All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 31

  • smart city.automotiveIT
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    Research firm calls for standardized IoT deployments

    2016-05-08T12:09:25Z

    Smart cities need open-source IoT technologies, according to a new report (Photo: Bosch)Without standardized Internet-of Things technologies, realizing tomorrow's smart cities will be more expensive than necessary.A report by Machina Research says that, using current non-standardized  technologies, it would cost 1.12 trillion dlrs to get smart cities up ...

  • apple.automotiveIT
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    With SAP deal, Apple makes another move into business

    2016-05-06T15:36:14Z

    Apple's Tim Cook (l) and SAP's Bill McDermott see mutual benefits of their tie-up (Photo: Apple)Apple announced a partnership with SAP aimed at giving the California-based technology group a stronger position in the business market.Apple and SAP, the world’s biggest business software maker, announced this week that they will ...

  • fca.automotiveIT
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    Fiat Chrysler, Google cooperate on self-driving cars

    2016-05-04T10:25:30Z

    The new Chrysler Pacifica minivan will joint Google's test program (Photo: FCA)Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Google will jointly test self-driving vehicles, allowing the US-Italian carmaker to catch up in an area where it has been seen to be lagging competitors.FCA said Google's self-driving test program will later  this ...

  • planat.automotiveIT
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    Study: Little interest in ERP modernization

    2016-05-02T17:27:27Z

    (Photo:Oracle)Companies are showing relatively little interest in renewing their ERP systems, even when existing software no longer meets current requirements, according to a new study.In a poll conducted for consultants Planat, 79 pc of executives cited high investment costs as the biggest obstacle. A third said they didn't need ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
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    Bosch starts incubator in Sweden

    2016-05-02T17:06:59Z

    In Lund, Bosch has opened its first engineering center in Scandinavia (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a Swedish engineering center that focuses on connected mobility and other new technologies.The German automotive supplier said the new unit, which is located near the southern Swedish city of Lund, is developing software ...

  • tuev.automotiveIT
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    Tuev Sued appoints Schlesinger chief digital officer

    2016-05-02T13:40:04Z

    Dirk Schlesinger (Photo: obs/TÜV SÜD AG/VIRGIL VIDAL)Tuev Sued has appointed former Cisco executive Dirk Schlesinger chief digital officer, as the German testing and certification company responds to the growing importance of digital technologies in the manufacturing industry.Schlesinger will be in charge of a new digital services division that will ...

  • Volkswagen.automotiveIT
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    VW opens up for partners, intensifies focus on EVs

    2016-04-28T18:40:57Z

    VW CEO Mueller's will provide more details on group strategy by mid-year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group will seek partnerships, while focusing on electric vehicles and other new business areas."The era in which our secrtor kept itself apart from everything is now over, once and for all," VW Group CEO Matthias ...

  • zf tags 2016
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    ZF adds cargo checking to Openmatics platform

    2016-04-26T15:14:25Z

    In future, ZF won't just connect vehicles, but also freight (Photo: ZF)ZF has developed a bluetooth-enabled tagging system that will let logistics companies monitor the state ofcargo that is being transported.The automotive supplier’s “deTAGtive logistics” software will enhance ZF’s fleet management platform, which is marketed by its Openmatics division.The ...

  • magna.automotiveIT
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    Magna plans to buy automotive electronics specialist Telemotive

    2016-04-26T14:26:13Z

    Magna wants to gain electronics expertise through its Telemotive acquisition (Photo: Telemotive)Magna International has signed a purchase agreement to buy Germany's Telemotive, an engineering service provider in the field of automotive electronics. The acquisition aims to bolster the Canadian automotive supplier group's expertise in digital technologies.Magna said that, once ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
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     “One out of every two open positions at Bosch involves IT or software”

    2016-04-26T13:45:43Z

    Pritsch wants to network all Robert Bosch processes (Photo: Claus Dick)The Bosch Group championed hot topics such as digitization, networked products and Industry 4.0 at an early stage. In an interview, CIO Elmar Pritsch explains the focus of the Stuttgart-based technology company in its individual business areas and how ...

  • capgemini.automotiveIT
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    NTT Data's Mehl joins Capgemini Consulting

    2016-04-25T15:22:19Z

    Rainer Mehl (Photo: NTT Data)Rainer Mehl, previously head of manufacturing at consultants NTT Data, has joined Capgemini as senior vice president and head of digital operations for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.The 52-year-old, who is based in Munich, joins Capgemini's German country board and will focus on advising customers in ...

  • cybercrime.automotiveIT
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    Survey: Manufacturing companies under threat from cybercrime

    2016-04-25T14:57:37Z

    Manufacturing companies are particularly threatened by surging levels of cybercrime, according to a new study.Germany's high-tech industry association Bitkom polled 504 manufacturers and found that two thirds of them had been the target of data theft, industrial esponiage or sabotage in the past two years. Bitkom puts the financial damage ...

  • emissions.automotiveIT
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    Automakers: New emissions test regime needed

    2016-04-25T14:28:33Z

    (Photo: Ruben de Rijcke https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8735834)Automakers conceded that laboratory tests of exhaust emissions don't accurately reflect real driving conditions and called for the adoption of a new test regime.Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and the UK Department for Transport last week released reports showing that emissions from diesel cars ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW swung to 2015 net loss on 16.9 billion euro diesel charge

    2016-04-22T16:33:30Z

    Without diesel costs, VW said 2015 would have been a good year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen swung to an after-tax loss in 2015 after it took a 16.2 billion euro extraordinary charge to account for costs related to its US emission-test cheating.The German carmaker said after-tax earnings swung to a 1.36 ...

  • mitsubishi.automotiveIT
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    Mitsubishi admits improper emissions testing in Japan

    2016-04-20T13:45:02Z

    The eK Wagon is one of the Mitsubishi models that has higher emissions than shown in tests (Photo: Mitsubishi)Mitsubish Motors said it had improperly conducted emission tests for four Japanese mini-cars, including two models it manufactures for Nissan.The Japanese carmaker said in a statement that it used improper testing ...

  • hyundai.automotiveit
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    Hyundai chooses Cisco for connected-car technology

    2016-04-19T15:21:25Z

    Hyudai will work with Cisco to speed up data moving into and out of its vehicles (Graphic: Hyundai)Hyundai Motor said it is teaming up with Cisco to develop new connected-vehicle technologies.The Korean car company said it will work with Cisco, a US-based IT and networking group, on building the ...

  • emc.automotiveIT
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    EMC poll: Independent IT divisions could disappear by 2019

    2016-04-19T12:11:05Z

    (Graphic: EMC)Independent IT divisions could be gone in three years, according to a majority of IT executives polled by EMC.The cloud computing specialist in February interviewed 2,741 IT decision makers and business managers across companies in 13 countries. One of the key findings was that 58 pc of CIOs ...

  • oracle.automotiveIT
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    Oracle to acquire Crosswise

    2016-04-19T10:58:40Z

    Crosswise links end-user devices to individuals using them (Photo: Crosswise)Oracle agreed to acquire Crosswise, a provider of machine-learning based cross-device data in the cloud, for a reported 50 million dlrs.The US computer technology group said the move will give it access to a team of highly trained data scientists ...

  • future connected cars.automotiveIT
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    Future connected cars USA - Santa Clara

    2016-04-15T14:28:45Z

    Future connected cars USA, a conference on the connectivity revolution in the car industry, will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center May 10-12.The conference theme is "Maximizing revenues from future technologies and anticipating industry disruption."The three-day event will feature sessions on autonomous drive, building partnerships to benefit from ...

  • kuka.automotiveIT
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    Industrial robot sales up 8 pc in 2015

    2016-04-15T11:30:14Z

    In 2015, China was the biggest market for industrial robots (Photo: Kuka)Sales of industrial robots rose 8 pc in 2015 to a record 240,000 units, according to the World Robotics Federation (IFR). The greatest demand was registered by the auto industry."In the age of Industry 4.0, the automotive industry ...