SAP chief Christian Klein The manager is under pressure: shareholders are demanding that SAP increase profitability. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Dusseldorf SAP has announced another price increase: from 2023, the software manufacturer will charge up to 3.3% more for maintenance of software installations than before. In a letter sent to customers since … Read more
Goeppingen A stone in a switch is enough to stop traffic on a railway line. This is always a problem, but especially so: Deutsche Bahn has never been so unpunctual. A small army of 11,000 maintenance workers is supposed to remedy the situation, they take care of the problems on the tracks. More staff would … Read more
– Charging station for electric vehicles The first joint project planned is the development of a “battery score”. – (Photo: IMAGO/Olaf Döring) – – – – München Munich Re is expanding its projects in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Together with the primary insurance subsidiary Ergo, the technology company In-Tech and Munich professor Markus … Read more
– Brian Chesky “I trust you – and flexibility only works if you trust the people on your team,” writes the Airbnb boss. – (Photo: AP) – – – – San Francisco The apartment broker Airbnb does not want to force its employees back into the office even after the end of the corona pandemic. … Read more
– Frankfurt banking skyline The Verdi union has agreed on a new collective agreement with state and development banks and some savings banks. There is more money and agreements to work from home. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Frankfurt The employees of state and development banks as well as several savings banks in … Read more
– New housing construction in Rostock Due to bottlenecks, companies are planning to raise their prices. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin In view of the more expensive materials, German construction companies are planning price increases across the board. In building construction, every second company is currently calculating with price adjustments for the … Read more
– Mark Zuckerberg The Meta boss was surprisingly seen virtually at the SXSW tech fair. – Bild: © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP – Austin, Texas He was the surprise virtual guest at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas: Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook — today’s meta — announced his attendance just a day … Read more
– Cyber crime Nine percent of companies in Germany fear bankruptcy as a result of a cyber attack. – (Foto: Getty Images) – – – – Düsseldorf Cybercrime is a lucrative business. The financial outlay for hackers is minimal, the profit margins are high, and the risk of being tried in court is extremely low. Many … Read more
Berlin If German companies use new technologies, the legal risks are underestimated. This is the conclusion reached by a study by the commercial law firm Noerr in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich, which is available exclusively to the Handelsblatt. According to this, 70 percent of the executives surveyed state that there is no … Read more