Press releases
| Today, 24 September, Volvo IT is inaugurating its new, global command centre in India. In less than a year, Volvo IT has transferred the task of monitoring computer systems from seventeen locations in different countries to Bangalore. |
| The Volvo Group has developed a computer game to teach the principles of lean production, a concept designed to increase the efficiency of working processes. In this game, the players can see how different changes impact efficiency and profitability. The results indicate that what is known as serious gaming is an excellent complement to training at work. |
| Volvo IT has signed a three year agreement with the City of Göteborg in Sweden, worth SEK 20 million. The deal was completed as a result of Volvo IT’s capacity to run low-cost mainframe environments. |
| A group of employees from the Volvo Group in Göteborg, Sweden, have been taking part in a project in which a personal CO2 “pedometer” has kept a check on what their commuting to work costs in the form of carbon emissions. Their journeys were registered using software in their mobile phones and a concept developed by Volvo IT. By changing their behaviour, the group succeeded in reducing their carbon footprint by more than 30%. |
| Volvo IT and business system supplier IBS have signed an agreement making it possible for IBS’ customers to allow Volvo IT responsibility for operating their business systems. |
| Volvo IT has been commissioned to develop and maintain FordEcat, a system Ford's dealers in Europe are using to streamline the sale of parts and service. A new version of the system will have been installed at 5,500 dealers in 40 countries by the end of June. |
| On 1 January, Volvo IT opened an office in Japan. The 250 employees and contractors have joined Volvo IT from System Brain, Nissan Diesel's former IT company, which has been incorporated into Volvo IT Japan. |
| On January 1, 2008, Volvo IT opened an office in Canada with 30 employees and contractors located in Montreal and outside of Quebec City. The Volvo IT staff were previously employed by their main customers, Prevost and Nova Bus. |
| WirelessCar, BMW Group and Connexis have developed the Next Generation Telematics Protocol (NGTP) to establish a standardized infrastructure for the delivery of services to vehicles on the move. |
| Volvo IT GB will be staging RealITy 2007 on 13th November 2007 at the Stratford Manor Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. This event will showcase current and future technologies alongside a seminar programme covering hot topics from a business and IT perspective. |
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