Press Releases

Manchester Met and Cisco launch an IoT ‘makerspace’ thingQbator to support digital creative talent

Cisco and Manchester Metropolitan University, together with The Foundation for Digital Creativity announced the launch of thingQbator, an on-campus IoT Makerspace to help fuel the digital talent pipeline in the city. (more…)

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May 15, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The IoT opportunity: Your network is a competitive advantage

Recently an ‘IoT Breakfast’ brought together CIOs and CEOs to ask the question: How can businesses thrive as the Internet of Things (IoT) changes the landscape? The message was clear: IoT is upon us and failing to prepare means you should prepare to fail. (more…)

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May 10, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Sectigo acquires Icon Labs, claiming industry-first end-to-end IoT security platform

Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA), which is said to be the world’s largest commercial Certificate Authority (CA) and a specialist in web security solutions, has acquired Icon Labs. Icon Labs is a provider of cross-platform security solutions for embedded original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Internet of Things (IoT) device manufacturers. (more…)

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Posted by: Anasia D'mello

GEO Business 2019 Strategic Conference

In the world of the IoT, when does cool become creepy?

This year’s GEO Business show (21-22 May) in London includes a-free to-attend half-day Strategic Conference plenary session. Attracting a slate of high level thought leaders and opinion formers drawn from across the geospatial business spectrum to address the growing awareness of the concept of the Digital Twin. (more…)

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May 9, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Delta demos IoT-based smart green solutions to enable sustainable cities

Delta, a global provider of power and thermal management solutions, has unveiled a portfolio of energy-efficient solutions under the newly launched brand campaign of “IoT-based Smart Green Solutions to Nurture Energy Efficiency in Cities”. (more…)

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May 3, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Samsung SDS and Telensa partner for smart city infrastructure and data solutions

Samsung SDS, the digital arm of Samsung, and Telensa, a provider of smart street lighting and smart city data, have announced that they are working together on smart city projects. (more…)

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April 30, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Racine named Wisconsin’s first smart city, mayor to use tech to address community inequalities

In a ceremony at the Smart Cities Week conference in San Diego, California, the City of Racine was announced as one of the five winners of the 3rd annual Smart Cities Readiness Challenge. (more…)

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April 17, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Itron and Vinci Energies to build Standalone smart lighting project

Itron, Inc., Vinci EnergiesElectrix and Transport Canberra and City Services (TCCS) are working together to create an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) network to support smart lighting and smart city and energy solutions in Canberra, Australia’s capital city. (more…)

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April 16, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

FPT, Yamaha Motor, and Ecopark join forces to develop self-driving vehicles

Vietnam’s information technology company FPT, Japanese motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor (Yamaha) and urban developer Ecopark have entered into a memorandum of understanding to develop self-driving electric vehicles through FPT’s autonomous technologies. (more…)

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April 12, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Secure, cloud-based virtual network solution launched by Syniverse and Affirmed Networks to power Enterprise IoT

Syniverse and Affirmed Networks, have launched a secure, cloud-based virtual network solution to enable enterprises to quickly deploy new Internet of Things (IoT) services. (more…)

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April 10, 2019

Posted by: Anasia D'mello