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ArticleGM's Nick Reilly to retire; Stracke takes over
Nick Reilly has been with GM for 37 years (Photo: GM)General Motors said Monday that veteran executive Nick Reilly, president of GM Europe, will retire in March.He will be succeeded as president of the US carmaker’s European operations on Jan. 1 by Karl Stracke, who earlier succceeded Reilly at the ...
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ArticleDeutsche Telekom CIO Roehn said to depart
Roehn is rumore to leave in a major internal reorganization (Photo: Telekom)Deutsche Telekom CIO Steffen Roehn will be leaving the German telecommunications group as part of a major reorganization, according to several press reports.Deutsche Telekom declined to comment on the reports.According to Bloomberg and several other print and online publications, ...
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ArticleFrischkorn to head ESG automotive operations
Frischkorn will take over as head of ESG Automotive Jan. 1 (Photo: VDA)Hans-Georg Frischkorn will take charge of the automotive business of Germany's ESG January 1, 2012.The systems and software provider said Frischkorn, currently a managing director at Germany's auto industry association, the VDA, will succeed Wolfgang Sczygiol, who is ...
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ArticleHP keeps PC division
Hewlett Packard, reversing a decision made by its previous CEO, Leo Apotheker,said it will keep its personal computer division.The US based IT group said an extensive evaluation had concluded that its Personal Systems Group (PSG) should remain part of the company."It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP ...
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ArticleAt IBM, Virginia Rometty to become new CEO
Virginia Rometti will be the 1st woman to head IBM. Sam Palmisano will remain chairman (Photo: IBM)Virginia Rometty will become president and CEO of IBM January 1, the first woman to take the top job at the US IT and computer services group.The current CEO, Samuel Palmisano, will continue as ...
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ArticleStudy: Few CEOs have technology leadership background
Only 4 pc of CEOs at the world's top companies served in a technology leadership role before moving into the top spot, according to a study conducted by CA Technologies.That can slow down the technological changes that are essential for companies to thrive in today's business environment, CA Technologies, an ...
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FeatureInterview: BorgWarner CIO balances costs and growth
Jamal Farhat, CIO of BorgWarner, is working on more than 1,000 projects this year, as the U.S. based automotive supplier expands its global business operations.He needs to make sure the group’s engineers have the IT tools they need, that the company’s 17,500 worldwide employees can communicate and share information easily ...
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ArticleCIO Straub to leave Audi - sources
Audi CIO Klaus Straub is rumored to be joining another automaker (Photo: Audi)Klaus Straub, recently named CIO of the decade by CIO magazine, is leaving Audi, company sources say.Straub, 47, is leaving the premium car division of Volkswagen Group of his own accord. Sources say he plans to join another, ...
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ArticleFraunhofer develops encryption for data-to-Cloud uploads
The Fraunhofer Institute wants to address companies’ fears of Cloud computing (Photo: Fraunhofer)Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology has developed a data encryption solution to make Cloud computing safer.The Institute's OmniCloud software, which runs at a customer's site, encrypts all data before they are sent to the Cloud. In ...
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ArticleSAP Automotive Symposium - Mainz
SAP will host its Automotive Symposium in Mainz, Germany, Nov 16 and 17.The business software maker has drafted a program that focuses on how to speed up development and operations, improve intra-company cooperation, and streamline supply chain management.In addition, the two-day conference will look at the new opportunities that come ...
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ArticleRenault, Nissan, PSA and Mitsubishi develop joint battery recharging standard
Carmakers would like to standardize battery recharging stations for electric vehicles (Photo: Schneider Electric)Four major carmakers have decided to coordinate development of a technical standard for the recharging of electric-vehicle batteries in Europe.The group, which consists of Renault and its alliance partner Nissan, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors, will develop a ...
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ArticleHofmann to become new VW CIO; Brunken, Schulte will be deputies
Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck Dec. 1 (Photo: VW)Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck as CIO of Volkswagen Group Dec. 1.As reported earlier, Hofmann will have two deputies: Ralf Brunken, who currently is the CIO of supplier Continental's automotive operations, and Uwe Schulte, ...
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ArticleCapgemini, Sybase to jointly deploy mobility solutions
Sybase managed-mobility software allows smartphone users to connect to corporate networks (Photo: Sybase)Consultants Capgemini and SAP's Sybase said they will jointly deploy and develop enterprise mobility solutions.Capgemini will host solutions powered by Sybase technologies and offer them on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) basis. The two companies will also ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: The search for a connected business model
Willi Diez: Urban driving is not that much fun.FRANKFURT ”“ One thing was clear at last week’s first carIT Congress: Despite an abundance of new technologies coming to market, the auto industry is still hard at work to define business models for electric vehicles and the connected car.Speakers at the ...
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ArticleAt HP, Apotheker out, Whitman in
Former eBay CEO was picked to run HP for her leadership, communication and execution skills (Photo: eBay)HP, one of the world's largest IT groups, has appointed Meg Whitman president and CEO, replacing Leo Apotheker, who has been in the position for less than a year.In recent days, US media reported ...
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ArticleGerman IT departments struggle with iPad use
iPad sales are expected to grow by 650% in the next two years (Photo:Apple)German corporate IT departments are struggling with increasing demands that they allow iPads and iPhones for company business.A study conducted by analysts at Experton on behalf of IT services company Computacenter, found that the use of Apple's ...
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ArticleBMW looking for IT experts
The i3 is the first of a new generation of BMW electric vehicles (Photo: BMW)BMW said it is recruiting people to fill 3,500 jobs this year, more than half of them in Germany.The German premium car maker said it is in particular looking for IT skills as it plans to ...
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FeatureGM CIO in interview: Protecting GM electronically is my top priority
DETROIT - Whether General Motors or Toyota or, before too long, Volkswagen is the world's biggest automaker is a subject of debate. What's not in dispute is that GM, with 176 plants in 31 countries, 20 engineering centers and more than 200,000 employees worldwide, is a complex, multifaceted global corporation ...
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ArticleReport: VW looking for offshore windpark partner
Siemens built this offshore windpark for Swedish utility Vattenfall (Photo: Siemens)Volkswagen is looking for partners to build an offshore windpark, according to a report in Germany's Financial Times Deutschland.The project would be part of a 1 billion euro investment the German carmaker wants to make in sustainable energy. VW wants ...
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ArticleADP provides labor management software to Dana
ADP says it has provided Dana with a flexible HR management solution (Photo: ADP)ADP said it has successfully implemented a centralized time and labor management solution at Ohio-based automotive supplier Dana Holding.The US provider of administration systems and software said its product will help Dana standardize workforce management practices for ...
