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1NCE takes flat rate IoT connectivity home with new HomeBeat.Live partnership

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1NCE, the provider of a new connectivity offering for IoT that enables IoT applications and services to access connectivity on a buy once, flat rate fee for ten years, announced a new partnership with HomeBeat.Live, a smart buildings specialist that provides a digital platform to apartment buildings. (more…)

Qualcomm pays $2bn as it kills plans to buy NXP but board authorises $30bn stock repurchase, insists strategy unchanged

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Qualcomm Inc. terminated its planned acquisition of NXP Semiconductors N.V. by Qualcomm River Holdings B.V., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary.  (more…)

Elekta implements ThingWorx on Microsoft Azure for next gen remote service

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PTC announced that Elekta, an innovator of equipment and software used to improve, prolong, and save the lives of people with cancer and brain disorders, is extending its remote services transformation by implementing PTC’s ThingWorx (more…)

BGF invests £1.25mn in Collision Management Systems to develop global IoT commercial opportunities

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Rapidly-growing data aggregation specialists, Collision Management Systems (CMS) received a £1.25 million (€1.41 million) investment from BGF, following the launch of its telematics data aggregation, risk management and crash detection software for Telematics and Insurance businesses. (more…)

IoT security – A barrier to deployment?

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Security takes priority when it comes to the development and deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT), with Gartner predicting that by 2020, IoT security will make up 20% of annual security budgets. (more…)

Wannabe fraudsters can buy hacking tools on dark web for cost of cup of coffee

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Wannabe hackers looking to dip their toes into online fraud can get their hands on tools to start hacking for about the price of a cup of takeaway coffee. This is according to the latest Dark Web Market Price Index by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison service Top10VPN.com. (more…)

Scilly smart home energy management installation aims for 40% cut in electricity bills by 2025

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PassivSystems is to begin deploying its cloud-based energy management systems to homes on Britain’s Isles of Scilly over the summer of 2018. (more…)

The smallest Ethernet switch ever – Advantech EKI-2525LI

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Advantech, a supplier of industrial communication solutions, introduced an 8cm high EKI-2525LI Ethernet switch aimed at applications where space is a critical issue for users. (more…)

Cool IoT Use Cases: Protecting Beluga whales in Alaska

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Market overview

Beluga whales live in the Arctic Ocean and coastal areas of Canada, Alaska, Russia and Greenland. The population is estimated to be 150,000 worldwide. Only around 300 to 400 inhabit the Cook Inlet in Alaska where, in 2008, this species was considered critically endangered. (more…)

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