All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 69
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ArticleOpel promises top infotainment features for Adam small car
A premium-inspired "starlight" roof is an option on the new Opel Adam (Photo: GM)Opel said it is raising the bar for infotainment options in the small-car segment when it introduces its new Adam model at the Paris auto show in September.The German unit of General Motors said the Adam will ...
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ArticleFrost predicts sharp rise in in-car displays
At the CES in January, Delphi showed how to spread information across various in-car displays (Photo: Delphi)The number of in-car displays will rise sharply as infotainment becomes a more important part of the car, Frost & Sullivan said in a report.The researchers predicted that the market for central displays in ...
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ArticleGartner: Global IT spending to rise 3 pc in 2012
 Gartner says IT consultants are in demand, but global IT spending remains lackluster (Photo: Gartner)Global IT spending is set to rise 3 pc in 2012 to 3.6 trillion dlrs, with investments in cloud-based services posting particularly strong growth, according to a Gartner forecast.The market researchers said the increase is ...
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ArticleGerman ADAC chief: Connected cars almost there
ADAC President Meyer said natural gas is a strong alternative to electricity for powering cars (Photo: ADAC)The head of Germany's largest automobile club, the ADAC, said connected cars will shortly be a reality on German and European roads, but electrification of vehicles is still a work in progress."The networked future ...
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ArticleIVI Global Summit - London
The IVI conference will discuss smartphone integration and other key infotainment issues (Photo: BMW)London will host an in-vehicle infotainment summit this September that focuses on the integration of Apps and devices in the car.The two-day Global Summit, organized by London Business Conferences, takes place Sept 25-26 and features a speaker ...
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ArticleMazda to start leasing Demio EV in Japan
Fully harging a Demio EV’s lithium-ion batteries takes 8 hours (Photo: Mazda)Mazda Motor will start leasing its Demio EV model to local authorities and corporate customers in Japan starting in October.The Japanese carmaker said the electric vehicle, which is a derivative of its combustion-engine-powered Demio model, has an electric driving ...
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ArticleVW acquires all of Porsche
Porsche recently launched its new Boxster S (Photo: Porsche)Volkswagen Group is buying the 50.1 pc of Porsche it doesn't already own, paving the way for the full integration of the sports car maker into Europe's largest automotive company.Volkswagen will pay 4.46 billion euros and one VW share to Porsche SE, ...
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ArticleDell to acquire software maker Quest
Dell is acquiring Quest in a move that will expand the company's software capabilities in systems management, security and other areas.The US-based computer and IT services group said it hopes the acquisition will bolster its competitive position in delivering end-to-end IT solutions."The addition of Quest will enable Dell to deliver ...
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ArticleBerlin researchers worry that hackers copy whole factories
Lindner wouldn’t drive a connected car todayData security tops the agenda of many CIOs.Lax handling of information security can threaten companies’ technological edge ”“ and drivers’ safety. In a discussion with automotiveIT, professional hacker and data security consultant Felix "FX" Lindner and Sandro Gaycken, a security researcher at the Free ...
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ArticlePaintable battery addresses key EV issue
Researchers at Rice University have developed a "paintable" lithium-ion battery that could help improve the design and weight of electric vehicles.The researchers have developed a battery that can be spray-painted in layers on virtually any surface. Each layer represents a traditional battery component.The technology "allows all kinds of new design ...
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ArticleToyota, BMW broaden pact and may build joint sports car
Toyota’s Toyoda (left) and BMW’s Reithofer agree to step up cooperation (Photo: BMW)Toyota and BMW last week said they plan to broaden their cooperation in technologies that will help define the cars of tomorrow.The two automakers said they will explore cooperation possibilities in the areas of powertrain electrification, lightweight technologies, ...
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ArticleRenault selects HP for EV Cloud services
HP will provide a range of telematics services that will help Renault improve its EV offering (Photo: HP)Renault has selected HP to help develop telematics services for its growing electric vehicle range.The US based IT group said the French carmaker had chosen HP to host its European IT infrastructure and ...
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ArticleVW appoints Telekom exec to head IT security
Guenther Nast (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group has appointed Guenther Nast head of IT security.The 47 year old informatics graduate took up his new position with the carmaker June 29. He joins VW from Deutsche Telekom, where he served most recently as senior vice president for data and IT security.VW's human resources ...
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ArticleEuro NCAP includes autonomous braking in star ratings
Continental, which makes brake assist technology, welcomes Euro NCAP’s move (Photo: Continental)Euro NCAP will include cars' autonomous emergency braking systems in its star ratings from 2014.The European car safety assessment company said autonomous emergency braking systems, which are still rare on European cars, can reduce accidents by up to 27 ...
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ArticleSurvey confirms young car drivers need to be "always on"
JCI’s 2011 concept vehicle, the ie:3, features some of the features that young car buyers want (Photo: JCI)A survey of 2,800 so-called "digital natives" confirmed that people in their twenties and thirties need full connectivity in their cars.US-based Johnson Controls (JCI) surveyed young people in Germany, Great Britain, China and ...
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ArticleWith Yammer acquisition, Microsoft to offer more cloud-based software
Yammer provides an internal business communication platform for companies (Photo: Yammer)With the planned acquisition of the Yammer social-networking company, Microsoft plans to further expand its offering of cloud-based services.The US-based s0ftware group said it will pay 1.2 billion dlrs in cash for Yammer, which provides a business-oriented social networking service ...
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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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ArticleEurope's biggest driving simulator inaugurated
It took three years to build the Stuttgart simulator (Photo: IVK)Stuttgart University inaugurated Europe's biggest driving simulator this week after three years of construction.The University's Institute for Internal Combustion Engines and Automotive Engineering (IVK) hopes the simulator will boost research to reduce accidents and lower traffic-related energy consumption.The simulator is ...
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ArticleEU's Kroes: Europe needs a Cloud strategy
Kroes, seen here meeting with Fiat Chief Sergio Marchionne, wants Cloud computing to help improve competitiveness (Photo: EU Commission)European Union Commissioner Neelie Kroes this week made an impassioned plea for a European Cloud strategy, saying a coordinated approach to the new technology could generate major savings for businesses and private ...
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ArticleWalldorf - SAP partner conference
SAP partners want a joint strategy to cooperate with the business software maker (Photo: SAP)The SAP community will discuss IT security, compliance and other key issues when it holds its annual partner conference on Oct 17 near the SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany.The event, organized by the International Association for ...
