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Smart pumps and predictive analytics gain traction as upstream oil & gas companies embrace digitisation

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Global Pumps Market in the Oil and Gas Industry, Forecast to 2024, finds that there has been a concentrated focus on operational expenditure (OPEX) in the oil & gas industry following the oil price plunge in 2016. (more…)

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May 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smartphone shoppers are altering retail reality, reports Ericsson

Taking a look at the fast-changing reality of retail, Ericsson Consumer & IndustryLab presents: Beyond smartphone shopping – the rise of smart assistants. This report describes how connectivity is driving two major shifts in how people shop. (more…)

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May 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

ServiceNow acquires Parlo, AI workforce solution

ServiceNow announced it has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley-based Parlo, an artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language understanding (NLU) workforce solution, in an all-cash transaction expected to close this month. (more…)

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May 4, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart Energy by the Zigbee Alliance chosen for smart meter rollout to every home in Britain by 2020

The Zigbee Alliance, an organisation of companies creating, maintaining and delivering energy-efficient, open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), has opened certification for its updated Smart Energy 1.4 application standard. (more…)

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May 3, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

American Tower, Everynet and Bantec Digital School claim Brazil’s first IoT experience centre

Everynet, a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) network operator, has launched what is said to be the first IoT Experience Centre in Brazil. “IoT Open Labs” is an American Tower initiative with collaboration from Everynet and the Bantec Digital School, designed to provide a LoRaWAN (Internet of Things ) IoT Experience Centre (more…)

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May 2, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

When the patient goes home, does Blockchain follow them?

Blockchain products in healthcare have proven to have the potential of making interoperability practical and achievable. This innovativeness has been pushed a step further with blockchain products (although few) that are helping to make follow-ups on patient performance, satisfaction, medication, and recovery. Isn’t this amazing?

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Aion launches first blockchain interoperability platform

Third-generation blockchain network Aion announced the launch of the first public blockchain interoperability platform. The Aion network will allow for independently operated blockchains to connect, enabling the instant, global transfer and recording of data and value, streamlining communications, and bridging disparate blockchains. (more…)

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April 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Broadband Forum brings IoT home with new USP standard

The Broadband Forum published its User Services Platform (USP) – a new standard for implementing, deploying and managing all types of devices in the broadband home. For the first time, USP brings a unified, common approach to securely deploy, manage, and control network-aware consumer electronics, (more…)

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April 18, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Zilliqa releases the first sharding blockchain

Zilliqa, a new blockchain platform based on the technology of sharding that solves the scalability issue faced by current blockchain platforms like Bitcoin and Ethereum, has announced the release of their public testnet. It marks a technological milestone as the first ever implementation of sharding used in a public, (more…)

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April 17, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Security is the second biggest concern in IoT implementation – Here’s what you can do

If it wasn’t for security concerns, IoT would be a much bigger part of our lives and businesses. That’s the verdict of 26% of business executives in a survey, and it certainly seems on point as a fear for our privacy and security is the biggest concern holding IoT back, next only to cost. (more…)

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April 16, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde