Press Releases

Airtel launches Enterprise Hub, a one-stop digital self-care portal for enterprise customers

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s telecommunications service provider, announced the launch of Enterprise Hub – a one stop digital platform offering self-care services to its enterprise and SMB (small and medium business) customers. (more…)

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November 18, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Advantech launches DICOM Part 14 compliant LCD kits for medical imaging applications

Advantech, a global embedded solutions provider, will feature its first DICOM Part 14 compliant 21.5” FHD LCD kit next month at Medica in Düsseldorf, Germany (Stand 9A74; 18-21 November, 2019). (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

How to Make Any IoT System Secure

Today, increasing numbers of home appliances are controlled remotely. Thanks to the speedy growth of the Internet of Things, we can manage our speakers, thermostats, ovens, and even cars, from anywhere in the world. But sometimes, such networks lack security.

VPNs are effective tools that will safeguard any IoT system. Learn about the best solutions on Cooltechzone, which offers useful tips and tricks for ultimate protection. Implementation of a virtual private network allows companies to create a secure environment for the transfer of data between their data centers and the numerous devices.

How It Works

The tech infrastructure supporting the system is interconnected with IoT devices, which form a unified private network. The latter makes all communication between the two primary system elements secure. Today, when hacking is rampant and data leaks are making headlines, IoT security is not an issue to overlook.

Data traffic is encrypted and tunneled over the Internet, eventually reaching a server within the private network. This secure tunnel essentially extends the private network over a public one via a special link. VPN is what enhances public networks with private network connectivity.

Taking advantage of a reliable VPN, you will make all communications with the linked devices secure. For this purpose, you are provided with a special Access Server, which forms the basis of your private IOT network, now impenetrable to external attacks. Any attempts at eavesdropping on the transmitted data are successfully averted.

There’s More

And this is only one of the many benefits of VPN. These systems are indispensable for any company and individual today. Aside from IoT architecture providers, they protect their customers from data leaks and hacking. Shielding users from all kinds of malicious third-party interferences, VPNs make the world wide web a safe environment.

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New lightweight drone detection system protects assets and information from eyes in the sky

Context Information Security has developed a lightweight, low-cost drone detection system capable of detecting drones being used for surveillance, smuggling and drone enabled cyber-attacks against wireless networks. (more…)

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November 15, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Kerlink Low Power IoT reference design included in Objenious’s catalogue of LoRaWAN-certified products

Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and Objenious (Bouygues Telecom IoT Business Unit), have announced that Kerlink’s Low Power IoT Reference Design has been certified on Objenious’s LoRaWAN network. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Senet and MeterSYS partner for smart city solutions and advanced water metering infrastructure

Senet, Inc., a provider of cloud-based software and services platforms to enable global connectivity and the on-demand network build-out for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced a partnership with MeterSYS. MeterSYS specialises in advanced smart city and metering technology solutions for public utilities. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Mobile solution for configuration and parameterisation of field devices in the process industry

The combination of Softing‘s mobiLink interface with the Field Xpert SMT70 or SMT77 Tablet PC from Endress+Hauser offers users a simple and safe system solution for configuring and parameterising field
devices for the most important process automation protocols – HART, PROFIBUS PA and FOUNDATION
Fieldbus. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The Americas’ installed base of fleet management systems to reach 20.8mn units by 2023, says Berg

According to a new report from the leading M2M/IoT market research provider Berg Insight, the number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in North America was 9.5 million in Q4-2018. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.0%, this number is expected to reach 20.8 million by 2023. (more…)

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42 Technology completes UK trial for industrial IoT monitoring system

42 Technology and Western Power Distribution (WPD) have announced the successful completion of the first UK field trials for FuseOhm, an industrial IoT monitoring system for use within low voltage electricity substations.  (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

New Bytecode Alliance brings web security, ubiquity, and interoperability to pervasive computing

The Bytecode Alliance is a newly-formed open source community dedicated to creating new software foundations, building on standards such as WebAssembly and WebAssembly System Interface (WASI). Mozilla, Fastly, Intel, and Red Hat are founding members. (more…)

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November 14, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello