All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 58

  • sap logo.automotiveIT
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    SAP Automotive Forum - Leipzig

    2013-03-20T17:52:39Z

    SAP will focus on car connectivity and new IT opportunities for the car industry when it hosts its 13th annual Automotive Forum June 12 and 13 in Leipzig.The German business software maker plans a two-day meeting that will feature several keynote addresses, customer reports, live demonstrations, an exhibition and a ...

  • big data t-systems.automotiveIT
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    T-Systems, Cloudera to offer cloud-based analytics-as-a-service

    2013-03-20T15:12:40Z

    Big data analytics is a becoming a key offering for T-Systems (Photo: T-Systems)T-Systems has entered into a cooperation with US-based Cloudera to boost its offering of big data analytics.The business services arm of Germany's Deutsche Telekom said it will deliver cloud-based data analytics solutions based on Cloudera's platform for ...

  • bmw-150x150.automotiveIT
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    India's Infosys will manage applications for BMW

    2013-03-20T11:22:29Z

    Infosys said it will manage a range of applications for BMW worldwide under a new five-year contract between the Indian IT consultant and the German premium car maker.Infosys said it will manage applications and services including BMW's global web infrastructure, content management, SAP basic operations and business intelligence systems.BMW will ...

  • manufacturing,automotiveIT
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    PwC survey: Weak auto outlook for 2013

    2013-03-20T11:03:00Z

    Automotive CEOs are pessimistic about 2013, but most don't play layoffs (Photo: Siemens)Only 30 pc of top managers in the auto industry expect sales growth in 2013, according to a survey by consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers.The annual PwC Global CEO Survey shows that the car industry is more pessimistic than other ...

  • ulbrich audi.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: Audi's sets 2015 target of 1 million connected vehicles

    2013-03-07T17:13:50Z

    Mattias Ulbrich (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Audi wants to have 1 million connected Audi vehicles by 2015, up from 200,000 at present, the premium car maker's CIO, Mattias Ulbrich, said Thursday.The premium car maker offers an "Audi connect" package that offers a range of connectivity services, including navigation with ...

  • siemer gorriz daimler.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: Daimler CIO lays out integrated approach to customers

    2013-03-07T16:12:25Z

    Siemer (l) and Gorriz explain Daimler's "Digital Life" to the automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Daimler CIO Michael Gorriz said the premium car maker wants to establish multiple connections with its customers, running from the initial information gathering through the car purchase to the actual use of the ...

  • telekom mauch.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: T-Systems executive urges close customer ties

    2013-03-07T13:28:44Z

    Luz Mauch, T-Systems (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Â A senior T-Systems executive on Thursday said companies should adopt scaleable and secure cloud computing and mobile-collaboration solutions if they want to deal with today's business challenges."Data should be accessible everywhere in the world, for customers and employees - secure, comfortable ...

  • porsche lorenz.automotiveIT
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    AutomotiveIT Congress: IT boss says Porsche is "fast follower" with connected-car services

    2013-03-07T13:06:58Z

    Porsche's Lorenz says cars will continue to be sold by dealers (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Porsche is moving slower with the implementation of car connectivity than the premium auto makers, the brand's IT manager, Sven Lorenz, said Thursday."That's because our drivers really want to drive, rather than play," Lorenz ...

  • Ford AppLink.automotiveIT
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    Ford strengthens commitment to open-source development

    2013-03-01T12:58:02Z

    Ford's AppLink connects a smartphone to the car's infotainment (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor will work with the open-source GENIVI alliance to speed up independent app development for its in-car infotainment systems.The news follows an announcement earlier this year that independent app developers would get access to Ford's systems.Ford said in ...

  • volvo.automotiveIT
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    Volvo implements always-on high beams

    2013-02-27T14:45:26Z

    Volvo's technology shades only the light that would blind another driver (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars will next week unveil a new lighting technology that lets drivers keep their high beams on all the time without blinding other motorists.The Swedish premium car maker said it will demonstrate at the Geneva auto ...

