All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 57
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ArticlePND shipments seen falling as alternatives find favor
As PND sales slumped, navigation specialist TomTom's revenue dropped 17 pc in 2012 (Photo: TomTom)Sales of personal navigation devices (PNDs) are set to decline sharply in coming years as consumers opt for alternatives, according to a report by Berg Insight.The analysts predicted that PND sales will fall to 17 ...
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ArticleVW to start selling EVs in China from 2014
Volkswagen Group will start selling electric vehicles in China from 2014 as part of its overall strategy to become a world leader in green mobility.The German automaker also reaffirmed plans to boost its footprint in the world's biggest car market by investing almost 10 billion euros over the next three ...
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ArticleCompanies slow to upgrade software - consultants
Software upgrades are unpopular with IT staff (Photo: Google)Companies are slow to upgrade important business software, according to a study by German consultants Steria Mummert.And once one update has been skipped, the next one will be even bigger, the consultants warn. That means more work and a greater risk ...
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ArticlePoll: Mobile apps put corporate data at risk
Most business travelers use mobile apps (Photo: Wikimedia)Smartphone apps are endangering corporate data security, according to a poll by the German Travel Association (DRV).The association, which represents the German travel sector, interviewed 100 CEOs and 250 employees who regularly take business trips. The poll found that 65 pc of ...
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ArticleGerman robot maker Kuka expands in US
Kuka is one of the world's biggest makers of industrial robots (Photo: Kuka)German industrial robot maker Kuka is boosting its presence in the US through the acquisition of the plant engineering business of privately owned Utica Companies. Utica is a Michigan-based welding equipment specialist with a focus on the ...
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ArticleMercedes opens biggest sales training center in China
Chengdu is the biggest Mercedes sales training center outside Germany (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz has opened a new sales training center in Chengdu in southwestern China, the biggest of its kind outside Germany. It is the sixth Chinese facility operated by the premium car division of Germany's Daimler.The center is capable ...
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ArticleTRW launches scalable video camera
TRW's video camera sensor is slightly taller than a 1 euro coin (Photo: TRW)TRW Automotive, expecting strong demand for camera systems, has started production of a scalable video camera that can provide additional safety functions in the car.The US based supplier also said it is investing in an electronics ...
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ArticlePC shipments fall sharply in 1st quarter
Sales of Dell PCs fell more than 10 pc (Photo: Dell)Worldwide PC shipments plunged 13.9 pc in the first quarter of 2013, as buyers switched to tablets and smartphones.Market researchers IDC said PC shipments fell to 76.3 million units in the first quarter. The 13.9 pc drop was more ...
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ArticleIEA sees too many national differences in EV policies
The International Energy Agency (IEA) cited progress in advanced vehicle technologies, but said too many different national fuel-economy standards and too few comprehensive regional fuel-economy standards are holding back growth. The agency also said incentives will be required for years to come.In a report on the world's progress to low-carbon ...
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ArticleEU car sales plunge 10.2 pc in March
European sales are hurt by continuing economic uncertainty (Photo: EIB)Passenger car sales in the European Union fell 10.2 pc in March, posting the 18th consecutive monthly decline, the European auto industry association, ACEA, said Wednesday.Unit sales fell to 1.307 million in March from 1.455 million a year earlier. Sales ...
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ArticleCovisint launches new automotive supplier portal
Covisint has launched a new cloud-based collaboration platform for automotive suppliers.The US based cloud services company, which is a subsidiary of technology group Compuware, said its new global platform connects more than 80,000 organizations and eight major auto manufacturers.Covisint has teamed up with Akamai, a US based provider of cloud ...
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ArticlePanasonic acquires Aupeo
Aupeo is available on BMW vehicles (Photo: Aupeo)Panasonic has acquired the Aupeo content and audio streaming service in a bid to enhance the Japanese consumer electronics group's infotainment offering for the global car industry"Providing connected services and mobile content delivery that both appeal to consumers and enable product differentiation ...
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ArticleBMW makes push to include EVs in business fleets
The electric BMW i3, shown here as a coupe concept, will be launched later this year (Photo: BMW)BMW's is stepping up efforts to include electric vehicles in corporate fleets.Alphabet International, the leasing and business mobility arm of the German premium car maker, is rolling out a program called AlphaElectric ...
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ArticleGarmin to provide Mercedes navigation
Garmin unveiled its K2 infotainment platform in January (Photo: Garmin)Garmin will provide global navigation systems that will be integrated into the infotainment system of future Mercedes-Benz models.The Switzerland-based satellite navigation company said the Mercedes systems will show navigation and maps on the in-dash display and will also provide access ...
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ArticleHonda, Acura to show concepts in Shanghai
Acura will show a global concept in Shanghai (Photo: Honda)Honda will show a car concept at the Shanghai auto show that will indicate the direction of a new model it will be launching in the important Chinese market at a later date.The Japanese car group said its Acura brand ...
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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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ArticleStudy: Tech M&A up sharply in 2012
(Photo: IDC)Global merger and acquisition activity in the technology sector rose sharply in 2012, but the value of the transactions accomplished declined, according to a new report.The study from market researchers International Data Corp (IDC) found that the total number of deals done last year rose 14.2 pc to ...
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ArticleDaimler starts product development for vans in China
Daimler and Fujian Motor executives officially opened the new center (Photo: Daimler)Daimler's Chinese joint venture officially opened a new product development center for vans this week, as the German premium car and truck group continues to broaden the geographical spread of its operations.The center, located in Fuzhou in southeastern ...
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ArticleBohr steps down as Bosch automotive chief
Bohr has run Bosch's automotive operations for the past 10 years (Photo: Bosch)Bernd Bohr is leaving his post as the head of the automotive division of Robert Bosch.Bohr, 56, has been in charge of the biggest division of the German automotive supplier for almost 10 years and has worked ...
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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 ...
