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ArticleBMW on track with efforts to reduce energy consumption in plants
At BMW's Spartanburg plant, more than 80 production units and robots have smart meters (Photo: BMW) BMW is on track with efforts to lower the amount of energy it needs to build cars, with energy consumption per vehicle dropping 31 percent between 2006 and 2013. By 2020, the Munich-based ...
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IBM, SAP to cooperate on cloud-based business services
SAP will use IBM data centers to offer business services to its customers  (Photo: IBM) IBM will start offering SAP infrastructure services to companies as part of a new strategic partnership between the US IT group and the German business software company. Under the pact, IBM will become ...
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German R&D platform for smart data innovation launched
The new platform hopes to turn big data into smart data (Photo: KIT) A German research institute has launched a "Smart Data Innovation Lab" to develop tools to handle large amounts of data. The venture, led by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), is supported by industrial companies Bayer, ...
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Inrix, PTV cooperate on smart-city mobility
Inrix offers a wide range of traffic data services (Photo: Inrix) PTV and Inrix plan to work together to provide modeling software to address mobility issues in smart cities. PTV, a Germany-based logistics software group, and Inrix, a provider of real-time traffic information, said the cooperation will combine PTV's ...
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automotiveIT Congress marks progress on road to connectivity
The congress featured a panel discussion on big data in the auto industry (Photo: Sylvia Steinbach) LONDON -- The auto industry is coming to grips with the broad implications of connectivity, but it will be a while before carmakers and drivers will start reaping the full benefits of new ...
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In predictive analytics move, Nokia to buy Medio Systems
Medio Systems is a predictive-analytics specialist (Photo: Medio) Nokia plans to acquire 10-year-old Seattle-based Medio Systems in a move to add new personalization features to the navigation and mapping services offered by its HERE division. Nokia HERE, which  makes location products for smartphones, tablets and cars, said Medio's ...
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GM CIO Mott is confident IT transformation making progress
GM CIO Randy Mott spoke at the Hanover automotiveIT Congress in March (Photo: Larry Peplin) More than halfway into a massive three-year project to transform IT at General Motors, Randy Mott is confident he's making progress. The CIO, who joined the largest North American carmaker in February, 2012, cites ...
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Audi, JLR, Qoros, Genivi executives to speak at automotiveIT International Congress
With the speaker lineup almost complete, the automotiveIT International Congress is set to cover topics ranging from connected retail and the role of big data analysis to open-source infotainment and other key trends in 21 st century mobility. The latest additions to the program include Maurits Aalberse, director of ...
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CeBIT: VW boss says "yes to big data," but warns for dangers
VW CEO Winterkorn doesn't want the car to become a "data monster" (Photo: CeBIT) Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn, opening Europe's biggest high-tech fair, strongly committed the automaker to a future of connected cars and more digitalization across the industry. In an opening address at the CeBIT fair in ...
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CeBIT, Hanover
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will  be one of the speakers at the opening of this year's CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover March 9. Winterkorn will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron as opening speakers at the annual event. Britain is CeBIT's official partner country ...
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EU's Kroes: NSA revelations are opportunity for Europe
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes (Photo: EU Commission) Recent revelations that US agencies are engaged in widespread international surveillance are an opportunity for Europe, Neelie Kroes said this week. "The NSA revelations are a big let-down for American companies, undermining their competitive position," said Kroes, referring to international online spying ...
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automotiveIT International Congress, London
Connected mobility will be the focus of the automotiveIT International Congress, which will be held in London July 1-2, 2014. It will be the first international event staged by the automotiveIT Group, which publishes German and English-language print and online publications, including the automotiveIT.com Web site. The automotiveIT International Congress ...
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Jaguar's Ziebart to speak at London automotiveIT Congress
Wolfgang Ziebart, engineering director at Jaguar Land Rover, will deliver a keynote address at the inaugural automotiveIT International Congress in London. As the former CEO of German chip maker Infineon, Ziebart is ideally placed to discuss the strengthening ties between automakers and the high-tech industry. Since Ziebart joined JLR in ...
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Survey: German BI market set to grow strongly
US-based SAS is Germany's biggest seller of BI software (Photo: BI) MUNICH - The German market for business intelligence software is set to grow sharply this year, as small and mid-sized companies continue to invest in products that can help make them more efficient. According to a survey of ...
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Toyota to launch big-data traffic information in Japan
Toyota says big data will provide enhanced navigation information (Photo: Toyota) Toyota is planning to launch a new traffic information service in Japan that will make extensive use of big data on vehicle locations and speeds, road conditions and other telematics-based information. The Japanese carmaker said it plans to ...
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Study: Tech M&A up sharply in 2012
(Photo: IDC) Global merger and acquisition activity in the technology sector rose sharply in 2012, but the value of the transactions accomplished declined, according to a new report. The study from market researchers International Data Corp (IDC) found that the total number of deals done last year rose 14.2 ...
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At IBM, a new focus on big-data security
Cyber threats pose an inherent threat as big data usage increases (Photo: IBM) IBM has developed a new method to deal with security threats embedded in big data. As companies' use of big data increases, they are increasingly at risk from security threats hidden in the vast amount of ...
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automotiveIT Congress - Hanover
More than 500 executives attended the 2012 automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick) automotiveIT will host its fifth annual IT conference March 7, 2013, in Hanover. The event, which will have as its theme "IT technologies are changing the auto industry," is staged each year during the annual CeBIT high-tech ...
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Ford's big data chief helps with "heavy lifting"
Ford's John Ginder uses new data analysis techniques to help Ford's operations (Photo: Ford) John Ginder, who runs the big-data operations of Ford Motor, sees his role as allowing the carmaker”˜s operating units to solve their problems with the help of IT. "We look for opportunities where organizations don't ...
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Gartner: Global IT spending to rise 3 pc in 2012
 Gartner says IT consultants are in demand, but global IT spending remains lackluster (Photo: Gartner) Global IT spending is set to rise 3 pc in 2012 to 3.6 trillion dlrs, with investments in cloud-based services posting particularly strong growth, according to a Gartner forecast. The market researchers said the ...
