Digital Leaders – Page 48
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ArticleAudi's new logistics center: Saving 500 tons of CO2 a year
Audi needed better logistics managements to deal with an increase in model variations (Photo: Audi)Audi said its new 34 million euro logistics center in Neckarsulm, Germany, can save up to 500 tons of CO2 a year.The premium carmaker, a member of the Volkswagen Group, said the new building is designed ...
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ArticleBosch to acquire BPM software maker inubit
Bosch will expand its offering of internet-based services through the acquisition of inubit (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch plans to buy inubit, a Berlin-based maker of business process management (BPM) software.The German automotive supplier said the acquisition will boost its offering of internet-based services.inubit AG offers process solutions for companies across a ...
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ArticleGerman researchers test new EV charging station
The industry is working hard on new EV charging technologies. Honda is testing solar charging stationsGerman researchers are testing a new charging station for electric vehicles that can adapt to different plug-in standards.The Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart (FKFS), an independent institute that provides research and ...
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ArticleGerman Ampera buyers to get a discount on clean electricity
Opel hopes owners of the Ampera EV will use clean electricity (Photo: Opel)Opel is offering Ampera buyers the option to recharge the electric vehicle using electricity from renewable sources.The German unit of General Motors, which is getting ready to launch the Ampera later this year, said it has agreements with ...
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FeatureSteria Mummert: Automated software tests save time
Testing expert Lars Hinrichsen says there is too much improvisation in software testing (Photo: Steria Mummert)More automation in software testing would make the process better, cheaper and more efficient, according to German testing consultants Steria Mummert.Three out of four IT departments in Germany test most of their software manually. That ...
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ArticleContinental to buy Magna radar unit
Continental is buying the radar engineering unit of Canadian supplier Magna International in a bid to strengthen its position in driver assistance systems.The German automotive supplier said the acquisition of the unit, which has its operations in Ottobrunn near Munich, will enhance its portfolio competence and leading edge in radar ...
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ArticleMitsubishi Electric, FAW unit to set up Chinese car multimedia JV
Mitsubishi Electric conducts tests in an electromagnetic anechoic sound chamber (Photo: Mitsubishi Electric)Mitsubishi Electric Corporation said it plans to grow its Chinese automotive multimedia business by establishing a joint venture with QiMing Information Technology Co, a subsidiary of carmaker FAW.The two companies, which have worked together since 2004, agreed to ...
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ArticleMore cyber attacks in Germany, govt agency warns
BSI President Lange told reporters while presenting his 2011 report that cyber security problems are growing in Germany (Photo: BSI)A government agency that monitors dangers to IT users painted a dismal picture of IT security in Germany, saying cyber attacks are on the rise and many of them are becoming ...
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ArticleGarmin agrees to buy Navigon
Garmin, which manufactures navigation, communication and information devices and applications, wants to grow its automotive business (Photo: Garmin)Garmin said it aims to expand its automotive business by acquiring navigation specialist Navigon.The Swiss maker of in-vehicle infotainment, navigation and telematics systems, said the two companies' product portfolios complement each other, which ...
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ArticleIBM study: Automotive CIOs put more focus on Cloud
Automotive CIOs are putting a heavier focus on Cloud computing than their colleaques in other industries, according to an IBM study.The software and IT services group conducted 3,018 interviews with CIOs for its 2011 Global Chief Information Officer Study. Out of the total, 146 were CIOs in the auto industry.While ...
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ArticleGlobal IT market set to top 1 trillion euros in 2012
Global IT demand continues to rise despite the Japanese earthquake and weak consumer spending in some European countries (Photo: Infineon)The global IT market is set to top 1 trillion euros in 2012, according to the European Information Technology Observatory (EITO).The IT researchers expect the market to grow 4.3 pc to ...
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ArticleVDA quality management - Berlin
Germany's auto industry association, the VDA, is organizing a new event focusedon automotive electronics in Berlin, July 5-6.The two-day conference, titled the International Conference on Quality Management for Automotive Electronics, will focus on quality management of modern car electronics. Presentations and discussions will deal with new regulations on functional safety ...
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ArticleBosch's Bohr: Autonomous driving in 20 years
Bosch and Samsung SDI started production of a lithium-ion battery in their SB LiMotive JV in late 2010 (Photo: Bosch)With in-car assistance systems gaining in sophistication, the day is coming that drivers are no longer in charge of their car."Over the next 20 years, technical advances will lead to autonomous ...
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ArticleFord improves Crew Chief fleet management system
Ford says its new Crew Chief fleet management system will allow fuel savings of up to 20% (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor has improved its U.S. Crew Chief fleet-management system by giving it direct access to proprietary Ford data contained within a vehicle's onboard computers.The U.S. car and truckmaker said Crew Chief, ...
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ArticleChina's Lenovo to buy Medion
Chinese PC maker Lenovo, continuing its global expansion, said it is buying Medion, a large German maker of personal computers and consumer electronics.Lenovo, which acquired IBM's PC business in December, 2004, said the addition of Medion will double its market share in Germany and make it the third-largest PC company ...
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ArticleSolar power at Renault plants to make big cut in CO2 emissions
Solar panels will cover roofs and some parking lots at Renault’s French plantsRenault is putting solar panels on several of its French car plants in a move aimed at lowering conventional power consumption and cutting CO2 emissions by 30,000 tons a year.The French carmaker said it has begun a program ...
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ArticleBMW Financial Services interview: IT as a success factor
Ebner von Eschenbach: IT helped BMW Japan cope with the aftermath of the Fukushima earthquake and tsunamiBMW Financial Services depends for all its IT needs on the group's internal service division. IT at BMW is run by Karl-Erich Probst, CIO, while financial services at the German premium carmaker is headed ...
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ArticleBosch's Tyroller extends term as CLEPA president
Bosch’s Peter Tyroller will head CLEPA for another 2 years (Photo: Bosch)Peter Tyroller will continue for another two years as president of Europe's supplier association, CLEPA.The general assembly of the supplier group, which met in Istanbul last week, unanimously elected the Robert Bosch board member for another term. Tyroller, 53, ...
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ArticleTavares is new COO at Renault
Carlos Tavares succeeds Patrick Pelata as Renault COOAs expected, Nissan Americas Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares has been appointed COO of Renault, the French carmaker announced late Monday.Tavares, 52, will succeed Patrick Pelata, who resigned from his post earlier this year following Renault's firing of three executives wrongly accused of ...
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ArticleGerman researchers break into private Clouds
German researchers have managed to hack into so-called "private Clouds," raising questions about the long-term security of Cloud computing.Researchers at the Ruhr University in Bochum in western Germany managed to hack into private Clouds, using a weakness in the Eucalyptus software platform, which is widely used in Cloud services. The ...
