INFORM GmbH, a developer of supply chain planning software, has become a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner within only a few months of signing up to the programme. This will allow INFORM GmbH to guarantee technical reliability of its add*ONE product range to its customers through rigorous testing by Microsoft.
Gold status is the highest level in the partner network, awarded only to companies which hold excellent competencies with Microsoft technology and can demonstrate high levels of customer s
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– Business performance better than expected
– BMW Group expects sales volumes in 2010 to rise by around 10% to over 1.4 million units
– Fullyear EBIT margin of over 5% expected for the Automobiles segment
– Financial Services segment aiming for earnings considerably above last yearreturn on equity of over 18% achievable in 2010
Improved business conditions on the international automobile markets mean that the BMW Group now expects to report much better
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– Total volume of ?750 million
– Proceeds to be used for early repayment of bank loans
– Term of five years, coupon of 8.5 percent
– Further improvement of debt maturity profile to be implemented
Within a few days, Continental has successfully placed a eurodenominated bond with an aggregate principal amount of ?750 million with qualified investors in Germany and abroad. With this, the company has completed a further step in improving its debt maturity p
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– Double-digit growth at BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce again in June
– Rolls-Royce sells more cars than ever before
– Positive sales trend continues in Motorcycles segment
The BMW Group has ended the first half-year with substantial growth in sales. A total of 696,026 (prev. yr. 615,454) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles were delivered to customers worldwide in the first six months of the year – an increase of 13.1%. In June, sales volumes rose 12.2% to 1
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– Calculated saving up 18% compared to 2008
– Icheon, South Korea, and Rubí, Spain, provide the most profitable ideas in the worldwide category
– Most successful German location is Alzenau, Bavaria
Employees from 128 locations around the world of the international automotive supplier Continental helped boost efficiency and cost effectiveness with approximately 270,000 ideas that were implemented. These ideas achieved savings calculated at nearly ?100 mil
Stone Bond Technologies, provider of the world’s only codeless connectivity software and eco-system, today announced a strategic alliance with Layer2 a leading publisher of SharePoint Web Parts and solutions. Both companies are poised to take advantage of the growth in the SharePoint marketplace accelerated by recent Microsoft announcements.