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ArticleMercedes-Benz consolidates logistics, production systems
Daimler’s production and logistics consolidation started at its Rastatt plant. The whole project will be concluded globally in 2020 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz is moving ahead systematically with the modernization of its factories and that involves a consolidation of production and logistics systems.Those systems are the key to maintaining the flexibility today's ...
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ArticleCAR-Symposium - Bochum
BMW’s Reithofer (left) and PSA’s Varin agreed in February, 2011, to jointly invest 100 million euros in new hybrid technologies (Photo: BMW)BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Philippe Varin will be keynote speakers at the 12th annual CAR-Symposium, which will take place in Bochum, Germany, February 8-9, 2012.The annual ...
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ArticleIBM to buy DemandTec to expand Cloud-based analytics
IBM said it is buying DemandTec, a Cloud-based analytics software company, as it works to expand its offering of Cloud-based services and products.The news comes in the same week that business software maker SAP announced it was buying Cloud-based HR services specialist SuccessFactors.Both acquisitions underscore the growth potential the IT ...
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ArticleSAP buys SuccessFactors in Cloud move
SAP says SuccessFactors’ solutions will complement its own Cloud-based products (Photo: SuccessFactors)SAP is buying human-resources specialist SuccessFactors in a move to strengthen its Cloud-based services offering.The German business software maker said it is paying 3.4 billion dlrs for the provider of cloud-based human capital management solutions.SAP said the acquisition will ...
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ArticleUlbrich to become new Audi CIO Feb 1
Mattias Ulbrich has held various senior IT positions within the VW Group (Photo: VW)Mattias Ulbrich will become Audi's new CIO effective Feb. 1. He will succeed Klaus Straub, who is leaving the premium car unit of Volkswagen Group to join rival BMW.Ulrich was born in Braunschweig, Germany, in 1966, ...
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FeatureInterview: TRW's Engelhardt says powerful IT needed
Rafael Engelhardt: TRW global director of information services (Photo: TRW)Rafael Engelhardt has reduced IT expenditures at US-based automotive supplier TRW by imposing a range of restrictions on, among other things, employees' use of smartphones.He also took action to curb expenses in other areas. That has helped bring down TRW's IT ...
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FeatureBMW's Draeger predicts big EV battery improvements
MUNICH -- It wasn't so long ago that a typical discussion with BMW's r&d chief would focus on new combustion-engine technology, the aerodynamic qualities of the latest car designs or the relative driving characteristics of Germany's three premium carmakers.Those topics are still important. But in an interview with automotiveIT, Klaus ...
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ArticleIn F1 PLM, Dassault rules but Siemens is gaining ground
Ultra-fast F1 race cars need technical updates to be applied at record speeds as well (Photo: McLaren)The PLM power relationships in motorsports’ top tier have been set in stone for many years. Dassault Systèmes, with its Catia design program, is the undisputed heavyweight.But rival Siemens PLM is fighting back.The German ...
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ArticleSAP to spend $2 billion in China through 2015
SAP Labs will play a major innovation role in China (Photo: SAP)SAP plans to spend more than 2 billion dlrs in China as it strengthens its commitment to one of the world's fastest growing major markets.The German business software maker said in a press release that it wants to increase ...
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ArticleHoeflich to become new Conti CIO
Elisabeth Hoeflich (Photo: automotiveIT)Elisabeth Hoeflich will take over as group CIO of German supplier Continental January 1, 2012.Hoeflich, who currently serves as CIO Rubber Group and Corporate Functions at Continental, succeeds Ralf Brunken, who is moving to automaker Volkswagen to become head of all IT application development there. She will ...
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ArticleGM's Nick Reilly to retire; Stracke takes over
Nick Reilly has been with GM for 37 years (Photo: GM)General Motors said Monday that veteran executive Nick Reilly, president of GM Europe, will retire in March.He will be succeeded as president of the US carmaker’s European operations on Jan. 1 by Karl Stracke, who earlier succceeded Reilly at the ...
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ArticleDeutsche Telekom CIO Roehn said to depart
Roehn is rumore to leave in a major internal reorganization (Photo: Telekom)Deutsche Telekom CIO Steffen Roehn will be leaving the German telecommunications group as part of a major reorganization, according to several press reports.Deutsche Telekom declined to comment on the reports.According to Bloomberg and several other print and online publications, ...
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ArticleFrischkorn to head ESG automotive operations
Frischkorn will take over as head of ESG Automotive Jan. 1 (Photo: VDA)Hans-Georg Frischkorn will take charge of the automotive business of Germany's ESG January 1, 2012.The systems and software provider said Frischkorn, currently a managing director at Germany's auto industry association, the VDA, will succeed Wolfgang Sczygiol, who is ...
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ArticleHP keeps PC division
Hewlett Packard, reversing a decision made by its previous CEO, Leo Apotheker,said it will keep its personal computer division.The US based IT group said an extensive evaluation had concluded that its Personal Systems Group (PSG) should remain part of the company."It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP ...
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ArticleAt IBM, Virginia Rometty to become new CEO
Virginia Rometti will be the 1st woman to head IBM. Sam Palmisano will remain chairman (Photo: IBM)Virginia Rometty will become president and CEO of IBM January 1, the first woman to take the top job at the US IT and computer services group.The current CEO, Samuel Palmisano, will continue as ...
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ArticleStudy: Few CEOs have technology leadership background
Only 4 pc of CEOs at the world's top companies served in a technology leadership role before moving into the top spot, according to a study conducted by CA Technologies.That can slow down the technological changes that are essential for companies to thrive in today's business environment, CA Technologies, an ...
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FeatureInterview: BorgWarner CIO balances costs and growth
Jamal Farhat, CIO of BorgWarner, is working on more than 1,000 projects this year, as the U.S. based automotive supplier expands its global business operations.He needs to make sure the group’s engineers have the IT tools they need, that the company’s 17,500 worldwide employees can communicate and share information easily ...
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ArticleCIO Straub to leave Audi - sources
Audi CIO Klaus Straub is rumored to be joining another automaker (Photo: Audi)Klaus Straub, recently named CIO of the decade by CIO magazine, is leaving Audi, company sources say.Straub, 47, is leaving the premium car division of Volkswagen Group of his own accord. Sources say he plans to join another, ...
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ArticleFraunhofer develops encryption for data-to-Cloud uploads
The Fraunhofer Institute wants to address companies’ fears of Cloud computing (Photo: Fraunhofer)Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology has developed a data encryption solution to make Cloud computing safer.The Institute's OmniCloud software, which runs at a customer's site, encrypts all data before they are sent to the Cloud. In ...
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ArticleSAP Automotive Symposium - Mainz
SAP will host its Automotive Symposium in Mainz, Germany, Nov 16 and 17.The business software maker has drafted a program that focuses on how to speed up development and operations, improve intra-company cooperation, and streamline supply chain management.In addition, the two-day conference will look at the new opportunities that come ...
