Press Releases

Infosys Partners With GE Appliances to Enable Digital and Workplace Transformation

Infosys, a provider of next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a long-term strategic partnership with GE Appliance, a Haier company, to effectively streamline IT operations. As an IT services partner, Infosys will help GE Appliances modernise its IT infrastructure and run IT in managed services mode as part of the overall innovation and optimisation agenda. (more…)

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February 19, 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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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

SIMalliance morphs into Trusted Connectivity Alliance to expand scope and membership in SIM industry

In line with the continued growth and evolution of the global SIM industry, SIMalliance has opened up its membership beyond traditional SIM vendors in order to extend the scope of its work. The new-look organisation aims to address both established and emerging SIM technologies and engage new industry participants. The move has led SIMalliance to change its name to the Trusted Connectivity Alliance (TCA). (more…)

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February 18, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Everything you need to know about disaster recovery but didn’t dare ask

It is not uncommon for businesses to neglect the preparation it takes to be ready for a data-loss disaster. Time and time again the development of a disaster recovery plan is ignored, in favour of the comforting thought that the kind of detrimental event that would require such a plan, will probably never happen.

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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

Device-to-cloud IoT platform services will reach US$18bn by 2026, says ABI

From the early days of Thingworx (PTC) and ILS (Telit) to the market today, the device-to-cloud IoT platform service market has changed dramatically. Early platform services included device connectivity and cloud integration, device management services, and simple alerting services. (more…)

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Airtel and Nokia to collaborate on Industry 4.0 applications for enterprises

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), India’s integrated telecommunications company, and Nokia, a global telecommunications equipment and service provider, have partnered to offer private LTE based Industry 4.0 solution to enterprises.

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February 14, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

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

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

TactoTek closes €23mn series C funding to expand automotive and consumer electronics investments

TactoTek, a Finland-based company that develops, industrialises and licenses in-mould structural electronics (IMSE) technology for smart surface solutions, has closed €23 million in Series C equity financing. (more…)

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February 6, 2020

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

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