Press Releases

HiveMQ announces Sparkplug 3.0 compatibility for enterprise MQTT platform

HiveMQ, a global provider in enterprise MQTT solutions, announced the HiveMQ MQTT platform has been listed in the Eclipse Foundation’s Sparkplug Compatible program. The designation validates the HiveMQ MQTT platform as fully Sparkplug compliant and aware, while providing reliable and scalable IIoT messaging support for Industry 4.0 projects. (more…)

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December 9, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Baltimore Gas & Electric to deploy 260,000 Itron smart streetlights

Liberty Lake, United States – Itron, Inc., which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced that it’s working together with Maryland’s largest gas and electric utility, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), to connect and manage 260,000 Itron smart streetlights across the utility’s service territory. This will help reduce energy consumption and enhance the wellbeing and safety of the community. BGE will use its existing Itron multi-purpose IIoT network to connect the smart streetlights, which are expected to be deployed through 2026. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Esri collaborates with GICHD on explosives mapping technology

Redlands, United States – Humanitarian organisations tasked with removing land mines and other explosive ordnance are increasingly relying on digital technology. Modern information management now serves as a foundation for demining operations. To support these endeavors, Esri and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) have renewed and expanded their partnership through a memorandum of understanding (MOU). (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Aiven introduces an open source streaming ecosystem for Apache Kafka

Helsinki, Finland – Aiven, the open source cloud data platform, announced a complete open source streaming ecosystem for Apache Kafka, delivering a robust and fully open source real-time data ecosystem with the latest additions of its beta service of Aiven for Apache Flink, a stream processing framework, and Klaw, a data governance tool for Apache Kafka. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

NowSecure Mobile PTaaS offers continuous security testing

Chicago, United States – NowSecure, the standards-based mobile app security and privacy software company, launched its latest offering, NowSecure Mobile Pen Testing as a Service (PTaaS), to bridge the gap between automated and manual mobile security assessments for continuous security. Designed to provide mobile developers and security teams with a more cost-effective, efficient pen testing solution, NowSecure PTaaS combines periodic expert manual assessments with automated continuous testing to optimise for full coverage at a higher frequency rate. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

SpotLite360 set to acquire TrackX Holdings to boost revenue opportunities, improve supply chain visibility solutions

Denver and Vancouver, Canada – SpotLite360 IOT Solutions, Inc., to announce that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (the “LOI”) to acquire TrackX Holdings, Inc., by way of a proposed transaction, whereby the company will acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of TrackX. (more…)

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Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Aeris to acquire IoT business from Ericsson

Ericsson and Aeris Communications, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions based in San Jose, California, have signed an agreement for the transfer of Ericsson’s IoT Accelerator and Connected Vehicle Cloud businesses. (more…)

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December 8, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

MITRE’s Embedded Capture The Flag competition to boost student skills for growing job market

Microelectronic chips are found in a myriad of applications important in our everyday lives from electric vehicles and drones to Internet of Things and 5G to contactless payments. These applications and devices are vulnerable to malicious actors, much like software applications are vulnerable to cyber bad actors. We need a new generation of engineering professionals to address these vulnerabilities to keep us all safe. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban

Attune’s Indoor Air Quality Sensor to achieve environmental claim validation from UL Solutions

Attune, a specialist in wireless, sensor-based monitoring systems has announced that its Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Sensor has become the first in North America to achieve validation to UL 2905, the  Environmental Claim Validation Procedure for Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Sensor from UL Solutions. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban

Midco launches rock-solid in-home wireless powered by Plume HomePass, OpenSync

Sioux Falls, SD. 6 December 2022 – Midco is enhancing the home internet experience by introducing Midco Wi-Fi powered by Plume HomePass. This Wi-Fi service is fueled by cloud, artificial intelligence, and open-source technology to deliver even faster, smarter, and more reliable Wi-Fi experiences throughout the home. (more…)

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Posted by: Shriya Raban