The pandemic has changed the way we interact with technology and how we use it in our everyday lives. Assurant has found as people commit to connected devices they have a much more positive outlook on smart technology as a whole. This means the changes people have made out of necessity in the pandemic will lead to people voluntarily embracing a more connected living life. (more…)
November 9, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Stockholm/Hyvinkaa. 3 November 2021 – Crosser, an innovator in edge analytics, intelligent workflows and hybrid integration for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has partnered with Elkome, an industrial system supplier and trusted advisor with high industrial domain knowledge in the Finish market. Together, Crosser and Elkome will help industries to accelerate their digital transformation journeys without reliance on internal software developers. (more…)
November 3, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
In the latest Trending Tech podcast we discuss the hopes in IoT for enhanced security and more efficient, lower cost operations. What role will be played by eSIM, iSIM, remote SIM provisioning and subscription management? And to tell us who’s adopting the tech and why, we have expert input from Loic Bonvarlet of IoT security enabler Kigen, and Matt Hatton from analysts Transforma Insights.
Posted by: Barto Szkaradek
Viakoo, the provider of IoT device remediation, announced it has secured $10 million (€8.58 million) in Series A funding led by Shasta Ventures, joining existing investors Stanley Black & Decker, PivotNorth Capital, and Blue Fog Capital. This latest round will be used to expand executive leadership, and investment in product development and go-to-market.
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
New York and London and Oslo, Norway 1 November, 2021 – Forsta, the Customer Experience and Research Technology company created earlier this year by the merger of Confirmit, FocusVision and Dapresy, is announcing its partnership with Lumoa, an AI-powered insight platform. (more…)
November 1, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
AutoFill, a Dutch deep tech company revolutionising inspection workflow processes for the automotive and rail industries, has secured €2.6 million in pre-series A funding. (more…)
October 29, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
Tokyo, Japan, October 28, 2021 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Celeno Communications, a provider of smart Wi-Fi solutions, for Renesas to acquire Celeno in an all-cash transaction. The deal values Celeno at approximately US$315 million (€269.87 million or approximately 35.9 billion yen at an exchange rate of 114 yen to the dollar), assuming certain milestone payments are made as detailed in the agreement.
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October 28, 2021
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
The announcement earlier this month that one of the oldest tech firms on the planet has acquired one of the newest is a signal of exciting times in both the IoT and SaaS markets. (more…)
October 22, 2021
Posted by: Jocelyn Brown
In this Quickfire Interview, editorial director, and founder of IoT Now, Jeremy Cowan, chats to Robin Duke-Woolley, CEO at Beecham Research, about the concept behind the IoT World Map and why it is an essential tool for IoT buyers.
October 5, 2021
Posted by: Barto Szkaradek
Today’s smart cities are transforming the way we live, work and play. But, according to Matthew Margetts, director of sales and marketing at Smarter Technologies, far from being just a 21st-century gimmick, there are significant even life-changing advantages to the implementation of smart technology in cities around the world. (more…)
September 6, 2021
Posted by: Matthew Margetts