Baerbel Strothmann-Schmitt

Senior Manager Corporate Communications at Software AG

Recent posts

Executive Voices
Is creating technical debt a good idea?
When organizations launch new products and services, they often create technical debt – the re-coding that must be done to digital systems after they have gone live. This can cause obstacles to progress, and additional costs. In this interview with Stefan Sigg, CTO of Software AG, I asked him for some useful strategies for managing the challenges of technical debt. BSS: Stefan, in…
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IoT
Telematics Solution Keeps Track of Rail Freight
There is a certain romance attached to trains chugging along the railroad tracks, taking exotic goods to far-flung areas. But have you ever stopped to think about what’s on those railroad cars? Or who might be waiting for their contents? Rail Cargo Austria has. And it has been working on a smart solution to track freight cars on a real-time…
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IoT
IoT with GPS Tracking: Powerful
What do you get when you put the Internet of Things together with GPS? (No, this is not a riddle!) What you get is a powerful, enhanced tracking service that can be used for a variety of applications including: fleet management, personal car locating, people tracking, elderly patient monitoring, and pet recovery. What it is called is Trackerando and it…
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