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ArticlePatrick Pelata steps down as Renault COO
Patrick Pelata will join the Renault-Nissan alliancePatrick Pelata stepped down as COO of Renault Monday in the wake of revelations that the French automaker had falsely accused three of its managers of espionage.Pelata will take up a position with the Renault-Nissan alliance and will, thus, stay connected to the French ...
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ArticleRaw materials for E-mobility, Stuttgart
Euroforum is organizing a conference on the electric vehicle industry's dependence on raw materials.The German-language event will take place in Stuttgart May 25 and 26.Availability of key raw materials is becoming more important as electric vehicles are entering series production. Where and how the industry will obtain materials such as ...
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ArticleNXP moves automotive sales & marketing to Shanghai
NXP’s Freeman is now closer to the company’s growth marketsNXP Semiconductors is moving its automotive sales and marketing headquarters to China, in a sign that auto-industry suppliers recognize that major growth markets lie in Asia.Netherlands-based NXP, a global semiconductor group with 2010 revenue of 4.4 billion dlrs, said its vice ...
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ArticleVW boosts computing power, conserves energy
Volkswagen has opened a new data processing center that will boost the carmaker's computing power by 20 pc.The computers at the new center, which is located at VW's headquarters in Wolfsburg, northern Germany, have a maximum capacity of 24.3 billion operations a second. That's considerably faster than the group's processing ...
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ArticleGerman companies lack an enterprise mobility strategy
Tablets such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab are inreasingly used for business purposes German companies don’t have solid strategies to connect mobile users to their business operations, according to a study by market researchers Berlecon. The study found that almost half of the German IT managers interviewed ...
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ArticleMicrosoft to help Toyota build global cloud platform by 2015
Microsoft is keen to partner with the world’s biggest automaker (Illustration: Microsoft)Toyota aims to build a "complete global cloud platform by 2015" and it is soliciting Microsoft's help to get there.The Japanese carmaker and the US-based software giant announced Thursday that they plan to jointly build a global platform for ...
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ArticleGermany tops European cybercrime list
Cyber attacks are growing worldwide (Source: Symantec)Germany comes in at the top of a European cybercrime list published by internet safety and security group Symantec.In its 16th annual Internet Security Threat Report, the US based software company paints a worrisome picture of growing cybercrime. In 2010 alone, Symantec discovered 286 ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM introduces new mobility App for iPad
The Siemens PLM App is initially only available on the iPadSiemens PLM has launched an App that gives mobile users access to product data and workflows captured by Siemens Teamcenter software.The App, called Teamcenter Mobility, will initially only be available on the Apple iPad.Siemens said the App helps provide data ...
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ArticlePTC releases Windchill 10.0, adds more analytics
Windchill PLM software grows in size and capabilitiesPTC has released Windchill 10.0, upgrading its product lifecycle management (PLM) software with a series of enhancements designed to improve product analytics and quality management.US based PTC said in a press release that the new version of Windchill will let manufacturers do more ...
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ArticleValeo expands electronics research in China
Valeo has several research centers in China, including this one in WuhanValeo is expanding its electronics research capabilities in China in a bid to strengthen its position in high-growth developing markets.The French automotive supplier has opened a new global electronics expertise center in its plant in Shenzhen. It is also ...
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ArticleBrussels to CIOs: help build a digital single market
Kroes: CIO views matterEU Commissioner Neelie Kroes last week called on CIOs to help improve Europe's IT infrastructure by together building an EU-wide digital single market.In a speech on the occasion of the European CIO of the Year award, Kroes said CIOs from both the public and private sector need ...
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ArticleAudi's new computer center will feature Green IT
Audi has completed the first phase ofa new computer center, which will feature "green IT" aimed at helping the German premium car maker lower its energy costs.Audi hopes the new center will be operational by the middle of 2012.The computer center in Ingolstadt, where Audi has its headquarters, aims to ...
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Capgemini sees need to deal with obsolete applications
A Capgemini study identified a pressing need to retire applications that have outlived their usefulness. “We have found that today’s application landscape is often more an obstacle to successful business and IT alignment than a testament to it,” the study concluded. Capgemini surveyed 100 CIOs and IT managers across Europe ...
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ArticleOpinion: EV prospects dim as Japan nuclear disaster unfolds
Automakers worldwide are making contingency plans to replace components lost by Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster.But the shutdown of several of the country's nuclear reactors amid growing fears of a major radiation catastrophe will have a much greater long-term impact on the auto industry than a temporary cut in global ...
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ArticleGoogle trials Evatran’s Plugless Power EV recharging
Evatran is showing its Plugless Power at the Ideal Home Show in London this monthGoogle is trialing an inductive battery charging technology developed by Evatran, a US charging specialist.The cloud computing and internet search company has several electric vehicles for short-range travel arounds its campus in Mountain View, California. It ...
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ArticleCloud Computing World Forum, London
The third annual Cloud Computing World Forum will take place in London June 21st and 22nd. The organizers expect more than 2,500 IT and telecoms executives to attend.The forum, which features workshops, seminars and an exhibition,will discuss security and privacy issues in Cloud computing; how to reduce costs; mobile platforms ...
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ArticleAt Opel, Stracke succeeds Reilly as CEO
Stracke was in charge of GM’s global engineering operationsGeneral Motors named Karl-Friedrich Stracke CEO of Opel/Vauxhall, effective April 1.Stracke, 55 and a 32 year GM veteran succeeds Nick Reilly, who continues as the head of GM's European operations. Reilly will chair the Opel supervisory board.“The European market and our European ...
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ArticleGermany sets software, IT export record in 2010.
Exports from Germany, left, and imports soared in 2010According to BITKOM, the country's high-tech association, exports jumped 16 pc in 2010 to 12.1 billion euros, more than double what they were in 2003."Software made in Germany is turning into a major export success," said August-Wilhelm Scheer, BITKOM president.Half of all ...
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ArticleGerman association: Japan disaster may lead to "global bottlenecks" in electronics production
Earthquakes and a tsunami hit the northeastern part of Japan late last week (Source:www.japanquakemap.com)The German electronics industry association warned Wednesday that a major Japanese earthquake, a devastating tsunami and the ensuing nuclear-power station malfunctions could lead to problems for the global electronics industry.The industry association, the ZVEI, said Japanese electronics ...
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ArticleCeBIT survey: Only 40 pc of companies plan Windows 7 upgrades
Software experts worry that not enough companies are upgrading to new operating systemsProblems in their technical infrastructure are a fact of life for most companies and many are reluctant to take the necessary steps to deal with the problems, according to a survey conducted during the CeBIT high-tech fair earlier ...
