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3,737 observed publications2,130 normalised providers27 portals

Technology in its regional context

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What shapes a place? Which providers and applications matter there? Regional reports connect local characteristics with technology, companies and documented projects.

Exhibition directory · Essen

eWorld · 798 exhibitors

E-world 2027 · 16–18 February 2027

Explore the energy sector through companies and locations: exhibitor profiles, cities, countries, halls and stands with direct source links.

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Exhibitor data: 26 October 2026. Participation and stand details come from the supplied export and have not been reconfirmed live.

City

Nuremberg

N-ERGIE in its city context: building stock, established district-heating networks and local heat sources with official project evidence.

Heat · Networks · Smart city

Open regional reportRegion

Middle Franconia

Urban consumption and rural solar generation: N-ERGIE network development, planning areas and supply-territory boundaries.

Urban and rural · Energy · Infrastructure

Open regional reportCity

Essen

Heat planning, LoRaWAN at Dürerschule and documented energy-company locations in the E-world host city.

Heat transition · Digital maps · E-world

Open regional reportRegion · RVR territory

Ruhr metropolis

DoHa hydrogen pipeline, water supply and municipal data cooperation: infrastructure across city boundaries.

Hydrogen · Industry · Regional cooperation

Open regional reportTown and regional context

Wittlich

Wengerohr’s industry and heat planning, the district digital strategy, A EINS in Wittlich and Portazon in the Trier area.

Industry · Heat · Digital services

Open regional reportIndependent city

Munich (city)

Stadtwerke München and M-net: heat supply, geothermal planning and fibre within the city of Munich.

Heat · Fibre · Digital services

Open regional reportDistrict

Munich (district)

Geothermie Unterhaching and Gemeindewerke Oberhaching: local heat and fibre networks, distinct from the city of Munich.

Geothermal energy · Municipal networks · Fibre

Open regional report

New entry point · Tasks and industries

Explore functions and related solutions

Start with ten business functions in the energy industry. Task profiles and related solution topics, with room for further industries.

Translation notice: German catalogue text is translated automatically. Content that is already published in English retains its original title. The directly linked original source remains authoritative.

12 impact areas

Where should a solution have an impact?

Impact areas describe real systems. They are more stable than trends and broader than individual industries.

5,139 knowledge items are classified. 721 have been editorially reviewed; 4,418 still require staged quality assurance or a status decision.

Taxonomy · 136 knowledge items

Trade and consumption

All 3,737 observed content pieces are now classified within the SmartTech structure. 721 offerings have been editorially reviewed; all other classifications remain transparently marked as automatic pending quality assurance. The 77 reference items and additional curated sources are retained.

Curated
Solution overview

NVIDIA (T)

AI solutions for connected retail

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Retail AI for stores, supply chains and customer interaction

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Observed
Practical report

Akeneo (T)

Accelerate product data and product releases with Akeneo

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Product Information Management

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Observed
Product report

Emporix

Autonomous Commerce: Controlling order processes by AI agents

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Agential Commerce Orchestration

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Observed
Product declaration

Scandit

Automated Age Verification at Self-Checkout

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Digital Age Test for Self-Checkout

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Observed
Product overview

Worldline (S)

One Commerce for omnichannel retail payments

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Omnichannel payment platform

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Observed
Trade article

Perspectix

Transforming trade branches with digital twins into experience locations

Machine translated

Challenge:
Quality and speed

Solution:
Digital twin for branch planning and sales

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Observed
Product declaration

Talkdesk

Actively acting AI agents for retail and customer service

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
AI-powered customer service for commerce

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ObservedEditorial review · 91
Sector study

Akamai (T)

API Security Study 2024 - Retail and E-Commerce

Machine translated

Challenge:
Safety and resilience

Solution:
Akamai API Security

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ObservedPre-structured · 85
Information resource

Google Cloud (S)

The real-world impact of AI agents on Customer Experience by Google Cloud

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 83
Information resource

Snowflake (T)

The Modern Marketing Data Stack: Your Technology Guide to Unifying, Analytics, and Activating the Data that Powers Amazing Customer Experiences

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 78
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

E-Commerce study: 43% of Germans want voice assistants when shopping

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 78
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

Akeneo study: Transparency and product data are the most important currency in commerce

Machine translated

Challenge:
Regulation and transparency

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 78
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

KoRo drives omnichannel growth with Akeneo PIM: From D2C online retail to stationary retail

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 78
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

AI search changes e-commerce: Google loses importance in product discovery and purchasing decisions

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 72
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

DMEXCO 2026: Akeneo shows how better product data prevents conversion losses

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 72
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

Akeneo brings product data with AI into implementation

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 72
Information resource

Akeneo (T)

New partnership: Akeneo and Stripe strengthen companies in AI-based commerce

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 67
Information resource

Emporix

The Vaillant Group relies on Emporix in international e-commerce

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedPre-structured · 61
Information resource

ScaleCommerce (CR)

Industry in transition: E-Commerce BBQ 2026 relies on exchange instead of alarm mode

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedEditorial review · 86
Study

SAP (T)

Driving the Next B2B Era "Profitability as Necessity: Part 1 - AI as the Driver for Enterprise Transformation"

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
SAP Customer Experience for B2B-Commerce

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 86
Information resource

SAP (T)

One consensus: The SAP Commerce Cloud report from Trust Radius

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 86
Information resource

SAP (T)

Thousands of customers. A consensus. The SAP Commerce Cloud report from TrustRadius

Machine translated

Challenge:
Turnover and growth

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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ObservedAutomatically assigned · 79
Information resource

Samsung Electronics

Europe: Premium Retail Industry Trend Report

Machine translated

Challenge:
Costs and productivity

Solution:
Trade, product data or customer experience solution

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Active

Observed

Publications systematically captured from defined portals.

Prepared

Curated

Original sources added selectively when they close an identifiable knowledge gap.

Later

Community

Traceable contributions with a disclosed role and verifiable provenance.

Market monitoring 2026

Original publications

3,737 results

fully taxonomically classified

SmartTech · Open orientation in the B2B technology market

Direct original references · no lead marketing · Scoring 0.2