The latest study by Cisco proves it: Germany is lagging behind when it comes to the use of multiple clouds. While a quarter of all companies worldwide use more than 20 different SaaS providers on average, only a fifth do so in Germany.
read more...There will no longer be a separation between Industrial IoT and automation in the future. Weidmüller has therefore already laid the foundation for an open and holistic industrial IoT and automation portfolio with the Linux-based u-OS operating system.
read more...Two years ago, the vision of a digital world was still closely associated with the term Metaverse. Facebook even changed the company name to Meta. However, many people now believe that artificial intelligence is more likely to prevail as the technology of the future.
read more...How far can the automation of processes using software robots go? Software robots now support their human counterparts in many areas of manual processes or repetitive activities.
read more...A new solution could reshuffle the cards in the booming cloud services market - and make Europe more independent. The cloud solution from the Swedish Unigrid Foundation networks a large number of European data centers.
read more...A defined standard for the asset administration shell is crucial for the interoperable and efficient exchange of digital twin data - so much for the theory. Nine partners showed what a specific use case looks like at the Hannover Messe.
read more...The real-time planning module Felios-Liveplanner from Inform makes it possible to combine short-term manual rescheduling on the store floor with global production planning.
read more...The interactive Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) system Ganttplan from Dualis is designed for modern production planning and can be used as a web version in addition to the pure desktop application.
read more...Siemens is presenting Industrial Operations X, a portfolio for industrial automation, at the Hannover Messe. This portfolio is part of Siemens Xcelerator and includes a fully virtual controller based on the S7-1500 functionalities.
read more...Software has become indispensable in the world of automation. Numerous functions are mapped in apps and software code. The winners in the 'Software & IT' category show what is important: Openness, flexibility and consistency.
read more...According to Microsoft, the Microsoft Supply Chain Platform helps companies maximize their investment in data along the entire supply chain through an open approach.
read more...e.bootis-ERPII from e.bootis is an ERP solution with a focus on warehousing, which, according to the provider, can supplement or in many cases completely replace classic warehouse management systems (WMS).
read more...The Coscom ECO system for the machining industry with its central database platform supports all production-relevant data in a common knowledge source.
read more...The 'Plant iT Batch Orchestration System (BOS)' from Proleit is a solution for companies in the process industry that can be used independently of the control platform and brings the IT/OT world together.
read more...Together with a university network in Ghana, students with IT expertise are to be approached to work remotely for mechanical engineering companies in Germany.
read more...Christina Hild succeeds Maria Christina Bienek in her new position as Managing Director of SEF Smart Electronic Factory e.V. SEF Smart Electronic Factory e.V. has been supporting SMEs in the digital transformation since 2015.
read more...Software BOMs form the foundation for the application security of open source components. They still play a frequently underestimated role, especially for the security of software supply chains.
read more...A whole range of exciting developments in the tech world await the industry in the new year. Dr. Thomas King, CTO of DE-CIX, has identified five trends that will shape the interconnection business and the networked world in 2023.
read more...Otorio's research team has discovered two significant vulnerabilities in the Siemens Automation License Manager (ALM) component used in a variety of Siemens products including TIA, WinCC, Historian and PCS7 servers.
read more...The project to establish the European Blockchain Institute "Blockchain Europe" provides a blockchain construction kit and a software system for customs and data management as open source.
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