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Volkswagen slashes IT costs
News Europe's biggest car manufacturer Volkswagen (VW) has ditched thousands of IT systems and reduced IT headcount by a fifth as part of a drive to overhaul the group's business processes and cut the time it takes to bring... [12 Jun 2007]
VW Financial Services builds virtualised SAN
News The organisation, which employs 450 staff and offers financial services products to around 800 automotive outlets, including Audi, Bentley, SEAT, Skoda, Volkswagen and VW Commercial Vehicles, lent more than £1bn in... [21 May 2007]
Musical chairs in Germany - VW sells Gedas to T-Systems
News While Siemens is going through a period of rejigging its many subsidiaries - tech has hurt the conglomerate's bottom line of late and, also this year, it sold its mobile handsets unit to Taiwan's BenQ - the VW deal is... [22 Dec 2005]
Siemens: Why the smartphone world doesn't need Microsoft
News He compared this thinking to the way Audi and VW cars use the same chassis, driving costs down, but are marketed to completely different buyers. The one who is buying a VW thinks he has reliable... [02 May 2003]
Best of Reader Comments: silicon.com's Mr Average vs. the World
News My wife and I are both 30-somethings, living in the SE, both work in IT, have mobiles, 4 laptops, 5 TV's, she drives a VW and I pick up my BMW next week! He banks online and if he drives a car - as he most likely does -... [10 May 2002]
Revealed: silicon.com's Mr Not So Average
News He banks online and if he drives a car - as he most likely does - he wants his next one to be a Mercedes, VW, BMW or Audi. He's a homeowner, a PC owner - definitely a mobile phone owner - and probably a laptop owner. [08 May 2002]
Psion becomes driving force for VW
News Psion's supply chain logistics division, Psion Teklogix, has secured a deal to supply the Volkswagen Group with a wireless local area network (LAN). Supply chain specialists, TNT Logistics, will manage the LAN, which will provide data... [08 Aug 2001]
VW gives Covisint the cold shoulder
News The VW organisation, which includes brands such as Audi and Skoda has extended a deal with EDS company eBreviate. Volkswagen has snubbed automotive e-marketplace Covisint in a deal to increase the automotive company's... [12 Jul 2001]
GM, Toyota and VW debate linking parts online
News Three of the world's largest car dealers are currently in talks to standardise their computer systems for designing and developing car parts. US-based General Motors, Japan's Toyota and German manufacturer Volkswagen could link up their... [02 Feb 2000]
Judge rules against Volkswagen in 'vw.net' case
News The federal Judge ruled that the car manufacturer could not prevent the ISP from using the address vw.net. A US judge has ruled in favour of small business, Virtual Works, in a dispute with Volkswagen over domain name... [30 Nov 1999]
Car firms to collaborate on materials system
News Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Porsche, Opel, Volvo and VW will share the Internet-based system with their partners. A group of leading car manufacturers has teamed up to develop an international electronic materials... [06 Oct 1999]
Car seller aims to reconcile VW to the Net
News Online car vendor, Autobytel has claimed it can persuade car maker, Volkswagen (VW) to change its mind about selling cars over the Net. VW hit the headlines last week after the leaking of a letter it... [10 Jun 1999]
Volkswagen hits back over web sabotage claims
News German car giant, Volkswagen (VW), has attacked media coverage of its alleged attempts to sabotage car selling over the web. The company ran into controversy this week over a letter it sent out to all VW... [04 Jun 1999]
Volkswagen reaches out by email
News Volkswagen of America has moved to an email-based system for reminding VW club members to renew their subscriptions. The company used a system developed by Network Publishing to contact the club's 15,000 members. [18 Nov 1998]
