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ArticleVolkswagen brand officially gets its own CIO
The Volkswagen brand is officially getting its own CIO as the VW Group puts in place a comprehensive reorganization of its IT operations.
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ArticleEgon Zehnder study: Digital strategy still a tough sell in many companies
Digital culture change still meets with a lot of resistance in many companies, according to a new poll conducted by Egon Zehnder.
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ArticleVolkswagen to invest €4 billion in IT systems and digital staff, while eliminating unproductive jobs
The group has committed to modernising IT systems and increasing digital skills as part of a plan that could eventually shed thousands of roles across the Volkswagen brand and component divisions.
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ArticleStudy: Many companies not ready for comprehensive PLM approach
To boost their competitiveness, companies are increasingly trying to digitally manage the entire lifecycle of their products.
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ArticleAnalysis: Dual role for Porsche CIO Ulbrich combines IT operations and digital strategy
Mattias Ulbrich’s dual role, and the departure of previous CDO and head of Porsche Digital, Thilo Koslowski, suggests that digital transformation at many OEMs might be most effective by those with hands-on IT roles.
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FeatureDaimler in focus: Development speed, open architecture and connecting with customers
Daimler’s global chief information officer, Jan Brecht, speaks to automotiveIT about speed, data, open-source software and other corporate IT priorities.
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FeatureAGCO harvests more value from IT
Like automotive firms, agricultural equipment maker AGCO is planting the seeds of transformation, implementing a common global IT infrastructure, more digital manufacturing processes and an agile approach to IT service and development.
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ArticleBMW, Microsoft launch manufacturing platform based on open standards
BMW and Microsoft launched a technology platform designed to improve manufacturing efficiency, break down traditional barriers between proprietary systems and foster increased cooperation with other industry partners.
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ArticleAnalysis: Why VW chose Amazon for its industrial cloud
Volkswagen is partnering with Amazon Web Services for its manufacturing and supply chain cloud, after choosing Microsoft for mobility. Why does it need two clouds with different providers?
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FeatureOpel CIO: IT decoupling from GM ahead of schedule
Opel CIO Kuelpp says all IT systems will have been transferred from GM by year-end (Photo: Faces by Frank) BERLIN – The decoupling of Opel IT from previous owner General Motors is ahead of schedule, Thomas Kuelpp, CIO of the German car brand, told the automotiveIT Congress. GM ...
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ArticleBMW CIO targets 50 new software releases daily
Rapid releases at BMW CIO Klaus Straub (center) says agile development at the carmaker is paying off BERLIN – BMW is moving full steam ahead with a company-wide project to embed agile development in all processes involving corporate IT. CIO Klaus Straub told the automotiveIT Congress here ...
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ArticleGerman auto industry debates its electric future
Electrification, driverless-car technology, environmental strategies and new business models are among the top priorities of the German auto industry, but executives, in town for a two-day meeting last week, emphasized vastly different priorities.
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FeatureFrom Fujitsu, a "quantum inspired" architecture for faster computing
Fujitsu CTO for EMEA, Joseph Reger, thinks digital annealing will help companies imitate quantum computing speed across operations
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FeatureInvestment in old-school IT will end at Hella
Hella CIO Felix Willing is leading a charge to update an modernise Hella’s IT architecture
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ArticleMapping the future of R&D in the automotive supply chain
What IT tools are OEMs and suppliers using to support and manage the rapidly changing R&D processes?
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ArticleAt Porsche, autonomous driving enters the workshop
Porsche is working a Berlin startup to test virtually how its cars can drive themselves to lifting platforms in the workshop.
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ArticleHyundai Commercial finance arm trials IBM blockchain technology
Hyundai’s commercial finance arm is trialling IBM blockchain to speed up and secure truck financing deals.
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ArticleBMW to open tech scouting office in Tel Aviv
Startup Israel Tel Aviv will be part of a global R&D network BMW is operating across 8 countries (Photo: BMW) BMW plans to open a technology scouting office in Tel Aviv, focusing on new technologies and cooperation with regional startup companies. The German premium car group will ...
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ArticleIBM, Sigfox implement digital container tracking at PSA
Sigfox says asset management and tracking are key IoT requirements (Image: Sigfox) IBM and IoT service provider Sigfox have implemented a system to digitally track containers at French carmaker PSA Group. The so-called “Track&Trace” system allows PSA to optimize container rotation between its supplier sites and its ...
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ArticleManpower Group sees more jobs in age of digitalization
Most US companies expect to maintain or increase headcount as more tasks are automated.
