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Smart farming must step up to the plate to meet global challenge, says Beecham Research

The development of smart farming and precision agriculture must accelerate rapidly and learn lessons from smart city projects if it is to meet the challenge set by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, (more…)

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October 28, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Software AG to partner with Bosch on IoT and Industry 4.0 with joint sales activities

Software AG has entered a strategic innovation partnership with Robert Bosch GmbH to develop new joint services and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. (more…)

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October 18, 2016

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Inside the future factory for aerospace

Over the next decades airline fleet modernisation and aircraft retirement will continue to feed the growth of commercial aviation, writes Stephen Chadwick, the managing director for EuroNorth at Dassault Systèmes. This drives the need for continuous improvement of new and existing production lines. These developments require a solution that delivers factories capable of driving greater efficiencies. And that capability needs to be build today. (more…)

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September 29, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

How social media is changing ERP for the better

Social media and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) are not two things you’d immediately group together, writes Andres Richter, the chief executive of Priority Software. (more…)

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August 23, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

It’s time for IoT to get strategic

The Internet of Things (IoT) is clearly gaining momentum – a testament to its potential to improve customer experience, drive down costs, and transform business operations. As organisations evolve from successful, one off pilots into broader  IoT deployments new thinking is required to ensure IoT truly delivers, writes Jason Kay, the chief commercial officer of IMS Evolve. (more…)

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July 4, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

So you think IoT is free?

Gartner predicts more than 20bn connected devices by 2020. Any attention paid to the big tech events, such as the Consumer Electronics Show or Mobile World Congress, confirms that the take up and potential for IoT (Internet of Things) are both on steep upward trajectories, writes Simon Rust, the head of product management at Snow Software. (more…)

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June 24, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoT in manufacturing tackles waste, fraud and inefficiencies – Part Two

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…)

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May 24, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Investment and innovation in the UK’s automotive industry is bringing social benefits and productivity gains

Recently BBC News quoted former VW group president and now head of the Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Jonathan Browning. He cited foreign investment as key to the region’s spectacular recovery that has lead to the lowest unemployment for 30 years and the region becoming the ‘brains’ of the UK vehicle industry, writes Stephen Chadwick, the managing director for EuroNorth at Dassault Systèmes. (more…)

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March 3, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

The rise of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things – Part One

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 are becoming two of the most overused industrial automation buzzwords today, writes Dave Sutton a product marketing manager at Schneider Electric. The explosion in domestic Internet of Things (IoT) applications, such as smartphones, wearables and even fridges is a key driver for this, but is there more to it than the surrounding hype? (more…)

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February 10, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Intelligent device manufacturers will survive and thrive in IoT if they monetise their software

Intelligent device manufacturers are operating in an environment that is more demanding than ever: devices are becoming more interconnected in the Internet of Things (IoT), profit margins on those devices are being squeezed as competition heats-up across a global stage, and customers are demanding more flexibility in tailoring products to their needs than ever before, writes Vincent Smyth, the vice president for EMEA at Flexero Software. (more…)

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February 8, 2016

Posted by: George Malim