All Study articles – Page 4

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    Study: EV brands matter, but features are more important

    2010-11-09T09:57:38Z

    The Tazzari Zero will need many features to compete successfully in the EV marketConsumer will pay a premium for an electric vehicle from a well-known brand, but they will pay even more for vehicles with better features.This is one of the outcomes of a survey of more than 500 potential ...

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    Booz study: Auto r&d took big hit in '09

    2010-11-05T09:59:09Z

    R&d spending in the global auto industry took a big hit in 2009, according to a study by consultants Booz & Company.According to the report, which looked at the world's 1,000 biggest r&d spenders, global automotive r&d outlays dropped more than 12 billion dollars to an aggregate 85.2 billion dollars ...

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    From Parma to Shanghai with no one at the wheel

    2010-10-29T06:37:15Z

    Four driver-less electric vehicles have completed a four-month 15,000 km trip, as part of a research project conducted by the University of Parma in Italy.The university said it was the longest test to date for vehicles without a driver at the wheel.The university’s Vislab autonomous driving laboratory conducted the experiment ...

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    Study: Computer crime on the rise in Germany

    2010-10-27T09:15:00Z

    Computer crime is on the rise in Germany, in particular in the automobile, electronics and machine-building industries, according to a study by consultants KPMG. The reason: more companies and people are networked, which lets information flow more freely than ever before.In the "E-Crime Study 2010," which polled 500 executives in ...

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    Study: European IT providers well-positioned for growth

    2010-10-25T13:08:11Z

    European IT providers are better-positioned than their US competitors for long-term sales and earnings growth, according to a study conducted by German strategy consultants Roland Berger.According to the study, European IT providers outperformed US rivals in both sales and earnings growth in the 1998-2007 period. They also compared favorably to ...

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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 ...