All Digital enterprise articles – Page 43
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ArticleFrankfurt auto show - IAA
The bi-annual Frankfurt auto show, also known as the IAA, will be held in Frankfurt in September as the European market continues to suffer from declining car sales.The show, the world's biggest, will kick off with two press days September 10 and 11, followed by two trade days September 12 ...
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ArticleCisco study: Drivers want connectivity, trust technology
Consumers say they are happy to let technology drive the car (Photo: Cisco)A new study shows how information and communication technology is assuming an ever bigger role in the entire automotive value chain. A majority of consumers polled for the study also expressed confidence that technology can replace the ...
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ArticleUS auto club: Hands-free still distracts drivers
Sensors attached to testers' heads measured brain activity in the AAA study (Photo: AAA)New research shows that hands-free technologies do little to keep drivers' attention focused on the act of driving.The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a non-profit organization, said "dangerous mental distractions" result from drivers' hands-free operation of ...
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ArticleAt Ford, robots drive test cars
Ford's robotic testers are built with Utah-based Autonomous Solutions (Photo: Ford)At Ford, robots have begun to replace some human drivers when road tests are considered too strenuous for humans.The US car maker said it is using robots in a pilot program for durability testing of its new full-size Transit ...
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ArticleInrix: US traffic congestion up 9.4 pc on year
US traffic congestion varied in line with regional economic developments (Photo: Inrix)US traffic congestion jumped a sharp 9.4 pc in April from a year earlier, but traffic intensity varied widely from one region to the next, according to the Inrix Gridlock Index (IGI).The indicatormeasures congestion on the basis of ...
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ArticleEU Commission moves to adopt eCall emergency system by 2015
Europe moved one step closer Thursday to an automated emergency calling system for all cars with the adoption by the European Commission of two pieces of legislation to turn the plan into reality.The executive body of the 27-nation European Union adopted a regulation outlining the type-approval requirements needed for the ...
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ArticleFaurecia, Dortmund University start metals research
Faurecia is a large maker of automotive seating systems (Photo: Faurecia)Faurecia, one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, and the Technical University of Dortmund have opened a joint research center for metals processing.ReCIMP (Research Center for Industrial Metal Processing) will develop new manufacturing technologies as well as components for ...
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ArticleSiemens acquires production planning specialist Preactor
Sri Lankan tire maker DSI uses Preactor software to schedule production across several sites (Photo: Preactor)Siemens has acquired production software specialist Preactor, as the German group continues to expand its offering of industry software.Preactor is a UK based maker of production planning and scheduling software. Its advanced planning software ...
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ArticleIn new cloud move, IBM to acquire SoftLayer
IBM and SoftLayer will target new customers (Photo: IBM)IBM has signed a definitive agreement to buy SoftLayer technologies in a bid to strengthen its cloud-based services offering.The US-based IT group said the acquisition will help speed business adoption of public and private cloud solutions. "With SoftLayer, IBM will accelerate ...
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ArticleVW supports more IT research at Stanford University
VW does research on projects such as the "mobility companion" at its California electronics lab (Photo: VW)The Volkswagen Group is making an additional 1.7 million dlrs available to Stanford University to explore new areas of automotive innovation.The grant marks a continuation of the cooperation between the German carmaker and ...
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ArticleDassault Systemes plans acquisition to boost plant software offering
Dassault sees growing interest in digital manufactureing (Photo: Dassault Systemes)Dassault Systemes is planning to acquire Apriso in a move to strengthen its position in manufacturing software solutions.The Paris based maker of 3d design software and product lifecycle management products said it will pay about 205 million dlrs for the ...
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ArticleToyota to launch big-data traffic information in Japan
Toyota says big data will provide enhanced navigation information (Photo: Toyota)Toyota is planning to launch a new traffic information service in Japan that will make extensive use of big data on vehicle locations and speeds, road conditions and other telematics-based information.The Japanese carmaker said it plans to make data ...
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ArticleStudy: German companies investing more in IT security
Hacker attacks and random cloud computing are seen as the biggest data security risks (Photo: AVG)Companies are investing more in IT security and data protection, according to a recent study.Most companies polled by Germany's National Initiative for Information and Internet Security  (NIFIS) expected to significantly increase their spending ...
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ArticleConti, Oerlikon to jointly develop EV transmissions
Greater powertrain efficiency could enhance EVs' driving range. Pictured is the Renault Fluence Z.E. (Photo: Renault)Germany's Continental and Switzerland's Oerlikon will jointly develop and market integrated motor and transmission systems for hybrid and electric vehicles.The aim of the cooperation is to improve the efficiency of electric powertrains by improving ...
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ArticleBosch CEO: EV range at least 300km by 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tests an EV charger at a Berlin summit on electric mobility (Photo: government)Electric vehicles will have a range of at least 300km by 2020, Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner predicted.If the projection becomes reality it would all but eliminate one of the big reservations car buyers ...
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ArticleBetter Place's battery-switching model meets untimely end
A Renault Fluence Z.E. exits a Better Place battery switching station at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands (Photo: Better Place)Better Place filed a motion to dissolve the company this weekend, having failed to build a commercially viable electric-vehicle battery switching infrastructure.The Israel-based company said that, despite several measures taken ...
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ArticleKaspersky becomes main IT security provider to Ferrari
Ferrari opted for Kaspersky because the internet security specialist could meet its special requirements (Photo: Ferrari)Kaspersky Lab will become the primary IT security provider to race car maker Ferrari.The internet security specialist, which has been sponsoring Ferrari since 2010, said it has signed a new five-year commercial agreement to ...
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ArticleKroes: Internet of things requires 1 European telecoms market
Kroes will propose legislation for a common EU telecoms market (Photo: EU)Europe needs an integrated telecommunications market as machine-to-machine connectivity takes on growing importance, EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes said Thursday.Kroes, who is in charge of Europe's digital agenda, said in a speech to the 11th European Business Summit in ...
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ArticleVolvo cites strong sales of V60 plugin hybrid
The V60 Plugin Hybrid can cover 50km on full electric power (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is boosting production of its V60 Plug-in hybrid amid strong demand for its first diesel-hybrid model.The Swedish automaker said it will almost double production of the model at its Torslanda plant to 282 cars a ...
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ArticleGM opens new data center as transformation of IT continues
GM will manage global data from Warren, Michigan (Photo: GM)General Motors opened a new 130 million-dlr data center this week, as the automaker continues its company-wide IT transformation.The center - in Warren, Michigan, outside Detroit - will serve as the backbone for all of the company's global computing operations. ...
