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ArticleDassault Systemes CEO sees big changes in car engineering
Dassault Systemes' Charles says in-car electronics are too complex (Photo: Dassault Systemes)Dassault Systemes CEO Bernard Charles expects big changes in car engineering as the industry deploys new product design and development technologies.In a telephone interview with automotiveIT, Charles, who has headed the Paris-based maker of 3D design and product ...
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ArticleExecutive Report: GM CIO confident of progress in IT overhaul
To build up his IT operations, Randy Mott has hired thousands of IT professionals over the past year (Photo: Larry A. Peplin)General Motors CIO Randy Mott is confident he's making progress in his three-year drive to overhaul IT operations at North America's largest automaker.In an interview with automotiveIT, Mott ...
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ArticleBig-data market expected to soar in Germany
Big Data analysis makes sense of large amounts of information (Photo: Wikimedia)The German market for big-data analysis is set to jump 59 pc to 6.1 billion euros this year, according to a study by  Crisp Research. The consultants see the market growing to 13.6 billion euros by 2016.The ...
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ArticleNvidia GPU Conference, San Jose
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang is one of the keynote speakers at the GTC (Photo: Nvidia)Nvidia is hosting its annual GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, March 24-27. The event is billed as the world's biggest and most important conference for GPU developers.Nvidia is a leader in graphics ...
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ArticleITS Europe, Helsinki
The 10th European ITS Congress will take place in Helsinki June 16-19, with sessions set to focus on how new IT applications can improve transportation systems.ITS, short for Intelligent Transportation Systems, brings together municipal and other authorities, transportation companies, IT service providers, Â thought leaders, technologists, researchers and other experts ...
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ArticleMicrosoft insider Nadella to succeed Ballmer as CEO
Nadella takes over as CEO immediately (Photo: Microsoft)Satya Nadella, executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud and enterprise division, will succeed Steve Ballmer as CEO of the US-based software group effective immediately.“During this time of transformation, there is no better person to lead Microsoft than Satya Nadella,” said Microsoft founder ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress, Hanover
About 500 executives attended the 2013 Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Congress will take place during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover Thursday, March 13, with discussions set to focus on how IT is helping the auto industry adapt to new business realities.The one-day conference will feature a range ...
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ArticleCeBIT, Hanover
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will  be one of the speakers at the opening of this year's CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover March 9.Winterkorn will join German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron as opening speakers at the annual event. Britain is CeBIT's official partner country this ...
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ArticleGerman cloud growth slows amid NSA concerns
Bitkom says the cloud can also protect companies (Photo: T-Systems)Corporate use of the cloud is growing at a slower pace than before in Germany, as companies worry about the extent of US surveillance of private data. According to a study by Germany's high-tech association Bitkom, cloud use grew 3 ...
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ArticleEU's Kroes: NSA revelations are opportunity for Europe
EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes (Photo: EU Commission)Recent revelations that US agencies are engaged in widespread international surveillance are an opportunity for Europe, Neelie Kroes said this week."The NSA revelations are a big let-down for American companies, undermining their competitive position," said Kroes, referring to international online spying activities conducted ...
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ArticleNew Mercedes C-Class sheds 100 kilos, adds high-tech
The new Mercedes C-Class is 100 kilos lighter than its predecessor (Photo: Michelin)DETROIT -- Daimler unveiled the new Mercedes C-Class here, unwrapping a car that has shed 100 kilos of weight while adding a wealth of driver-assistance technologies, many of them imported directly from the bigger E- and S-Class ...
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ArticleCES: Audi wants to close gap between science fiction and reality
Audi's CES concept car is a hybrid whose power plants produce a combined 700 bhp (Photo: Audi)LAS VEGAS --Audi reaffirmed its intentions Monday to be a driver of change as the global auto industry moves toward a new connected model."If mobility used to be about connecting places and people, ...
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ArticleFord appoints former Cadillac exec to run connected-car operations
Butler was for many years a senior Cadillac executive (Photo: GM)Ford Motor has appointed Don Butler to develop its connected-car strategy, consolidating an area of growing automotive importance under one executive.Butler resigned as vice president global strategy at General Motors' Cadillac division in the summer of 2013. Earlier in ...
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automotiveIT International Congress, London
Connected mobility will be the focus of the automotiveIT International Congress, which will be held in London July 1-2, 2014. It will be the first international event staged by the automotiveIT Group, which publishes German and English-language print and online publications, including the automotiveIT.com Web site.The automotiveIT International Congress has ...
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ArticleJaguar's Ziebart to speak at London automotiveIT Congress
Wolfgang Ziebart, engineering director at Jaguar Land Rover, will deliver a keynote address at the inaugural automotiveIT International Congress in London.As the former CEO of German chip maker Infineon, Ziebart is ideally placed to discuss the strengthening ties between automakers and the high-tech industry. Since Ziebart joined JLR in July, ...
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ArticleSocial media command center opened in Munich
Reply's command center is the first of its kind in continental Europe  (Photo: Reply)Arlanis Reply has opened the first social media command center in continental Europe, offering companies an opportunity to listen in on relevant global online discussions of their brands.Arlanis, the Reply Group division specializing in implementations ...
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ArticleMary Barra set to become GM CEO on January 15, 2014
Mary Barra will become the 1st woman to head a major automaker (Photo: GM)General Motors named Mary Barra to become the carmaker's next CEO on January 15, 2014. Barra, 51, will succeed Dan Akerson, who is retiring earlier than planned to deal with a family illness.Barra, who is in ...
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ArticleDassault Systemes to acquire RTT
RTT has worked with various automakers on digital retail concepts (Photo: RTT)Dassault Systemes said it has agreed to buy 84 pc of Munich-based RTT for a reported 179 million euros.The Paris-based product lifecycle management software group said RTT, which is a leader in 3D visualization software, will add a ...
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ArticleFord unveils new Mustang
The Ford Mustang has been in continuous production for 50 years (Photo: Ford)Ford unveiled a new version of its Mustang sports car Thursday, acknowledging that the model is designed to boost the car brand's image as a maker of technologically advanced as well as sporty vehicles across all market ...
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ArticleOpel to be GM's main European brand; Chevrolet out
With Chevrolet gone from Europe, Opel CEO Neumann has a better chance to restore profitability (Photo: GM)General Motors will no longer market most of its Chevrolet-branded cars in Europe, providing Opel and its sister brand Vauxhall with a more clearly defined opportunity to restore profitability.The US automaker said the ...
