Press Releases

More power, greater flexibility for AI at the edge in transport use and smart cities

AAEON, a specialist in artificial intelligence (AI) edge solutions, has released the BOXER-8251AI AI edge box PC, powered by NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX. The BOXER-8251AI is said to offer greater performance and is more compact. (more…)

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July 22, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Weride chooses Weka to manage Its AI data pipeline

WekaIO (Weka), a specialist in high-performance and scalable file storage, announced today that WeRide, a smart mobility company with autonomous driving technologies, has selected the Weka File System (WekaFS), the world’s fastest shared parallel file system from WekaIO, to manage its artificial intelligence (AI) data pipeline from the edge to the core to the cloud. (more…)

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July 21, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The deployment of 5G will depend on geospatial data

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an undeniable impact on the rollout of 5G technology and will continue to have a lasting impact on its future discourse. It has temporarily slowed down the rollout of 5G, largely due to restrictions on workers and installation crews, says Mark Yaodirector of product management at HERE Technologies. However, in the long term the virus has meant that 5G is now more crucial to society than ever before. (more…)

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July 14, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Horizons and Microsoft team up to develop onboard AI assistants for HiPhi

At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2020 (WAIC 2020), which was held online this year, Human Horizons announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft to jointly develop the onboard AI assistant HiPhiGo for HiPhi -Automobile. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Chetu contracted by JUMP Data-Driven Video

Chetu, a developer of custom software solutions, announced the delivery of an optimised data conversion application to JUMP Data-Driven Video, a business data management platform for the video industry, to enhance the toolkit’s performance and offer users greater insights into KPI analytics. (more…)

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July 13, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Untether AI announces new funding and additions to management team

Untether AI announced it has closed an additional $7 million USD (€6 million) funding led by Radical Ventures with participation by Intel Capital, both existing investors. Additionally, it has added two senior executives to its management team, Robert Beachler as VP of product and Alex Grbic, PhD as VP of software engineering. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IBM to acquire WDG Automation to advance AI-infused automation capabilities

IBM today announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Brazilian software provider of robotic process automation (RPA) WDG Solucoes Em Sistemas E Automacao De Processos LTDA (referred to as “WDG Automation” throughout). The acquisition further advances IBM’s comprehensive AI-infused automation capabilities, spanning business processes to IT operations. Financial terms were not disclosed. (more…)

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July 10, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Education, eldercare and COVID prevention to benefit from open platform robot

Lantronix Inc., a global provider of intelligent edge and secure data management solutions for the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has teamed with Misty Robotics, to create Misty II. (more…)

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June 29, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Nebulon emerges from stealth and unveils cloud-defined Storage

Nebulon, Inc. announced today Cloud-Defined Storage, on-premises, server-based storage for mission critical applications managed by the Nebulon cloud. Cloud-Defined Storage is powered by the combination of a secure, cloud-based control plane and PCIe cards that are installed into customers’ servers, providing the necessary enterprise-class data services for critical applications. (more…)

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June 23, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Samsung demonstrates new drone-based AI solution to optimise 5G network performance

Samsung Electronics announced a successful demonstration of its new drone-based antenna configuration measurement solution for 4G and 5G networks in the company’s campus. This automated solution will offer operators a simplified way to more efficiently manage cell sites, improve employee safety, and ultimately optimise network performance. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello