Press Releases

Mocana raises $11m new funding to defend IoT devices and industrial control systems

Mocana Corporation, a provider of mission-critical IoT security solutions for industrial control systems and the Internet of Things, announced that the company has received $11 million in additional investment from Sway Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Trident Capital Fund and GE Ventures. (more…)

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May 17, 2017

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Numerex awarded $2M multi-year offender monitoring contract for the city of Charlotte

Numerex Corp, a provider of enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the renewal of a multi-year contract with the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Police Department through the City of Charlotte, N.C. (more…)

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Tackling the threat to enterprises (or their service providers) rolling out new IoT services

At its heart, the trouble with IoT is the rush to market exhibited by many manufacturers who see the business need to fill a gap or provide a useful service, but overlook the essential need to bake security in from the get-go. (more…)

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u‑blox claims significant size and cost savings with ‘ultra small’ RPMA module

u‑blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced SARA‑S200 , one of the smallest modules for the Machine Network™, based on RPMA® (Random Phase Multiple Access), a low‑power wide‑area (LPWA) technology. (more…)

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May 16, 2017

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OnePlus celebrates 25 years in IoT with launch of WasteForce platform

There’s nothing like a blast from the past to put things into perspective, says OnePlus. On an unremarkable Spring day this year, a OnePlus Systems warehouse employee uncovered the below Waste Edge flyer. As OnePlus’ first ever marketing campaign, it dates back to the company’s beginnings in 1991. (more…)

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People Power closes its Series B funding, with funds from innogy SE and Origin Energy

Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) software company, People Power, announced its Series B-1 financing. (more…)

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May 15, 2017

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Microsoft’s new tools and services to encourage developers to build more exciting and intelligent apps

Satya Nadella, Scott Guthrie and Harry Shum welcomed thousands of developers to Seattle for Build 2017 — Microsoft’s annual developer conference. (more…)

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Secure IT: Profile of a White Hat hacker

Ever wondered who these ‘hush-hush’ people are that help to keep our networks safe? Here we talk to Lawrence Munro, director of SpiderLabs EMEA for Trustwave, about the role of the ‘White Hat hacker’. (more…)

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Next IoT evolution will be sentient tools and cognition or predictive computing, say Frost analysts

Growth in the Internet of Things (IoT), will accelerate in 2017 with the commercialisation of narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), as is clearly shown by increasing launches, investments and partnerships, say industry analysts Frost & Sullivan. (more…)

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May 12, 2017

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Power calculator helps IoT developers predict battery life and test the impact of different components

Premier Farnell has created an IoT Power Calculator that aims to help developers of IoT (Internet of Things) projects to understand the expected battery life of their IoT devices. It also allows them to experiment with different components and software algorithms to determine their impact on battery life. (more…)

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