Digital Leaders – Page 31
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ArticleMercedes aims for young buyers with new online retail outlet
Mercedes wants to capture new, younger customers with its online store (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz, in a bid to sell more cars to younger customers, 0n Tuesday opened its first online store, saying internet sales are an integral part of its sales and marketing strategy.The German premium brand said the store, ...
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ArticleFormer Renault executive Tavares to head PSA
Tavares succeed Patrick Pelata as COO of Renault in 2011 but left in 2013 (Photo; Renault)Carlos Tavares will become CEO of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen sometime in 2014, the struggling French carmaker said late Monday.Tavares will join PSA's management board on January 1 and will succeed Philippe Varin in the course of ...
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ArticleVW reaffirms commitment to "clean factories"
Volkswagen Group reaffirmed its commitment to building fuel-efficient cars in sustainable factories as the German automaker celebrated the second anniversary of its "Think Blue. Factory" program. In early 2013, VW inaugurated a large solar park for its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee (Photo: VW)VW's mission is "to deliver clean cars from ...
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ArticleTokyo Motor Show
The 2013 Tokyo Motor Show will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center November 20 through December 1. The show, which has as its theme "Compete! And shape a new future," will start with two press days November 20 and 21. It opens to the public Friday, November ...
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ArticleWith acquisition, Accenture moves to further strengthen PLM expertise
Accenture's acquisitions of PCO is its 2nd major move in the PLM business area this year (Photo: PCO)Accenture hopes to further boost its expertise in the growing product lifecycle management (PLM) sector through the planned acquisition of Montreal-based PCO Innovation.The global business consulting group said the addition of PCO ...
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ArticleNTT to deliver cloud platform to Yamaha
Yamaha Motor makes motorcycles and other power products (Photo: Yamaha)NTT Communications Corporation will deliver a cloud computing platform to Yamaha Motor, as the Japanese motorcycle and power products group moves to streamline global IT operations.In a press release, NTT said the platform will let Yamaha operate mission-critical systems in ...
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ArticleSAP's new CIO to run SAP HANA
Goerke will have a dual role at SAP (Photo: SAP)SAP has appointed Bjoern Goerke as its new CIO effective immediately. The German business software group said Goerke will also head its SAP HANA enterprise cloud organization.In his new role, Goerke will  be responsible for SAP's cross-departmental IT function ...
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ArticleDreamforce - San Francisco
Salesforce expects 100,000 attendees at its annual Dreamforce gathering (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce expects as many as 100,000 participants at its annual Dreamforce convention, which is held in San Francisco November 18 through 21.The business software group, which bills Dreamforce as "the biggest cloud computing event of the year" will stage ...
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ArticleAudi's Stadler to speak at Las Vegas CES
Stadler unveiled the Audi nanuk quattro concept at the Frankfurt auto show in September (Photo: Audi)Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, providing further evidence of the auto industry's commitment to integrating consumer electronics in the car.The CES is ...
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ArticleProgress cited in PLM openness
An industry-wide initiative to create more open IT solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM) software is gaining acceptance, with most system suppliers now on board for the plan.In recent months, more companies have signed a common agreement ”“ the Codex of PLM Openness (CPO - which documents their contribution to ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
Lexus showed a connected research vehicle at the 2013 CES (Photo: Arjen Bongard)The 2014 Las Vegas CES will, as usual, be the first major consumer electronics event of the new year, starting with a press day January 6 and running through January 10, 2014.The annual gathering, the largest of ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Volvo's next XC90 likely to have oversized display
Volvo showed a concept with a big monitor at the IAA (Photo: Volvo)FRANKFURT - A senior Volvo executive said the next version of the XC90, which will be launched in 2014, will likely have a big portrait-layout monitor not unlike the display in Tesla's new Model S.Volvo unveiled a ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Ford developer sees opportunities in smartphones
Ford's Hohage says Ford's HMI focuses on affordability (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Smartphones provide a "window of opportunity" to upgrade and personalize in-car infotainment beyond the possibilities of embedded technologies, a senior Ford development executive said Tuesday.Speaking to the 400 participants at the Mobility 3.0 Congress here, Caspar Dirk ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Daimler exec sees gradual convergence of connectivity systems
Haeussermann says focus is on digital natives as auto industry changes (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Different methods for integrating smartphones in the car will continue for years before an eventual standardization takes place, a senior Daimler executive said Wednesday."Unfortunately, we'll have to suffer many systems until one standard wins ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: BMW exec sees "iconic change" for car industry
BMW's Blaettel says lots of questions remain about new mobility  (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - The auto industry is undergoing an "iconic change" as it moves into a new-mobility era, a senior BMW executive said Wednesday.Bernhard Blaettel, director mobility services at the German premium car maker, told the Mobility ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Bosch executive says autonomous driving will be a while
Bosch's Hoheisel sees progress on connectivity (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT ”“ Advanced driving assistance functions are getting a big boost from improved connectivity, a senior Robert Bosch executive said Wednesday, but full autonomous driving will take a while to become a reality."Amid all the euphoria about autonomous driving, we believe ...
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ArticleIAA: Continental, IBM cooperate on connected vehicle technology
Continental expect partially automated driving to start in 2016 (Photo: Continental)FRANKFURT ”“ Continental and IBM will jointly develop connected-vehicle technologies for the auto industry. The two companies announced their joint plans at a press conference at the Frankfurt auto show (IAA) Tuesday."Step-by-step development of future mobility is highly complex ...
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ArticleIAA: Daimler CEO not afraid of non-traditional competition
The Mercedes S 500 Intelligent Drive covered more than 100 km autonomously (Photo: DaimlerFRANKFURT ”“ Dieter Zetsche is not afraid of competition from new entrants into the market for personal mobility.The Daimler CEO said he respects initiatives by new automakers and players from other industries to get traction in ...
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ArticleAt IFA show, Mulally promises more high-tech features for Ford
Mulally also unveiled a 2nd generation S-Max concept (Photo: Ford)BERLIN -- Ford will bring more high-tech features to its cars as the US automaker adapts to the changing needs of the car buyer, CEO Alan Mulally said Friday.In a keynote address at the IFA consumer electronics show here, Mulally ...
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ArticleMicrosoft to buy Nokia's phone business
Nokia's Lumia brand, which runs a version of the Windows operating system, will transfer to Microsoft (Photo: Microsoft)Microsoft is planning to buy Nokia's mobile phone and services businesses, as the US software group makes its most aggressive move to date to broaden its business footprint.Microsoft will pay 3.79 billion ...
