On Friday evening the unified Europe has been hit; by a referendum, Irish people have said they were against the ratification of a treaty which requires unanimity of the fifteen countries.

Vive le bio ! Ils sont de plus en plus nombreux à s'intéresser à la façon dont est produit ce que l'on mange, mais également ce que l'on porte sur soi et, dans un sens plus large, tout ce qui touche le corps et peut influer sur la santé. Le Salon Bioazur, qui a su élargir le bio au delà de la seule alimentation, connaît aussi une forte montée en puissance. Sa troisième édition (les 16 et 17 juin dans le jardin Albert 1er, Place Masséna à Nice) attend 15.000 bio-consommateurs et regroupera 120 exposants.

"Changement et anticipation dans l'entreprise" : c'est le thème de la soirée CJD (Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants d'entreprise) Cannes-Antipolis qui aura lieu mardi 12 juin, à 18h30, dans les locaux du CICA à Sophia Antipolis.

During the first three months 2001, consumption (+ 6.1%) balanced the fall of exports (- 5%). Of course, activity increases (+ 4% for turnover), but there are bad figures.

RSL Com is not in liquidation but in a recovery plan, Danielle Lagarde, the general manager of the French subsidiary of the telecom American operator says. Contrary to what was said on the research park, RSL Com is not over, even if at the moment, they are looking for an exit solution.

Right Vision, the European leader of Servers Internet Appliances, a start-up set up in Mouans-Sartoux is also interested in the market of SOHO (Small Office, Home Office). Its new server Eye-box Max targets indeed at very small companies. Those which are composed of less than 20 people but which want to take advantage unrestrainedly of any opportunities offered by professional Internet.The Right Vision "solution" is presented under the form of a designed box which integrates a software pack for an accessible price.

Right Vision, the European leader of Servers Internet Appliances set up in Mouans-Sartoux, has appointed as Manager of France Operations. In the past, Gilles Pommier, 35, has been business engineer in various resale and consultancy software companies. In 1993, he' s hired by the Intervalle company, specialized in the distribution of modems and communication software, as a business engineer.

Au premier trimestre 2001, la consommation (+ 6,1%) a compensé la baisse de l'export (- 5%). L'activité certes progresse (+ 4% pour le chiffre d'affaires), mais des nuages apparaissent.

A professor of politic economy taken over by a specialist of airport assistance: Jacques Lebatry, after having spent five years at the head of the BPCA (Banque Populaire de la Côte d'Azur) has been taken over by Bernard Fleury. 54 years old, the CEO of Air Azur, the latter is at the head of the administration council of the Bank since Friday June 8th, during the ceremony of handing over of power which was attended, besides the staff of BPCA and clients, by Philippe Dupont, the president of the Banques Populaires group.

Hurrah for the organic food! There are more and more people to be interested in the way the food we eat is produced, but also what we wear and to a larger extent, all about the body and what can influence health. The Bionazur Fair, which knew how to extend the theme of organic produces beyond the only organic food, is also more famous now. Its third edition (on June 16th and 17th in the garden Albert 1er, Place Masséna in Nice) is expecting 15, 000 organic-consumers and will gather 120 exhibitors.

Un professeur d'économie politique remplacé par un spécialiste de l'assistance aéroportuaire : Jacques Lebraty, après avoir présidé pendant cinq ans la BPCA (Banque Populaire de la Côte d'Azur), a passé le relais à Bernard Fleury. Agé de 54 ans, Pdg d'Air Azur, ce dernier a pris la présidence du conseil d'administration de la banque vendredi 8 juin, à l'occasion d'une cérémonie de passation de pouvoirs à laquelle assistait, outre le personnel et des clients de la BPCA, Philippe Dupont, président du groupe des Banques Populaires.

L'ombre noire du WAP qui planerait sur Bluethooth ? C'est ce que laisse entendre l''article "L'hasardeux destin de Bluetooth" paru dans Europeinfos article qui fait un point sur le congrès mondial Bluethooth du début de juin 2001 à Monaco. Le problème ? Les coûts de développement qui s'envolent et qui compromettent l'objectif de la profession de limiter le surcoût d'une fonction Bluetooth à 5 dollars/appareil, ainsi que l'existence de nombreuses incompatibilités entre matériels venant de constructeurs différents.

L'Europe Unie prise à contre-pied vendredi soir : les Irlandais, par référendum, se sont prononcés contre la ratification d'un traité qui nécessite l'unanimité des Quinze.

Une start-up sophipolitaine parmi les vingt jeunes sociétés françaises retenues par le Sénat et l'Essec pour la troisième édition de Tremplin Entreprises. Physica participera ainsi à la grande rencontre avec des investisseurs internationaux, rencontre qui aura lieu au Sénat les 11 et 12 juin. Fondée en début d'année par Nicolas Calvet, 34 ans, pharmacien titulaire d'un master de management spécialisé en pharmacie, Physica joue le créneau des médicaments "intelligents".

Neurocom, in partnership with Checkpoint, NetSecure Software, Securant and Alteon WebSystems, is organizing a seminary on the theme of "Secure your e-business environments" on May 29th, 2.00 pm, at the airport of Nice, business center of Terminal 1, Moscow room.

After the ETSI (European telecommunication Standard Institute) and the W3C (Consortium World Wide Web), another world standardization organisation sets up in Sophia Antipolis. Amic (standardization of electronic systems for vehicles) is going to set up its Europe-Asia offices in Sophia Antipolis. This institute, whose offices are located is in Denver, USA, has been created by around twenty car manufacturers. The company aims at standardizing all the systems which can give intelligence to vehicles and particularly everything which deals with mobile Internet.

Quescom, accompany from Sophia Antipolis specialised in voice technologies on Internet and designer of innovating voice-data convergence solutions, has announced the signature of a partnership agreement with Sonus Networks. This American company listed on the Nasdaq is a main provider of voice infrastructure for the public network, in the framework of a partner program, the Open Services Partner Alliance (OSPA).

The company, which has recently opened a data-center in Sophia Antipolis, wants to become the European leader of the market of computer infrastructures and collocation hosting.

A "e-services partner conference" for Lucent. The manufacturer, established in Sophia Antipolis, welcomed its partners on Wednesday June 7th at the Hôtel Royal of Mandelieu-La-Napoule on the theme to "build the road for a new generation of services".

The telecom operator is about to finish the building of its optical fiber network (80 km over Nice, Sophia and link between this two poles) and can now attack the market of companies.