Press Releases

ETSI CIM group releases full spec for context information exchange in smart cities

The ETSI Industry Specification Group for cross-cutting Context Information Management (ISG CIM) has just released its main specification GS CIM 009 for NGSI-LD API. It is particularly targeting smart city applications and government services (use cases available in GR CIM 002). (more…)

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January 25, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Passwords have had their day: Why we can expect an accelerated shift towards biometrics in 2019

This year will mark the 50th anniversary of the first ever internet transmission in 1969. As we near this milestone, says Andrew Shikiar, chief marketing officer of the FIDO Alliance, contentions regarding privacy and security online abound. (more…)

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January 24, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Complexity brings ‘back to basics’ approach in 2019 for data security pros, says poll

It appears that many organisations have begun the New Year by reviewing their security infrastructure and taking a ‘back to basics’ approach to information security. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Global installed base of wireless IoT devices in industrial automation topped 21.3mn in 2018

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, annual shipments of wireless devices for industrial automation applications reached 4.6 million units worldwide in 2018. This accounts for approximately 6% of all new connected nodes. (more…)

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January 22, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Cyber Security Market to cross US$ 300 billion by 2024

Global Cyber Security Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $120 billion (€105 billion) to over $300 billion (€264 billion) by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc. (more…)

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January 21, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

OurBus to integrate Chirp’s data-over-sound tech to reduce time spent onboarding passengers

Chirp, a company pioneering data-over-sound technology has partnered with OurBus, a New York-based tech company specialising in intercity and crowdsourced bus routes. The aim is to improve its ticket authentication process to speed passenger boarding. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

HPE opens IoT Innovation Lab in Geneva to help customers capitalise on edge data

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced it has opened a new IoT Innovation Lab in Geneva, Switzerland, to help customers capitalise on the vast amounts of data generated outside of data centres by devices, machines, assets and sensors at the edge. (more…)

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January 18, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Is AI the antidote to the cybersecurity minefield?

Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. With 20% of the C-suite already using machine learning and 41% of consumers believing that AI will improve their lives, wide scale adoption is imminent across every industry – and cybersecurity is no exception. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Universal Electronics and Microsoft collaborate on a turnkey digital assistant platform for smart home hubs

Universal Electronics Inc.,, a global provider of universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home, is collaborating with Microsoft to launch a new digital assistant platform for the home built on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform using AI and IoT services. (more…)

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January 17, 2019

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IoT connectivity to AT&T’s network ‘simplified and secured’ with all-in-one eSIM and IoT module

Gemaltoa specialist in digital security, is helping to simplify and secure IoT connectivity for AT&T customers by integrating its embedded SIM (eSIM) inside the Cinterion LTE-M IoT module. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello