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  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: BMW addresses disruptive innovation challenge

    2015-03-19T19:07:19Z

    CIO Klaus Straub says BMW IT is changing processes to address new digital challenges (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Silicon Valley is the source of various new disruptive technologies and the auto industry should treat these "with respect," BMW CIO Klaus Straub said Thursday.Carmakers are facing "dramatic changes," Straub  ...

  • automotiveIT Kongress
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    automotiveIT Congress - Hanover

    2014-11-17T18:37:50Z

    Around 500 automotive and IT executives each year attend the Hanover Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Group will host its annual Congress during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover March 19, 2015. The event will focus on the new role IT is playing in tomorrow's car industry. It is ...

  • hp bahns.automotiveIT
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    carIT Congress: HP executive warns for energy crunch

    2014-09-30T14:45:04Z

    HP's Bahnssays future local storage options will help provide more data security (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- A senior HP executive warned Tuesday that the internet of things, which includes cars as participating devices, may consume more energy than the world can muster."In five years, there will be 30 billion ...

  • handelsblatt.automotiveIT
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    Handelsblatt Automotive Summit - Munich

    2014-08-15T15:28:30Z

    The Handelsblatt Automotive Summit, which features presentations by several German automaker CEOs, will be held in Munich October 30 and 31.Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche will be among the speakers, as will Opel CEO Thomas Neumann, Volvo Cars chief Hakan Samuelsson and Continental boss Elmar ...

  • carIT Congress.automotiveIT
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    carIT Congress - Hanover

    2014-08-12T13:07:24Z

    The annual carIT Congress, organized by the automotiveIT Group, will take place September 30 at the Hanover fairgrounds during the IAA truck fair.The event, which has as its theme "Connected Car; the Future of Mobility," will bring together around 500 decision makers from the automotive and IT industries.Speakers include Audi ...

  • automotiveIT Congress
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    automotiveIT Congress marks progress on road to connectivity

    2014-07-08T16:53:38Z

    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 information ...

  • automotiveIT Congress London
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    Audi, JLR, Qoros, Genivi executives to speak at automotiveIT International Congress

    2014-04-04T13:30:17Z

    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 21st century mobility.The latest additions to the program include Maurits Aalberse, director of connected services at ...

  • nvidia jen-hsun.automotiveIT
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    Nvidia GPU Conference, San Jose

    2014-02-11T15:05:41Z

    Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang is one of the keynote speakers at the GTC (Photo: Nvidia)Nvidia is hosting its annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, March 24-27. The event is billed as the world's biggest and most important conference for GPU developers.Nvidia is a leader in graphics ...

  • automotiveIT Congress
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    automotiveIT Congress, Hanover

    2014-01-31T14:58:11Z

    About 500 executives attended the 2013 Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Congress will take place during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover Thursday, March 13, with discussions set to focus on how IT is helping the auto industry adapt to new business realities.The one-day conference will feature a range ...

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    automotiveIT International Congress, London

    2013-12-19T16:43:55Z

    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 has ...

  • automotiveIT Congress
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    Jaguar's Ziebart to speak at London automotiveIT Congress

    2013-12-19T16:40:20Z

    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 July, ...

  • salesforce.automotiveIT
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    Dreamforce - San Francisco

    2013-10-11T09:10:16Z

    Salesforce expects 100,000 attendees at its annual Dreamforce gathering (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce expects as many as 100,000 participants at its annual Dreamforce convention, which is held in San Francisco November 18 through 21.The business software group, which bills Dreamforce as "the biggest cloud computing event of the year" will stage ...

  • bosch hoheisel carit 2013.automotiveIT
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    carIT Congress: Bosch executive says autonomous driving will be a while

    2013-09-18T13:55:24Z

    Bosch's Hoheisel sees progress on connectivity (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT ”“ Advanced driving assistance functions are getting a big boost from improved connectivity, a senior Robert Bosch executive said Wednesday, but full autonomous driving will take a while to become a reality."Amid all the euphoria about autonomous driving, we believe ...

  • wissmann-merkel iaa 2013.automotiveIT
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    carIT Congress: VDA chief sees central role for connectivity

    2013-09-18T12:56:05Z

    FRANKFURT - Germany's chief automotive industry lobbyist said on Wednesday that information technology has become "an essential precondition for a decision to buy" a particular car model.In an address to the Mobility 3.0 conference here, Wissmann, who heads Germany's automobile industry association (VDA), cited two central themes for this year's ...

  • sap logo.automotiveIT
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    SAP Automotive Forum - Leipzig

    2013-03-20T17:52:39Z

    SAP will focus on car connectivity and new IT opportunities for the car industry when it hosts its 13th annual Automotive Forum June 12 and 13 in Leipzig.The German business software maker plans a two-day meeting that will feature several keynote addresses, customer reports, live demonstrations, an exhibition and a ...

  • samuelsson volvo.automotiveIT
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    CAR Symposium: Volvo Cars CEO wants to double sales

    2013-01-29T11:50:34Z

    CEO Samuelsson says "intuititve functionality" will define tomorrow's Volvos (Photo: Arjen Bongard)BOCHUM -- CEO Hakan Samuelsson wants to nearly double worldwide sales ofVolvo Cars in the next seven years.To accomplish this, he wants to strengthen the Swedish car brand, reduce complexity in its vehicle lineup and boost sales in ...

  • daimler winkler.automotiveIT
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    CAR Symposium - Bochum

    2012-12-11T12:16:29Z

    smart CEO Annette Winkler was one of the speakers at the 2012 CAR Symposium (Photo: CAR Symposium)Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and his counterpart at Renault, Carlos Ghosn, will be two of the featured speakers at the 2013 CAR Symposium, which will take place in Bochum January 29 and 30, ...

  • automotiveday-2012.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress - Hanover

    2012-11-14T20:10:26Z

    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 fair. The ...

  • continental ruf.automotiveIT
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    carIT Congress: Autonomous driving to start with commercial vehicles ”“ Continental exec

    2012-09-25T16:43:46Z

    Continental's Ruf sees driver distraction as a problem in connecting cars (Photo: automotiveIT)Autonomous driving is likely to start with commercial vehicles rather than with passenger cars, a senior Continental executive said Tuesday."I think it's easier to realize with trucks, which move at a slower speed, tend to stick to ...

  • VW Tanneberger.automotiveIT
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    carIT Congress: Car connectivity is core competency at VW

    2012-09-25T12:42:42Z

    VW won't become a content provider to the connected car, Tanneberger says (Photo: automotiveIT)HANOVER ”“ Providing well-integrated car connectivity, though a relatively new area for Volkswagen Group and other carmakers, is a core competency for Europe's largest automotive group, a senior executive said Tuesday.Volkmar Tanneberger, executive director responsible for ...