Press Releases

IDC forecasts worldwide spending on the Internet of Things to reach $772 billion in 2018

Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) is forecast to reach $772.5 billion (€655.94 billion) in 2018, an increase of 14.6% over the $674 billion (€572.30 billion ) that will be spent in 2017. A new update to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide forecasts (more…)

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December 11, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Idemia and FlexiGroup to launch Australia’s first MOTION CODETM credit card

IDEMIA, the provider in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world, announced its partnership with FlexiGroup, Australia’s market supplier in Point of Sale consumer and commercial finance to launch Australia’s first MOTION CODE credit card. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Fidesmo and Haikara collaborate on the future of smartwatches

Fidesmo, a company headquartered in Sweden, which enables consumers to add valuable features onto their cards, jewellery, and more, and Haikara, a Finnish company which creates smartwatches for fashion lovers, have announced their strategic partnership.

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December 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

MapR introduces up to 10X faster, secure BI/analytics experience on operational data

MapR Technologies, Inc., a provider in delivering one platform for all data, across every cloud, announced up to 10X analytic query performance improvements for historical and operational data using the MapR Converged Data Platform. (more…)

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MTN signs partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable IoT connectivity for businesses throughout South Africa

MTN announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper to enable their business customers throughout South Africa to deliver Internet of Things (IoT) services worldwide. MTN will be the first mobile operator in South Africa to deploy Cisco Jasper Control Centre, (more…)

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December 7, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart city question over US$5 trillion posed in new ABI Research survey: Cheaper or smarter?

Smart city technologies could save enterprises, governments and citizens globally over US$5 trillion (€4.21 trillion) annually by 2022 according to a new whitepaper by ABI Research. The new white paper analyses the scope for cost savings and efficiency as a driver for smart city deployments, smart technologies and the IoT. (more…)

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December 6, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Advanced MIMO boosts 4G performance and helps operators to prepare 5G

Recent field test results in live commercial networks prove that 4×4 MIMO can effectively improve network performance and user experience, and the device ecosystem is rapidly developing to support 4×4 MIMO, concludes Strategy Analytics in the report “4×4 MIMO Boosts 4G and Gives Consumers a Taste of the Gigabit Experience.(more…)

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Landon Garner joins Taoglas as chief marketing officer

Taoglas, a provider of IoT and Automotive antenna products, announced the appointment of Landon Garner to the newly created position of chief marketing officer (CMO). As CMO, Garner is tasked with growing awareness of Taoglas’ global presence, and will oversee all aspects of brand communications, product strategy and marketing, and demand generation. (more…)

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December 4, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

NXP announces community-based industrial Linux distribution for industry 4.0

NXP Semiconductors N.V, a provider in advanced secure connectivity solutions, announced an industrial Linux distribution with real-time OS extensions and Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) support for factory-automation OEMs. (more…)

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New module claims high performance network clock synchronisation for industrial networking and smart grids

Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced the availability of a new IEEE™ 1588 timing synchronisation module, offering a complete self-contained platform for customers to implement IEEE 1588 network timing client protocols. (more…)

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November 29, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde