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ArticleBosch, Tata Consulting, TomTom join GENIVI
Robert Bosch, Tata Consultancy Services and TomTom have joinedGENIVI, becoming the latest new members of the growing global electronics alliance.GENIVIis an automotive and consumer electronics industry association driving the development and adoption of an open-source in-vehicle infotainment platform."Our primary goal in this alliance is to lower development times and reduce ...
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Roland Berger urges caution for suppliers in China
With passenger-car sales growth slowing in the important Chinese market, European suppliers need to review their global strategies in 2011, according to Roland Berger.The consultants expect passenger car unit sales in China to continue to grow from about 11 million units in 2010 to more than 18 million in 2015. ...
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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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ArticleTHINK starts US electric vehicle production
THINK has delivered its first US-built EV in IndianaTHINK has started production of its THINK City vehicle in the US, the Norwegian electric-vehicle maker said in a press statement.THINK’s Elkhart, Indiana, plant is receiving partially assembled vehicles from contract manufacturer Valmet in Finland, where the European version of the THINK ...
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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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Mahle to use Cenit software in pilot project
German automotive supplier Mahle has started a change management project using cenitConnect, an SAP PLM 7-based software solution developed by Cenit.Mahle said it needed a software that would give all Mahle employees involved in product development or production worldwide the right information and documentation.“It’s completely new for us to see ...
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Bain to European automakers: Don’t become dependent on foreign batteries
A study by consultants Bain & Company warns Europe’s auto industry in no uncertain terms to step up efforts to develop proprietary battery technology.“In Asia and the US the big battery and car manufacturers are already building plants,” Bain said. Â Europe runs the risk of becoming an importer of ...
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ArticleFujitsu develops traffic simulator with greater scope
Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a wide-area traffic simulation system that allows the reproduction of traffic flows involving tens of thousands of vehicles.“The new simulator makes it possible to verify in advance the effectiveness of a variety of traffic policies designed to improve traffic flow,” the Japanese research laboratory, part of ...
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Autoliv expands Shanghai plant to boost local electronics production
Autoliv is expanding its Shanghai plant, in a move to boost electronics manufacturing capacity in the Chinese market.The Stockholm-based maker of automotive safety systems and components said it is adding  4,000 square meters to its Shanghai plant to boost local electronics manufacturing capacity by 50 percent. The plant expansion ...
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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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Dassault Systemes, Thales form system integration alliance
Dassault Systemes and Thales have agreed on a strategic partnership to jointly develop new product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions.The partnership between the two French companies will focus on delivering end-to-end solutions based on Dassault’s V6 PLM platform. Both Dassault, a provider of 3D and PLM products, and Thales, a global ...
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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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ITI launches 64bit version of SimulationX software
Software maker ITI has launched a 64bit version of its SimulationX software.The German specialist in virtual system engineering said release 3.4 of SimulationX will allow designers to use the full potential of computer operating systems and hardware. The 64bit release will improve simulation performance andallow for greater precision in model ...
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ArticleBrazil delays mandatory vehicle tracking until end 2011
Brazil will implement a high-tech solution to combat growing rates of car theftBrazil has delayed until next year plans that will require all new vehicles to be equipped with GPS-based anti-theft vehicle tracking systems.The country's National Traffic Council (CONTRAN) issued a new resolution November 24 that says all new passenger ...
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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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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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ArticleIndia leads in German outsourcing
India is the preferred destination for German countries that want to outsource services.According to a survey by Germany’s Steria Mummert Consulting, 26 percent of the companies polled said India was the preferred outsourcing destination.Outsourcing is on the rise in Germany, with 62 percent of all companies infavor of moving some ...
