Press Releases

Senet, CNIguard and Semtech deliver LoRaWAN natural gas leak detection and utility monitoring solutions

Senet, Inc., a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms that enable global connectivity and on-demand network build-outs for the Internet of Things (IoT), is collaborating with CNIguard and Semtech Corporation to deliver natural gas monitoring solutions to utilities across the United States. (more…)

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December 7, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Fleet management systems in Australia and NZ to exceed 1.8mn units by 2024, says Berg

IoT analysts, Berg Insight report that the number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Australia and New Zealand was almost 1.0 million units in Q4-2019. According to a new research report from the firm, it is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.5%, and is expected to reach more than 1.8 million units by 2024. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

OpenRoaming claims the highest security now available on a public Wi-Fi network

The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced that users of its new OpenRoaming service will be granted enterprise-level security. This is as a result of a partnership with infrastructure security experts, Kyrio. (more…)

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December 3, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The internet of events: The challenge of scaling up IoT architectures

IoT networks which have any chance of true success depend on consistent connectivity. Without consistent connectivity and real-time data transmission across the network, says Swen-Helge Huber, director and principal architect IoT at Solace, the project is doomed to failure. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cost-effective, energy-efficient IoT node HMI applications are the goal with advanced capacitive touch sensing

Renesas Electronics Corp, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of its 32-bit RA2 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA2L1 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 66 MCUs. The general-purpose RA2L1 MCUs use the Arm Cortex-M23 core operating up to 48 MHz. (more…)

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December 2, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Rockwell Automation acquires cloud software firm Fiix for edge maintenance solutions

Rockwell Automation, Inc. has agreed to acquire Fiix Inc., a privately-held, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) company. Fiix, founded in 2008, is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. (more…)

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Fleet management systems in Europe will reach 19.9mn installed by 2024, says Berg

The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Europe was 10.6 million at the end of 2019, according to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight of Gothenburg, Sweden. (more…)

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A tale of two organisations – Role of service providers in extreme automation

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…” – Opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities. (more…)

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December 1, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Accenture enhances cloud first capabilities in Australia and New Zealand with acquisition of AWS and Olikka

Accenture has acquired Olikka, a Melbourne-based provider of cloud migration and related services, enhancing Accenture’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure capabilities, as well as its broader cloud capabilities across Australia and New Zealand. (more…)

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VR consumer content revenue to exceed $7 billion In 2025, led by console gamers

A new report from Juniper Research has found that consumer virtual reality content will bring over $7 billion (€5.85 billion) in revenue in 2025, an increase of over 160% on the $3 billion (€2.51 billion) it is expected to generate in 2020. The primary driver for consumer content in this space will be console gamers, which will account for 41% of revenue generated in 2025. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello