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Capgemini sees need to deal with obsolete applications
A Capgemini study identified a pressing need to retire applications that have outlived their usefulness. “We have found that today’s application landscape is often more an obstacle to successful business and IT alignment than a testament to it,” the study concluded. Capgemini surveyed 100 CIOs and IT managers across Europe ...
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ArticleEU's Kroes: "Let's aim high" with European cloud strategy
EU Commissioner Kroes hopes EU strategies will help define global standards in cloud computingNeelie Kroes urged Europe's IT industry last week to "aim high" and help Brussels forge a truly European Cloud computing strategy.The European commissioner in charge of Europe's digital agenda said data protection, interoperability and standardization are three ...
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ArticleOpinion: EV prospects dim as Japan nuclear disaster unfolds
Automakers worldwide are making contingency plans to replace components lost by Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster.But the shutdown of several of the country's nuclear reactors amid growing fears of a major radiation catastrophe will have a much greater long-term impact on the auto industry than a temporary cut in global ...
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ArticleGerman Railway helps Peugeot with EV charging
Peugeot is getting help from the Deutsche Bundesbahn in developing a charging infrastructure for its new iOn plug-in electric vehicle.The French car brand, part of the PSA/Peugeot-Citroen group, said private car owners, companies as well as car dealers will have access to services to be provided by DB Energie, a ...
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ArticleIntel, Fraunhofer cooperate in embedded systems
Fraunhofer and Intel executive signed an agreement during the CeBIT high-tech fairUS chipmaker Intel and Germany's Fraunhofer Institute want to strengthen cooperation in the field of embedded systems.The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding focusing on the development of embedded systems that are based on multi-core architectures.Embedded systems can ...
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ArticleMitsubishi i-MiEV gets 4 EuroNCAP stars
All of the i-MiEV’s electrical systems remained intact in a crashMitsubishi’s i-MiEV battery-electric vehicle received a four-star rating from EuroNCAP, the European car-safety assessment company. Extensive tests were carried out by German testers TUEV Rheinland on behalf of EuroNCAP.The German organization said it was the first time that a full ...
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ArticleAudi USA chooses T-Mobile for Audi Connect
Audi wants to be a leader in in-car connected servicesAudi said T-Mobile will be its wireless carrier in the US for the Audi Connect system.The German premium car maker said it chose T-Mobile because of its reliability, the breadth of its network, its track record in automotive telematics and strong ...
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ArticlecarIT conference, Frankfurt
Following the success of its automotiveDay conference at the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover, automotiveIT is hosting a one-day event covering in-car information technology in September.The conference will focus on the major IT challenges and opportunities the auto industry has today. These include: electric mobility, car-to-car communication, traffic management, driver ...
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ArticleNews analysis: BMW entry moves car-sharing to the next level
With BMW’s announcement this week that it is starting a car-sharing venture with Sixt, the industry is getting serious about finding alternatives to traditional car-ownership models.BMW is the second premium car maker to venture into car sharing. For several years already, competitor Daimler has been developing its car2go scheme, which ...
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ArticleETAPS, Saarbruecken
Europe's biggestsoftware conference will take place March 26 through April 3 in Saarbruecken, Germany.The ETAPS conference will focus on security and reliability of software systems. Researchers from all over the world will come to the event to participate in the discussion.The conference takes place against a backdrop of ever increasing ...
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ArticleNorwegian Post is Ford's 1st European customer for Transit Connect Electric
The Ford Transit Electric is the first of five electric Ford vehicles to be launched globallyThe Norwegian Post will be the first European customer of Ford's Transit Connect Electric delivery van.The automaker said the government agency has ordered 20 vans, which will be delivered this year. The Post has an ...
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ArticleGoogle trials Evatran’s Plugless Power EV recharging
Evatran is showing its Plugless Power at the Ideal Home Show in London this monthGoogle is trialing an inductive battery charging technology developed by Evatran, a US charging specialist.The cloud computing and internet search company has several electric vehicles for short-range travel arounds its campus in Mountain View, California. It ...
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ArticleNeed to recharge the battery, will be back in a couple of minutes
Researchers Xindi Yu, Paul V. Braun and Huigang Zhang (l-to-r) pioneer a technology to recharge batteries in an instantUniversity of Illinois researchers have developed a technology that will allow dramatically faster charging and discharging of batteries without sacrificing energy storage capacity.The research may be significant for the future of electric ...
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ArticleBMW, Sixt plan car-sharing venture in Berlin and Munich
DriveNow vehicles won’t need keysGerman premium car maker BMW plans to launch a car-sharing venture in an attempt to bolster its innovative mobility credentials and attract new customers to the brand.BMW is planning the new venture, which will be called “DriveNow,” with car-rental group Sixt. It will start in Munich ...
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ArticleSoftware helps prevent injuries in car manufacturing
LifeModeler’s biomechanical simulation software helps identify and reduce injury risks in manufacturingAn Ohio State University institute is implementing MSC and Lifemodeler software to assess and prevent injuries in car manufacturing.MSC Software, a provider of multidisciplinary simulation solutions, said Ohio State's Center for Occupational Health in Automotive Manufacturing (COHAM) has fully ...
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ArticleGerman govt extends virtual-reality research project
A combination of virtual reality and airflow simulation allows scientists to see and optimize material flows in a factoryThe German government has extended by almost three years a research project that aims to improve security and reliability of technical equipment and processes. The project may help improve electric-vehicle battery technology.The ...
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ArticleMercedes to build fuel cell stacks in Vancouver from 2013
3 fuel-cell-powered Mercedes B-Class cars stop over in Miami on their round-the-world tourKeen to bring future key technologies inhouse, Mercedes-Benz will start producing its own fuel cell stacks in Vancouver from 2013.The premium car maker, the core division of Germany’s Daimler group, said construction is starting immediately on a 2000 ...
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ArticleFrost & Sullivan: Europeans' in-car use of apps is low
Europeans' awareness and usage of smartphone applications in the car is lower than many people think.Market researchers Frost & Sullivan found in a survey of 1,911 customers in Germany, Italy, Britain and France, that the most popular smartphone apps are navigation and live traffic information."Yet they are used less than ...
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ArticleCloud Computing World Forum, London
The third annual Cloud Computing World Forum will take place in London June 21st and 22nd. The organizers expect more than 2,500 IT and telecoms executives to attend.The forum, which features workshops, seminars and an exhibition,will discuss security and privacy issues in Cloud computing; how to reduce costs; mobile platforms ...
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ArticleAt Opel, Stracke succeeds Reilly as CEO
Stracke was in charge of GM’s global engineering operationsGeneral Motors named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1.Stracke, 55 and a 32 year GM veteran succeeds Nick Reilly, who continues as the head of GM's European operations. Reilly will chair the Opel supervisory board.“The European market and our European ...
