Press Releases

Ori secures US$2mn in seed to simplify edge computing deployments

Ori, the company behind edge computing platform DNA, has secured US $2 millon (€1.7 million) in Seed funding in a round led by Episode 1 Ventures. The funding round will allow the London-based start-up to continue to enable deployments of applications and workloads over widely distributed infrastructures. (more…)

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May 15, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Manchester Met and Cisco launch an IoT ‘makerspace’ thingQbator to support digital creative talent

Cisco and Manchester Metropolitan University, together with The Foundation for Digital Creativity announced the launch of thingQbator, an on-campus IoT Makerspace to help fuel the digital talent pipeline in the city. (more…)

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Gore brings garment field testing up to date with the help of Finnish IoT company Haltian

Garment field testing has been a process where people act as sensors,  writing notes on testing activities, weather conditions and other details including usage of garment, wash cycles and even dryer rounds. However, people have different perceptions of weather, can forget important details and important data can be lost in the process. (more…)

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May 14, 2019

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CSP sales channels will be sidelined in US$21.3bn smart home device market by 2024, say Rethink analysts

In key geographic markets, smart home device sales will reach 356.3 million units annually in 2024, accounting for 80.2 million total smart homes. This represents an installed base of 1.33 billion smart home devices, with annual sales revenue of $21.3 billion (€18.99 billion) in 2024. (more…)

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Software AG launches multi-function iPaaS to combine API management, integration, and B2B in cloud and on prem

Software AG has unveiled webMethods.io, a new multi-function iPaaS which reportedly combines the low-code usability of Built.io with the high control of complex integrations and APIs in webMethods Integration Cloud. (more…)

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Berg Insight says cellular IoT connections now exceed 1 billion worldwide

A new report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight estimates that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 70% during 2018 to reach 1.2 billion. Growth was driven by exceptional adoption in China, which accounted for 63% of the global installed base. (more…)

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i4Things attracts LIOF as a strategic investor

i4Things, based in Roermond, The Netherlands, has won a new strategic partner. LIOF, the (Province of) Limburg Development and Investment Company, is now supporting the further growth of i4Things in the international smart home market in the coming years. (more…)

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Bring your serial devices to the Cloud more easily

Moxa has launched new cloud connectivity features in its NPort IA(W)5000A-I/O Series serial device servers and MGate 5105-MB-EIP Series protocol gateways. (more…)

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May 13, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Anti-vandal piezo switches introduced by Germany’s TE Connectivity

TE Connectivity (TE), a provider of connectivity and sensors, has introduced a new range of anti-vandal illuminated and non-illuminated piezo switches. (more…)

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CoreSite announces availability of higher bandwidth hosted connections for AWS Direct Connect

CoreSite Realty Corporation, a premier provider of secure, reliable, high-performance data centre and interconnection solutions in major U.S. metropolitan areas, announced the availability of Hosted Connections with 1, 2, 5, or 10 Gbps of capacity for Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect. (more…)

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May 10, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello