Davis, United States – The Connectivity Standards Alliance, the international community of more than 550 technology companies committed to open standards for the Internet of Things, announced the release of the Matter 1.0 specification and the opening of the Matter certification program. Member companies who make up all facets of the IoT now have a complete program for bringing the next generation of interoperable products that work across brands and platforms to market with greater privacy, security, and simplicity for consumers. (more…)
October 10, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Waukesha, United States – Generac Power Systems, a global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, announced the acquisition of Blue Pillar, an industrial internet of things (IoT) platform developer that designs, deploys and manages industrial IoT network software solutions to enable distributed energy generation monitoring and control in a more easy-to-use format. Generac and Blue Pillar share a mutual customer base, with highly compatible product offerings that work together to provide a total connectivity solution to commercial and industrial customers. By acquiring Blue Pillar, Generac aims to further integrate the Blue Pillar platform into its power generation products and, in connection with Generac Grid Services’ projects, provide valuable monitoring and control as a built-in feature. (more…)
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Tuya Smart, a global IoT development platform service provider, began to showcase its latest smart solutions at the Light + Building Autumn Edition 2022 (Light + Building 2022) in Frankfurt, Germany on October 2nd. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Austin, Texas, 4 October 2022 – Epicor, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has announced it has acquired eFlex Systems, a provider of cloud-based Manufacturing Execution System (MES) technologies. The acquisition expands the Epicor portfolio of Advanced MES capabilities to help manufacturers increase productivity by modernising their production environments through digital work instructions, advanced process control, and real-time visibility. Financial terms were not disclosed. (more…)
October 7, 2022
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Herzliya, Israel – Essence SmartCare, a provider in IoT-based advanced remote care solutions, part of Essence Group, announced its partnership with Medequip, one of the UK’s providers of social housing, to implement its Care@Home telecare services platform in social care and retirement facilities across England.
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Stockholm, Sweden – Netmore Group has won the Yorkshire Water framework regarding the delivery, installation and commissioning of smart water meters and LoRaWAN connectivity to Yorkshire Water Services in the UK for all new housing developments. In addition they have been granted a place on the framework for the rollout of Smart meters across the Yorkshire region. The framework agreement covers up to 360Kh households and has an order value of up to [£47 million (€53.63 million)] (approximately 583 MSEK). It will run for a three-year period with a possible extension to another two years and subsequent service provision. The deal further consolidates Netmore’s strong position within LoRaWAN and smart water metering in Europe. Rollout and commissioning of meters and network infrastructure will begin immediately. (more…)
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3 October 2022 – The LoRa Alliance, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN standard for internet of things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), reports it has expanded the LoRaWAN link-layer standard with the addition of a relay specification. (more…)
October 6, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
The digital landscape is an integral facet of our everyday lives and defending it from cybercrime is crucial. Cyber-incidents can cause catastrophic consequences for businesses and government alike, so it is imperative that organisations secure critical infrastructure against ransomware attacks and protect sensitive customer data. To tackle the mercurial threat landscape, new cybersecurity techniques are needed to counteract the increasingly sophisticated tactics of hackers, says Ross Brewer, vice president of EMEA & APJ at AttackIQ, discusses how businesses can utilise new cybersecurity techniques to counter an expanding attack surface.
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Nordic Semiconductor has been elevated to the Connectivity Standards Alliance (“the Alliance”) board of directors and added as a promoter member, the highest level of membership.
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Tampa, United States – Syniverse, is collaborating with Athonet and Federated Wireless to integrate Syniverse’s Global SIM and Syniverse’s IP eXchange (IPX) solution with Athonet’s and Federated Wireless’ architectures and enable a mobile device to roam between private and public networks. This solution built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) is available through Federated Wireless’ private network capability. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar