Press Releases

PTC partners with Microsoft to help customers accelerate their digital transformations in IoT

PTC announced it has partnered with Microsoft to make available the ThingWorx® Industrial Innovation Platform on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, capitalising on the two companies’ complementary technologies and together targeting opportunities in industrial sectors, including manufacturing. (more…)

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January 31, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Renesas Electronics expands RX130 MCU lineup to enhance functionality for touch-based home appliances

Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced 38 new microcontrollers (MCUs) in its RX130 Group. The new MCUs extend flash memory size to 256 KB, 384 KB and 512 KB, and increase package size up to 100-pins to provide higher performance and compatibility with the RX231/RX230 Group of touch MCUs. (more…)

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January 30, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Huawei teams up with UnionPay International to roll out Huawei Pay worldwide

Huawei signed a mutual co-operation agreement with UnionPay International with the aim of working together to promote the globalisation of Huawei Pay and to accelerate its roll-out worldwide in order to provide a better mobile payment experience for Huawei mobile device users. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Klaasen Lighting Design partners with Gooee as IoT changes the way lighting projects are specified

International lighting design company Klaasen Lighting Design (KLD), which has offices in Singapore, Perth, Shanghai and Jakarta, has entered into a partnership agreement with US-based data platform provider Gooee. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Multiple design wins for Frontier smart audio solution with Google Assistant

Frontier Smart Technologies, a supplier of digital audio technologies, announces design wins for models from three companies (Altec Lansing, Memorex and Spectra Merchandising International) for its Smart Audio platform. (more…)

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January 29, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

u-blox technology provides cellular connectivity for a professional IoT platform

u‑blox, a globalprovider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that its SARA cellular module series will provide wireless connectivity for a new end-to-end platform for Industry 4.0. With the platform, developed by Italian-based Iomote, businesses will be able to easily connect existing machines (more…)

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January 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Five product trends to keep an eye for improvement of new or future iterations of products

You can always count on change as a constant in the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, David Grammer, PTC UK’s senior vice-president, describes five product trends we should keep an eye out for. The way that manufacturers manage information throughout the product lifecycle has changed significantly in the past few years. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Digi International acquires Accelerated Concepts, Inc.

Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services announced that it has acquired Accelerated Concepts, Inc., a provider of secure, enterprise-grade, cellular (LTE) networking equipment for primary and backup connectivity applications. (more…)

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January 25, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Turkcell and Huawei commercial verification of BBU5900 base station marks launch of 5G evolution

Turkcell and Huawei have successfully verified Huawei’s 5G-oriented new Generation BBU5900 base station on a commercial network in Antalya Turkey opening the way for roll out of 5G evolution. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Festo focuses on smarter automation

At this year’s Drive’s & Controls Exhibition in the Smart Industry Expo, Festo, the supplier of automation equipment, will be showcasing exciting new developments and solutions for smarter automation. Festo will be presenting new developments and products in Industry 4.0 technology; (more…)

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January 24, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde