IBM continual improvement in the software business

14.10.10 - Societe Generale some analysts at Societe Generale, downgrade IBM (ISIN US4592001014 / WKN 851 399) with "hold".

IBM will be on 18 October, the results published for the third quarter. According to the Société Générale solid numbers are expected. Once the orders have fallen in the service business during the second quarter, up 12% year over year, we expect for the third quarter, an increase of 5%. Sales of the service business should be increased by 4%. In the hardware business, sales should be increased, given a favorable basis of comparison to 6%, while it expects the software division's revenue growth of 5%. In the software business had over the last three quarters show a steady improvement.

Toyota Kata: The management method for continuous improvement

Toyota Kata: The next level of Lean Management and Lean Thinking
 Marktheidenfeld, 29/3/2012, Kata or neutral solution, the routines that make up the core of modern management system, have been in large part by studies like toyota practices and countless attempts at experimental recognized companies.

This requires, however, it is goodbye to the current management practices and paradigms to some extent. And is the continual development of new capabilities and solutions for employees and organization forward in the company.

Certain experiences in the scientific and experimental work should be regularly and ideally experienced positive, which is a positive expectation can be conditioned for improvement.

Marketing professional for strategic positioning

Document Compliance Management: David Topping is designed to promote the internationalization of Brainloop further
Secure exchange of confidential documents: development of thought leadership for the rule-compliant handling of confidential business records around the globe

 Brainloop AG, a provider of web-based solutions for the secure exchange of confidential documents (Document Compliance Management), represents the commitment by David Topping as VP of Global Marketing course for all the increased internationalization.

Upon successful completion, London University of experienced marketing strategist met with British roots, his business at IBM. There he worked in the construction of the first global marketing teams and was responsible for during his long affiliation numerous product launches. Other stations have taken him to international, mid-sized companies. There Advanced topping its group expertise to key knowledge about the business operations of the so-called hidden champions.

"With David Topping, we gain an experienced marketing professional for the strategic positioning and the international branding of our highly secure software solutions in midsize companies and large corporations. His support over many years of practical knowledge and skills to us in expanding our thought leadership for the rule-compliant handling of confidential business documents around the globe, "commented Peter Weger, CEO of Brainloop, commitment.

"With the Brainloop Secure Dataroom Brainloop an outstanding solution developed. More than 50 percent of DAX 30 companies, including Thyssen Krupp, German Post, German Telekom, RWE, trust their most sensitive documents of the Brainloop solution and handle highly confidential business processes in the project and committee work so that from. The potential of this innovative application is impressive. As an advocate of globalization will be a great challenge and joy that Brainloop in their international expansion, the best possible support, "said David Topping says about his new role. (Brainloop: ra)

Veterans of the glassworks Lohrer

Awards loyal employee of the Seniors' Spessart-glass
Great day: Long-term employees were honored at Gerresheimer Lohr.

In honor of longtime employee of Spessart-glass lifted Gerresheimer
CEO Andreas Kohl emphasized their importance for the continual
improvement of processes. "Part of it is like in the past, for
example, investments in new acquisitions Wannenbauten by the latest
technology in equipment, but the main part of our own staff and
colleagues in each department improved systematically in daily
business."

That it had managed to greatly reduce changeover times, have the
"restructuring department at the hot end" won an award Gerresheimer
reported the CEO happy.
Decades at the company

As a "veteran glassworks" stated Andreas Kohl Gottfried Sieblist
before, with the "extraordinary jubilee of 50 years," on 15 August
1961 began his training as a machinist and worked in production and
later as a trainer and shift supervisors. Since 1995, mainly
responsible for the statistical process-control, he also served many
years as a council. He received honorary certificates in recognition
of the IHK Würzburg-Schweinfurt and the Bavarian Ministry of
Economics.

For forty years, heard Hermann Werthmann in the company. The trained
mechanic is now in the fourth layer line manager for the sorting
technique. As an apprentice to an electrician came Gerhard Ebert and
Louis Mattis to "Spessart Glas", now they make shift electrician today
that there is always enough energy for the production of glass
available. Made a detour through a baker and pastry cook
apprenticeship Kurt Ludwig, who now works at the factory as a machine
fitter.

To 25-year anniversaries can look back eleven members: Bruno
Hasenstab, as a machinist and machine operator in the first layer.
Bernhard Sauer, responsible for representing the pallets and packaging
materials. Alfio Zarbano works in shipping. As an apprentice to an
industrial glass manufacturers Tobias Amend and Heinz Breitenbach came
into the company, they are now rebuilding locksmith.

Andreas Bock also came as an apprentice, learning Universal cutter and
has since trained as a foreman specializing in metal. Today, working
on computer-controlled machines in the form of workshop. Maintenance
fitters are Werner Frank, George Ludwig and Andreas Schmitt, who is
now responsible for the manufacture of new forms.

