Blogs

Edge computing adds virtualisation and hyperconvergence: Part 1

Data is created at the edge and bringing processing power close to the source generates real-time information on which informed decisions and actions can be taken at the local level. This development — edge computing — has been driven by cost and time. (more…)

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March 20, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Linaro announces OpenDataPlane Tiger Moth LTS software release with support for Arm and x86

Linaro Ltd, the open source collaborative engineering organisation developing software for the Arm ecosystem, announced the availability of the second Long Term Support (LTS) release of OpenDataPlane®, code named “Tiger Moth”. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Enabling smart cities to smarter lighting tenders

The TALQ Consortium, which has developed a global interface standard for managing outdoor lighting networks and other smart city applications, has published an updated edition of its proven Pocket Guide for Smart Outdoor Lighting Tenders. (more…)

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March 19, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Microsemi enhances Switchtec PCIe switch for fabric connectivity and composability of multi-host GPU and NVMe SSD systems

Microsemi Corporation, a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced enhancements to its Switchtec PCIe advanced Fabric Switch (PAX), which now provides high-performance fabric connectivity and composability for multi-host graphics processing unit (GPU) (more…)

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March 16, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Wireless Logic Group acquires Mdex AG, expects 2018/’19 group revenue contribution of €8m

Wireless Logic, Europe’s IoT connectivity platform provider announced the acquisition of Mdex AGthe leading German M2M and IoT service and solution provider for encrypted data communications via mobile networks, DSL and satellite. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

QualiTest releases advanced IoT testing solution

QualiTest Group, the pure play QA and independent software testing company, announced the launch of a comprehensive testing solution dedicated to IoT. The offering was developed over the course of testing thousands of IoT projects involving both hardware and software, and across diverse software ecosystems. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Industry’s first low-power PCI Express Gen 4 buffers raise the bar in power and performance

Silicon Labs has introduced a new family of low-power PCI Express® (PCIe®) Gen 1/2/3/4 clock buffers that provide ultra-low jitter clock distribution in 1.5 V and 1.8 V applications. With additive jitter performance of 40 fs RMS (typical), Silicon Labs’ new Si532xx PCIe clock buffers provide more than 90% margin (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Upgraded Raspberry Pi has a more powerful CPU, offers faster Ethernet and dual-band wireless networking

Farnell element14 has announced the launch of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, the fastest and most powerful version yet, enhancing the already successful Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Built on a new quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit application processor running at 1.4GHz, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is over 15% faster than the Raspberry Pi 3 (more…)

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March 15, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Compact power measurement tool for IoT applications from Qoitech now in stock at Digi-Key

Qoitech AB announced that it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, to distribute the Otii solution, a power measurement tool with software. (more…)

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March 14, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Renesas Synergy™ strengthens chip-to-cloud IoT connectivity with new Enterprise Cloud Toolbox

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced the new Renesas Synergy™ Enterprise Cloud Toolbox v1.1 — a software Application Project that together with the Synergy AE-CLOUD1 kit provides a reference design and starting point for users to connect in 10 minutes or less to enterprise clouds such as Microsoft Azure™, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform. (more…)

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March 13, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde