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    IT plays crucial role in Ford’s new global strategy

    2010-10-21T07:40:00Z

    Its name says it all: “One Ford.” The strategy that Ford wants to use to boost its presence in global markets is based on the idea of the “global customer.” And IT is playing a big role in making the plan work. The background: customers’ desires and demands are becoming ...

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    Sybase study: IT investments boost profitability

    2010-10-19T09:05:52Z

    Better use of data within a company will substantially boost performance, according to a study by software company Sybase, a unit of Germany’s SAP. According to the study, named “Measuring the business impacts of effective data,” a 10 percent increase in the availability of data will boost sales per worker ...

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    Mann and Hummel’s Ihringer: “We turn business into technology”

    2010-10-15T13:59:11Z

    Ihringer: "Will electric vehicles have air conditioning?"Stefan Ihringer is IT manager at German automotive supplier Mann and Hummel. He studied mathematics and controlling before beginning his professional career as a software developer and database administrator in technical sales at a telecommunications company. After several positions at supplier Robert Bosch and ...

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    ZF's Kraus: IT will help lower costs

    2010-10-15T12:07:47Z

    ZF CIO Peter Kraus in AutomotiveIT interviewPeter Kraus is in charge of corporate IT at ZF Friedrichshafen. In an interview with AutomotiveIT earlier this year, the graduate in mathematics explained the role IT plays at the German automotive supplier.How does IT support the business strategy at ZF?Technology leadership, customer ...