Rudolf Gehret, trained retail salesman and delivery driver who is now
head of department at the Spessart-glass. Elke Staudt (sales
department) can look back on 25 years at the glassworks Lohrer.

Straelen: Symposium on Energy Efficiency

Under the theme "Energy Innovations in Horticulture - New ideas from
practice and research" were on Wednesday 9 November, presented in the
horticulture center Straelen technical and organizational innovations
in energy use, but also basic food for thought for the entrepreneurial
activity delivered. With more than 60 participants, the conference was
very well received energy efficiency.

Professor Dr. Friedrich Kerka by the Institute for Applied Innovation
Research at the Ruhr University in Bochum, offered an introduction to
innovation management, where he campaigned as a fundamental objective
for the waste-heat producing. He warned of a real innovation hectic,
as the company's success would result from it both to drive
innovation, but to also get proven. In particular, the continual
improvement leads to success, the groundbreaking innovations were the
exception. The feedback from the audience on its own patents and some
significant investments in research and development showed that the
horticulture industry has to innovate.

Otto Domke from horticulture center in Straelen provided information
on additional energy savings through the use of newly developed
double-daily energy and energy umbrellas umbrellas. Can be funded to
the form in which their use, Pietzsch Karin explained by the Federal
Agency for Agriculture and Food, which campaigned for the federal
program for energy efficiency. So far this funding program of
horticultural plants in North Rhine-Westphalia was hardly used, which
is also due in part to the laborious and impractical subsidies.

Technical innovations in the future initiative, low-energy greenhouse
ZINEG presented Professor Dr. Hans-Juergen Tantau of the Leibniz
University of Hanover. Starting points for energy savings include the
combination of energy shields, the selection of appropriate roofing
materials, the development of appropriate integrated control
strategies and the use of solar energy. Estimates of the scientists
found that can be reduced with the combination of these different
measures of energy use in greenhouse production by up to 90%.

The benefits of networking, illustrated in the so-called energy
efficiency networks Hans Hartung of the WATT Germany GmbH, the
exchange in a network will allow the individual entrepreneurs to
benefit from the knowledge of all participants and to increase the
success in implementing energy saving measures.

By visiting the operation strawberry cultures Janssen Kalkar the
conference participants were able to conclusively not only the use of
the daily energy shield to see a practical application, but a meet in
many progressive and innovative company that is run with great
enthusiasm and great commitment from the couple Hiltrud and Erich
Janssen .

The event was part of the project "Efficient Energy Use in
Horticulture" by the Central Association of Horticulture Association
(BMA) together with the State Horticultural Association Rheinland eV,
organized the National Association of Horticultural Westphalia-Lippe
and the horticulture center Straelen / Cologne Auweiler the Chamber of
Agriculture of North Rhine-Westphalia. The funding of the project is
funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under the auspices of the
Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV)
with support from the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE).

CNC technology at its finest

Göppingen. A big welcome for the opening of the competence center CNC
technology in the Industrial School in Göppingen. The company made the
Festo and Emco million project possible.

The topic is current and burns the entire industry on the nails: Where
do we get the technical specialists of the future? With the creation
of a new competence center for CNC technology, now the Commercial
School in Göppingen, together with the company Emco and Festo Didactic
a platform for continual improvement and development of
industry-oriented CNC training has created. Yesterday, was the center
of excellence that has, according to the school "well over a million
euros' cost, passed in solemn part of its determination. Headmaster
Pietrass Siegfried, the chief executive of Festo AG, Eberhard Veit,
Emco and CEO Dr. Stephan Hansch claimed in their speeches appetite for
the new training center. "Here is something unique created," Pietrass
stressed to the NWZ. "Something there is nowhere else in Germany." The
representatives of Festo Didactic and Emco presented the training
concept and its machinery. With the latest technology in large
classrooms, the Center of Excellence in 2012 also offer the best
conditions for the industry-oriented, practical and methodical
training of trainers and teachers. Lectures and practical
demonstrations give visitors an idea of ​​the possibilities of the new
facility. Teachers and trainers from the field of CNC technology could
last detail about the training center.

With the Industrial School in Göppingen you've gained another partner
in the heart of the engineering area of ​​Germany, told the Salzburger
Emco. Are suitably ambitious in the goals and ideas that have been
reflected in the decision for a vertical milling center for the
five-axis machining. Approximately 500 trainees in manufacturing metal
occupations - machinist, industrial mechanic and toolmaker - and
another 50 participants in the technical school, and about 250
students of technical high school would find here an ideal training
conditions: highly motivated teachers who know the industry
requirements, an industry-standard machinery and modern teaching - and
learning materials.

The control of the CNC machine takes a regular PC can be installed on
the different controllers. The coaches are trained by Festo and Emco.
The center offers courses and information on technology transfer in
the vocational schools, support for teacher training, technology and
training days and consultancy in the development of educational models
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