An Nobel Economy prize, the father of the theory of fractals and the most famous finance specialists for the financial engineering symposium of July 2nd and 3rd. a symposium entirely in English…

They succeed without any diploma ! Jacques Chibois (La Bastide Saint Antoine in Grasse), Riviera prize with the Victoire des Autodidactes (award for self-taught people) and two special prizes of the jury, Mr and Mrs Benielli (Diffazur in Saint-Laurent du Var) and Raymond Minghelli (modern serigraphy at La Trinité): these company managers of the French Riviera have shown that with will and stubbornness you can become an excellent manager and take part in the vitality of the French economy.Jacques Chibois, 49, holds a vocational training certificate in cooking.

Le format vidéo qui peut révolutionner Internet! L'annonce avait été faite en janvier 2001. La société I2bp, annonçait un "miracle technologique" : un nouveau format de compression vidéo permettant de diffuser sur Internet, en plein écran, à 25 images par secondes, avec une qualité proche du VHS. La nouvelle était colossale. Si ce "miracle" était possible, plus besoin de câble, d'ADSL, d'UMTS ou autres solutions haut débit. C'était toute l'infrastructure des réseaux qui était à repenser.Depuis pourtant, silence radio, rappelle Le Monde interactif.

The consulting and computer services company, hit by a recent slowdown of its activities, would loose more than 20% in Paris this morning and has announced 2.700 layoffs.

L'Ile de France attaque les soldes demain mardi 26 juin, soit huit jours avant la date recommandée par le gouvernement. Pour les boutiques de Paris et de la région parisienne, l'objectif est de devancer la grande migration de juillet et de bénéficier de la clientèle parisienne qui part en vacances dès le début du mois prochain. Sur la Côte, les soldes d'été, d'une durée de six semaines, commenceront le 4 juillet, selon la date recommandée. Monaco, qui lors des soldes d'hiver tire le premier depuis deux ou trois ans, se trouvait en retard de deux semaines par rapport à la Côte.

The La Gaude team will increase its interest in the Net-economy. They will adapt for Europe the “private electronic marketplace” developed by Dallas and will start tests.

The CARMA organizes a meeting of the Club Matériaux on the theme: “Rapid prototyping and industrial Design”. This meeting will take place on Wednesday June 6th from 4.00 pm to 7.00 pm at the CESTI, Maison des Technologies, Georges Pompidou square in Toulon. The rapid realization of industrial pieces models allows companies to reduce constraints linked to the development of a product as well as to validate aesthetics and functionality before industrialisation.

La start-up sophipolitaine, qui a intégré l'espace dans le monde d'Internet, apportera ses logiciels au leader mondial pour la diffusion de données multimédia par satellites.

“After the recruitment freeze in some large groups, we have discovered start-ups and SME which need recruitments and finances.”

Is Marc Dufour coming back? It will probably be the case for the company Air Littoral, which was dissociated from the one of AOM-Air Liberté, by the shareholder Swissair. According to Le Figaro published on Thursday June 21st, the founder of the company should take over the management at the beginning of the week. Former president of Air Littoral until the take over by the Swiss group, Marc Dufour would be about to take over the company which will be short of funds at the end of the month.

The daily newspaper Libération in its edition of Thursday June 21st focused on the crisis which shakes the telecom sector at the moment. In an article "The seven problems in the telecom sector", the newspaper tries to understand the disaster which strikes the sector. What are the seven problems ?

It is a pleasure to read this interview of Michel Serres published in Le Monde on June 19th 2001! The one who is considered as one of the great French philosophers still alive answers the questions of Michel Alberganti on the virtual reality. The virtual reality is at the heart of the debate on the Internet and new technologies.

Si voulez de plus voir ce qui se fait de mieux en matière de campagne publicitaire sur le Net, un coup d'oeil sur les lauréats des Cyber Lions, décernés lors du Festival international publicitaire de Cannes qui s'est terminé le 25 juin. Avec en prime les adresses des sites sur lequels il est possible de visonnier les pub, comme celui du Grand Prix Cyber, revenu à Nike ID pour ses chaussures à construire et à visionner ensuite en 3 D.

The association « Deuxième vie », which gathers executives hired or searching for a second professional life, meets on Thursday June 28th, at 18.30 at the CICA (sale Kepler), with the presence of Mrs Claude Mahieu. The director of the Apec (Association for the executives’ employment) in Nice, will share her experience in the concerns of executives over 45 years old. For the aim of the association as well as the contacts, see What the is the association called “Create my Second life”?.

The start-up of Sophia associates with the American pioneer of dedicated network devices and launches “Constellation for NetCache”, a new solution for content delivery networks.

He had disappeared from the circle. Bernard Chevry comes back, creating a market of European audiovisual programmes: the TV Forum Europe, which will take place from next February 18th to 21st in Barcelona. It is a come back in the circle for the one who is known as the founder of the important communication congresses of Cannes. He is the founder of the MIP-TV and of the Midem, shows which now became giants. He launched them more than thirty years ago, before selling its company, which is now in the hands of the Reed Midem Organisation.

According to La Tribune, court administrators announced to employees yesterday, on Wednesday, that the company couldn’t continue its activity after July 1st. Without new money, it is the premature crash.

Presented at the CICA of Sophia on Friday June 22nd, the project RNRT-SAMU examines the possibilities of the third generation mobile telephony applied to cars.

In the Alpes Maritimes, only three towns out of five which applied for the “Pavillon bleu” (for the quality of swimming places) obtained it. It is Cap d’Ail and Menton for their beaches as well as Antibes Juan-les-Pins. However, Cannes was not selected but obtained a consolation prize with the “Fanion bleu” (blue flag) whereas Théoule refused to apply and Mandelieu got the precious label for its harbours, but not for its beaches.

L'association Deuxième vie, qui regroupe des cadres engagés ou à la recherche d'une seconde vie professionnelle, se réunit le jeudi 28 juin, 18H30, au CICA (salle Kepler), autour de Mme Claude Mahieu. La directrice de l'Apec (Association pour l'emploi des cadres) à Nice, partagera son expérience des préoccupations des cadres de plus de 45 ans. Voir pour l'objet de l'association et les contacts, Qu’est-ce que l’association "Créer ma Deuxième vie" ?.