Press Releases

Westermo enhances WeConnect service to provide more reliable and secure connection to remote equipment

With huge investment in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) predicted over the next decade, robust, resilient and secure networks are critical for providing actionable data. To support this, Westermo has enhanced its WeConnect service to offer greater security, reliability and ease-of-use when establishing remote connections to networks and industrial equipment over the internet. (more…)

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July 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The workplace provides the perfect fit for wearables

Wearables are experiencing one of the longest gestational periods of any technology. For a long time, says Rufus Grig, CTO of Maintel, gadgets like Google Glass and the Apple Watch were perceived by many as being a bit “emperor’s new clothes”: intriguing conceptually, but disappointing functionally. (more…)

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July 3, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Voice assistants used in smart homes to grow 1,000%, reaching 275mn by 2023, says Juniper Research

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the adoption of voice assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant will be a key factor behind smart home growth, with 275 million voice assistant devices used to control smart homes by 2023. This is up from an estimated 25 million in 2018, a growth of 1,000%. (more…)

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June 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Amazon solidifies its smart speaker portfolio with Alexa for Hospitality

While Alexa for Hospitality offers numerous features that will appeal to hoteliers and their guests, privacy concerns will likely limit growth and prevent broader implementation of the technology in a majority of the world’s hotels. (more…)

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June 25, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

White label IoT solutions for insurance providers developed by People Power to speed development of smart home services

People Power, an Internet of Things (IoT) software company providing white-label solutions for home security, energy and care, has launched an accelerated development initiative to refine the company’s IoT solutions for the insurance industry. (more…)

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June 22, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Boost to UK’s data capability as business backs ‘world-first’ AI talent scheme and data centre chair is named

Major businesses including Ocado, Amazon, Rolls Royce and McKinsey & Quantum Black are backing an industry and government collaboration to develop the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) experts in the UK. The development is said by its backers to be a world-first. (more…)

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June 14, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New Ovum study reveals how Amazon can monetise its smart home supremacy

Over the past year, Amazon has consolidated its position as leader in the smart home and is now gearing up to monetise this position – something so far all other players have failed to do. (more…)

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June 13, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Home beats phone: Smart home device sales to exceed smartphones by 2023, says Strategy Analytics

The increasing popularity of the smart home is confirmed by new research from Strategy Analytics showing that global demand for smart home devices will exceed sales of smartphones by 2023. Consumers worldwide bought 663 million smart home devices in 2017, and this will increase to 1.94 billion in 2023, when sales of smartphones will be 1.86 billion. (more…)

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June 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

71% of IT professionals can successfully hack any organisation, says Outpost24

Outpost24, an innovator in identifying and managing cyber-security exposure, announced the results of a survey of 155 IT professionals, which revealed that 71% believe they can successfully hack any organisation using one of four common attack vectors, (more…)

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June 7, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Hubitat meets demand for reliable, non cloud-based home automation

Hubitat, Inc. has just unveiled the home automation platform designed to run 100% locally, greatly improving reliability compared to the cloud-dependent hubs currently on the market. The local approach to home automation also delivers faster device response and keeps personal data secure. (more…)

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April 30, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde