Press Releases

As industrial IoT grows visualisation becomes vital for success

There are almost as many devices connected to the internet as there are people in the world to use them. By most measures, approximately half of these devices are in industrial environments, collectively making up the industrial internet of things (IIoT).

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February 25, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

UNHCR looks for reliable water-monitoring using LoRaWAN gateways

Kerlink , a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), reports the success of a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) pilot programme for reservoir monitoring in Uganda and Iraq. The pilot programme incorporates Kerlink’s LoRaWAN gateway technology. (more…)

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February 24, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

CrowdStrike Announces Automated Sensor Deployment for Falcon on Google Cloud

CrowdStrike Inc, a provider of cloud-delivered endpoint protection, announced that it will deliver automated sensor deployment of CrowdStrike Falcon on Google Cloud Platform. The offering will be available with Google Cloud Operating System (OS) Configuration that automates software installation and simplifies resource management. (more…)

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February 21, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

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

CloudConnect extends Iridium IoT reach globally on Amazon Web Services

Iridium CloudConnect, said to be the first and only satellite cloud-based solution offering truly global coverage for Internet of Things (IoT) applications is now actively serving customers. (more…)

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February 17, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sigfox launches second Paris Hacking House helping students to bring IoT-based projects to life

Sigfox, the Internet of Things (IoT) service provider, has launched the second French edition of its Hacking House in Paris. For six months, participants from seven different countries will bring IoT-based projects to life addressing issues as diverse as car theft prevention and bird protection. (more…)

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February 13, 2020

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LoRAWAN starter kit for agriculture launched with cloud access

A kit usually simplifies a proof of concept, as the time-consuming assembly of individual components is no longer necessary. Here, three Agriculture LoRaWAN kits based on the compact UG85 LoRaWAN Gateway are now extending the portfolio of ICP Germany. (more…)

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Electronic offender monitoring market in Europe and North America to reach €1.3bn in 2023

IoT market research provider, Berg Insight of Gothenburg, Sweden, has released new findings on the market for Electronic Monitoring (EM) of offenders. The number of participants in EM programs on a daily basis amounted to around 39,000 people in Europe and around 231,000 people in North America in 2019. (more…)

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February 12, 2020

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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

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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