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ArticleGerman app downloads jump 80 pc in 2012
(Photo: Apple)App downloads soared in Germany last year as consumers bought more smartphones and tablets.Bitkom, the country's high-tech industry association, said app downloads jumped 80 pc to more than 1.7 billion in 2012."The megatrend toward mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets is unbroken," said Tobias Arns, a mobile ...
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ArticleSurvey: Independent IT consultants earn 79 euros an hour
As the role of IT grows, consultants can charge higher rates (Photo: Kuka)Independent IT and engineering consultants can command higher fees as demand for IT services continues to pick up, according to a survey of German IT specialists.According to the survey, which was conducted this month by the Gulp ...
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ArticleGermany's IT sector expects further growth in 2013
Bitkom says German IT companies continue to have trouble filling vacancies (Photo: Bitkom)Three-quarter of Germany's IT and telecommunications companies expect higher sales in the first half of 2013, while 14 pc expect stable revenues, according to a survey by Germany's high-tech association, Bitkom.About 11 pc see business declining in ...
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ArticleNTT Data appoints new European CEO
Patrizio Mapelli (Photo: NTT Data)NTT Data has appointed Patrizio Mapelli to lead its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mapelli will also be in charge of the key German business.Mapelli, who currently heads NTT Data's Italian operations and is also in charge of the IT consultancy's enterprise ...
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ArticleCAR Symposium: Conti CEO provides automated driving timetable
Conti CEO Degenhart: In future, drivers can watch a movie while sitting behind the wheel(Photo: Arjen BongardBOCHUM -- Partially automated driving will be possible in three years, Continental CEO Elmar Degenhart said Tuesday.The head of the major German automotive supplier said that by 2016 some form of automated driving ...
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ArticleADAC ranks front lighting systems
Germany's ADAC says new lighting technology improves safety (Photo: ADAC)The new Volkswagen Golf has the best front lighting system among competitors in the lower-medium-sized segments, according to a recent test.The ADAC, Germany's largest automobile club, looked at the relative merits of the various systems and concluded that the Golf's ...
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ArticleCompanies have many ERP systems - German study
US-based Oracle is one of the biggest providers of ERP software (Photo: Oracle)Companies often have many - some more than 100 - enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, but most would like to settle for just one, according to a study of German mid-sized and bigger corporations.The poll, conducted by consultants ...
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ArticleHanover researchers work on better headlights
Intelligent lighting systems could adjust beams automatically (Photo: Daimler)Researchers at Leibniz University in Hanover are developing a new automotive lighting system that gives drivers a clearer view of the road and makes their car more visible at night.The researchers, who work in the university's Institute of Product Development, are building ...
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ArticleRenault tops sales of EVs in Germany
Renault COO Carlos Tavares tries out a Twizy at a press event in late 2011 (Photo: Renault)Renault was the biggest seller of full electric vehicles in Germany in the first five months of 2012.The French carmaker sold 600 battery-powered Kangoo and Fluence models in Europe's biggest car market during the ...
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ArticleGerman IT industry sees further job growth
IT jobs are growing but communication industry positions declined in Germany (Photo: Topslash/Wikimedia)German IT companies employed more people in 2011 and that trend is set to continue this year.In 2011, the information and communication industry boosted jobs by 18,000 to 866,000, said BITKOM, the country's IT industry association. In 2012, ...
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ArticleGermany's BITKOM: Basel III could hurt IT industry
EU member nations are planning to tighten rules governing bank lendingGermany's IT lobby warns that plans for a Europe-wide tightening of credit regulation under the so-called "Basel III" rules will negatively affect many small and medium-sized IT companies.The European Union is currently discussing new rules that would force banks ...
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ArticleGerman testers: In-car electronics hard to handle for many drivers
Drivers worry about being distracted but they also appreciate new safety and comfort featuresFor most drivers many new electronics functions in passenger cars are difficult to manage, according to a recent survey carried out in Germany by DEKRA, a major testing and certification company.In the survey, 77 pc of all ...
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ArticlePLM suppliers in Germany see strong growth continuing
The PLM industry is benefiting from strong demand through the IT sector (Photo: wikipedia)PLM software suppliers in Germany see strong growth continuing despite expectations of an economic slowdown this year.At a meeting in February of the sendler\circle, an association of PLM service providers in Germany, company representatives said growth in ...
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ArticleRussia to overtake Germany as biggest European car market
Russia is set to become the world’s 5th largest national market(Photo: Dmitry Azovtsev, wikimedia)Russia is set to overtake Germany as Europe's biggest market this year, according to the Center of Automotive Management (CAM).The German automotive think tank predicted that sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Russia ...
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ArticleGerman top execs don't see need for more data security - poll
Consultants Steria Mummert find views differ on data security measures in German companies (Photo: Singapore government)A majority of German top executives don't see any need for more data security in their companies, according to a survey by consultants Steria Mummert.The poll, conducted in the second half of 2011 among 205 ...
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ArticleIn embedded systems, standardization seen as key
Embedded systems in the car will grow, according to a German survey (Photo: ESG)FUERSTENFELDBRUCK, Germany -- Automakers and suppliers see standardization as key to the growth of embedded systems, according to a survey of decision makers in the auto and aerospace industry.They also believe hardware and software can in future ...
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ArticlePeugeot, Deutsche Bahn look into car-sharing
Peugeot and Germany's national railway system, Deutsche Bahn, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a car-sharing program in the country. Peugeot is keen to expand its "Mu by Peugeot" car-sharing initiative and the two companies will assess the feasibility of providing cars at around 100 German rail ...
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ArticleGermany prepares for big car-to-x communication test
Live car-to-X tests will be conducted in and around Frankfurt (Photo: SimTD)Germany is getting ready for a large field test of car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication.SimTD, which is the German acronym for Safe Intelligent Mobility - Test Area Germany, this week presented asystem that will be tested with a fleet of ...
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ArticleEnersys to build lithium-ion batteries in Germany
The Duracar Quicc! electric minicar uses lithium-ion batteries with cells from LTC (Photo: GAIA)EnerSys has formalized a joint-venture agreement to produce large-format lithium-ion battery cells in Germany.The US based energy-solutions group said it will have a majority interest in a new joint venture it has formed with GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH, ...
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ArticleGerman electronics industry sets 1st half export record
German electrical and electronic products makers set an export record in the first six months of the year.The companies exported 74 billion euros worth of products, up 11 pc from a year earlier, according to the ZVEI, the country's electrical and electronics industry association.Exports to China and the US were ...
