Digital Leaders – Page 17
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NTT Data's Mehl joins Capgemini Consulting
Rainer Mehl (Photo: NTT Data)Rainer Mehl, previously head of manufacturing at consultants NTT Data, has joined Capgemini as senior vice president and head of digital operations for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.The 52-year-old, who is based in Munich, joins Capgemini's German country board and will focus on advising customers in ...
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Survey: Manufacturing companies under threat from cybercrime
Manufacturing companies are particularly threatened by surging levels of cybercrime, according to a new study.Germany's high-tech industry association Bitkom polled 504 manufacturers and found that two thirds of them had been the target of data theft, industrial esponiage or sabotage in the past two years. Bitkom puts the financial damage ...
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Automakers: New emissions test regime needed
(Photo: Ruben de Rijcke https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8735834)Automakers conceded that laboratory tests of exhaust emissions don't accurately reflect real driving conditions and called for the adoption of a new test regime.Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and the UK Department for Transport last week released reports showing that emissions from diesel cars ...
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VW swung to 2015 net loss on 16.9 billion euro diesel charge
Without diesel costs, VW said 2015 would have been a good year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen swung to an after-tax loss in 2015 after it took a 16.2 billion euro extraordinary charge to account for costs related to its US emission-test cheating.The German carmaker said after-tax earnings swung to a 1.36 ...
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Mitsubishi admits improper emissions testing in Japan
The eK Wagon is one of the Mitsubishi models that has higher emissions than shown in tests (Photo: Mitsubishi)Mitsubish Motors said it had improperly conducted emission tests for four Japanese mini-cars, including two models it manufactures for Nissan.The Japanese carmaker said in a statement that it used improper testing ...
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Hyundai chooses Cisco for connected-car technology
Hyudai will work with Cisco to speed up data moving into and out of its vehicles (Graphic: Hyundai)Hyundai Motor said it is teaming up with Cisco to develop new connected-vehicle technologies.The Korean car company said it will work with Cisco, a US-based IT and networking group, on building the ...
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EMC poll: Independent IT divisions could disappear by 2019
(Graphic: EMC)Independent IT divisions could be gone in three years, according to a majority of IT executives polled by EMC.The cloud computing specialist in February interviewed 2,741 IT decision makers and business managers across companies in 13 countries. One of the key findings was that 58 pc of CIOs ...
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Oracle to acquire Crosswise
Crosswise links end-user devices to individuals using them (Photo: Crosswise)Oracle agreed to acquire Crosswise, a provider of machine-learning based cross-device data in the cloud, for a reported 50 million dlrs.The US computer technology group said the move will give it access to a team of highly trained data scientists ...
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Future connected cars USA - Santa Clara
Future connected cars USA, a conference on the connectivity revolution in the car industry, will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center May 10-12.The conference theme is "Maximizing revenues from future technologies and anticipating industry disruption."The three-day event will feature sessions on autonomous drive, building partnerships to benefit from ...
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Industrial robot sales up 8 pc in 2015
In 2015, China was the biggest market for industrial robots (Photo: Kuka)Sales of industrial robots rose 8 pc in 2015 to a record 240,000 units, according to the World Robotics Federation (IFR). The greatest demand was registered by the auto industry."In the age of Industry 4.0, the automotive industry ...
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Porsche hires Gartner's Koslowski for digital role
Koslowski is a veteran technology analyst who comes to Porsche from Silicon Valley (Photo: Porsche)Continuing an auto industry trend to bring in Silicon Valley experts to oversee digitalization efforts, Porsche has hired Thilo Koslowski. The renowned Gartner analyst will assume "a key role in the area of digital mobility," ...
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Ford embarks on 10-year headquarters revamp
Ford says its centralized new campus will help it become an auto and mobility company (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor this week embarked on a 10-year project to renew the carmaker’s headquarters and research and development buildings in Dearborn, Michigan.The plan will ultimately move 30,000 employees from 70 different buildings into ...
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Study: Cloud is enabler of shadow IT
The study shows companies don't have coherent strategies for dealing with shadow IT (Photo: Host Europe)The growing move toward cloud-based computing is an enabler for shadow IT, according to a new study.In a March poll conducted by NTT Communications, 77 pc of decision makers in large UK, French, Spanish ...
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"It’s very important that we filter which technologies add value for the consumer"
The new S90 sedan will help boost Volvo's sales, Annwall says (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Bjoern Annwall joined Volvo Cars as global head of marketing, sales and customer service in October last year. The former McKinsey consultant succeeded industry veteran Alain Visser in a job that involves transforming the Swedish carmaker ...
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VW opts for Mirantis private cloud
VW showed an electric bus concept at the 2016 CES in January (Photo: Bongard)Volkswagen Group will use the OpenStack software platform for its next-generation private cloud, Mirantis, the open-source specialist that will roll out the technology, said in a press statement.OpenStack is an open-source cloud-based software platform that is ...
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Study: Automotive suppliers move into new businesses
Bosch, which just released new parking technology, remains the world's biggest supplier (Photo: Bosch)Automotive suppliers are in the midst of a strategic reorientation marked by high investment and stepped-up merger and acquisition activity, according to a new study by Berylls.In 2015, companies especially targeted emissions technologies, autonomous driving systems ...
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Reuters: Bosch also interested in maps group Here
Robert Bosch is also interested in acquiring a stake in Here, according to the Reuters news agency. The German supplier joins a list of possible future co-owners that includes Microsoft, Ford Motor, Renault and Continental.Here was bought last year by Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 2.5 billion euros. The German ...
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JLR launches new-technology startup
A long version of the Jaguar XF (pictured) will be built in China (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a separate company tasked with quickly developing apps and on-demand services.The move is part of a trend among automakers to take direct charge of technologies that will redefine the ...
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For networked plants, IT security is key
Industry 4.0 holds out the promise of smarter manufacturing, but with increased connectivity between plants and machinery, the risk of cyber attacks rises. That’s a major problem for companies trying to transform their manufacturing operations to take advantage of the new technologies. Germany’s Deutsche Telekom polled IT and business decision ...
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Toyota forms data science company
North America CEO Zack Hicks will head Toyota Connected (Photo: Toyota)Toyota has established a separate US-based company to handle global data management and data services development. The new unit, called Toyota Connected, will be the central data science resource for a wide range of new-mobility initiatives.Toyota Connected’s primary mission ...