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ArticleSiemens awards cloud platform order to Atos
Siemens hopes the new platform will accommodate growth and boost efficiency (Photo: Kurt Bauer)Siemens, which is moving business systems and processes from classic SAP ERP to SAP HANA, has awarded Atos a six-year multi-million-euro contract to provide a cloud-based platform for data services.The consultant and systems integration specialist said ...
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ArticleBroadcasters press for in-car digital reception
Expected FM switch-offs across Europe are seen as offering opportunities for digital radio (Photo: WorldDMB)Initiatives to replace FM with digital radio are speeding up across Europe, but the auto industry has been slow to follow suit in the car, broadcast executives say. That may be about to change as ...
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ArticleAt JLR, a focus on brainwaves to improve safety
JLR says drivers can be distracted even when they seem to concentrate on driving (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is researching whether a car could capture a driver's brainwaves to identify whether he or she is distracted.The research project, which is called "Mind Sense," wants to see whether car systems ...
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ArticleSurvey: Many drivers unfamiliar with infotainment features
Audi drivers are most likely to use infotainment features they have in their cars(Photo: Audi)More is not necessarily better when it comes to infotainment in today's cars, according to a new survey. And many car drivers are less than familiar with the infotainment functions available to them.Those are just ...
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ArticleCox Automotive to buy Dealertrack
Kelley Blue Book is part of Cox Automotive (Photo: Kelley)Cox Automotive said it plans to acquire Dealertrack, a maker of automotive retail software for 4 billion dlrs in cash.The US digital marketing group said that, together, the two companies will offer a bigger portfolio of products and services to ...
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ArticleJCI may sell automotive business
JCI presented an innovative interiors study at the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt (Photo: JCI)Johnson Controls is exploring strategic options for its automotive business, whose core products are seating and interior systems.The US-based automotive supplier, which is among the top providers of seating systems to the auto industry, said a ...
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ArticleToyota mulls using open-source version of Ford's AppLink
Ford's Sync 3 is based on the company's Applink software (Photo: Ford Motor)Toyota said it may use an open-source version of Ford Motor's AppLink connectivity system to speed up development of its connected in-car infotainment systems.“The in-car app market is quickly evolving," Shigeki Terashi, a Toyota senior managing officer, ...
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ArticleSan Francisco - Dreamforce
Dreamforce (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce stages its annual Dreamforce convention in San Francisco Sept. 15-18, expecting to bring together more than 100,000 people for its annual gettogether.The cloud-based CRM company continues to grow rapidly. In the quarter ended April 30, the company boosted sales 21 pc to 1.51 billion dlrs. On ...
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ArticleWith new CEO, Visteon puts focus on the connected car
The e-bee concept shows Visteon's ambitions in in-car infotainment (Photo: Visteon)Visteon completed the sale of a climate control subsidiary as part of its strategy to become what it termed "a technology-focused pure-play supplier of automotive cockpit electronics and connected car solutions."The Michigan-based automotive supplier also announced that it had ...
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ArticleBosch invests 800 million euros in new office software
Bosch says it is building the "next-generation workplace" (Photo: Robert Bosch)Robert Bosch is investing 800 million euros in new office software as part of its goal of becoming "a globally connected, agile company."The German automotive supplier, whose business focus is moving away from traditional automotive components to connected-car and ...
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ArticleMade for Daimler suppliers: a CAD bridge for NX and Catia
T-Systems says Com/Fox can even convert files with kinematics components without data loss (Photo: T-Systems)T-Systems is offering suppliers to Daimler a program that can convert 3D CAD data created with Catia into a format that can still be used following the company switch to a new Siemens NX based ...
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ArticleAudi CEO calls on cities to build digital traffic infrastructure
Stadler says most of the urban infrastructure needed by 2050 still has to be built (Photo: Audi)City managers have to urgently address themselves to building the infrastructure needed to create a smarter urban mobility, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said this week."My key message to politicians is: Now is the ...
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ArticlePSA expands cooperation with Sierra Wireless
PSA is broadening its connected offering from emergency notification to other value-added services (Photo: Peugeot)PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will use Sierra Wireless device-to-cloud technology to add more connected services to its next-generation models, the two companies said in a press release.The French carmaker, which builds and sells Peugeot, Citroen and DS brand ...
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ArticleT-Systems appoints Egeler head of connected-car business
Heinz Egeler (Photo: T-Systems)T-Systems has appointed Heinz Egeler as head of its connected-car business, succceeding Horst Leonberger, who has left the company.Egeler, has worked in and with the auto industry for more than 20 years. Since 2001, he has worked for T-Systems in various automotive management positions within the ...
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ArticleAudi CIO wins European award
Ulbrich runs an IT department that employs 1,000 people (Photo: Audi)A European CIO network has chosen Audi's IT chief, Mattias Ulbrich, as "European chief information officer of the year."CIONET, a group that brings together more than 5,100 IT executives from 18 countries, cited Ulbrich's succcess in working with Audi's ...
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ArticleDaimler, Qualcomm explore wireless EV charging
Daimler has been selling electric versions of its smart fortwo city car since 2012 (Photo: Daimler)Daimler said it has joined forces with Qualcomm Technologies to explore wireless electric-vehicle charging.In the first phase of the new cooperation, the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars and trucks will work with Qualcomm to improve ...
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ArticleAudi to offer Baidu CarLife connectivity in China
Audi will offer fast LTE connectivity with Baidu CarLife in China (Photo: Audi)Audi will adopt a smartphone connectivity system from Baidu in China to capitalize on the popularity of the country's biggest internet search engine.The German premium car maker said Baidu CarLife, as the system is called, will be ...
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ArticleDaimler completes transition to Siemens NX CAD software
Daimler's switch to Siemens NX reflects a desire to integrate all product data with CAD (Photo: Siemens)Daimler has completed a groupwide transition to Siemens NX CAD software, which replaced Dassault Systemes' Catia V5 software across all of the company's divisions.The German car and truck maker said the move, which ...
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ArticleIn software move, Continental to acquire Elektrobit Automotive
With the acquisition of Elektrobit, Continental hopes to boost its sofware development expertise (Photo: Continental)Continental is acquiring the automotive business of Finish wireless and electronics group Elektrobit, underlining the growing importance of software for tomorrow's vehicles.Continental said that, subject to antitrust approval, it will pay 600 million euros for ...
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ArticleVerizon to buy AOL
Verizon is one of the biggest US mobile operators (Photo: Verizon)Verizon, which has pursued a strategy to reduce its dependence on its core wireless business, has agreed to buy AOL for about 4.4 billion dlrs.The acquisition marks another step in Verizon's efforts to build digital and video platforms, the ...
