IoT growth in 2022
Monday, January 10, 2022 by Richard Harris
Steven Hegenderfer, senior director of developer ecosystems at Semtech Corporation, a global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms shares his 2022 predictions.
Biden Infrastructure Plan for Smart Cities will Elevate Need for IoT Technology
"With President Biden’s infrastructure plan, we are...
Alexa Connect Kit SDK lands from Amazon
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 by Brittany Hainzinger
Amazon has announced Alexa Connect Kit SDK (ACK SDK), a software package that enables Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) and System Integrators (SIs) to build their own ACK-based modules and differentiated Alexa-compatible smart device solutions without having to worry about managing cloud services, building an app, or writing an Alexa skill. Since the launch of ...
Low code platforms evolve beyond application development
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
Edge computing, which pushes "computational" work as close as possible to the point of data collection, will attain critical mass in 2021. Already, more than 50% of new enterprise IT infrastructure will adopt edge computing as an alternative to massively centralized data centers, for proprietary data or in situations (such as transportation or defense) that ne...
BlackBerry and ZTR partner to revolutionize the rail industry
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 by Freeman Lightner
ZTR and BlackBerry Limited have announced they are combining their proven technology expertise to offer railcar owners, operators, and suppliers a powerful new digital monitoring solution.
Recognizing there was an immediate industry need for a remote railcar monitoring solution that could withstand the rugged conditions of the railway, provide greater fleet...
IoT medical devices aren't as secure as you think
Monday, November 5, 2018 by Richard Harris
Zingbox released the report of its second annual Healthcare Security Survey. The survey was expanded this year to include not only IT/IS professionals, but also clinical and biomedical engineers who play critical roles in managing and securing connected medical devices.
The survey revealed a contradiction between the confidence that healthcare professionals have in t...
Blockchain IoT can work to your advantage
Friday, October 5, 2018 by Richard Harris
Why do the words Blockchain and IoT still sound terrifying to some businesses? Maybe it's because Blockchain terminology was made mainstream by Bitcoin, or perhaps it's that IoT sounds immediate security alarms.
According to IBM, using Blockchain in asset management, customs declarations, supply chain networks, commercial property leasing, and countless more ...
Zinnov names Aricent a leader in IoT
Friday, August 18, 2017 by Richard Harris
Aricent, a global design and engineering company, has announced that for the second year running, the company has been recognized among the leading players in the IoT market by Zinnov. The Zinnov Zones 2017 IoT Technology Services report classed Aricent in the leadership zone in five major industry categories that underline the company’s rich heritage in innovation and ...
Over 90 percent of healthcare IT networks have IoT devices connected
Thursday, July 20, 2017 by Austin Harris
ZingBox has released the results of its survey of IT decision-makers within the healthcare industry. The survey, fielded in early July, found that the majority of healthcare IT networks have IoT devices and that most IT departments believe that existing security solutions for laptops and servers can also protect connected medical devices.More than 90% of healthcare IT n...
Security of Things 2016 Conference to Focus on IoT Security, Privacy, and Authentication
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 by Richard Harris
Coming to Chicago this October, the Smart Card Alliance Security of Things 2016 conference is bringing security, privacy and authentication to the forefront of the Internet of Things (IoT) with speakers from both the IoT and security communities. Speakers will discuss the impact embedded security technology is expected to have on connected cars, wearables, smart ho...
AppDynamics Weighs In with PostCES Insight
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
To get insight into how trends at CES will impact the app development community, we reached out to Prathap Dendi, General Manager for Emerging Technologies at AppDynamics, who has been active in implementing ways to increase the software footprint in the Internet of Things. Dendi most recently was Vice President, General Manager at Electric Cloud, where he helped i...
Windows 10 IoT Core Now Available for Commercial OEM-ODMs
Monday, December 7, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Microsoft has announced that its Windows 10 IoT Core is now available for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Original Device Manufacturers (ODM).The Windows 10 IoT Core offers a platform for IoT devices with enterprise-grade security from the device to the cloud, and native connectivity for machine-to-machine and machine-to-cloud scenarios with Azure IoT technol...
New NBIoT Consortium to Promote Narrow Band Internet of Things
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 by Richard Harris
Yet another IoT play is in motion as a new NB-IoT consortium has been announced by a group of telecom industry heavyweights including Huawei, Qualcomm, Vodafone and others.The formation of the new NB-IoT forum is aimed at promoting the ecosystem around Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) technology. NB-IoT is a solution for deployment of Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) n...
ARM Releases New mbed IoT Device Platform Products and Technologies
Friday, November 13, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
ARM has released a new suite of mbed IoT Device Platform products and technologies to support IoT technology deployments at scale. The latest release includes the mbed Device Connector, a free service that businesses can use to connect and manage IoT devices. The announcement also includes an enhanced mbed OS (Technology Preview version) and new mbed Reference Designs.&...
GSMA's Mobile IoT Initiative Wants You to Develop Using LPWA Solutions
Sunday, August 23, 2015 by Richard Harris
The GSMA announced that it has established the ‘Mobile IoT Initiative’, a new project backed by a number of mobile operators, OEMs, chipset, module and infrastructure companies, whose goal is to address the use of Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) solutions in licensed spectrum. The GSMA is a trade organization representing the interests of nearly 800 mobile operators inc...
IoT Hype Is Understated a New Report Says
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 by Richard Harris
James Manyika, Jonathan Woetzel, and Richard Dobbs, directors of the McKinsey Global Institute, have co-authored a new report, The Internet of Things: Mapping the Value Beyond the Hype, which attempts to determine exactly how IoT technology can create real economic value.According to the authors, “Our central finding is that the hype may actually understate the full pot...
Consumer Adoption Could Drive IoT Initiatives
Saturday, June 13, 2015 by Richard Harris
ThroughTek, a cloud-based platform for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) industry operations provider, has announced findings from its “2015 Internet of Challenges Report” around consumer adoption and identified challenges regarding the Internet of Things (IoT). The online survey was taken in May 2015 and included 1,181 adults. The figures have been ...
Wireless IoT Forum Created to Offer New Internet of Things Industry Association
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 by Richard Harris
The Wireless IoT Forum officially launched at the end of March to support and promote the creation and deployment of open standards for the Internet of Things worldwide. The Forum will support the deployment of wireless wide-area networking technologies in both licensed and unlicensed spectrum. The organization will provide a place for companies to participate in t...
Top App Developer Events for April and May
Saturday, April 4, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
When planning your event calendar there are two biggies that you’ll want to include on your list compliments of two of the biggest companies (and rivals) in tech today – Microsoft and Google. More about these events and others for April and May are included here. April- IoT Stream Conference: Defining the Stack for IoT: This event is located in Bently Reserve, San ...
AGT International Launches IoTA In Order To Give IoT Developers More Tools
Wednesday, October 22, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
AGT International has announced it will launch IoTA, a modular, open, cloud-based platform for IoT application developers that offers IoT-specific analytics, data management and visualization capabilities. IoTA powers a number of IoT offerings built by AGT, and by making the platform available to other developers, AGT will provide developers with IoT solutions that can ...
