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ArticlePiech resigns as VW Supervisory Board chairman
Ferdinand Piech (Photo: VW)Ferdinand Piech resigned Saturday as head of the Volkswagen Group supervisory board, seemingly bringing to an end a two-week battle over who's in control at Europe's largest automotive group."The members of the Executive Committee have unanimously determined that in view of the background of the last ...
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ArticleSurvey: Cloud security moves up the priority list
Policy violations often lead to security breaches (Photo: Netskope)Security concerns are growing over cloud-based applications used by industrial companies and other businesses, according to a new Netskope survey.The cloud security specialist said that, following recent security breaches at major corporations such as Sony and JP Morgan, a growing number ...
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ArticleVW board committee confirms Winterkorn as CEO
Martin Winterkorn (Photo: VW)Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is "the best possible chairman of the board of management," the Executive Committee of the carmaker's Supervisory Board said in a statement Friday.The announcement comes after Supervisory Board Chairman Ferdinand Piech last week expressed reservations about Winterkorn's leadership. Piech is head of ...
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ArticleGerman companies under (cyber) attack
(Photo:Symantec)More than half of all German industrial companies have been the object of industrial espionage, sabotage or data theft in the past two years, according to a study by the country's high-tech association, Bitkom.The study, which polled senior managers at 1,074 companies, found that car companies are most frequently ...
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ArticleWho would buy Nokia's HERE mapping unit?
Maps will be more important for autonomous cars (Phote: Nokia)Nokia is considering the sale of its mapping unit, HERE, following its announcement of plans to acquire Alcatel-Lucent.The Finland-based telecommunications equipment maker said in a statement that it had "initiated a review of strategic options, including a potential divestment" of ...
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ArticleNew US industry group calls for smarter transportation
The coalition says smarter transportation can address infrastructure proboems (Photo: US Administration)A newly formed group of industry executives called on the US Congress to step up efforts to forge a smarter transportation infrastructure in the country."For the United States to stay competitive in today's global economy, it is critical ...
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ArticleNokia, Alcatel-Lucent to create new connectivity mega-player
Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent see demand for combined product offering (Photo: Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent)Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, citing complementary product portfolios, said they are planning a merger that aims to create a new company that is well positioned for "an IP connected world.""Together, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia intend to lead in next-generation network technology ...
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ArticleEU formally accuses Google of abusing strong market position
EU Commissioner Vestager moves to counter possible "anticompetitive constraints" (Photo: EU)The European Commission sent a so-called "Statement of Objections" to Google, alleging that the technology company has abused its dominant market position in internet searches. The executive arm of the 28-nation bloc has also formally opened an antitrust investigation ...
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ArticleOpenAutomotive Congress - Stuttgart
(Photo: Genivi)Genivi is hosting "OpenAutomotive '15," a two-day conference focusing on cybersecurity issues in the auto industry. The event will take place in Stuttgart April 21-22. The main conference day is April 22nd.Genivi is a non-profit industry alliance of automakers and their suppliers. The group drives the broad adoption ...
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ArticleStudy sees connected-car focus shift to business model
Most companies' connected-car products are still in the planning phase (Photo: PAC)Automotive companies are shifting their connected-car focus from making the technology work to defining how to generate actual revenue, according to a study by Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC)."More and more companies are now going to focus on the ...
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ArticleAt Delphi, a new CIO
Matt Peterson (Photo: Delphi)Delphi has appointed Matthew Peterson senior vice president and chief information officer effective February 2.Peterson, who was CIO of supplier TRW from 2009 until 2013, succeeds Tim McCabe, who left Delphi last year.Peterson joins the US based global automotive supplier from Deloitte Consulting, where he was ...
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ArticleReport: Winterkorn won't become VW supervisory board chairman
In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI congratulates Ferdinand Piech (r) with his 75th birthday. Winterkorn also was present (Photo: VW)Contrary to expectations, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn may not move up to head the company's supervisory board when he retires from his operational role at the end of 2016. Germany's Spiegel ...
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ArticlePoint of View: Germany needs Industry 4.0
Hilmar Dunker (Photo: Claus Dick)Industry 4.0 is the new buzzword and rightly so. The term attempts to capture the comprehensive change that is sweeping the global industrial landscape. It's therefore no exaggeration to use "4.0" to define the fourth industrial revolution that is upon us.But dig a little deeper ...
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ArticleAudi, Mercedes: Better maps important but not crucial for autonomous driving
STUTTGART - Better maps will help improve autonomous-driving technology, but they aren't crucial for the realization of the driverless car, two top automotive executives said Thursday.Ulrich Hackenberg and Thomas Weber, R&D chiefs at, respectively, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, said the premium car makers have developed autonomous test vehicles that can navigate ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover invests in advanced engineering
Jaguar unveiled its new XF model during a dramatic 'high-wire' water crossing in London (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its advanced engineering and design center in Whitley, England, in a move to speed up the development of technologically sophisticated premium vehicles.The British carmaker, which is owned by India's ...
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ArticleDaimler CIO Gorriz to leave post
Gorriz has headed IT at Daimler since 2008 (Photo: Claus Dick)Michael Gorriz is leaving his position as CIO of Daimler to join Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore.Gorriz, 55, will succeed 55-year-old Jan Verplancke as group CIO at Standard Chartered. Verplancke is retiring.Gorriz has been in charge of information technology ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars CIO gets promotion
Volvo CIO Bendrik will report directly to CEO Hakan Samuelsson (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars CIO Klas Bendrik has been promoted to a new senior vice president position, as the Swedish carmaker acknowledges the growing importance of IT across its model lineup. The move underlines "the key role technology will play ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: BMW addresses disruptive innovation challenge
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  ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: The rising challenge of cyber security
Michael George (Photo: Claus Dick)A security gap identified in BMW's ConnectedDrive infotainment system showed clearly that more connectivity also provides more entry points for cyber crime."Devices and services are more and more interconnected, and create vast amounts of data. But to whom do they belong and are they secure?" ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: HP exec calls for cooperative approach to exploding data volumes
HP's Postels (left)  and IAV's Schonlau agreed a new approach to growing data volumes  is needed (Photo:Claus Dick)HANOVER - Connected cars will generate more data than current IT systems can manage, an HP executive told the automotiveIT Congress here Thursday.Swen Postels, strategist and chief automotive technologist at ...
