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Balancing risk with IoT benefits: How industrial plants can be secured against hacking

The British media widely reported how the recent WannaCry cyber attack largely targeted NHS trusts across the country. However, what was not as widely reported was that the attack also affected many factories across the world, shutting down production and causing concerns about data security. (more…)

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July 18, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Number of smart homes in Europe and North America reached 30.3m in 2016, says Berg Insight

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number smart homes in Europe and North America reached 30.3 million in 2016. (more…)

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July 14, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

How are applications leading the connected technology revolution?

The world, today, is running with the power of smartphones and with mobile devices nudging towards the connected technology, the apps are becoming the main force behind the acceleration of connected technology. (more…)

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July 13, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

AWS Greengrass, Ubuntu, and the upcoming boom in Edge computing

The growth of the edge computing market has been well-documented. BI Intelligence predicted that 5.6 billion Enterprise and Government IoT devices will be connected to edge devices by 2020 – up from approximately 15 billion today. (more…)

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July 12, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

A random look at IoT security

The traditional concept of a corporate security perimeter has been fading slowly for at least a decade. The cloud put it on life support and the IoT will kill it off for good. The IoT presents a whole new set of challenges and on a completely different scale. (more…)

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July 11, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Billund Airport expands BlipTrack technology to provide passenger flow visibility

Billund Airport in Denmark joins Amsterdam, Auckland and Bristol airports by implementing passenger flow solution from BLIP Systems. The open platform, which previously covered only the security process, now measures passenger flow, queue and dwell time throughout the entire airport area. (more…)

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July 7, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Bricks and mortar stores step up

Long drives to stores, items out of stock, no staff available to help – these common complaints about brick-and-mortar shops have made it easy to see why e-commerce has enticed customers away from physical retailers over the last decade. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Zumtobel Global Services reveals potential £6bn energy savings that UK Retail could be making

A new research report called Bright Future from lighting solutions expert Zumtobel Group Services (ZGS), has identified billions of pounds in savings that UK Retail could be making from digital transformation of their lighting systems through to 2025. (more…)

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July 6, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Ivory Egg appointed as distributor for ZF Switches & Sensors KNX Energy Harvesting Switch Technology

ZF Switches & Sensors, a manufacturer of electromechanical switch and sensor solutions for the industrial market sector, has appointed Ivory Egg as its first distributor for their market leading KNX compatible Energy Harvesting Switching solutions. (more…)

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Sigfox network operator commits to providing 95% of UK population with IoT coverage by 2019

WND-UK, the UK’s primary Sigfox Network Operator, is ramping up the deployment of Britain’s first dedicated Internet of Things (IoT) network, as it commits to providing 95% of the UK population coverage by 2019. (more…)

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July 5, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil