Press Releases

More than 65 qualified bluetooth mesh products pave the way for smart lighting, buildings and homes

Over the past two decades, Bluetooth Technology has, say its supporters, revolutionised the IoT. It has added new capabilities that have enabled innovation and established new markets, from wireless audio to connected devices. (more…)

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August 23, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Dojo by BullGuard and BGN Technologies partner to create advanced IoT security tech

Dojo by BullGuard, a provider in IoT security, and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) announced a partnership to (more…)

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August 22, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Canvass Analytics raises USD $5mn, led by Google’s Gradient Ventures

Canvass Analytics, a provider of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled predictive analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things, announced that it has closed a USD $5 million (€4.32 million) investment round, (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Asia Pacific spending on technologies enabling smart city initiatives to reach US$30bn in 2018, says IDC

The latest update of the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Smart Cities Spending Guide expects spending on technologies that enable Smart Cities initiatives to reach a value amounting to USD $30 billion (€26.10 billion) in 2018 for Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ). (more…)

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August 21, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

SnapLogic accelerates software development lifecycle with new DevOps and automation capabilities

SnapLogic, a provider of self-service application and data integration, announced dedicated DevOps and automation capabilities, including new integration with GitHub and support for Mesosphere to automate critical elements of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cybersecurity breaches to result in over 146 bn records being stolen by 2023

A new report by Juniper Research found that over 33 billion records will be stolen by cyber criminals in 2023 alone, an increase of 175% over the 12 billion records expected to be compromised in 2018, resulting in cumulative loss of over 146 billion records for the whole period. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

AI ‘bubble burst’ will clear the air for sustained growth in key sectors, says Rethink Research

The AI bubble is due to burst after several years of sustained hype have generated unrealistic expectations that cannot be met and excessive investments that cannot possibly be paid back. (more…)

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August 20, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Application of AI to computer networks and devices communicating in the human body to be shown at Sigcomm 2018

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Data Communication (Sigcomm) announced highlights of Sigcomm 2018, its annual flagship conference, which will be held this year in Budapest, (more…)

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August 17, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

SK Telecom claims 5x greater performance over GPUs as it deploys Xilinx FPGAs for AI acceleration

SKT has deployed Xilinx FPGAs as their Artificial Intelligence (AI) accelerators in its data centre, according to a joint announcement from the companies. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ovum expands IoT analyst coverage in South Africa

Global market research, data and advisory firm Ovum has expanded its research team in South Africa to better serve the growing needs of the African market. (more…)

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August 14, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello