Dematic sets its sights on the future-oriented technology of Cloud Computing

July 20, 2014 Off By David
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Grazed from Dematic.  Author: PR Announcement.

Dematic will be taking part in the "Cloud Computing for Logistics" innovation cluster of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), Dortmund. As such Dematic is the first automation supplier supporting this future-oriented research project.
 
Peter Golz, Head of Software Development at Dematic, adds: "Cloud Computing is ushering in the future of IT on the internet. Studies show that in the year 2020, most people will be using primarily web-based applications, as well as obtaining and distributing information via the cloud. Thanks to the Logistics Mall this will for the first time also be possible for complex logistics applications such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)"…

 

 Cloud Computing for Logistics" innovation cluster is an initiative from the Fraunhofer IML in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and System Technology (ISST). Together with the cluster partners, both institutes are working on establishing a central, internet-based trading space for individual logistics functions and complete process chains. The plan is for this virtual marketplace for IT logistics applications to combine a variety of software applications and provide flexible, on-demand access via the internet. The primary target group is medium-sized companies.

 
By participating in the Cloud Computing Usergroup, Dematic  will create the technical prerequisites for developing and marketing software solutions in the Logistics Mall. "The infrastructure of the Logistics Mall in the future will make it easier for customers to link up to our Warehouse Management System DC Director using other applications, for example", according to Golz. "This is why we see enormous potential in our participation for the future-oriented onward development of our product range and the flexibility of our customers."
 
As part of the German government’s high-tech strategy, the initiative has received funding from the regional North Rhine-Westphalia government. The project has already received recognition in the shape of the IT Innovation Award for Medium-Sized Companies at CeBIT 2011. "Thanks to the Usergroup and Logistics Mall, the innovation cluster will be setting the standards in establishing Cloud Computing Technology for intralogistics", summarises Golz. "With our participation in this innovative research project we are able to take an active role in shaping this future-oriented technology, such as  system interfaces and standards, and using the platform to offer our customers services at the early-adopter stage, for example in the field of modern order picking solutions."

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