Press Releases

The installed base of construction equipment OEM telematics systems will reach 4.6 million units worldwide by 2021

Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active construction equipment (CE) OEM telematics systems reached almost 1.8 million units in 2016. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.3%, the active installed base is estimated to reach 4.6 million units worldwide in 2021. (more…)

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December 15, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Why Big Data is crucial to CX

Customer experience (CX) is now the most important digital initiative, followed by building a single customer view and customer journey management. So says, Sébastien Vugier, SVP & general manager, Ecosystem Engagement and Vertical Solutions, Axway. Enterprises perceive their customers and their ecosystem to be a key source (more…)

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December 14, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart audio hardware revenues to exceed $10 billion by 2022, as audio brands challenge Amazon Echo

A new report by Juniper Research found that revenues from smart audio devices like the Amazon Echo and Sonos One will grow from an estimated $2.5 billion (€2.13 billion) in 2017 to over $10 billion (€8.52 billion) by 2022, as more audio brands integrate voice assistants into their devices. (more…)

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December 13, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Idemia and FlexiGroup to launch Australia’s first MOTION CODETM credit card

IDEMIA, the provider in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world, announced its partnership with FlexiGroup, Australia’s market supplier in Point of Sale consumer and commercial finance to launch Australia’s first MOTION CODE credit card. (more…)

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December 11, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Connected medication compliance monitoring solutions in Europe to reach 2.2 million by 2022

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the market for medication compliance monitoring solutions is still in an early stage with an estimated 138,000 connected devices in use in EU28+2 at the end of 2016. (more…)

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December 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Personalised displays are a potential difference-maker for in-car HMI, finds Strategy Analytics

As all car model lines become crowded with similar connected features, one way automakers are attempting to differentiate is through unique twists on HMI, especially displays. A new report from the In-vehicle UX (IVX) group at Strategy Analytics “Personalised Displays: A Potential Difference-Maker for In-Car HMI”, (more…)

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December 7, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Change is coming to ‘stagnant’ wearables market as heart rate sensors claim accurate monitoring

Today’s continuous monitoring tech is shifting the consumer mindset away from a reactive monitoring approach to a proactive one. And this is having a dramatic effect on the market for wearable technologies, as Jeremy Cowan reports. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

MTN signs partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable IoT connectivity for businesses throughout South Africa

MTN announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout South Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide. MTN will be the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper Control Centre, (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

That’s another fine mesh you’ve got me into: Part 1

CIOs developing IoT strategies might take note of a particular section of Gartner’s Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends of 2018, says Clare Grant, general manager at Red Hat Mobile, where it describes the emergence of the intelligent digital mesh: (more…)

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December 6, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city question over US$5 trillion posed in new ABI Research survey: Cheaper or smarter?

Smart city technologies could save enterprises, governments and citizens globally over US$5 trillion (€4.21 trillion) annually by 2022 according to a new whitepaper by ABI Research. The new white paper analyses the scope for cost savings and efficiency as a driver for smart city deployments, smart technologies and the IoT. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde