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ArticlePoint of view: Why Apple should build a car
By Arjen BongardAmid all the talk of new players in the automotive space, there’s one company that’s clearly best positioned for such a move: Apple.The California computer maker has proven that it has the power and creativity to pull a mature market into new directions. It has the support and ...
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ArticleSAP CIO Survey: More focus on innovation needed
A survey of CIOs shows that many are concerned that IT budgets don’t focus enough on innovation.The survey, conducted by German business software group SAP, found that a strong focus on operations means that IT budgets cannot earmark enough funds to implement new technologies.“A third of companies said that their ...
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ArticleCase study: Autoliv Germany automates invoicing system
IT experts at Swedish automotive supplier Autoliv are converting 40 European plants to a new, common ERP infrastructure.Top priority for the new system is to make sure that there is an uninterrupted flow of materials to all machinery, says Soenke Gebhardt, IT expert at Autoliv’s German factory in Elmshorn near ...
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Renault suspends 3 executives for leaking company secrets
Renault said it had suspended three executives with “extremely strategic positions,” apparently for leaking secret information concerning the group’s electric-car plans.Christian Husson, general counsel of the French automaker, said in a statement that the company had conducted an investigation that had lasted several months. That investigation uncovered ...
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ArticleCES: Audi CEO wants to keep control over in-car infotainment
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler underscored in his keynote speech that infotainment is key to Audi’s futureLAS VEGAS - The car is rapidly becoming part of the mobile world “in every sense of the word” and Audi wants to be leading this trend, Rupert Stadler, CEO of the German premium carmaker, ...
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TRW uses POET SaaS e-Procurement solution
TRW Automotive is the latest customer of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) e-Procurement solution provided by Germany’s POET.The US-based automotive supplier will use POET’s electronic purchasing platform in its European operations. A global rollout is planned for a later date.To facilitate the changeover, TRW’s electronic catalogs were transferred from an SAP MDM ...
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ArticleGlobal IT: The good, the bad and the ugly
The global growth of the car industry poses new challenges to IT managers (Photo: Gaby Albert/file photo)German carmakers have opened offices and car plants all over the world. And in the process, they left their far-flung operations a high degree of local control over their operations ”“ including IT.Now CIOs ...
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Microsoft, T-Systems to jointly offer Cloud services
Microsoft and T-Systems will cooperate to meet growing corporate demand for standardized Cloud-based services.The US software group and the German IT services provider said in a press statement that Cloud offerings are interesting to customers because they can use only what they need and pay accordingly.Customers also want a high ...
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SAP shares rise on speculation of Qatar shareholding
Shares of software maker SAP rose in Frankfurt Friday on speculation that Qatar would buy a stake in the German software maker.Late morning in Frankfurt Friday, SAP’s shares traded at around 38.00 euros, up 1.5 percent from a day earlier.In an interview with the Financial Times Deutschland, Qatar’s finance and ...
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Saab chooses eBuilder expense management system
Saab Automobile is implementing a cloud-based travel and expense management system developed by Sweden’s eBuilder.The project is part of a larger contract between the Swedish automaker and British-based technology services provider Logica.Under the terms of the agreement, eBuilder will provide a fully integrated travel management process that synchronizes information automatically ...
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ArticleGM extends application management contracts with Capgemini
General Motors has extended three application management contracts with consultants Capgemini.The five-year agreements cover work done with GM’s global sales, service and marketing, and purchasing and supply chain divisions for a total value of 100 million dlrs.Capgemini will work with GM’s Information Technology organization to provide a range of services, ...
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Enprecis, Sinotrust will help get more Chinese customer feedback
US online information services provider Enprecis will supply a complete survey and reporting platform in Chinese to Sinotrust, a major Chinese automotive market research company.The partnership will help carmakers deepen their understanding of Chinese customers’ views on product quality, the two companies said in a press statement.Enprecis will provide its ...
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VW Logistics automates contract management
Volkswagen Logistics has adopted a new contract management system, cuContract, made by Circle Unlimited.Before adopting the system, the German carmaker’s logistics arm used a decentralized database. Contracts would first have to be scanned before being entered into this database.VW Logistics decided on cuContract because the system can easily be expanded ...
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ArticleStudy: Intelligent logistics, modern IT will help fight congestion
Wth the help of modern IT systems, industry hopes to keep trucks moving as congestion worsens on Europe’s roadsA major study by the Economist Intelligence Unit foresees a huge increase in global traffic congestion.But industry leaders believe that intelligent logistics and the use of modern IT will help keep traffic ...
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Survey: Uncontrolled application growth means higher costs
The uncontrolled growth of software applications leads to higher costs, which takes money away from necessary IT investments, according to a CIO survey conducted by HP.The survey, which polled 500 CIOs in Germany, Britain, France, Italy and the Nordic countries, found that 74 percent considered software proliferation a major problem. ...
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ArticleShortage of engineers in Germany set to continue
Germany fails to train and retain enough electrical engineers, despite high status, solid pay and good career opportunitiesAt first glance, a 7.5 percent increase in the number of new electronics and IT students in Germany doesn’t look too bad.But when compared with the growth in demand for engineers in these ...
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ArticleStudy: IT budgets steady in 2011
IT budgets are likely to remain steady next year, according to a poll of IT managers at major companies in German-speaking countries.According to the survey, which is part of consultants Capgemini’s annual IT Trends Study, 39 percent of IT managers polled see IT budgets little changed, while 21 percent expect ...
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ArticleInterview: SAP boss reaches out to HP
SAP Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe says the German software maker will remain independent Europe’s biggest software maker, SAP, would like to cooperate more closely with HP. “HP has been a good partner to us for many years and we are open to expanding that cooperation,” said Jim ...
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IDC: Cloud computing to go mainstream in 2011
Cloud services,mobile computing and social networking will converge to become a mainstream IT platform in 2011, according to market researchers IDC."In 2011, we expect to see these transformative technologies make the critical transition from early adopter status to early mainstream adoption," said Frank Gens, senior vice president and chief analyst ...
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Project management grows in importance
Project management is no longer a matter of having good software.In the current difficult economic climate, corporate decision makers see that good project management can help improve financial results.“The top trend in 2011 is the anchoring of project management in the boardroom,”said Michael Streng, CEO of German project management consultants ...
