All Digital enterprise articles – Page 35
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ArticleStudy: Industry revenue is hit by data losses
An EMC poll shows that unplanned downtime and data losses cost companies money (Graphic: EMC)German companies and larger public organizations have posted 33.6 billion euros less revenue in the past 12 months because they have lost data as a result of a technical problem, according to a new study.The ...
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ArticleKrueger to succeed Reithofer as next BMW CEO May 13
Krueger's appointment is part of a generational change at BMW (Photo: BMW)BMW's head of production, Harald Krueger, will become the next CEO of the German premium car maker in May. He will succeed Norbert Reithofer, who will become chairman of the BMW supervisory board.BMW also announced that Klaus Froelich, ...
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ArticleIn surprise move, BMW's Diess to head VW passenger car brand
Diess has headed BMW's R&D since 2012 (Photo: BMW)In a surprise move, BMW R&D chief Herbert Diess will move to Volkswagen  to head the brand's core VW passenger car brand. He will take over  - on October 1, 2015 - from VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn, who ...
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ArticleTomTom acquires Fleetlogic
TomTom has acquired Fleetlogic, a leading Dutch provider of fleet management services, in a bid to strengthen its position in the European fleet market.The Amsterdam-based location and mapping services group said Fleetlogic will add 27,000 subscriptions to the installed base of TomTom Telematics. That brings the total of TomTom's installed ...
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ArticleABB, Bosch, Cisco cooperate on smart-home platform
Bosch, ABB and Cisco see the home as an integral part of the internet of things (Photo: BoschABB, Robert Bosch and Cisco are forming a joint venture to develop and operate a smart-home software platform. The three companies expect the Germany-based joint venture to start operations in early 2015.Bosch ...
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ArticleAdding sophistication to in-car voice output
Researchers programmed voice output to remain silent in dangerous situations (Photo: Bielefeld University)Automated voice output systems often add to distraction in the car, when they continue to provide instructions in, for example, a difficult traffic situation. Researchers at Bielefeld University in western Germany have developed a dialog system that ...
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ArticleBMW plans more plug-in hybrids for its core model range
BMW has developed a plug-in hybrid powertrain that can be used across its model range (Photo: BMW)BMW plans to roll out plug-in hybrid versions of all BMW models in the long term. The premium car maker is unveiling a plug-in hybrid 3 Series prototype as well as a range ...
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ArticleGM appoints new connected-consumer chief
Boler-Davis takes over from Mary Chan, who is leaving GM (Photo: GM)Alicia Boler-Davis will take over as head of General Motors' connected-car operations, replacing Mary Chan, who will leave the car company next year. Boler-Davis, currently senior vice president, global quality and customer experience, will hand over quality control ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress - Hanover
Around 500 automotive and IT executives each year attend the Hanover Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Group will host its annual Congress during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover March 19, 2015. The event will focus on the new role IT is playing in tomorrow's car industry. It is ...
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Article2nd-generation QorosQloud set for launch
In China, the QorosQloud infotainment package comes with free 3G connectivity (Photo: Qoros)Qoros Auto is set to unveil the second generation of its QorosQloud infotainment system at the Guangzhou auto show November 20.The China-based car group said the launch of QorosQloud 2.0, which comes as standard with its car ...
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ArticleGermany's Telekom to invest more in tech innovation
Telekom is expanding its venture capital operations to look for new business opportunities (Photo: Deutsche Telekom)Deutsche Telekom plans to invest an additional 500 million euros in venture capital and new technologies in an effort to explore new business opportunities outside its core area of activities.The German telecommunications group said ...
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ArticleAutomotive World - Tokyo
Automotive World features several specialized exhibits and a conference program (Photo:Automotive World)Automotive World, which will focus on new automotive and connected-car technologies, will take place at the Tokyo "Big Site" conference venue January 14 through 16, 2015.Billed as "Japan's largest exhibition and conference for automotive technology," the event consists ...
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ArticleDetroit auto show
More than 800,000 people visited the Detroit auto show in January, 2014 (Photo: NAIAS)The 2015 Detroit auto show will start with two press days January 12 and 13. The first major car show of the year will run though January 25.The Detroit gathering, officially called the North American International ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
(Photo: CES)The International CES, North America's largest consumer electronics show, will have a strong automotive component when it opens January 6.The annual exhibition, which is the first major trade event of the year, will feature two keynote addresses by automaker CEOs, while 10 car companies will have stands in ...
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ArticleCisco sees data-center traffic tripling in 5 years
(Photo: Cisco)Data-center traffic will nearly triple between 2013 and 2018 and cloud-based interactions will represent 76 pc of that traffic, according to a study by Cisco.The US-based networking specialist also predicted that, by 2018, half of the world's population will have residential internet access and 53 pc of them ...
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ArticleEMC acquires 3 cloud companies
(Photo: EMC)EMC has acquired three cloud technology companies in a move to further strengthen its core product offering. The US-based IT group said it has bought The Cloudscaling Group, Maginatics and Spanning Cloud Apps. EMC said the acquisition will help enable it to provide better hybrid cloud services. Cloudscaling ...
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ArticleFord Motor's Fields to deliver keynote at 2015 CES
Ford's Fields (pictured) and Daimler's Zetsche will be top auto-industry speakers at CES 2015 (Photo; Ford)Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields, further increasing the automotive presence at the International CES, will deliver a keynote address at the Las Vegas consumer electronics convention January 6. He will join Daimler CEO Dieter ...
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ArticleMarcy Klevorn to become CIO at Ford Motor Jan 1, 2015
Marcy Klevorn (Photo: Ford Motor)Marcy Klevorn will take over as CIO at Ford Motor Jan 1, 2015, overseeing all information technology services globally at the US automaker. Klevorn succeeds Nick Smither, who is retiring.The announcement of Klevorn's new role coincided with news that Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell ...
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ArticleHandelsblatt Conference: Zetsche cites autonomous potential for trucks
MUNICH -- Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said autonomous driving technologies may have even bigger potential for trucks than for passenger cars."In trucks it's not a nice-to-have, but it's a must," Zetsche told the Handelsblatt Auto Summit. He said autonomously driven trucks can enjoy a 5 percent reduction in fuel consumption, ...
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ArticleHandelsblatt Conference: Winterkorn sees growth potential in digitalization
MUNICH -- New automotive technologies and the increasing digitalization of all aspects of the car business are providing growth opportunities for the auto industry, Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Group, said Thursday.In an address to the Handelsblatt Automotive Summit, the head of Europe's biggest automaker also said he didn't fear ...
