Blogs

The women shaping payments in 2030

Last week, I was delighted to sit on a panel session at this year’s European Women Payments Network in Amsterdam. The annual conference brought together more than 250 women for two days of interactive panels, networking and plenary sessions. (more…)

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November 5, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

£1.5m contracts boost delivers a perfect 30th birthday present for Mechatronic Solutions

A Birmingham automation and smart factory provider is celebrating its 30th birthday in style after securing a clutch of new contracts wins across aerospace, automotive, food and drink and healthcare. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

US Democratic party fundraising firm leaves data-filled NAS open to IoT search

Reports are emerging that a consumer-grade network attached storage (NAS) device owned by Rice Consulting, a fundraising firm working primarily with the Democratic Party in the US, containing client data and passwords giving access to other organisations, was left publicly accessible. (more…)

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November 2, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

TIoTA and MachNation team up to present trusted IoT challenges worldwide

The Trusted IoT Alliance (TIoTA), an ecosystem of more than 50 companies working together to build open source trusted systems for IoT with blockchain and related technologies, and MachNation, a global independent IoT research and benchmarking firm, introduced an initiative to stage a series of Trusted IoT Challenges worldwide.

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November 1, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Calix launches mesh-enabled smart home system to boost CSP sales

Calix, Inc. has launched the Calix GigaSpire powered by EXOS, the Experience Operating System. Subscribers are spending more than $2 billion (€1.75 billion) each year with consumer electronics retailers in a quest to improve their Wi-Fi and smart home connectivity. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Wi-Fi 6 and next gen hotspots boost industry confidence in Wi-Fi, says WBA industry report

The growth in Wi-Fi continues unabated, with increasing volumes of Wi-Fi devices and traffic, an adoption breakthrough in Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) Passpoint, and increasing confidence around the commercial deployment and specification of next generation technology Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Three out of four CIOs fear IoT performance problems could derail operations and significantly hurt revenues

According to a global survey of 800 CIOs, nearly three-quarters (74%) of IT leaders are concerned that Internet of Things (IoT) performance problems could directly impact business operations and significantly damage revenues. (more…)

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October 31, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Schweitzer appointed to Software AG executive board as new CCO

The Supervisory Board of Software AG has appointed John Schweitzer, 50, as the new chief customer officer (CCO) and member of the executive board of the company. The appointment take effect on November 1st, 2018. (more…)

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October 26, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

5G ‘Mega Elephant Flows’ will pummel mobile networks, says Seattle-based wireless specialist

Opanga Networks is extending its partnerships with major mobile network providers worldwide to enable 5G services as bandwidth demand continues to double year-over-year. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Mobile key tech vendor OpenKey chooses Armor’s secure cloud hosting solution

Cloud security solutions provider, Armor, and OpenKey, an industry standard for universal mobile key in hotels, have described how Armor is providing OpenKey with significant cost savings and “robust security” as the company expands domestically and internationally. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello