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Survey: Chinese have major reservations about EV battery technology
Potential Chinese buyers of electric vehicles have major reservations about battery technology, according to a recent study. Synovate Motoresearch, a market researcher, interviewed 511 passenger...
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Meet the new CIO: study shows role should be split
The traditional responsibilities of the CIO would be better handled by two separate top executives, according to a survey of 1,000 managers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. According to the study,...
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Outsourcing on the rise, according to German poll
Outsourcing is of crucial importance to the success of a company, according to 78 pc of top German decision polled in a recent survey. The poll, conducted by consultants Steria Mummert, found that 10...
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Auto industry should better manage open-source software – BearingPoint
The use of open-source software in the car is increasing (Photo: Continental) The auto industry should better manage its use of free and open source software (FOSS), according to a recently published...
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Emerging markets use more Cloud apps – study
Tata Consulting projects that Cloud-based applications will grow sharply by 2014 (Photo: Tata Consulting) Companies in emerging markets are leading the way when it comes to adoption Cloud-based...
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German poll sees strong BPM demand in auto industry
BPM is seen as important but only 23 pc of German companies have a solution in place (Photo: Metasonic) Demand for business process management software is set to be bigger in the auto industry than in...
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Companies have many ERP systems – German study
US-based Oracle is one of the biggest providers of ERP software (Photo: Oracle) Companies often have many – some more than 100 – enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, but most would like to...
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Employers fail to prevent data crime – German survey
Many German workers don’t get guidelines on dealing with computer threats (Photo: Wikimedia) Many employers don’t properly guard against computer crime and leave their workers to deal with IT security,...
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PwC survey: Weak auto outlook for 2013
Automotive CEOs are pessimistic about 2013, but most don’t play layoffs (Photo: Siemens) Only 30 pc of top managers in the auto industry expect sales growth in 2013, according to a survey by...
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Cisco 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...
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Survey: as costs fall, M2M is growing
(Photo: Analysys Mason) A survey of companies across several industries shows that machine-to-machine (M2M) implementations are set to rise across the board as costs come down. The M2M adoption...
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Poll: Interest in Google Glass in the car
Google’s wearable computer can be operated through voice commands (Photo: Google) Car drivers would be interested in using Google’s wearable computer – Google Glass – to help control functions in a...
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German cloud growth slows amid NSA concerns
Bitkom says the cloud can also protect companies (Photo: T-Systems) Corporate use of the cloud is growing at a slower pace than before in Germany, as companies worry about the extent of US surveillance...
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Google on top in autonomous-driving debate
Google’s autonomous prototype has been one of the most talked-about car concepts (Photo: Google) Google is the most influential player in the public discussion about autonomous driving, according to a...
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Study: Cloud is enabler of shadow IT
The study shows companies don’t have coherent strategies for dealing with shadow IT (Photo: Host Europe) The growing move toward cloud-based computing is an enabler for shadow IT, according to a new...
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