in the opening keynote. She mentioned about evolutions and transformations of the Internet, especially on business models and change of leaders. Her words mostly echoed some theories proposed during the 2008 Google Developer Day in China by Kai-Fu Lee, Founding Chairman of Google China.

In this exhibition, thirty websites from mobile networking, Web 2.0, social networks, application services, and hardware integrations were showcased there. The website evaluation from professional judges was also held during the showcase to encourage excellent websites promoted into the world.


資訊工業策進會 首度舉辦網路創意展 展現台灣網路產業創新成果

資訊工業策進會針對台灣網路產業舉辦的創新服務週，今（25）日舉行主題展覽─網路創意展，除了展示台灣網路產業的創新成果，更藉由簡報競賽，吸引創投相關專業人士與媒體的注意。

資策會許清琦副執行長，在開幕致詞中表示：「這項活動引進了今年二月，美國DEMO創投展的經驗，希望藉由網路帶來的創新經濟，來培育產業人才，並讓台灣的Web 2.0觀念更深化。」

另外，獲邀參與開幕專題演講，也是美國DEMO展的執行長Chris Shipley，在開幕演講中提到了網路時代的演變，更提出下世代網路的經濟模式與領導者的演變，而她所提的理論，一部份也恰巧和日前Google開發者日，Google全球副總裁李開復所提及的觀念完全近似。

在本次的簡報競賽中，參與的網站主要包含行動網路、Web 2.0、社群網路、硬體整合與服務等相關應用，主辦單位也邀請了媒體界、創投界、網路界的菁英，進行專業評審；最終，FunP、MeWorks、Webi等網站經營團隊，獲得評審團大賞；在DEMO創投展拿下台灣代表唯一獎項，也是大會人氣網站的「地圖日記」，也拿下了本次創投簡報競賽的最佳人氣網站獎。


2008 Taipei AMPA: IT industry will pulse the growth of automotive industry

2008 Taipei AMPA, not only showcased automotive parts and accessories, but there were also several seminars in progress at the TWTC Nangang. In addition, the "Taiwan IT Solution Pavilion", organized by IT industry including Industrial Technology Research Institute and the other 14 companies, showcased not only solutions for automotive industry including manufacturing, e-commerce, and logistic managament, but also industrial applications like RFID, Barcode, and ERP.

According to some statistics by TAITRA, the export value of service industry reached USD$284 millions, more than 67% ratio of GDP in Taiwan.

After the Taipei AMPA, the TAITRA scheduled to promote this cross-industry solutions in not only Taiwan but also China, Japan, Hong Kong, and South-east Asia countries by participating different trade shows like Tokyo Game Show in Tokyo, Japan and AMAZIA, the first-ever gaming and entertainment industry trade show in Hong Kong.


2008台北國際汽車零配件展 資訊產業將影響車輛業發展

2008年台北國際汽車零配件展，除了零配件的展示，以及週邊研討會的進行，值得一提的，就是「台灣汽車工業e化主題館」，因為這項由資訊產業界組成的專區，將影響台灣在車輛產業的發展。

這次的主題館，主辦的貿協邀請了14家廠商與工業技術研究院，針對車輛產業的解決方案進行展示，包括製造、管理、商務物流等系統的電子化，甚至，部分業者也在現場，以RFID的解決方案，向參觀的業者說明產業電子化的效益。

根據貿協的統計顯示，去年服務業的出口產值達到284萬美元，遠高過於國內生產毛額的67%，也是貿協之所以推動資訊與車輛產業整合的重要原因。

而在這項展覽結束後，除了下半年的東京電玩展、台北國際橡塑膠工業展、香港電視暨音樂遊戲展（AMAZIA）之外，貿協也將組團前進中國、東南亞等地，持續推展這項「異業整合」的解決方案。

新聞稿：「台灣汽車工業e化主題館」於2008年台北國際汽車零配件展再次出擊，中華民國對外貿易發展協會，2008年3月17日。


2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show launched in Taipei World Trade Center

The 18th Taipei Computer Applications Show (2008 TICA), organized by Taipei Computer Association (TCA) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), started its five day trade show at the Taipei World Trade Center. Unlike COMPUTEX Taipei, TICA focused on selling electronic goods to consumers in the local area.

To attract local residents, the show used several arcade machines from the recent "Digital E-Park" trade show.

The event also hosted displays on Linux Applications, Robots, Digital Content , e-Learning, and Science. These displays were co-organized by TCA, TAITRA, and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to demonstrate achievements of Taiwan's R&Ds.

According to TAITRA, technology giants such as Micro-Star International, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, D-Link, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Sony participated in the event, in addition to local companies such as 3J Tech, Omni Motion, International Games System, and TransAVA, will showcase different trendy and incident-involved products in this show.

Taipei City Government, the supervisor for the event's transport, announced a plan to deal with the amount of traffic going to the event, which expected to peak in visitor numbers of the weekend.


2008台北電腦應用展 整體結構 別於往年

第十八屆台北電腦應用展即將於後（31）日揭開序幕，除了眾多消費性電子，已在六月初的台北國際電腦展中，搶先亮相，有別於往年的應用展，今年除了國內外大廠林立，週邊活動也成為本次展覽中，台北市電腦公會與中華民國對外貿易發展協會主推的目標。

隨著時事議題的燃燒，眾多商品也開始走簡約樸實的風格，消費者在採購時，也多半考量到功能與實際應用，針對遊戲玩家或商務應用設計的產品，將在本展中亮相，但輕薄、短小、具功能性的筆電，預料會成為本屆展覽的採購重點話題商品。

主辦單位之一的電腦公會，在展覽前，推出了「數位優樂園」，銜接貿協的運動休閒展，鼓勵大眾參與正當休閒活動，雖然該主題展因為鳳凰颱風的關係，被迫於27日提前閉幕，但公會也將在展覽期間，藉由產業成果展與娛樂競技活動的安排，要讓參觀者，看見台灣數位內容產業的正面發展。

綜觀本屆應用展，除了基本的消費者市場，主辦的貿協與公會，也希望能藉由展覽結構的重整，與主題活動的安排，讓消費者看見不一樣的應用展。


2008 Taiwan Excellence Gold and Silver Awards announced

Thursday at the Taipei International Convention Center, the winners of the Gold and Silver Awards were announced at the 2008 16th-annual Taiwan Excellence Awards, an event created to promote products made in Taiwan. They were announced by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), which also organized the event.

This year, 601 products competed for the eight gold medals and twenty-one silver awards. In the ICT category, the competition was especially fierce as 388 ICT products were on display from the IT industry. In total, 308 products from 102 companies were entitled as "Taiwan Excellent Products".

Several world-class experts judged the nominated products, in order to select the final twenty-nine based on four critical factors including R&D, design, quality, and marketing. In addition, the TAITRA also had categories where people could vote over the Internet or using their mobile phones.

ASUSTeK picked up two Gold Awards and six Silver Awards and was the biggest winner in the "Taiwan Excellence Awards". Eee PC 4G, with features like mobility, reliability, and connectively, not only won a Gold Award, but was also voted as the "Most Popular Product" as awarded by Internet and mobile users.


2008台灣精品金銀質獎 華碩電腦成最大贏家

以推廣台灣優質產品為目標的「第十六屆台灣精品獎」，今（22）日於台北國際會議中心正式公布最終的金、銀質優勝產品，產官學界高層，無不重視此項盛會，因為今年的評選，各廠商來勢洶洶，除了曾在國外的評選（iF、Red Dot、G-mark等）揚名立萬，加上國際電腦展即將於六月初開幕，進而更具指標性。

今年的精品獎，共有601件產品參與評選，較往年成長23%，而在國際電腦展前夕，受到關注的資訊相關商品，則佔了65%。評選部份，除了由國內外專家，依照「研發」、「設計」、「品質」、「行銷」等四項，發掘最後的金、銀獎商品，今年，更在評選前，舉辦民眾手機暨網路票選與專題演講等活動，藉以將台灣形象推廣至民間與國際市場。

最終，資訊與電子產業的6金獎14銀獎中，以華碩的2金6銀，外加Eee PC 4G獲得民眾的青睞，成為「最佳人氣商品」，進而拿下台灣精品風雲獎，是最為亮眼的；友訊科技不但以DGS-1008D拿下銀獎，更因此與微星科技，以歷年累積50獎項的成績，一同拿下「台灣精品成就獎」的榮譽。

體育用品產業的競爭，美利達則以Ninety Six極輕量化全避震車，略勝一籌，拿下金獎，巨大的Trance X與Twist Comfort，喬山的S7200HRT橢圓機，以及久裕的整合式全碳纖維跑車輪組，則是拿下了銀獎的榮譽。


2008 TICA highlights open source applications at Linux Forum & Expo

Leading up to the 2008 Taipei Computer Applications Show (TICA), the 8th-annual Linux Forum, accompanied with Linux Expo Pavilion, started yesterday July 30 at Taipei World Trade Center Conference Roon 3 & 4 to promote the open source applications in Taiwan.

With popularity of OLPC and Eee PC, mobile applications, low-price PCs, embedded systems, and enterprise applications are enrolled into the Linux Forum by forum organizer, Industrial Development Bureau of Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China.

Since Linux-related solutions were promoted at Softex Taipei 2008 by Taipei Computer Association, as well as the organizer of TICA and Softex shows, executives from industrial, academical, and governmental people mostly cautioned the importance of Linux, which had also become another choice to be built inside a computer after OLPC and Eee PC.

As several required functions from business software are built in some open source software, software and platforms complied with open source had become the second choice for consumers. UPP, an open source platform built by United Daily News Digital Corporation, is a typical example on open source application integrated to a USB flash drive.

Apart from basic applications, some companies also demonstrated some examples of deploying and programming on a Linux-based platform. In addition, some experts recommended enterprises to consider user needs before introducing Linux as the desktop platform in the enterprise.

After the Linux Forum, the Linux Expo will also showcase solutions of open source at TICA.

All the sources are in "Chinese-language" only.


2008年台北電腦應用展 自由軟體受重視

2008年台北電腦應用展在今（31）日開幕，但提前於昨（30）日，在台北世貿中心舉辦的Linux Forum，就吸引了產官學界的高度重視。

配合應用展的Linux Expo主題館，所設計的Linux Forum，今年是第八年的舉行，主辦的經濟部工業局除了為第六屆黃金企鵝獎表現優異的參賽單位，表揚對台灣自由軟體領域的貢獻，本屆論壇中，行動應用、低價電腦、嵌入式系統，都被列入本次論壇的討論議題。

自從五月中的台北春季電腦展，打出Linux牌，引起產官學界重視後，由於Asus Eee PC與OLPC帶動的低價風潮，Linux亦成為低價電腦搭載作業系統的另一種選擇，加上眾多自由軟體，大多已具備商業軟體應有的基本功能，進而使得自由軟體平台，成為消費者另一種採購上的選擇。

另外，針對開發者與行動平台的應用，部份業者也以手機應用的範例，說明手機軟體或系統開發，在功能性與實際應用的重要，此外，業界先進也建議企業，導入Linux作為企業桌面時，仍應以使用者取向作為優先的考量。


2008 Tour de Taiwan, TaiSPO, and Taipei Cycle: 3-in-1 preview

Prior to the main race of 2008 Tour de Taiwan, the 2008 Taipei Cycle (Taipei International Cycle Show, located at TWTC Nangang) and TaiSPO (Taipei International Sporting Goods show, located at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1) will not only exhibit from next Tuesday to Sunday (March 13-16) but it will also bring multiple opportunities for sporting goods, athletic sports, bicycle, and MICE (meeting, incentive, convention, and exhibition) industries after the TWTC Nangang stage was firmly included into 2008 Tour de Taiwan and its race will be start next Saturday (March 15).

Without cross-division races in this tournament, and the TWTC Nangang will be launched with the starting of 2008 Taipei Cycle, this race will enroll 2 stages for Taipei City after the joining of TWTC Nangang Stage.

Besides of the international competition, if the 3rd Taipei Citizen Elimination Road Race could expand its scale on local racing clubs' participation, this special event will be a best creation for promoting basic bicycle sports in Taiwan.

On the other hand, this international race, classified as 2.2 class race by UCI, will determine the qualifications of 2008 Summer Olympics especially long-distance road races at Pingtung County, Changhua County, Hsinchu City, and Taipei County stages.

Since the Taipei Cycle was independent from TaiSPO in 1988, the TaiSPO and Taipei Cycle showcased significant differences from different industrial nature.

Originally, Taiwan was notable in the export market and was stable in the bicycle industry since its industry was decayed in United States, several OBMs like Merida and Giant were on the rise, and the bicycle industry was transformed from OEM to OBM with high extra values and "Taiwan Bicycle Three 'New' Movements: New materials, New functions, and New purposes", proposed by Giant in 2001.

On the other hand of TaiSPO, with several past incidents on exhibition hall moving, operational rights between organizations and associations, and construction of TWTC, this sporting good show witnessed some histories as what TAITRA underwent and became a senior and a key trade show in Asia with technology inventions, creative conceptions, market transformations.

Though the fitness and leisure industries were improving with various changes for the modern lifestyles in the sporting goods industry, after the reunion of TaiSPO and Taipei Cycle, those two shows will bring opportunities and convergences for bicycle, sporting goods, and leisure sport industries.

Since the TWTC Nangang, twice larger than the current TWTC and its upper hall has a feature with column-free, was constructed last November, several companies from varied industries including MICE focused on this venue.

To evaluate some conditions on international trade shows, the Taipei Cycle, Taipei PLAS, TAITRONICS, Food Taipei, and Foodtech Taipei were earlier scheduled by TAITRA into TWTC Nangang this year. Not only the extensions of COMPUTEX Taipei, but also some similar industry shows will be exhibited at the TWTC during the show hours of Taipei Cycle and Taipei AMPA.

Even though the construction of Neihu Line of Taipei Metro is still in progress, but Chung-shing Bus Co., Ltd. and Kwang-hua Bus Co., Ltd. were approved to operate the "New Chung-hsiao Main Line" for solutions on current traffic condition. After the launch of TWTC Nangang, the "New Chung-hsiao Main Line" will temporarily improve traffic condition of TWTC Nangang.


2008年環台賽 將與自行車展、體育用品展、世貿南港館 產生四合一效益

2008年國際自由車環台賽，3月9日開跑在即，而台北國際自行車展、台北國際體育用品展，除了將在台北世貿與世貿南港館，同步於13日起，一連展出四天外，更因為南港館將在開幕當日啟用，以及環台賽新增「南港館站」的關係，將對體育用品、自行車、競技運動及會展產業，帶來多重效益。

今年的環台賽，不但沒有跨縣市的競爭，而且，隨著南港展覽館將於台北國際自行車展開幕時，同步啟用下，台北市將首度出現單縣市雙分站的紀錄，並且，推展本土自行車運動的「市民菁英繞圈賽」，規模將大幅提升，如果先不看國際選手的競爭，光是這項繞圈賽，就足以成為推展基層自行車運動的最佳利器。

撇開基層推展，今年的環台賽將更具指標性，因為這項被國際自由車總會指定為2.2級的國際賽，選手的表現，將攸關夏季進行的2008年北京奧運的資格，尤其是考驗選手體力與耐力的長途公路賽，至關重要，特別是新竹市與台北縣，一連兩日的公路賽。

自從1988年起，自行車展與體育用品展正式分家後，兩大產業展覽，也各顯出其獨特性。

台灣原本就負有「自行車輸出王國」的美譽，起源於美國自行車產業的衰退，自從美利達、捷安特等廠牌崛起，亞洲國家的生產力提升，加上美國有絕大多數的自行車，是由台灣進口，以及台灣的產業發展，從原本的代工（OEM），藉由高附加價值與提倡應用新材料、新功能及新用途的「自行車三新運動」，本土品牌開始崛起，進而讓台灣佔有全球自行車產業的一席之地。目前，巨大、美利達分別是全球的第7及第19大自行車品牌。

反觀體育用品展，在歷經場地搬遷、公協會經營權之爭、世貿中心的落成後，除了見證了貿協的一部分外銷經營史，更因為科技的進步、創新的觀念、市場的轉變，不但是長青展覽，在亞洲地區，兼具商機交換的指標性。

雖然體育用品產業的發展走向，也因為現代人生活習慣的改變，帶動健身與休閒產業的崛起，但在今年，與自行車展再度同步展出後，勢必將為自行車產業、體育用品產業、休閒運動產業，帶來共伴效益。

自從南港館在去年12月下旬竣工後，眾多尾牙活動就趁啟用前，先行小試身手，反而獲得眾多大型企業的好評。實際上，南港館眾所注目的原因，除了規模較現有的台北世貿中心多出一倍外，還有獨特的雙層展廳，而上層展廳更有無梁柱的設計，進而吸引會展產業的注意。

貿協為了要先行評估國際會展的使用情形，在今年讓自行車展、電腦展、橡塑膠展、電子展、食品暨食品機械展、汽機車零配件展優先進駐，並在展覽期間，進行使用狀況的評估，其中，除了電腦展是從世貿中心延伸到南港外，自行車展、汽機車零配件展都是在同檔期安排其他相關產業展，在世貿中心舉行。

雖然捷運內湖線仍在施工，但日前，中興巴士與光華巴士兩家業者，已經向台北市政府申請「新忠孝幹線」的路權，並在5日試行營運，預料隨著南港館的正式啟用，將暫時解決南港館的交通問題。

【2008年3月7日讯】


2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei to showcase the solutions of WiMAX

Leading up to the 2008 COMPUTEX show, the "2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei" is being held. Co-organized by Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Taipei Computer Association (TCA), the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), M-Taiwan Office, and WiMAX Forum, the expo will be held in Taipei Show Hall two. It is planned to run for five consecutive days commencing on June 2. In addition, the 2008 WiMAX Forum Operator Summit will be also held at Far Eastern Plaza Hotel on June 2 & 3.

According to the Taipei Computer Association (TCA), there will be sixty networking companies and manufacturers participating in this show. Their aim, to demonstrate the telecommunications technology in Taiwan. About seventy world-class operators from the networking industry will be invited to join the Forum Summit.

Following the Ministry of Economic Affairs signing an extended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Intel on April 21, both will work together to promote the WiMAX industry in Taiwan. Intel, participating in both COMPUTEX and the WiMAX expo has a number of WiMAX Segways to demonstrate the technology. Their involvement will also include acting as hosts for the 2008 e21FORUM where Mobile Web 2.0 will be discussed.

A bus promoting the WiMAX expo will also be in service with Far EasTone Telecommunications and First International Telecom doing live demonstrations of their enterprise offerings.


Tajpej: WiMAX Expo 2008

W ramach 2008 COMPUTEX show odbywa się "2008 WiMAX Expo Taipei". Współorganizowane przez Taiwan External Trade Development Council,  Taipei Computer Association (TCA),  the Industrial Development Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), M-Taiwan Office i  WiMAX Forum, expo będzie odbywać się w Taipei Show, w sali drugiej. Ma ono trwać przez pięć dni, zaczynając od 2. czerwca. Dodatkowo, w hotelu Far Eastern Plaza Hotel 2 i 3 czerwca ddbywać się będzie Szczyt Operatorów Forum WiMAX.

Według Taipedi Computer Association (TCA), w wydarzeniu uczestniczyć będzie około sześćdziesiąt firm i fabryk związanych z siecią. Celem jest zademonstrowanie technologii telekomunikacyjnych w Tajwanie. Około siedemdziesięciu światowej klasy operatorów z przemysłu sieciowego zaproszono do uczestniczenia w podsumowaniu forum.

Minister Spraw Ekonomicznych wspólnie z firmą Intel podpisali memorandum, w którym zobowiązali się do wspierania tehnologii WiMAX w Tajwanie. Intel, uczestnicząc zarówno w COMPUTEX jak i w WiMAX expo zademonstrował technologię WiMAX Segway.

Ich zaangażowanie obejmuje również organizację 2008 e21FORUM, gdzie będzie dyskutowana kwestia Web 2.0

Autobusy promujące WiMAX expo obsługiwane są przez Far EasTone Telecommunications i First International Telecom, które w ten sposób prezentuje swoją ofertę biznesową


2008年台北WiMAX展 未展先轟動 網路通訊大廠蓄勢待發

再過不到兩日，就將進入一連六日的「台北國際電腦展週」。在此之前，台北市電腦公會為了主推今年當紅的主題─「WiMAX」，特別於週四（29日）的記者會中，舉行WiMAX體驗巴士的啟動儀式，與此同時，英特爾也在台北展演二館附近，先行展開WiMAX賽格威的試行運轉，彷彿是將台北國際電腦展的戰火，提前於展覽前夕點燃。

「2008年台北WiMAX展」的策展人，也是聯電榮譽副董宣明智表示：「WiMAX是台灣提升網路、積體電路產業的最佳利器，當這項技術能被普及時，其相關應用、產業解決方案將更顯重要，因為藉由各種不同的產品品質測試與改進，台灣才能在網路產業有一席之地。」

經濟部工業局陳昭義局長表示：「行動台灣應用推動計畫，是由經濟部與內政部聯合主導，是希望台灣的行動通訊，達到縮減城鄉數位差距的目標，讓每個人，在任何地方，都能享受無線通訊帶來的便利；另外，我們（經濟部）在去年五月與十月，分別將WiMAX高峰會與WiMAX Forum的會展引進台灣，並在台灣成立了兩個WiMAX的應用實驗室，這些，都是很好的示範。」

與去年在台北舉行的WiMAX Forum展會相似的是，不只有全球60家網路業者的參與，遠傳電信與大眾電信，今年特別打造了兩台WiMAX行動遊覽車，讓參觀者可以在遊覽車上，體驗WiMAX的新技術；另外，配合台北國際電腦展的進行，由大南汽車營運的「世貿中心─南港館」展館間接駁車，也將設置WiMAX體驗設備，讓參觀者在體驗新技術之餘，還可輕鬆往返兩展區，參觀不同的展覽。


Abbott labs ends dispute with Brazilian government over AIDS drug

Two weeks ago, the government of Brazil threatened to break the patent on the most widely-prescribed AIDS medication, Keletra (produced by Abbott Labs), if the makers would not comply with the government's requests. After holding its ground during the days leading up to the deadline set by Brazilian authorities, Abbot Labs has finally reached an agreement with the Brazilian government and is lowering its prices to levels deemed appropriate by the government of Brazil.

Brazilian law allows Brazil to break patents on medicines when there is a "risk to public health". After determining that the current prices were so exorbitant that they posed a significant risk to public health, the Brazilian government-owned chemical laboratories could begin manufacturing the drug themselves.

Brazil spent $107 million producing the drug this past year, and stated that the new financial deal will save the government $18 million next year, and $259 million over the next six years.

Brazilian citizens receive free AIDS medication, paid for by the government. This bulk purchasing arrangement allows Brazilian citizens to receive the most affordable healthcare in the developed world.


Brasil logra acuerdo con fabricante de medicamento contra el SIDA

El gobierno brasileño y los laboratorios Abbott llegaron a un acuerdo mediante el cual la farmacéutica estadounidense se compromete a rebajar el costo de Keletra, un medicamento para el tratamiento del SIDA. A finales de junio, el gobierno del país sudamericano había amenazado con producir una versión genérica, violando la patente de Abbott -algo que la ley brasileña permite si existe un "riesgo para la salud pública", si esta empresa, a la que Brasil le compra el medicamento para redistribuirlo de manera gratuita a cerca de 23.400 personas, no bajaba el precio.

"La preocupación del ministerio de Salud en garantizar la reducción de precio fue plenamente atendida, consiguiendo una reducción de por lo menos US$18 millones en el año que viene y un ahorro, ante los actuales precios, de hasta US$ 259 millones en seis años", dice una nota del Ministerio de Salud brasileño.

Además, el laboratorio estadounidense se comprometió a pasarle la tecnología necesaria al laboratorio estatal Farmanguinhos para la producción del medicamento a partir de 2009.

Se calcula que en Brasil hay aproximadamente 600.000 infectados con el VIH, 170.000 de las cuales reciben atención del Programa Nacional de Enfermedades Sexualmente Transmitidas y SIDA, que invierte alrededor del 30% del presupuesto destinado a medicamentos antiretrovirales en Kaletra.

Humberto Costa, ex ministro de Salud y encargado de la negociación, declaró que "hoy todos los 170 mil pacientes que usan los antiretrovirales pueden estar tranquilos. El Ministerio ha sabido utilizar todos los mecanismos e instrumentos necesarios y ha obtenido la garantía de que el Kaletra continuará siendo entregado, sin ningún riesgo, y al mismo tiempo con la garantía de sostenibilidad futura para que el programa pueda incorporar nuevos y mejores medicamentos".


Brasil entra em acordo com fabricante de medicamento contra a AIDS

O governo brasileiro e os laboratórios Abbott chegaram a um acordo mediante o qual a farmacêutica estadounidense se compromete a abaixar o preço do Keletra, um medicamento para o tratamento da AIDS (SIDA).

No final de junho, o governo do país sulamericano tinha ameaçado  produzir uma versão genérica do medicamento e violar a patente do Abbott, se a empresa resolvesse não reduzir o preço do medicamento que é distribuído gratuitamente pelo governo brasileiro para cerca de 23 mil pessoas.


Abu Dhabi starts constructing 'green city'

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started construction of its so called 'green city' which will be named Masdar City. It is a city which is designed to have no carbon emissions, cars, or waste. It will cost $22 billion (£11 billion) and take eight years to make. It will be able to hold a population of 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses. The city will cover 1,483 acres (6.00 km²).

The city was designed by Foster and Partners, a British company.

“No one has ever built a zero-carbon city before. Nor one producing zero waste or fully powered by renewable energy. Masdar City will accomplish all three,” said Sultan Al Jaber.

The city will have a personal electrical power supply mainly from two renewable energy sources: wind turbines and solar panels. Water will be provided through a solar-powered desalination plant and air conditioning will be provided naturally from wind towers.

It is planned to save more than $2 billion in oil over the next 25 years along with creating more than 70 000 jobs.

The immense project will be supported by a company created for it called 'Masdar Initiative', which will develop and commercialise clean energy technologies. It will also be supported by the WWF, a global conservation charity, and it is hoped that international joint ventures will bring in more money.

Some people fear that Masdar will become a domain for the luxury development of the rich, because the city is located by Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Dr Al Jaber said, “We are often asked why we are setting our goal so high. Our answer is because someone must... Someone must push the envelope to create the solution that we, as a global community, so urgently require.”


Emirados Árabes Unidos iniciam a construção de uma "cidade ecológica"

Os Emirados Árabes Unidos iniciaram a construção de uma "cidade ecológica" chamada Masdar (مصدر, em árabe, "fonte" ou "origem"), localizada próxima ao aeroporto de Abu Dhabi. A cidade, será projetada para não ter emissões de carbono, carros ou lixo. Terá um custo de US$22 bilhões, levará oito para ser construída e comportará uma população de 50.000 habitantes e 1.500 estabelecimentos comerciais. O projeto coube à empresa britânica Foster and Partners.

A cidade terá um sistema elétrico próprio abastecido por duas fontes de energia renováveis utilizando aerogeradores e painéis solares. A água será fornecida através de uma usina de dessalinização e o sistema de ar condicionado será concebido naturalmente através de torres que captam o vento.

A imensa maioria do projeto será apoiado pela "Iniciativa Masdar", uma empresa criada para desenvolver e comercializar tecnologias de energia limpa. O projeto também tem o apoio da WWF.


Adobe to Purchase Macromedia for $3.4 Billion

Adobe Systems, Inc. announced today that they will acquire Macromedia, Inc. for an estimated $3.4 billion in stock. Bruce Chizen, the chief executive officer of Adobe said that "Customers are calling for integrated software solutions that enable them to create, manage and deliver a wide range of compelling content and applications -- from documents and images to audio and video.  By combining our powerful development, authoring and collaboration software -- along with the complementary functionality of PDF and Flash -- Adobe has the opportunity to bring this vision to life with an industry-defining technology platform."

The acquisition is expected to close in the fall, subject to approval by the stockholders of both companies and regulatory approvals. Under the terms of the agreement holders of Macromedia stock will receive 0.69 shares of Adobe stock for every share of Macromedia stock. Macromedia stockholders are expected to own approximately 18 percent of the combined company.

The two companies have in the past been rivals and some of their products compete in similar niches.  For example, both Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Fireworks are graphics editing programs, and both Adobe GoLive and Macromedia Dreamweaver are webpage design applications.

In the combined company, the current CEO of Adobe, Chizen will continue as CEO. Stephen Elop, president and CEO of Macromedia, will become president of worldwide field operations.  The combined company will keep the name "Adobe", and will focus on integration and growth.

Additional details are available from Adobe Investor Relations.


Adobe compra a Macromedia

18 de abril de 2005San José, California, Estados Unidos — Adobe Systems, Inc. anunció hoy la adquisición de Macromedia, Inc. por un valor estimado de 3.400 millones de dólares en acciones. Bruce Chizen, director ejecutivo de Adobe, informó que "los usuarios están solicitando soluciones de software integradas que les permitan crear, manipular y producir una amplia gama de contenidos y aplicaciones – desde documentos e imágenes hasta audio y video. Al combinar nuestros poderosos productos de desarrollo, autoría y colaboración – junto con la funcionalidad adicional de PDF y Flash – Adobe tiene la oportunidad de crear esta visión de la vida en una plataforma tecnológica que guía a la industria."

Se espera que la compra se concluya en el último trimestre del año, sujeta a la aprobación de los accionistas de ambas compañías y la verificación de regulaciones. Según los términos del acuerdo, los accionistas de Macromedia recibirán 0,69 acciones de Adobe por cada acción de Macromedia. Con este acuerdo los accionistas de Macromedia poseerán cerca del 18% de las acciones de las compañías combinadas.

Las dos compañías han rivalizado en el pasado y algunos de sus productos compiten en nichos similares. Por ejemplo, tanto Adobe Photoshop como Macromedia Fireworks son herramientas para edición de imágenes -si bien la de Macromedia está más orientada para la Web-, y tanto Adobe GoLive como Macromedia Dreamweaver son aplicaciones para creación de páginas web.

En la compañía resultante Chizen, actual director ejecutivo de Adobe, continuará dirigiendo la empresa, mientras que Stephen Elop, presidente y director ejecutivo de Macromedia, será el nuevo presidente de operaciones mundiales. La compañía combinada mantendrá el nombre de "Adobe" y se concentrará en integración y crecimiento.


Macromedia acquistata da Adobe

Adobe Systems, una azienda software molto conosciuta specialmente per i suoi prodotti per la grafica (ad esempio Photoshop) ha annunciato l'acquisto di Macromedia, altra big della grafica (il suo prodotto più conosciuto è Flash) per 3,4 miliardi di dollari. Adobe pagherà agli azionisti di Macromedia 0,69 azioni Adobe (il valore di ciascuna azione Macromedia sarà di 41,86 $), con il 25% in più rispetto al prezzo con cui avevano chiuso venerdì scorso (33,45 $).

La fusione porterà ad avere un colosso per la grafica digitale e il multimedia in generale. Da una parte, infatti Adobe era leader indiscussa nel campo del fotoritocco e una dei protagonisti del disegno vettoriale (con Illustrator) e dell'impaginazione (con InDesign), dall'altra Macromedia dominava la scena dei software per l'interattività e per lo sviluppo di pagine web animate.

Da tempo si aspettava una acquisizione di Macromedia: una delle società ritenute tra le possibili acquirenti era la Microsoft.

Solo nell'autunno 2005, comunque, dopo l'approvazione degli azionisti, l'acquisizione sarà completata definitivamente.


Adobe wykupiło Macromedia za ponad 3 miliardy dolarów

Jak dowiedzieliśmy się dzisiaj od Adobe, firma ta wykupiła Macromedia, producenta znanej aplikacji Flash za $3.4 miliardy USD. Przejęcie firmy będzie trwać do końca jesieni br., dopóki wszyscy aukcjonariusze nie potwierdzą transakcji. Za jedną akcję Macromedia aukcjonariusze firmy otrzymają 0.69 akcji Adobe. Obecni aukcjonariusze Macromedia będą posiadać 18% akcji nowej firmy, która będzie się nazywać Adobe Systems, Inc.

Obecny prezes Adobe, Bruce Chizen, pozostanie prezesem nowej firmy. Stephen Elop, prezes Macromedia, będzie odpowiedzialny za międzynarodowe operacje.

Adobe jest twórcą takich aplikacji jak Adobe Photoshop, czy Adobe Reader. Macromedia jest znana głównie ze stworzenia technologii Macromedia Flash i Macromedia Dreamweaver.


Adobe vai adquirir a Macromedia por 3,4 bilhões de dólares

A Adobe Systems Inc. anunciou hoje que irá adquiri a Macromedia Inc. por cerca de 3,4 biliões de dólares em ações.  Bruce Chizen, o executivo chefe (CEO) da  Adobe disse que  "os clientes estão a clamar por soluções de software integradas que permita a eles criar, gerenciar e entregar uma ampla e desafiadora variedades de aplicações e contéudo, desde documentos e imagens até áudio e vídeo.
Através da combinação de nosso poderoso software de desenvolvimento, autoria e colaboração, junto às funcionalidades complementares do PDF e do Flash, a Adobe tem a oportunidade de trazer à vida esta visão com uma consolidada plataforma tecnológica da indústria."

Espera-se que a aquisição ocorra próximo ao outono. Ele dependerá da aprovação dos  acionistas de ambas as companhias, assim como da aprovação de documentos regulatórios. Pelos termos do acordo, a Macromedia ficará com 0,69%  das ações  da Adobe, para cada ação compartilhada da Macromedia. Os acionistas da Macromedia esperam obter 18% da companhia após a fusão.

As duas companhias já foram rivais no passado e alguns dos produtos delas competem em nichos parecidos. Como por exemplo, tanto o Adobe Photoshop quanto o Macromedia Fireworks são programas de edição gráfica, e tanto o Adobe GoLive quanto o Macromedia Dreamweaver servem para o desenvolvimento de websites.

Após a fusão, continuará no cargo o atual CEO da Adobe, que será o CEO da nova companhia. Stephen Elop, o atual presidente e CEO da Macromedia se tornará presidente do campo de operações internacionais. A companhia que surgirá após a fusão manterá o nome atual "Adobe" e se concentrará na integração e crescimento.

Mais detalhes sobre podem ser obtidos na página Adobe Investor Relations.


Airbnb announces intent to remove Israeli West Bank settlement property listings

On Monday, online rental firm Airbnb announced its intent to remove housing listings in Israeli West Bank settlements. The decision would likely affect about 200 properties within the coming days.

Airbnb said they made the decision because of the controversy surrounding the settlements, describing them as "at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians".

The company stated: "US law permits companies like Airbnb to engage in business in these territories. At the same time, many in the global community have stated that companies should not do business here because they believe companies should not profit on lands where people have been displaced".

Various human rights activists and Palestinian officials, critics of Airbnb's West Bank listings for several years, lauded the announcement. Israeli leaders criticized the company and supported bringing legal action against it in US courts.

The Israeli Ministry of Tourism said they would act to limit Airbnb's activity within the country. The office's minister Yariv Levin also ordered the creation of a program aimed at boosting West Bank settlement tourism and accommodations.

Under international law, disputed by Israel, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal. The settlements have been a major obstacle in peace negotiations for the region. About 600 thousand Israeli settlers populate West Bank and East Jerusalem Israeli settlements.


Airbnb anuncia sus intenciones de retirar sus ofertas de alojamiento en Cisjordania

El lunes, la empresa dedicada a la oferta de alojamientos a particulares y turísticos Airbnb anunció sus intenciones de retirar sus ofertas de alojamiento en los asentamientos israelíes en Cisjordania. La decisión afectaría cerca de 200 propiedades dentro de los próximos días.

La compañía indicó que se tomó la decisión debido a la controversia en torno a los asentamientos, a los que describió como "el centro del conflicto entre israelíes y palestinos".

Asimismo, indicó que "las leyes estadounidenses permiten a empresas, como Airbnb, hacer negocios en esos territorios. Al mismo tiempo, muchos miembros de la comunidad global han asegurado que las compañías no deberían hacer negocios allí dado que consideran no deberían beneficiarse de tierras en donde las personas han sido desplazadas".

Activistas por los derechos humanos y autoridades palestinas, críticos de las ofertas de alojamiento de Airbnb en Cisjordania por varios años, elogiaron la decisión. Por su parte, los líderes israelíes criticaron a la compañía y apoyaron iniciar acciones legales en su contra en las cortes estadounidenses.

El Ministerio de Turismo de Israel señaló que actuaría para limitar la actividad de Airbnb en el país. La oficina del ministro Yariv Levin también ordenó la creación de un programa destinado a impulsar el turismo y el alojamiento en los asentamientos en Cisjordania.

Según el derecho internacional, cuestionado por Israel, los asentamientos israelíes en la Cisjordania ocupada son ilegales. Estos han sido un obstáculo importante en las negociaciones de paz en la región. Alrededor de 600 mil colonos israelíes habitan los asentamientos en Cisjordania y Jerusalén Este.


Airbus A380 safety test injures 33

Thirty-three people were injured during a test of the Airbus A380, a double decker superjumbo jet, in Hamburg, Germany. Injuries include friction burns from sliding down the escape ramps and one broken leg. 853 volunteer "passengers" and 20 crew members took about 80 seconds to evacuate the aircraft, beating the test's requirements by 10 seconds and over 200 people "rescued". Only eight of the plane's sixteen exits were used, as required by the test; the crew members were not told in advance which doors would open. The test was carried out in a dark hangar and the plane's aisles were littered with debris to simulate actual emergency conditions.

The A380 will be the world's largest passenger airliner, almost twice as large as the current largest airliner, the Boeing 747. Airbus has had 159 planes on order by 16 customers, and the first A380s will go to Singapore Airlines towards the end of the year.

This test was important to Airbus, as in August 2005 an Airbus A340 overshot the runway and 300 people escaped before the plane burst into flames. Infrared camera recordings of the test will be analyzed by authorities such as the European Aviation Safety Agency, while the US Federal Aviation Administration was present during the test. The European Aviation Safety Agency will confirm the test results this week; Airbus intends to repeat the test on Saturday if the aviation agency fails this attempt.

The volunteers, who were paid 60 euros (about US$72) and a meal, were from Airbus staff, sports clubs, and dancing clubs in the Hamburg area where the test took place.  Airbus recruited people from clubs in order to get volunteers in good physical shape.

Two days later, the American and European aviation authorities (the FAA and EASA, respectively) officially certified the A380 to carry 853 passengers. This certification demonstrated that the test procedures use by Airbus met their respective standards.


Airbus A380 nimmt weitere Hürde: Notfallübung trotz verletzter Personen erfolgreich

Hamburg (Deutschland), 27.03.2006 – Am gestrigen Sonntag ist der neue Großraumjet A380 von Airbus der Zulassung durch die europäischen (EASA) und amerikanischen Luftfahrtbehörden (FAA) ein Stück näher gerückt. Angesetzt war eine Evakuierungsübung auf dem Hamburger Airbus Flugfeld in Finkenwerder, bei dem binnen 90 Sekunden die Maschine komplett evakuiert werden sollte.

Das bedeutete, dass 873 Menschen innerhalb dieser kurzen Zeit das Flugzeug verlassen müssen. Laut Angaben von Airbus wurde die Zeitvorgabe unterschritten, und die Maschine sei innerhalb von 80 Sekunden geräumt gewesen. Allerdings gab es 32 leicht Verletzte sowie einen Beinbruch. Die Übung wurde zwecks Auswertung von 40 Infrarotkameras beobachtet.


L'A380 poursuit son sans-faute avec un test d'évacuation réussi

Un prototype d'Airbus A380, avec 873 personnes à bord, a été évacué en 80 secondes, dix secondes de moins qu'espéré par le constructeur lui-même.

L'essai, effectué à l'aéroport de Hambourg (Allemagne), « établit un nouveau record du monde », d'après le PDG d'Airbus Gustav Humbert, qui s'était estimé heureux avec une évacuation de 650 personnes en une minute trente. En effet, les companies aériennes ne prévoient pas de dépasser ce nombre de passagers pour l'instant.

Lors de l'essai, censé être le plus réaliste possible (obstacles dans les corridors, un tiers de seniors, sorties de secours partiellement hors service) une trentaine de cobayes s'est blessé légèrement, une fracture à la jambe a aussi été à déplorer. Les « passagers » avaient été informés des dangers, et rémunérés pour participer à la simulation.

Ce succès permet au constructeur européen de poursuivre les essais, et sans doute aussi les homologations (par l'EASA et la FAA) dans les délais, pour livrer, au dernier trimestre 2006 les premiers A380 à la compagnie asiatique Singapore Airlines.