  • Spotify ford.automotiveIT
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    With Spotify, Ford boosts infotainment offering

    2013-02-25T18:36:25Z

    Spotify will require an iPhone App to be used in Ford vehicles (Photo: Ford)The Spotify music streaming service will be available through Ford's Sync Applink, the US carmaker said Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The agreement marks the first time Spotify, which has a catalog of more ...

  • daimler.bangalore.automotiveIT
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    Focus on IT at Daimler's new Bangalore r&d facility

    2013-02-25T12:29:12Z

    Daimler's r&d facility in Bangalore employs 1,200 people (Photo: Daimler)Daimler officially opened a new r&d center in Bangalore, strengthening its activities in the growing Indian market.The German premium car maker said the facility, which employs 1,200 people, is the biggest of its kind in India. Bangalore also has a ...

  • gm 4G.automotiveIT
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    GM plans embedded 4G connectivity globally

    2013-02-25T11:29:15Z

    GM's embedded 4G infrastructure will let passengers connect to an in-vehicle hotspot (Photo: GM)General Motors plans to equip next-generation models with embedded 4G LTE sim cards, paving the way for a greater array of services to be available to the connected car.The US automaker announced at the Mobile World ...

  • VW.automotiveIT
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    VW to build 1-liter XL1 plug-in hybrid

    2013-02-22T16:29:06Z

    The XL1 is based on a 12-year old vision of VW Chairman Piech (Photo: VW)Volkswagen said it will build the 1 liter XL1 plug-in hybrid, a pet project of its chairman, Ferdinand Piech,The car, first shown at the Qatar auto show in January, 2011, is based on a 12-year-old ...

  • NISSAN.automotiveIT
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    Renault, Nissan open new advanced research center in Silicon Valley

    2013-02-22T16:13:22Z

    The new r&d center will focus on autonomous driving and connected vehicles(Photo: Nissan)Renault and Nissan opened a new advanced research center that will specialize in autonomous driving and connected cars.The center, which is located in California's Silicon Valley, will focus on three initial projects: the development of autonomous vehicles, ...

  • google.automotiveIT
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    Report: Mobile app downloads soaring

    2013-02-21T17:46:40Z

    Google Play is a major source of mobile app downloads (Photo: Google)Mobile app downloads more than doubled in 2012 and will continue to grow rapidly through 2017, a new research report says.The report by Berg Insight, a Swedish market analysis company, said mobile app downloads soared to 60.1 billion ...

  • rtt.automotiveIT
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    RTT, Canon combine virtual-reality products

    2013-02-21T17:18:52Z

    3D imaging can help speed up design and engineering processes (Photo: RTT)RTT and Canon are joining forces to help companies speed up development times in the product design process.RTT, a Germany-based 3d software specialist, said it has agreed with Canon, a Japanese maker of digital imaging hardware and software, ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW licenses Microsoft's exFAT technology

    2013-02-21T13:42:40Z

    BMW wants to transfer large amounts of data to and from the car (Photo: BMW)BMW has signed a patent licensing agreement that will allow it to use Microsoft's extended file allocation table (exFAT), a file system that makes it easier to transport large amounts of data.The premium car maker ...

  • Delphi.NXP.automotiveIT
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    Delphi strengthens ties with NXP

    2013-02-21T13:24:10Z

    Delphi is a major provider of automotive infotainment systems (Photo: Delphi)Delphi  is making NXP one of its strategic core suppliers as it extends a long-term relationship in automotive electronics.NXP, a Netherlands-based semiconductor group, said a recently signed new agreement with Delphi encompasses a range of automotive semicondocutor applications ...

  • brazil.cebit.automotiveIT
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    Brazilian IT firms target CeBIT

    2013-02-21T08:37:07Z

    (Photo: Wikimedia)At least 12 Brazilian IT firms will be present at this year's CeBIT high-tech fair, as the country attempts to boost the global competitiveness of its IT sectorSoftex, Brazil's software industry association, is organizing the companies' presence at the annual fair in Hanover. Brazil was CeBIT's partner country ...