Press Releases

Bosch Rexroth adopts Ubuntu Core and snaps for app-based ctrlX AUTOMATION platform

Bosch Rexroth has selected Canonical’s Ubuntu Core for its app-based platform ctrlX AUTOMATION. ctrlX AUTOMATION leverages Ubuntu Core, designed for embedded devices, and snaps, the universal Linux application containers, to deliver an open source platform to remove the barriers between machine control, IT and OT. (more…)

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February 19, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Everything you need to know about disaster recovery but didn’t dare ask

It is not uncommon for businesses to neglect the preparation it takes to be ready for a data-loss disaster. Time and time again the development of a disaster recovery plan is ignored, in favour of the comforting thought that the kind of detrimental event that would require such a plan, will probably never happen.

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February 18, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Airtel and Nokia to collaborate on Industry 4.0 applications for enterprises

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s integrated telecommunications company, and Nokia, a global telecommunications equipment and service provider, have partnered to offer private LTE based Industry 4.0 solution to enterprises.

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February 14, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ericsson, T-Mobile Austria and Stanley Black & Decker accelerate IoT connectivity for good

Using T-Mobile Austria’s network, Ericsson IoT acelerator for global connectivity and Stanley Black & Decker’s digital accelerator, the three partners are simplifying and accelerating the global deployment of Stanley Black and Decker’s connected equipment and services.

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Industrial IoT: Price comparison data preserves margins for small and mid-sized manufacturers

IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) is misunderstood by most small and mid-sized manufacturers who neither have the funding nor the inclination to gather, cull, and use big data. What these organisations need is to preserve thin margins to survive (and hopefully thrive). (more…)

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February 11, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Shadow IT: Gaining control of a parallel universe

For network managers, merely the thought of unknown or even partly unknown IT infrastructures on a network can be enough to send a shiver down the spine. In shadow IT networks, complex infrastructures can develop from everyday practice, without the approval or knowledge of the IT department. (more…)

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Securing the IoT from the network layer to the application layer

Security in the Internet of Things (IoT) has become a critical requirement, with recent legislation mandating ‘reasonable security features.’ It is very clear that the cost of implementing security within the IoT is necessary, and far outweighs the cost of not doing so. (more…)

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February 10, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Why do IoT projects fail?

There was a time when the fact that large IT projects went way over budget and were delivered well past the delivery date wasn’t particularly unusual; it was almost par for the course. So why should the Internet of Things (IoT), which encompasses computing and communications technologies be any different, asks freelance technology writer, Bob Emmerson? (more…)

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February 5, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

How is the Internet of Things making our offices more productive?

When most of us are spending approximately 10 hours at work, every day, offices ought to be our second homes. Irrespective of what organisation you work for, every office is getting smart so that the second home feels equally comfortable and secure, says Yash Mehta, an IoT and Big Data Science specialist. (more…)

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Romil Bahl of KORE

KORE acquires Integron to expand footprint in IoT solutions and managed services

Independent global IoT specialist, KORE has acquired Integron for an undisclosed sum. Integron is an IoT solutions and managed services provider with a focus on the connected health market. (more…)

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December 11, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello