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Portugal, business by the seaDiscover what has been happening in Portugal, one of the countries whichexperienced the most dramatic changes in the last 30 years.Welcome to Portugal.

Touch, Play, DiscoverHigh tech company YDreams combinestechnology and art in the creation ofinteractive communications solutions.The company is already a referenceamong global clients.

The answer at your fingertipsDid you know that Portugal is aworld leader in biometric solutions?Master Guardian was the first alarmcompany in the world to integratedesign with biometric technology.

On Land, in the Air or in the WaterBe safe with Portuguese softwareSICOG´s software provides decision-support systems for resourceplanning and management for the most advanced and sophisticatedEuropean railway systems.SkySoft is a technology and systems provider of software fornavigation and communications systems by satellite, used in themanagement of maritime and road infrastructures.

Toque, brinque, descubra.Feel free to pointEdigma Displax technologytransforms any surface intoan interactive board ideal forcommercial, entertainment oreducational purposes.

A world without borders demands technology…Portuguese technology!Did you know that “CriticalSoftware” developed thesoftware for informationsystems integration of theSchengen’s space countries?And that Vision Box developedthe software for the newEuropean passport?Other companies, such asNovabase, Microfil and NewVision, also contribute to makePortugal an international casestudy in e.government.

Time is money. So make money with usDid you know that, in Portugal, with the Simplex system you only need 47minutes to open a business?

Engineering & Toolingfrom PortugalBMW, Porsche, Samsonite, Mercedes. They all shop in Portugal

AwesomeThe best copy paper in the world - the Navigator, by the Portucel-Soporcel Group - is produced here:.Other companies like Altri (Celbi Group) and Renova help to placePortugal in the forefront of paper production.

For centuries we have beencommunicating with clients fromaround the worldBut now it has becomeeasier.Did you know that AltitudeSoftware is the globalleader in the developmentof Contact Centers’solutions?That is one of the reasonswhy Cisco, Fujitsu andNetJets selected Portugal toinstall their Operations andContact Centers.

We are a nation since 1143But we have always been wine exporters. Our winedates back to our land origins.

Taylor made packaging getsyou furtherNumber one in Europe andfifth in the world,Logoplaste, a producer ofplastic packaging, offerscustomized solutions rightin the client’s premises.

Europe´s Atlantic DoorPort of Sines:Excellent accessibilityModern and simpleOne of the European Union’slargest deep water ports

Partnerships for the futureThis program has launched the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory,located in Braga; the Information and Communication Technologies Institute (incollaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University); the Colaboratory for EmergingTechnologies (in collaboration with the University of Texas, Austin); and theFraunhofer Portugal Program (in collaboration with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft).

42% of the Portuguese populationspeaks a second languageThis is one of the reasons whyMicrosoft installed its LanguageDevelopment Center in Portugal.

R & D, a healthy prescriptionBial, a pharmaceutical company, invests 20%of its revenues in R&D for new medicines.The company has 6 new worldwide patentedmolecules and sells its medications in morethan 30 countries.

Bridges all over the worldAmong cultures for centuries. And in construction as well.The secret? Names such as Segadães Tavares, Engineer andSiza Vieira, Architect and companies such as Mota Engil,Teixeira Duarte and the Groups Lena and Soares da Costa.

Star of the SeaThe Nelo Kayaks are an outstanding example of absolute leadership of the globalmarket. Portuguese brand M.A.R. Kayaks, manufactured 80% of the boats used atthe Beijing Olympic Games. The teams that raced with these boats took home 20out of the 36 canoeing medals.

Surf &TechnologyHeadquartered in Ericeira, the famoussurfing beach in Portugal, and withoffices in California and Bologna, NFivecontrols 75% of the global softwaremarket for identification cards.

New circum navigationThe Magellan, a laptop especially developed for the use of school children, isbeing distributed in all Portuguese public schools. It is an extremely resistantmachine that has an internet access safety control system.The laptops are being exported to Venezuela, Brazil, Angola, Argentina and CapeVerde.

Life is good in Portugal!Blue skies, generous nature and centuries old heritage.Dream, invest and succeed. Come on … Move over here.

We are music to your earsBlaupunkt chose Portugal.75% of all the auto radios sold in Europe are“Made in Portugal”.

Who said that solutions donot drop out of the sky?NDrive launched the first GPS in the world with aerial images.

The future is in the horizonDid you know that EDP, Energias de Portugal is the 4thlargest wind energy player in the world?

More cork, less CO 2Focused on sustainability, Corticeira Amorim has contributed to the preservation ofthousands of oak trees, to biodiversity and to the prevention of desertification. Thecompany is the world’s largest cork manufacturer, exporting to over 100 countries.

The Sun KingMoura is home to the largest photovoltaic powerstation in the world.Póvoa de Varzim has the largest solar panel plant.In Portugal, we take full advantage of the Sun.

InnovativeIn the production of wood by-products,of the largest shopping malls in Europe,or in telecommunications, Sonae is allabout change.

We installed the world's first wave power farm.In the ocean, we are still pioneers.Wave Power

Best of all?.

The PortugueseWe speak the language of those who visit us.We are always eager for new discoveries, inventionsand to help build a more open and unitedworld. We are always available toundertake new adventures, to learnmore and do even better

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