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Press Releases from Fraunhofer IAO (94 total)

IT security in the digital society

Open Identity Summit 2014 focuses on identity management, cloud computing and data protection In the age of big data, industry 4.0 and cloud computing, IT security for enterprises and consumers is growing ever more important. At the Open Identity Summit 2014, experts from these research fields will be joined by industry representatives with practical experience to present solutions for secure identity management and technologies designed to enhance data protection. It is

EU project DRIVER successfully launched

37 organisations, will jointly develop solutions for improved crisis management in Europe The European Union’s new demonstration project, DRIVER (Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience) was successfully launched in May 2014. This project, gathering the expertise of 37 organisations, will jointly develop solutions for improved crisis management. A distributed pan-European test-bed will be built for experimentation and testing and the most useful new tools will be collected in a

Tenth anniversary for Stuttgart Software Technology Forum

Contributions from users and experts shed light on current challenges in the IT sector The Stuttgart Software Technology Forum (SSF) has long been a fixture in the diaries of IT managers, and this year will be the tenth such event. On October 14 and 15, 2014, the SSF, conceived by users for users, will focus on the topics of master data management and information quality, IT and data integration, and enterprise

Top-class international research into tomorrow’s mobility

Fraunhofer IAO and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are launching a joint lab focused on mobility called the Ambient Mobility Lab Marking the start of this collaborative effort and offering the first insights into what’s to come was an opening event held on July 9, 2014. In attendance were Baden-Württemberg’s Minister of Finance and Economics Nils Schmid, Jeffrey M. Hill from the Consulate General of the United States, Maria Zuber, Vice

Network office opens in Cluj-Napoca

Promoting industry 4.0 in Transylvania with the Global Digital Production innovation network Fraunhofer IAO and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUC-N) have been working together in the Global Digital Production innovation network in Romania for around a year. This German-Romanian collaboration is an avenue for Fraunhofer IAO to support both industrial development and industry-oriented research in Transylvania. The network office in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca opened on July 1, 2014. Many

Trend survey “Bank & Zukunft”

Latest edition in the survey series reveals trends and developments in the financial sector More than 365 decision-makers from the banking sector took part in the Bank & Zukunft 2014 trend survey. In rating current challenges and developments, their responses reveal that banks are generally optimistic about the future. The biggest challenges remain the difficult interest rate situation and how to implement consistent, customer-oriented service. Once a year as part of the

Service engineering for urban climate protection

Or how cities can benefit from services to improve energy efficiency As part of a competition sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to reward the most energy-efficient urban regions in Germany, the cities of Delitzsch, Essen, Stuttgart, Magdeburg and Wolfhagen are developing innovative service concepts that enable energy resources to be used more efficiently. Urban authorities require service concepts that will enable them to implement new technologies

Ready for the smart factory?

“FutureKomp 4.0” aims at identifying Industry 4.0 skills needs ahead of time The advent of smartphones in factories not only fundamentally changes production processes, but also impacts manufacturing companies’ personnel policy. Industry 4.0 brings with it changes to the world of work that call for innovative further training concepts. As part of the FutureKomp 4.0 project, the University of Stuttgart’s IAT, which collaborates closely with Fraunhofer IAO, is working to identify

Keeping abreast of Car2X technology developments

Fraunhofer IAO’s patent index serves as position indicator for technology companies Car2X technologies make vehicles “intelligent” and allow them to communicate with the objects around them. Encouraged by the numerous opportunities for developing new technologies and patents this brings with it, large and small technology companies alike are rushing to capture their share of this future market. Fraunhofer IAO’s Car2X patent index systematically shows companies where to find patent gaps and

Launch of Morgenstadt City Challenge

International competition: Open to all municipalities aiming to improve their sustainability credentials What makes a town or city fit for the future? Fraunhofer IAO, together with its numerous industry and city partners in the Innovation Network “Morgenstadt: City Insights” has developed an action-oriented model to provide precise answers to this question. Now they’ve launched an international competition, the Morgenstadt City Challenge, to select three cities to implement the new Morgenstadt model

Safe driving in city traffic

UR:BAN research initiative develops assistance systems for city drivers In future, cars with anticipatory driver assistance systems will help drivers to navigate their way through dense urban traffic without stress and above all safely. A taste of the solutions capable of transforming this vision into reality will be presented on May 14 by the 31 partners collaborating in the UR:BAN research initiative. The project, which runs to mid-2016, aims to develop

ChargeLounge: fast charging reinvented

New quick-charge station offers high-charging capacity, easy installation and lounge access The ChargeLounge developed by Fraunhofer IAO is set to change what recharging electric vehicles is all about: high-charging capacity, easy installation, access to a stylish lounge during recharging and an innovative business model are all part of the unique ChargeLounge being presented for the first time at the 2014 Hannover Messe, April 7-11. Many travelers take a pleasant break

Fraunhofer award for smart scooter

“ElectromobileCityScooter” sustainable urban distribution solution receives German High Tech Champions Award On April 3, 2014 in Paris, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft will honor Fraunhofer IAO’s Daniel Borrmann as German High Tech Champion in the Urban Distribution category for his pioneering technological development, the “ElectromobileCityScooter.” This nimble, electrically driven three-wheel microcar won over the jury as a sustainable solution for the urban distribution sector and will also be making an appearance at the Hannover

The transformation to a networked factory

MetamoFAB guides manufacturing companies on the path to Industry 4.0 How can companies evolve their manufacturing activities in the direction of a smart, networked factory in line with Industry 4.0? In the MetamoFAB project, Fraunhofer IAO and its cooperation partner, the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management IAT at the University of Stuttgart, are working closely with other partners from industry and research to find the answers. People often use

Manufacturing in the City?

Urban manufacturing is not just good for companies What strategies and concepts are required to ensure city-based manufacturing gives all its stakeholders added value? The Urban Production innovation network brings Fraunhofer IAO together with partners to develop new approaches for urban manufacturing. Global trends such as the world’s growing population, ongoing urbanization and our increasing awareness that raw materials are a finite resource are forcing us to find ways to make

VR-HYPERSPACE – flying in comfort using Virtual Reality

Future technologies to help airline passengers experience increased comfort and space and an altered self-perception - Press release of Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and Fraunhofer IAO Tübingen & Stuttgart, February 6, 2014. Does this sound familiar? After a long check-in procedure you are finally sitting in your assigned seat on the aircraft. But the seat is too narrow, the foot-well is too tight, you have neighbors using both armrests,

A slice of the Orient in Stuttgart

Fraunhofer experts help get the YAZ restaurant concept off to a successful start in Stuttgart Food, glorious food. Not only must it taste good, but the service has to be right, too. And here’s a winning recipe: Before opening the doors of its flagship restaurant in Stuttgart in September 2013, the YAZ Company put a test version through its paces – in collaboration with service engineering experts from Fraunhofer IAO. YAZ is

Making e-mobility user friendly

DELFIN project develops innovative services and methods How can companies break into the electromobility market faster and more effectively? In what way can innovative services help to focus electromobility solutions on users’ needs? What shape should IT support take? And what will the mobility markets of the future look like? According to a Fraunhofer IAO survey, users’ view of electromobility is essentially positive. But despite this, electrically powered vehicles are still

The R&D management conference 2014 in Stuttgart

International R&D Management Conference brings together experts from research and industry The renowned international R&D Management Conference 2014 offers representatives from science and industry a platform for exchanging views on the latest research results, successful example projects, and visionary ideas in the field of R&D Management. As this year’s host, Fraunhofer IAO is inviting participants to the Maritim Hotel in Stuttgart under the heading of “Management of Applied R&D: Connecting

Electronic mandates for SEPA direct debit transactions

Comparative study of SEPA-compliant solutions The migration to the SEPA payment instruments in February 2014 poses new challenges to payment service providers and users. From that date on, a creditor needs to be in possession of a mandate signed by the debtor in order to collect direct debit payments. Fraunhofer IAO has conducted a comparative study of solutions for SEPA-compliant electronic mandates with regard to the advantages and disadvantages for debtors,

Light quality in offices

The Light: Global study gets underway with online user survey Light has a fundamental impact on our sense of well-being and performance. In cooperation with Zumtobel, a supplier of lighting solutions, Fraunhofer IAO has launched a global user survey of lighting quality in offices. The objective is to identify the best lighting conditions for a variety of spaces and lighting situations. As we move through the darker winter months, many people become

Warning system for all crisis situations

Research partners put a new public warning system through its paces in a test run Since 2011, eleven research teams from six European countries have been looking into the fastest and most effective ways of warning the public in the event of a crisis situation. The Alert4All solution is a new public warning system emerging from an EU project of the same name, and numerous representatives from crisis management organizations and

First port of call for news business models

Fraunhofer IAO and KPMG help companies change and realign In the newly established Center of Business Model Engineering (CBME), Fraunhofer IAO and audit firm KPMG AG lend their advice and expertise to companies that are looking to take their business model in a new direction. The CBME is conceived as an interface between technology and the market, serving as a platform for the exchange of ideas about new models and strategies

Managing service lifecycles

Fraunhofer IAO study on service lifecycle management Gone are the days when manufacturers could choose whether or not to provide services to accompany their products; nowadays, if they want to ensure their survival in the marketplace, they must. Service lifecycle management programs help companies seeking to add service components to their products to systematically and successfully develop suitable business models for doing so. Fraunhofer IAO’s “Anforderungen an ein Service Lifecycle Management”

50 Ideas for sustainable cities

Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt: City Insights innovation network has analyzed six pioneering cities Since May 2012, ten Fraunhofer Institutes and numerous industrial, commercial and municipal partners have been working together to develop concepts for clean, efficient and life-enhancing urban environments. Having analyzed six cities identified as global trendsetters for systemic urban solutions, the Morgenstadt: City Insights innovation network now presents over 100 best practices for sustainable urban development. Cities are the key to

Using is the new having

What are the implications, challenges and potential of sharing for industry? The sharing economy has arrived, but what has it brought with it? It is too early to tell what impact changing consumer patterns will have on mainstream industry, and how this in turn will affect the demand for products and services. Fraunhofer IAO’s newly formed Shared Systems Design competence team is helping companies tackle the challenges posed by the sharing

Full speed ahead for electric vehicles

At the foot of the Zugspitze, KIT Campus Alpin launches fleet test with three electric vehicles After bringing electromobility to its home community, Fraunhofer IAO’s branch lab in Garmisch-Partenkirchen is teaming up with the University of Stuttgart’s Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management IAT to do the same for a neighbor. In September 2013, three electric vehicles joined the fleet serving the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research – Atmospheric

Fraunhofer IAO launches "Kopfarbeit Index KAI"

What constitutes attractive work for students and our high-potential employees? How do the students of today want to work tomorrow? Fraunhofer IAO has been using its “Kopfarbeit-Index KAI®” to find out. Since September, students have been invited to define their ideal working conditions by completing an online questionnaire. By joining the KAI working group, companies can find out exactly what their top performers value most at work, and discover which working

Change in leadership at Fraunhofer IAO

Wilhelm Bauer to succeed Dieter Spath on October 1 Prof. Dr. Dieter Spath, long-standing director of Fraunhofer IAO and of the IAT at the University of Stuttgart, will become chairman of the Management Board for the WITTENSTEIN Group on October 1, 2013. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Bauer, previously deputy director, will take over as acting director of both institutes. Apl. Prof. Dr. Anette Weisbecker will assume the role of deputy director. After

The european project "digital.me" opens its code

A new paradigm for social media The EU’s “digital.me” project brings Fraunhofer IAO together with seven research and industry partners to develop a system for user-controlled social networks and services that can serve as a central hub for managing a user’s various digital identities. The project has now released the source code from its software development work as an open-source project. The use of personal information for private and business life is

Winning ideas for the cities of tomorrow

Morgenstadt (city of the future) and the “Fraunhofer IZS elektromobilisiert” living lab honored in 2013 competition as Landmarks in the Land of Ideas Fraunhofer IAO’s “Fraunhofer IZS elektromobilisiert” living lab, located at the Fraunhofer campus Stuttgart IZS, and Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt (city of the future) initiative examine what life will be like in the cities and communities of tomorrow. The pioneering nature of these research efforts impressed the jury for the Germany

Publication of Banks & Future 2013 trend survey

Results to be presented during the Banks & Future conference in September. More than 460 banking experts took part in Fraunhofer IAO’s Banks & Future 2013 trend survey. According to the respondents, the biggest challenge stems from the current politically induced, historically low interest rates and their impact on banks and financial service providers. The survey also reveals the measures being implemented by banks to counter this volatile market situation. Fraunhofer

New service concepts for plant and machinery

Innovation network moves into second phase of research on service platforms for plant and machinery The SPM (“service platform machine”) innovation network consists of a group of companies in the machine tools and plant engineering sector who are working together on future service concepts. They will start on the second phase of their research, focusing on support for sales teams and service technicians, at the end of October 2013. The service

Systematically shaping the city of tomorrow

Fraunhofer IAO sets up “Mobility and Urban Systems Engineering” strategic business area Fraunhofer IAO has more than 40 scientists working on novel solutions for tomorrow’s mobility and cities, and since July 1 they have been pooling their expertise in an interdisciplinary team covering all aspects of the “city” as a future market. The new business area aims to provide integrated solutions conceived for industry and the public sector. Our cities

Open Innovation - a fad or a phenomenon?

