Cast your mind back to the winter of 2014. The UK was at a complete standstill because of unexpected snow. Thousands of cars were left on the side of roads as the public was forced to trudge home in the freezing cold, the thought of being back in their home with the central heating on full blast the only thought encouraging them to keep on walking, writes Martin Woolley, the Bluetooth SIG technical programme manager. Alas! Nearly half way home they realised that they forgot to set the timer for the heating. If only they could set the timer remotely. (more…)
April 29, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
According to a recent Gartner report, 43% of organisations are using, or plan to implement, an Internet of Things (IoT) policy by the end of this year, writes William Culbert, the director of solutions engineering EMEA at Bomgar. (more…)
April 21, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things is arguably the most nebulous concept in modern computing – or in modern society, writes Dr. Hongwen Zhang, the CEO and co-founder of Wedge Networks. (more…)
April 16, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to rapidly transform the workplace, writes Simon Heron, the CTO of Redscan. Companies that are investing in new technologies have started to experience improvements in business efficiency and competitiveness. As the IoT expands, protecting a company’s data and intellectual property (IP) will become more important than ever. (more…)
April 11, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The latest industrial revolution – Industry 4.0 for those keeping count – conjures images of drones delivering parcels, self-driving cars, smart robotics and 3D printing, wrties Mark Armstrong the vice president and managing director for EMEA at Progress. The SmartThings Living Future report created by a group of academics and futurologists recently launched its vision of the future depicting 3D printed homes, downloadable food and underwater cities. But like Marty McFly’s hoverboard which really should have but never did come to pass, technologies can only develop as fast as their previous incarnations allow: they need to be built on solid foundations. (more…)
April 4, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The purpose and goal of oneM2M is to develop technical specifications which address the need for a common M2M service layer that can be readily embedded within various hardware and software, and relied upon to connect myriad devices in the field with M2M application servers worldwide. (more…)
March 30, 2016
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When something is invisible, exercise caution and do all you can to reveal it and render it harmless. That’s the lesson the human race has learned from infectious micro-organisms—in many cases, the hard way. In enterprises today, writes Rob Greer, the chief marketing officer and senior vice president of products at ForeScout Technologies, where devices are constantly gaining access to networks sight unseen, fear of the invisible is certainly justifiable. But the good news is, IT administrators can put those fears to rest with currently available network access technologies that can largely “disinfect” the environment by making the invisible visible. (more…)
Posted by: George Malim
In the first part of this series, Bhoopathi Rapolu, the head of analytics for EMEA at Cyient, discussed how the increasing connectivity of medical devices – or the Internet of Things (IoT) – is leading to an explosion in healthcare big data. In turn, this growing bank of data is opening up new avenues for healthcare operations, which has the potential to totally transform the way we look at healthcare. In this second and final part of the series, he explores further ways in which healthcare organisations can look to take full advantage of the IoT. (more…)
March 29, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Salt Lake City, Utah – February 4, 2016 – Monnit Corporation (www.monnit.com) today, announced new wireless Local Alert devices which serve to dramatically change how critical sensor network notifications can be received. (more…)
2015 was a big year for the connected car, writes Martin Booth from SanDisk Industrial and Automotive Solutions. It was the year that the fabled car of the future made a giant leap from a concept towards something we can actually touch and feel, with various car manufacturers pushing the limits with a broad range of connectivity features and functionalities. With many of these vehicles featuring advanced connected applications that were once only possible on a smartphone or, in some cases, on the pages of science fiction novels, it is safe to say that we are now in the age of the connected car. (more…)
Posted by: George Malim