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QR code payment users to reach 2.2 billion globally by 2025

A new study Juniper Research from has found that the total number of QR code payment users will exceed 2.2 billion in 2025, up from 1.5 billion in 2020; equating to 29% of all mobile phone users across the world in 2025. (more…)

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January 11, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Digital health IoT MoviWear offers life saving solutions for long term care homes and hospitals

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus an acute need to examine and leverage our digital health infrastructure for remote patient monitoring. (more…)

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January 8, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Data, connectivity and IoT – mastering disruption in a Covid world

Adversity breeds innovation and the current economic downturn, fuelled by the pandemic, will likely be no different. As the battle against Covid-19 continues, enterprises will be under increased pressure to dramatically reduce costs and become more competitive. (more…)

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January 7, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Thai Re claims to launch ASEAN’s reinsurance smart contract platform using IBM’s technology

IBM announced that Thai Reinsurance Public Company Limited Thailand’s technology driven professional non-life reinsurer, has successfully launched “Insurer Network,” a reinsurance smart contract production network using IBM blockchain technology on IBM Cloud. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Nokia and Zain KSA smarten up Saudi homes and offices with 5G-powered FWA and Wi-Fi 6

Nokia announced an expansion of its strategic 5G partnership with Zain KSA to rollout 60,000 FastMile 5G Gateway 3.1 with eSIM across Saudi Arabia over the next 12 months. The gateways will deliver stronger signal, better connectivity and ultra-high data speeds to every corner of homes and offices in the Kingdom. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Leak detection innovation is in the pipeline

Leak detection technology is heading in a new and interesting direction internationally. Narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) acoustic loggers are set to plug infrastructure, cost and eco gaps across the global water industry. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Poor software quality cost the US$2.08trn in 2020

According to a new report, the cost of poor software quality (CPSQ) in the US in 2020 was approximately US $2.08 trillion (€1.69 trillion). This included poor software quality resulting from software failures, unsuccessful development projects, legacy system problems, technical debt and cybercrime enabled by exploitable weaknesses and vulnerabilities in software. (more…)

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January 6, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Making IoT data work for your business

There was a time you couldn’t escape the discussion around the Internet of Everything (IoE), which in itself felt symbolic of the journey we’d inevitably go on with the Internet of Things (IoT). (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IoT-powered RTLS – The future is now

Regardless of what sector your organisation operates in, be it retail, manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, or sport, you will be affected by the wave of digital transformation sweeping the business world. One of the main drivers of this has been the growthof IoT or internet of connected devices.
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January 5, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

HelpSystems acquires FileCatalyst

HelpSystems announced the acquisition of FileCatalyst, a provider in enterprise file transfer acceleration. FileCatalyst enables organisations working with extremely large files to optimise and transfer their information swiftly and securely across global networks. This can be particularly beneficial in industries such as broadcast media and live sports. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello