At the moment, this is the hot point in the Treasury Department. The question of the prices of UMTS licences, after the first warning shot by SFR, has been officially stated. Even if Vivendi Universal, the parent company, has finally decided to pay the first amount of 619 million euros, after having claimed they would leave the money on a blocked account. In order to better understand the problem, Boursorama publishes a focus "UMTS, le film catastrophe tourne à la farce" on its website.

L'équipementier canadien, qui déjà réduit ses effectifs et restructure ses sites en France, table désormais sur un effectif mondial de 45.000 personnes (95.000 en début d'année).

"Stations touristiques et villes transfrontalières" : c'est le thème de la 5ème Table ronde sur le tourisme transfrontalier qu'organise mercredi 3 octobre de 10 à 16 heures, au Théâtre Michel Daner la commune de Beausoleil. Dans la matinée, les interventions tourneront autour de la question des "villes frontalières, vers une nouvelle transfrontalité". Seront abordés les cas de Menton-Vintimille et de Monaco-Beausoleil.

Will Swissair be able to meet its commitment towards Air Lib? The partial bankruptcy of the Swiss company, which was decided on Monday, raises the question of the 40 million euros to pay.

La nouvelle version d'Imagina se tiendra du 12 au 14 février 2002 au Grimaldi Forum. Une version qui garde l'esprit originel du salon et y ajoute un volet "village de l'industrie".

A plan aiming at laying off 550 employees and at restructuring the sites is currently under way at Nortel France. It could lead to the total or partial closure of its branch at Sophia.

“Tourism resorts and cross-border cities”: this is the theme of the 5th roundtable on cross-border tourism which is organized on Wednesday October 3rd from 10.00am to 4.00pm, at the Michel Daner theatre in Beausoleil. In the morning, there will be speeches about the point of “cross-border cities, towards a new cross-border cooperation”. The cases of Menton-Ventimiglia and Monaco-Beausoleil will be tackled.

This is a deeply stock exchange fall. It results from an unprecedented event that has hit a former national airline company. This morning, Wednesday, after Swissair’s planes haven’t been allowed to fly on the eve, stock exchange transactions have been disastrous. After two suspension days in the stock exchange of Zurich, the Swissair share has completely collapsed on the quotation opening, by exchanging against 1.25 SF (41.05 SF at the closure on Friday). A collapse of 97%!

The Canadian manufacturer, which has already reduced the staffs and which is reorganizing its sites in France, relies now on an international staff of 45.000 people (90.000 in the beginning of the year).

Retournement de tendance ? Continuité ? Le point presse sur le thème du bilan du premier semestre 2001 et perspectives du marché immobilier d'entreprise dans les Alpes-Maritimes le dira. Cette réunion, organisée par l'Observatoire de l'immobilier d'entreprise des A-M, aura lieu vendredi 5 octobre à 9 heures à la CCI Nice Côte d'Azur, centre de ressources, boulevard Carabacel à Nice.

C'est actuellement la "patate chaude" de Bercy. La question du prix des licences UMTS, après le coup de semonce de SFR, a été ouvertement posé. Même si Vivendi Universal, la société mère, a finalement décidé de payer la première échéance de 619 millions d'euros, après avoir clamé qu'elle laisserait l'argent sur un compte bloqué. Pour mieux comprendre les données, Boursorama publie sur son site un "focus" "UMTS, le film catastrophe tourne à la farce".

The new version of Imagina will take place at the Grimaldi Forum from February 12th to 14th 2002. This version keeps the original spirit of the exhibition and adds an “industry village” part.

C'est une descente boursière vertigineuse. A la mesure d'un événement sans précédent touchant une compagnie aérienne anciennement nationale. Ce matin, mercredi, après que les avions de Swissair aient été cloués au sol la veille, les transactions boursières se sont révélées meurtrières. Après deux jours de suspension en Bourse de Zurich, l'action de Swissair s'est littéralement effondrée à la reprise de la cotation en s'échangeant à 1,25 FS (41,05 FS à la clôture de vendredi). Un plongeon de 97%!

Overturning of a trend ? Continuity ? The press point on the theme of the balance sheet of the first half 2001 and prospects of the companies housing market in the Alpes-Maritimes will make the situation clear. This meeting, organised by the companies housing observatory in the Alpes-Maritimes will take place at the CCI Nice Côte d’Azur, resources center, boulevard Carabacel in Nice on Friday October 5th, 9.00am.

There were more than 250 contributors all day long and all main projects of the clubs, which are part of the daily life of Sophia, were dealt with. Thus, the first meeting of the clubs of Sophia, on Friday September 28th at the CICA was a success. This fair of associations in Sophia, celebrating the one hundred years of the 1901 law, was starting from scratch. It was during the 30 years old celebration of Sophia Antipolis that the Telecom Valley and the Data Base Forum had planned a big friendly day for clubs.

Theseus, the International Management Institute will organize a seminar in English with the contribution of the Sophia Antipolis Foundation on Wednesday October 10th 2001, from 18.00 at the Theseus Institute, Sophia Antipolis, on the following theme: « Entrepreneurial Leadership: because your future is not what it used to be ». This session in English, led by Colin Turner (www.colinturner.com), the lecturer in Entrepreneurial Leadership at Theseus, aims at answering, with practical examples, to the following questions:.

Swissair is the first European « victim » of the crisis in airline transport. The Swiss group, which already goes badly following an expansion policy managed with difficulties, was hit full-force by the airline crisis after the tragic terrorist attacks last September 11th. At the beginning of the afternoon today, Tuesday, the group announced it was suspending all flight operations indefinitely from now on because it had been unable to find the necessary funds to keep flying.

Swissair ne pourra pas honorer ses engagements vis-à-vis d'Air Lib. Le dépôt de bilan partiel de la compagnie, décidé lundi, pose la question du versement du solde de 40 millions d'euros.

L'Institut International de Management Theseus, avec le concours de la Fondation Sophia Antipolis, organise un séminaire en anglais le mercredi 10 octobre 2001, à partir de 18 heures à l'Institut Theseus, Sophia Antipolis, sur le thème de "Entrepreneurial Leadership : because your future is not what it used to be " (le leadearship entrepreneurial : parce que votre futur n'est pas ce qu'il était auparavant).

Fait sans précédent : la compagnie suisse, faute de liquidités, a suspendu mardi après-midi tous ses vols pour une durée indéterminée. Les clients ne seront pas dédommagés.