A report just published by Beecham Research (Wearable Technology in Public Safety – The Dominant Role of Body Worn Cameras)examines the growing market for body-worn cameras in police forces around the world, writes Robin Duke-Woolley, the founder and chief executive of Beecham Research. These are not your average webcams. These devices need to be able to withstand some pretty rough treatment, being used day in day out while providing video of high enough quality to be used for evidential purposes. In other words, in court. Increasingly, they also need to be connected – and the content needs to be encrypted so it cannot be misused. (more…)
June 27, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
As the Internet of Things widens its wings and becomes increasingly sophisticated it is helping businesses and professionals in all manner of industries to redefine and reshape their communications and customer service models, writes Dr. Natasha Tamaskar, the vice president and head of cloud and mobile strategy and ecosystem at Genband. (more…)
June 20, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The pace of change in the automotive industry is accelerating across a number of areas, from fuel economy and C02 emissions to the age of autonomous driving and the advent of the sharing economy where ride or car sharing is changing how vehicles are made, writes Ian Simmons, the vice president of research and development at Magna International. (more…)
June 10, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Had Mark Twain been reporting on the rise of the Internet of Things, he might have commented wryly that ‘the reports of its growth have been greatly exaggerated’, writes Carsten BrinkSchulte, the chief executive of Core Network Dynamics. (more…)
June 7, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
We all want to see our cities functioning better. With urban populations increasing rapidly, and 70% of the global population expected to be living in cities by 2050, we have to come up with better ways of making our cities more liveable, writes Richard Harris, solutions director for international public sector at Xerox. (more…)
June 2, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things is one of the most interesting technological advancements we have today. And within this spectrum, the connected car is perhaps the most exciting and advanced ‘thing’ in that ecosystem, writes Mark Hughes, the chief executive of BT Security. Connected cars have a range of wildly clever features; from intelligent driver assistance and predictive systems that help bypass traffic jams, to sensors that help track driver behaviour and reduce emissions. (more…)
May 31, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
When it comes to technological trends, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a very big thing indeed. Approximately 3.9 billion connected things were in use in 2014. Gartner expects this figure to rise to at least 25 billion by 2020. Connected devices are certainly changing the way our global economy and societies function, and they are dramatically changing the rules for IT security, writes Myles Bray, the vice president of EMEA sales at ForeScout Technologies. (more…)
May 26, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
In the second part of his article on tackling waste in the industrial Internet of Things, David Stain, the industry marketing lead for manufacturing and field mobility at Zebra Technologies, detail how IoT can help. (more…)
May 24, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
From cars to kitchen appliances, warehouse management and agriculture to smarter cities, the pervasive opportunities presented by connected devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) to every imaginable industry are infinite. Even though we are still early in the adoption stages of IoT, there is widespread belief that we are teetering on the edge of an explosion that will make previous technology revolutions – such as the rise of social media – seem like small fry. If you think of the web browser as the first dimension of the internet and mobile the second, then IoT is the third, writes Matt Clarke, the chief technology officer at digital marketing, technology and commerce consultancy Amaze. (more…)
May 23, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Hype: typically it’s a negative thing. But for those tired of hearing about the next big technology, keep reading. Why? Because the Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the ways of the retail and manufacturing industries, writes David Stain, the industry marketing lead for manufacturing and field mobility at Zebra Technologies in the first of a two part article. (more…)
May 20, 2016
Posted by: George Malim