UC Berkeley and Fraunhofer study how large companies practice innovation The Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have conducted the first large-sample survey of open innovation adoption among large companies. Their study of European and U.S. companies gives an extensive overview of the ways that companies are now practicing open innovation, along with the trends that can be discerned. Today, many firms purposivelyopen up

Volunteering via companies

Fraunhofer IAO studies the importance of voluntary work to companies Fewer and fewer people are committing themselves to dedicated volunteering organizations, with many preferring to support causes on an ad hoc basis. Many companies also encourage their staff to support non-profit projects. Fraunhofer IAO is using an online survey to study the importance companies attach to employees’ voluntary work. The recent floods across parts of Germany drew a great many volunteers from

Making research visible

Illustrated book shows off the pioneering architecture of a unique research facility When the “Zentrum für Virtuelles Engineering” ZVE opened in Stuttgart just over a year ago, we saw how Fraunhofer IAO had combined laboratory and office areas to create an architectural eye-catcher. A new publication provides insight into the innovative story of how this research building came about and features striking pictures that acknowledge its remarkable architecture and sustainability. In creating

Interfaces for tomorrow’s manufacturing

A trend study identifies the potential for humans and technology to interact in a manufacturing environment Fraunhofer IAO has looked into the effects that developments in the field of manufacturing will have on the interface between humans and technology. The study highlights the potential for future-proof human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and discusses the challenges that will have to be overcome in designing tomorrow’s HMIs and HMI engineering tools. Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are

Guideline study into the future of manufacturing

Survey of production managers and experts sketches out a vision for Industry 4.0 Fraunhofer IAO is laying the foundations for building the 4th industrial revolution. In its study entitled “Manufacturing Activities of the Future – Industry 4.0”, some 600 production managers and over 20 top-class experts sketch out a vision of work in tomorrow’s factories. You can download the study for free from June 2013. An Industry 4.0 innovation network is

Electric Vehicle Fleet for Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Fraunhofer IAO is testing the viability of incorporating electric vehicles into the local authority’s fleet As part of the “elektromobilisiert.de” project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO and the Institute for Human Factors and Technology Management IAT at the University of Stuttgart are examining the effects of integrating electric vehicles into Garmisch-Partenkirchen’s existing fleet. The project complements the e-GAP activities of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in its role as an electromobility model community. In

Electric cars in action

Small and medium-sized companies sharing fleets of electric vehicles Imagine a number of different companies sharing a single fleet of electric vehicles... Fraunhofer IAO and eight project partners are busy working out just how to make this vision a reality. Funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Shared E-Fleet research project aims not only to work up suitable IT solutions, but also to design the smart energy

Canadian collaboration kicks off

Fraunhofer IAO starts working together with McMaster University in Hamilton on research transfer Fraunhofer IAO and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario are pooling their expertise in the field of technology and innovation management. In future, the partners will collaborate on both research and teaching in order to boost the transfer of research findings and innovative solutions into business practice. Collaborations with commercial enterprises and research institutions around the world are

Putting research into pratice

A publication that provides concepts, examples and recommendations on how to transfer research findings into practical applications Without research, progress and innovation would grind to a halt. But how research findings are put into practice is a subject that must be investigated in detail in its own right. This was the focus of work carried out by Fraunhofer IAO, together with Fraunhofer ISI, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of

Managing development projects more productively

Fraunhofer IAO and Drees & Sommer present a study of how to manage complex development projects According to a recently published study carried out by Fraunhofer IAO and Drees & Sommer Process Consulting GmbH, manufacturing companies could dramatically improve their development and design processes by considering them from a services point of view. In their joint study, Fraunhofer IAO and Drees & Sommer examined how complex development projects are managed. The

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