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UGS Teamcenter Supports China's Fourth-Largest Automotive OEM in Its Efforts to Capture a Greater Share of the Country's Exploding Automobile Market

Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. is China's fourth-largest automaker. The company employs approximately 20,000 people and produces twelve vehicle platforms, ranging from passenger cars to SUVs to busses. Chery's position in the Chinese auto market has been marked by impressive growth. Chery Automobile Co wanted to accelerate product development and manufacturing....

Tags: UGS Corp., China, Siemens AG, Chery Automobile Co. Ltd., Product Development, Manufacturing, Product Marketing, Process Improvement, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Quality, Management

Case studies 2007-05-01

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Garmin Nuvi 265WT

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Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Network technology, POI database, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Nuvi 265WT

Product reviews 2008-10-09

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…

Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…Actually, all of the biggest web companies all use Linux because it is somuch more flexible and powerful. Of the biggest, MS is the only one using Windows.And, yes, the applications availability on the Desktop is a problem for Desktop Linux, but, the is...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, EEEPC, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed

The top five reasons why Windows Vista failedSimpleDo you really think that MS decided to do that on its own? Would that really make sense for them to make it alot more complicated? MS did not want to do that, their own emails to each other prove that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Corp., top-five, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Perens new crusade is patent law

Perens new crusade is patent lawBull, there is no lack of innovation.True, open source is not free to take others ideas but that is how it should be. Face it, open source is nothing but knock off copies of propriatary. Sorry but thats just how it is.As to...

Tags: Leadership, OPEN SOURCE, Software intellectual property, New software product, new crusade, Perens, crusade, patent law, patent, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

(Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)

(Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100)one correctionThe model T first ran on alcohol. John Rockefeller was making kerosene for heating and lighting, and gasoline was a useless byproduct. He was literally dumping it into a river at night.Then he realized there could be a huge market for this stuff....

Tags: Ford Model T, alcohol, Ford Motor Co., photograph

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Photos: The Ford Model T turns 100

In 1908, Henry Ford started the automobile industry--and the country--down a whole new road with the affordable, durable Model T. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Ford Motor Co., Strategy, Management, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-09-29

Apple won't face lawsuit over iPhone battery life

Apple won't face lawsuit over iPhone battery lifeThe disclosure is a bit vague, in my opinionIt is obvious to all who have owned a cell or any rechargeable device the eventually, the battery will need to be replaced. We also understand from past experiences: If all phones before required a...

Tags: Engineering, battery, iPhone Battery Life, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

CAD vs. programming...what should we teach?

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Tags: Development tools, CAD, programming

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging

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Tags: Text Messaging, Wreck, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Instant Messaging, Cellular Phones, Groupware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-14

The forgotten iPod shuffle changes color

Lost in the hyperbole of the new iPod nano (4th generation) and iTunes 8.0 was a teeny, tiny change to the iPod shuffle line –new colors. While not as earth-shattering as the new acceleromoter in the nano, speakers in the touch or iTunes' new Genius feature, it's worth noting nonetheless....

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-10

Dell repair adventure, day 5

Dell repair adventure, day 5No Backup!I find it hard to believe that a IT consultant, one that finds it necessary to attend conferences does not have a backup options in place. A) Is the writer a independent contractor? I guess that I need more information about the writers...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Partnoy's Complaint

Partnoy's ComplaintI don't think Wall Street will take that bet....Wall Street bets on financial performance, not processor performance. A bet on pure processor performance, assuming we can agree on a measure for that, would ignore all kinds of financial issues with the companies involved.Why is performance significant?Are sales determined by...

Tags: Performance management, Financial accounting, financial, performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., Partnoy

Discussion threads 2008-08-30

Google gives us the keys to insightful information

If you are someone who can't get enough data, Google's new "Insights for Search" (which I'm sure will be renamed to simply "Google Insights" when they realize the current name is too long) is going to be a place that you want to visit. Google Insights for...

Tags: google inc., advertisement, brand, tool, branding, productivity, marketing, garett rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Did the bad cop gremlins get at Microsoft's annual report?

Did the bad cop gremlins get at Microsoft's annual report?Diminishing risk.Yes, the chances of Microsoft being overtaken by open source or cloud computing are similar to those of riding in a 1974 Gremlin. The competition is prematurely obsolete and slightly repulsive, especially considering the denim interior of the automobile...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Auto Manufacturer Virtualizes IT Environment to Help Meet Shifting Opportunities

The SOK Group is Russia's largest automotive components manufacturer and second-largest automobile producer. With more than a dozen industrial enterprises, including joint international projects with other manufacturers and distributors, SOK needs a highly reliable and accessible IT infrastructure. The company saw that it could enhance the reliability and flexibility of...

Tags: IT Environment, IT Infrastructure, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., SOK Group, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Strategy, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management

Case studies 2008-08-01

FireWire 1600, 3200 approved: Now, USB 3.0 or FireWire?

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Tags: FireWire, USB

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship

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Tags: moonship, ORION, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Psystar.com offline ...

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Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests

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Tags: Social Engineering, Identity, Dark Reading Article, Identity Theft, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-01