All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 93
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ArticleBMW licenses Actano's RPLAN E3 project management software
BMW is buying a group license for Actano's RPLAN e3 software to manage projects of all sizes and have the ability to involve its suppliers in them.Munich-based Actano said in a press release that BMW will have access to all of the project management software features for its planning and ...
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ArticleGerman electronics industry registers Japan impact
Japan’s NHK TV continues to report on efforts to contain the country’s worst nuclear accidentGerman electronics companies are beginning to register component shortages resulting from a Japanese earthquake and the resulting nuclear accident.According to a spot survey conducted by Germany's BITKOM high-tech association, producers and resellers of information and communication ...
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FeatureIn Chinese expansion, AutoNavi acquires PDAger
China's AutoNavi said it has agreed to acquire PDAger Mobility, a location-based service provider in China and a major partner in China Telecom's mobile navigation business.The Chinese provider of digital maps and location-based solutions said it will buy the 80 pc of PDAger it doesn't already own for 8.3 million ...
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ArticleValeo expands electronics research in China
Valeo has several research centers in China, including this one in WuhanValeo is expanding its electronics research capabilities in China in a bid to strengthen its position in high-growth developing markets.The French automotive supplier has opened a new global electronics expertise center in its plant in Shenzhen. It is also ...
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ArticleBosch, CST develop simulation for power electronics
A Bosch electric motorRobert Bosch, Computer Simulation Technology AG and Berlin's Technical University are jointly developing a software package to test energy-efficient power electronics.The project may help the electric-vehicle industry lower costs and speed up development of key technology inside the car.The so-called SOlar project - a German acronym for ...
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ArticleBrussels to CIOs: help build a digital single market
Kroes: CIO views matterEU Commissioner Neelie Kroes last week called on CIOs to help improve Europe's IT infrastructure by together building an EU-wide digital single market.In a speech on the occasion of the European CIO of the Year award, Kroes said CIOs from both the public and private sector need ...
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ArticleSimulation exec says new approach crucial to EV success
Ansys says multi-dimensional simulation is key to developing EVs and batteries (illustration: Ansys)A senior Ansys executive said new thinking about simulation - and a new toolset - is required tosuccessfully master the complexity of developing electric vehicles and the battery systems that power them."This decade is a new era for ...
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ArticleIT set to benefit from nuclear withdrawal, German exec says
GFT Technologies CEO Ulrich DietzThe IT industry would benefit if electricity providers move away from nuclear power toward more alternative energy, the head of a German IT group said.Ulrich Dietz, CEO of Germany's GFT Technologies, said the German IT industry could see 50,000 new jobs resulting directly from an increase ...
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ArticleAudi's new computer center will feature Green IT
Audi has completed the first phase ofa new computer center, which will feature "green IT" aimed at helping the German premium car maker lower its energy costs.Audi hopes the new center will be operational by the middle of 2012.The computer center in Ingolstadt, where Audi has its headquarters, aims to ...
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ArticleExperts agree: lithium-ion will power EVs for a while
The Think City EV has a range of 160 kmAutomotive and battery-industry experts, citing a lack of alternatives, said lithium-ion will be the dominant electric-vehicle battery technology for at least another 15 years."We now have lithium-ion and, if you look at the lead times for introducing new technology, I don't ...
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ArticleFraunhofer's vision of sustainable transportation at Hanover Fair
Segway’s Personal Transporter is one example of new modes of transportation in citiesA German research institute has developed a transportation scenario for Germany that foresees no change in truck traffic, but a decline in passenger cars.The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI said in its "Vision for sustainable ...
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Capgemini sees need to deal with obsolete applications
A Capgemini study identified a pressing need to retire applications that have outlived their usefulness. “We have found that today’s application landscape is often more an obstacle to successful business and IT alignment than a testament to it,” the study concluded. Capgemini surveyed 100 CIOs and IT managers across Europe ...
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ArticleEU's Kroes: "Let's aim high" with European cloud strategy
EU Commissioner Kroes hopes EU strategies will help define global standards in cloud computingNeelie Kroes urged Europe's IT industry last week to "aim high" and help Brussels forge a truly European Cloud computing strategy.The European commissioner in charge of Europe's digital agenda said data protection, interoperability and standardization are three ...
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ArticleOpinion: EV prospects dim as Japan nuclear disaster unfolds
Automakers worldwide are making contingency plans to replace components lost by Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster.But the shutdown of several of the country's nuclear reactors amid growing fears of a major radiation catastrophe will have a much greater long-term impact on the auto industry than a temporary cut in global ...
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ArticleGerman Railway helps Peugeot with EV charging
Peugeot is getting help from the Deutsche Bundesbahn in developing a charging infrastructure for its new iOn plug-in electric vehicle.The French car brand, part of the PSA/Peugeot-Citroen group, said private car owners, companies as well as car dealers will have access to services to be provided by DB Energie, a ...
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ArticleIntel, Fraunhofer cooperate in embedded systems
Fraunhofer and Intel executive signed an agreement during the CeBIT high-tech fairUS chipmaker Intel and Germany's Fraunhofer Institute want to strengthen cooperation in the field of embedded systems.The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding focusing on the development of embedded systems that are based on multi-core architectures.Embedded systems can ...
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ArticleMitsubishi i-MiEV gets 4 EuroNCAP stars
All of the i-MiEV’s electrical systems remained intact in a crashMitsubishi’s i-MiEV battery-electric vehicle received a four-star rating from EuroNCAP, the European car-safety assessment company. Extensive tests were carried out by German testers TUEV Rheinland on behalf of EuroNCAP.The German organization said it was the first time that a full ...
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ArticleAudi USA chooses T-Mobile for Audi Connect
Audi wants to be a leader in in-car connected servicesAudi said T-Mobile will be its wireless carrier in the US for the Audi Connect system.The German premium car maker said it chose T-Mobile because of its reliability, the breadth of its network, its track record in automotive telematics and strong ...
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ArticlecarIT conference, Frankfurt
Following the success of its automotiveDay conference at the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover, automotiveIT is hosting a one-day event covering in-car information technology in September.The conference will focus on the major IT challenges and opportunities the auto industry has today. These include: electric mobility, car-to-car communication, traffic management, driver ...
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ArticleNews analysis: BMW entry moves car-sharing to the next level
With BMW’s announcement this week that it is starting a car-sharing venture with Sixt, the industry is getting serious about finding alternatives to traditional car-ownership models.BMW is the second premium car maker to venture into car sharing. For several years already, competitor Daimler has been developing its car2go scheme, which ...
