Press Releases

Demand for industrial automation and IIoT fuels global pneumatic valves and actuators market growth

Frost & Sullivan’s latest analysis of the pneumatic valves and actuators market finds that Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) adoption is expected to increase significantly due to rising energy costs and end-user demand for lower product costs, improved operational efficiency, and increased machine uptime. (more…)

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March 5, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

VMware extends IoT strategy with new edge computing solutions

At Mobile World Congress 2018, VMware, Inc, unveiled the next chapter of its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy which will focus on delivering new edge computing solutions for specific use cases including Asset Management and Smart Surveillance. (more…)

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March 1, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Renesas Synergy strengthens chip-to-cloud IoT connectivity with new enterprise cloud toolbox

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the new Renesas Synergy™ Enterprise Cloud Toolbox v1.1 — a software Application Project that together with the Synergy AE-CLOUD1 kit provides a reference design and starting point for users to connect in 10 minutes or less to enterprise clouds such as Microsoft AzureAmazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. (more…)

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February 28, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Canonical announces deployment of Ubuntu Core across Rigado’s IoT gateways

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announced that Ubuntu Core will be deployed across Rigado’s Edge Connectivity gateway solutions, further establishing Ubuntu Core as the premier operating system for edge computing devices. (more…)

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February 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cradlepoint brings SD-WAN benefits to LTE mobile networks for first responders, transit operators and other fleet-based organisations

Cradlepoint, the global provider of cloud-delivered 4G LTE network solutions that provide a pathway to 5G, announced a solution package for its NetCloud service that includes the new IBR1700 mobile router.

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February 15, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

A low power GNSS module with outstanding accuracy – the ZOE-M8B from Alpha Micro

Alpha Micro Components announced the availability of the u-blox ZOE-M8B, a GNSS System-in-Package (SiP) that looks set to revolutionise small battery powered consumer devices, including portables and wearables. The ZOE-M8B SiP offers the best possible balance of power consumption and positional accuracy in its class. (more…)

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February 14, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Clothing & ear based fitness wearables to grow by over 550% in the next 4 years as specialised devices find a place

A new research report from Juniper Research forecasts that specialised fitness wearables integrated into clothing and ear-based ‘hearables’ will grow from an expected 4.5 million shipped in 2018 to nearly 30 million in 2022, an increase of more than 550%. By contrast, conventional activity tracker shipments will only grow by 20% in that time.

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February 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Cool IoT Use Cases : Intelligent logistics solutions that address critical fleet management issues

Fleet management solutions are increasingly leveraging the functionality of real-time IIoT platforms, one example being the consolidation of logistics data generated by different telematics systems. (more…)

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February 7, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

IoT company hoopo launched to provide ‘low-power, accurate’ geolocation solutions for asset tracking

In an effort to radically improve precision for low-power Internet of Things (IoT) tracking, start-up firm hoopo announced the launch of the company and its geolocation solution for low-power wide area (LPWA) networks. (more…)

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January 30, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

COMPASS Cyber Security team joins Navigant to expand its cyber risk and information security practice

Navigant announced that the Comprehensive Applied Security Solutions, LLC (COMPASS Cyber Security) team has joined Navigant. COMPASS is a Baltimore-based firm that provides cyber risk consulting and technical security services to academic, federal government, nonprofit, and commercial clients. (more…)

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January 29, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde