Smart farming and food production must accelerate rapidly to keep pace with population growth

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Internet of Things (IoT) analyst firm Beecham Research has launched a new report highlighting the importance of harnessing new technologies to address the vital need for sustainable food production to support the current rate of population growth. (more…)

New ThingWorx Studio augmented reality free trial programme for Industrial IoT

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PTC, has launched a new ThingWorx Studio augmented reality (AR) free trial programme for the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). (more…)

When is a phishing email not a phishing email? The taxonomy of malicious emails

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Malicious email attacks have dominated the security headlines in recent months, with 2017 already seeing large campaigns targeting Netflix and Amazon customers. (more…)

M2M Alliance directors unchanged but new plans to emerge

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Following its confirmation at the Annual General Meeting, the M2M Alliance management board has been confirmed, but changes are afoot within the association. (more…)

Franco-German start-up to launch low-power device location tracking platform

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Crowdloc, has announced the launch of its reportedly affordable, low power location tracking platform. It is designed for consumer electronics and enterprise assets, using Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth Low Energy). (more…)

V2X transceiver modules designed to develop safer and more automated vehicles

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u‑blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced the VERA‑P1 series, the latest in its range of V2X modules designed to accelerate the development of safer and more automated vehicles. (more…)

Exchange IoT marketplace for digital ecosystems designed to optimise connected product development

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Exosite LLC, a platform provider in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, has announced Exchange, a curated library of reusable IoT elements, including industry-proven services, products and content, that enables industrial manufacturers to rapidly solve common IoT challenges. (more…)

Deutsche Telekom is making 1.2 million German households smart every year

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​​​​​​​Nearly 13 million consumers trust in Deutsche Telekom‘s products and expertise for their telephony and Internet surfing. The German telecommunications service provider now wants to smooth the way for its customers into smart, connected homes – and is integrating Magenta SmartHome features in its Speedport Smart router. (more…)

Telecoms and IT firms risk damaging fines by ignoring implications of new data protection rules, says survey

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Almost half (44%) of IT & telecommunication companies are unaware of the new wide-ranging data protection rules which come into force in less than a year’s time. This is despite 17% of those surveyed admitting the maximum fine for non-compliance would force them out of business, while 12% said it would lead to large scale redundancies. (more…)

Good, better, best: Key factors in selecting an IoT connectivity solution

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The market is awash with options for IoT connectivity, and as we discussed in an earlier blog post, IoT is bringing to the forefront the fact that pennies matter. Billions of transactions mean that billions of pennies are at stake, and those pennies add up to real money. (more…)

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