33 skadade då Airbus A380 klarade säkerhetstest

Dubbeldäckaren och superjumbojeten Airbus A380 klarade sitt evekueringstest i Hamburg i Tyskland. 853 frivilliga passagerare och 20 besättningsmedlemmar evakuerade planet på 80 sekunder vilket är 10 sekunder snabbare än de uppsatta kraven på 90 sekunder och 200 räddade passagerare. Endast åtta av planets sexton utgångar användes vilket också var ett av kraven. Besättningen visste dock inte vilka utgångar som skulle användas.

A380 blir världens största passagerarplan. Airbus har fått order på 159 plan från 16 kunder och den första leveransen kommer att gå till Singapore Airlines i slutet av 2006.

Testet var viktigt för Airbus då planet i augusti 2005 körde för långt på startbanan och 300 människor lyckades klara sig undan innan planet fattade eld. En infraröd kamerainspelning av testet kommer att analyseras av flygsäkerhetsbyrån European Aviation Safety Agency och US Federal Aviation Administration var närvarande vid övningen. Airbus har för avsikt att upprepa testet på lördag om flygsäkerhetsbyrån underkänner försöket.

De frivilliga under testet som fick 60 euros och en måltid för besväret kom från Airbus ledning, idrottsklubbar och dansföreningar i Hamburgområdet där övningen ägde rum. Airbus rekryterade medvetet från dessa klubbar för att få deltagare i bra fysisk kondition.

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Airbus announces job cuts of 10,000

Airbus, Europe's biggest aircraft manufacturer, has announced 10,000 job cuts over the next four years. The news comes as its parent company, EADS starts a major restructuring programme because the company is not efficient enough.

Louis Gallois, the Airbus chief executive, said the company expects to cut approximately 4,300 jobs in France, 3,700 in Germany, 1,600 in UK and 400 in Spain. About half of those cuts will be made among subcontractors and temporary workers. Actual Airbus employee reduction would be about 5,000, or 9% of the total European work force of 55,000 full-time Airbus employees.

Although Gallois said he hoped to achieve this mainly through attrition, the unions were displeased. Union officials said nearly 14,000 employees at four French sites had a two hour work stoppage Wednesday afternoon to protest the cuts.

"The response has been massive," said Julien Talavan, a spokesman for Force Ouvrière, the main Airbus union in France. "This is just the beginning," he said, hinting at future labor action.

This move comes after well-publicized delays on its A380 super-jumbo commercial airliner. The restructuring announcement also includes the proposed sale or closure of 3 plants.


Airbus annonce la suppression de 10 000 emplois

Airbus, le plus gros avionneur d'Europe, a annoncé hier la suppression de 10 000 emplois dans les 4 prochaines années. La nouvelle est venue alors que sa compagnie-mère, EADS, débute un programme de restructuration majeur pour cause d'efficacité insuffisante.

Louis Gallois, PDG d'Airbus, a indiqué lors d'une conférence de presse que la compagnie devrait répartir les suppressions de postes de la manière suivante : environ 4 300 emplois en France, 3 700 en Allemagne, 1600 au Royaume-Uni et 400 en Espagne. Environ la moitié de ces suppressions toucheront les sous-traitants et les emplois temporaires. La suppression de postes réelle pour Airbus sera d'environ 5 000 emplois, soit 9 % des 55 000 employés à plein temps d'Airbus.

Bien que Louis Gallois ait indiqué espérer mener à bien cette réforme sans licenciement sec, les syndicats ont manifesté leur désaccord. Les dirigeants syndicaux ont indiqué qu'environ 14 000 salariés des 4 sites de production français ont débrayé pendant deux heures mercredi après-midi afin de protester contre les suppressions d'emploi.

« La réponse a été forte », a déclaré Julien Talavan, un porte-parole de Force Ouvrière, le principal syndicat d'Airbus en France. « Ce n'est que le début » a-t-il précisé, renvoyant à de futures actions.

Ce mouvement intervient après les retards très médiatisés dans la production du super-jumbo long-courrier commercial A380. La restructuration annoncée devrait comprend aussi les propositions de vente ou de fermeture de trois usines.


Alaska Airlines set to cut up to 1000 jobs

American airline, Alaska Airlines have announced that they plan to cut 1000 jobs. They also plan to reduce their flight departures by 15%. The job losses will account for about 10% of their work force and affects pilots, cabin crew, technicians and service staff. The cuts are due to start on November 9 of this year and then lead into 2009.

Bill Ayer, chairman and CEO of Alaska Air Group said, "The one-two punch of record oil prices and a softening economy, on top of increased competition, has burdened Alaska Air Group with a $50 million loss on an adjusted basis for the first half of this year. That demands decisive action to ensure the viability of our company."

The airline made a $50m loss in the first half of this year. They currently have a fleet of 111 Boeing 737s and around 10,000 staff.

These calls come around the same time as other airlines are making cuts due to the rising fuel costs. They also come as British leisure group XL entered administration.


Alaska Airlines zruší až 1000 pracovních míst

Americký letecký dopravce Alaska Airlines oznámil, že plánuje zrušit až tisícovku pracovních míst. Zároveň se plánuje snížit počet letů o 15 %. Propouštění zasáhne piloty, obsluhu letadel, servisní personál a techniky. Plán se začne realizovat letos v listopadu, pokračovat se má i v budoucím roce.

Předseda představenstva společnosti Alaska Air Group Bill Ayer uvedl, že současná úsporná opatření jsou odpovědí na rekordní ceny ropy a také zhoršující se stav americké ekonomiky. Nemalý vliv ale také připsal tvrdé konkurenci mezi americkými i jinými aerolinkami. Jen za první polovinu roku 2008 měla společnost ztrátu 50 milionů USD, což podle je podle Ayera jasným signálem k rozhodné akci, která by zajistila životaschopnost firmy.

Alaska Airlines létá s celkem 111 letadly typu Boeing 737, zaměstnává zhruba deset tisíc lidí. V problémech jsou ale i jiné letecké společnosti, například Alitalia, mnohé jiné zvyšují palivové příplatky aby se vyhnuly ztrátám.