Press Releases

Cost-effective, energy-efficient IoT node HMI applications are the goal with advanced capacitive touch sensing

Renesas Electronics Corp, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the expansion of its 32-bit RA2 Series microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 new RA2L1 Group MCUs, increasing the RA Family to 66 MCUs. The general-purpose RA2L1 MCUs use the Arm Cortex-M23 core operating up to 48 MHz. (more…)

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December 2, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Rockwell Automation acquires cloud software firm Fiix for edge maintenance solutions

Rockwell Automation, Inc. has agreed to acquire Fiix Inc., a privately-held, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) company. Fiix, founded in 2008, is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

How is the Internet of Things changing the online payment landscape?

By 2021, there will be 35 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices installed around the world. IoT devices are all around us, from the time we wake up until we enjoy the last moments of entertainment before going to bed. The numbers are a wake-up call to e-commerce companies to ensure that their payment systems boast connections to the many devices that can potentially be used to make a payment. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

A tale of two organisations – Role of service providers in extreme automation

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness…” – Opening paragraph of Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities. (more…)

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December 1, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Accenture enhances cloud first capabilities in Australia and New Zealand with acquisition of AWS and Olikka

Accenture has acquired Olikka, a Melbourne-based provider of cloud migration and related services, enhancing Accenture’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure capabilities, as well as its broader cloud capabilities across Australia and New Zealand. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

IoT solutions expert George Pamboris joins Weka executive team

WekaIO, the innovation provider in high-performance and scalable NVMe-optimised file storage, announced that it has hired George Pamboris as vice president of Product Management, who will be responsible for advancing the company’s parallel file system’s (WekaFS™) ability to help customers solve their biggest technology challenges. He reports directly to Weka co-founder and CEO Liran Zvibel. (more…)

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Plume acquires network and security intelligence specialist Walleye Networks

Smart Home Services provider Plume® has acquired Walleye Networks, a Canadian network and security intelligence solutions provider specialising in real-time network analytics and advanced metadata. The transaction includes all of Walleye Networks’ intellectual property, technology and Research and Development (R&D) facility, in addition to its highly experienced and specialised engineering team. (more…)

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November 30, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Smart home devices to exceed 13bn in active use by 2025

A new report from Juniper Research has found that there will be almost 13.5 billion smart home devices in active use by 2025, compared to an expected 7.4 billion at year end 2020. Smart entertainment devices take the bulk of revenue attributable to smart home devices, as over $230 billion (€192.56 billion) in 2025. (more…)

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November 27, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Agtech market value to soar, reaching over $22bn globally

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total value of the Agtech market (Agricultural Technology) will reach $22.5 billion (€18.85 billion) by 2025; rising from $9 billion (€7.54 billion) in 2020. This represents an average annual growth rate of 150% over the next five years. (more…)

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PCS Wireless announces formation of TessaB Corp. and names Flavio Mansi its CEO

PCS Wireless LLC, a global provider in logistics and technology for the secondary market for mobile devices, announced that it has formed TessaB Corp. The new corporation will acquire valuable assets from IGWT Block LLC, a subsidiary of PCS Wireless that had been developing disruptive technology for buying and selling mobile devices, including a blockchain platform known as TessaB. (more…)

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November 26, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello