All Digital Leaders articles – Page 24
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ArticleAudi, BMW, Daimler jointly acquire Nokia HERE
High-precision digital maps will be important for autonomous cars (Photo: Nokia)A consortium of German carmakers is buying Nokia's digital mapping business for 2.8 billion euros.Audi, BMW and Daimler confirmed in a press release that they will jointly acquire Nokia HERE and will run the mapping company as an independent ...
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ArticleSources: Adidas executive to become next Daimler CIO
Jan Brecht is set to succeed Michael Gorriz (Photo: Adidas)A senior Adidas executive, Jan Brecht, will succeed Michael Gorriz as CEO of Daimler, industry sources say.Brecht is currently in charge of IT and global supply chain at Adidas, a Germany-based maker of sporting goods. He is expected to assume ...
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ArticleSoftware problem triggers recall of 433,00 Ford vehicles in N. America
Common architectures have led to more cars being recalled (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor is recalling about 433,000 vehicles in North America to address a software problem that could leave the cars' engines running even after drivers turn the initiation key to the off-position.The US carmaker said the recall resulted from ...
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ArticleSalesforce raises ambitions in Europe
CEO Marc Benioff is the main speaker at the Salesforce World Tour sessions (Photo: Salesforce)MUNICH - With 7,100 guests registered to attend the German part of its World Tour, Salesforce.com is sending a clear signal that it aims to grow its presence in Europe.The San Francisco-based business software group ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM expands partner program
Siemens is looking for disruptive manufacturing ideas to streamline production processes (Photo: Siemens)Siemens PLM and the German engineering group's Technology to Business (TTB) division are expanding a manufacturing partnership program to include robotics startups.Until now the so-called "Frontier Partner Program" made available Siemens PLM software to startups keen to ...
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ArticleAt Ford, autonomous driving moves to next stage
Ford's autonomous vehicle project is part of the company's Smart Mobility Program (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor appointed a director of autonomous vehicle development and said it is moving ahead with its driverless-car project.The US automaker said 29-year Ford veteran Randy Visintainer will lead a global team to work on the ...
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ArticleSiemens awards cloud platform order to Atos
Siemens hopes the new platform will accommodate growth and boost efficiency (Photo: Kurt Bauer)Siemens, which is moving business systems and processes from classic SAP ERP to SAP HANA, has awarded Atos a six-year multi-million-euro contract to provide a cloud-based platform for data services.The consultant and systems integration specialist said ...
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ArticleAt JLR, a focus on brainwaves to improve safety
JLR says drivers can be distracted even when they seem to concentrate on driving (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is researching whether a car could capture a driver's brainwaves to identify whether he or she is distracted.The research project, which is called "Mind Sense," wants to see whether car systems ...
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ArticleCox Automotive to buy Dealertrack
Kelley Blue Book is part of Cox Automotive (Photo: Kelley)Cox Automotive said it plans to acquire Dealertrack, a maker of automotive retail software for 4 billion dlrs in cash.The US digital marketing group said that, together, the two companies will offer a bigger portfolio of products and services to ...
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ArticleJCI may sell automotive business
JCI presented an innovative interiors study at the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt (Photo: JCI)Johnson Controls is exploring strategic options for its automotive business, whose core products are seating and interior systems.The US-based automotive supplier, which is among the top providers of seating systems to the auto industry, said a ...
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ArticleWith new CEO, Visteon puts focus on the connected car
The e-bee concept shows Visteon's ambitions in in-car infotainment (Photo: Visteon)Visteon completed the sale of a climate control subsidiary as part of its strategy to become what it termed "a technology-focused pure-play supplier of automotive cockpit electronics and connected car solutions."The Michigan-based automotive supplier also announced that it had ...
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ArticleBosch invests 800 million euros in new office software
Bosch says it is building the "next-generation workplace" (Photo: Robert Bosch)Robert Bosch is investing 800 million euros in new office software as part of its goal of becoming "a globally connected, agile company."The German automotive supplier, whose business focus is moving away from traditional automotive components to connected-car and ...
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ArticleMade for Daimler suppliers: a CAD bridge for NX and Catia
T-Systems says Com/Fox can even convert files with kinematics components without data loss (Photo: T-Systems)T-Systems is offering suppliers to Daimler a program that can convert 3D CAD data created with Catia into a format that can still be used following the company switch to a new Siemens NX based ...
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ArticleAudi CEO calls on cities to build digital traffic infrastructure
Stadler says most of the urban infrastructure needed by 2050 still has to be built (Photo: Audi)City managers have to urgently address themselves to building the infrastructure needed to create a smarter urban mobility, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said this week."My key message to politicians is: Now is the ...
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FeatureInterview: Daimler China CIO Marc Lampe discusses CRM
Greater China CIO Marc Lampe (Photo: Daimler) Marc Lampe moved to Beijing as regional CIO of Daimler’s operations in September of 2013. Before taking charge of the carmaker’s IT operations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, he was responsible for IT in the German company’s vans segment. Lampe’s ...
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ArticleT-Systems appoints Egeler head of connected-car business
Heinz Egeler (Photo: T-Systems)T-Systems has appointed Heinz Egeler as head of its connected-car business, succceeding Horst Leonberger, who has left the company.Egeler, has worked in and with the auto industry for more than 20 years. Since 2001, he has worked for T-Systems in various automotive management positions within the ...
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ArticleAudi CIO wins European award
Ulbrich runs an IT department that employs 1,000 people (Photo: Audi)A European CIO network has chosen Audi's IT chief, Mattias Ulbrich, as "European chief information officer of the year."CIONET, a group that brings together more than 5,100 IT executives from 18 countries, cited Ulbrich's succcess in working with Audi's ...
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ArticleDaimler completes transition to Siemens NX CAD software
Daimler's switch to Siemens NX reflects a desire to integrate all product data with CAD (Photo: Siemens)Daimler has completed a groupwide transition to Siemens NX CAD software, which replaced Dassault Systemes' Catia V5 software across all of the company's divisions.The German car and truck maker said the move, which ...
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ArticleIn software move, Continental to acquire Elektrobit Automotive
With the acquisition of Elektrobit, Continental hopes to boost its sofware development expertise (Photo: Continental)Continental is acquiring the automotive business of Finish wireless and electronics group Elektrobit, underlining the growing importance of software for tomorrow's vehicles.Continental said that, subject to antitrust approval, it will pay 600 million euros for ...
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ArticleVerizon to buy AOL
Verizon is one of the biggest US mobile operators (Photo: Verizon)Verizon, which has pursued a strategy to reduce its dependence on its core wireless business, has agreed to buy AOL for about 4.4 billion dlrs.The acquisition marks another step in Verizon's efforts to build digital and video platforms, the ...
