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Don’t panic, risks in IoT can be managed and the cyber world can be secured

The massive proliferation of threats and the shifting nature of risk were highlighted at the recent WeDo Technologies Worldwide User Group Summit 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. Among the presentations and discussions at the event, Dr Patrick Dixon, a futurist and founder of Global Change Ltd., examined how threats will alter and why traditional approaches won’t work. George Malim reports from Lisbon. (more…)

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May 18, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

The road to smart cities starts with data – Part Two

Johannes Petrowisch, a partner account manager at industrial automation software expert COPA-DATA, continues his discussion of the role of data collection and analysis in the smart cities of tomorrow in the second part of his blog. (more…)

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May 16, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Passive Wi-Fi – the key to the smart city puzzle?

The difficulty when creating something new is that there is no template to follow, writes Narayan Menon, the CTO of XCellAir. No flat pack manual that takes you through the trickier parts step by step. (more…)

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May 10, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Are the utilities ready for IoT? – Part Two

Adrian Crawley, the regional director of Northern EMEA for Radware, continues his blog on the challenges facing utilities providers as they embrace and integrate with IoT. (more…)

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May 6, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

From stand-alone to IoT – a practical solution for the OEM – Part 2

In the second part of his blog, Dennis Poulsen, the general manager of Spirent’s IoT Connectivity Products, concludes his exploration of the IoT options for the OEM. The most immediate solution would be to buy SIM card reader components and build them into the product, which can then be sold as “Internet enabled”. The customer then buys the device, chooses a suitable mobile service provider and a suitable connection package, inserts the SIM card and configures and customizes the product themselves. (more…)

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May 5, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Are the utilities ready for IoT? – Part One

It doesn’t matter if you are a utility company in the UK, Europe or beyond, the issues you face daily in the boardroom are the same, writes Adrian Crawley, the regional director of Northern EMEA for Radware. How will you become more efficient, save money and give the customer more value and differentiate your brand? (more…)

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May 4, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Under the bonnet of automotive security

The security and privacy implications for the automotive industry are growing as cars increasingly become computers on wheels, writes Art Dahnert a consultant at Cigital. (more…)

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May 3, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Make your smart home smarter

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…)

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April 29, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoT and transforming the digital enterprise

As IoT becomes integral to engineering and heavy industry, Michael Segal, the director of marketing at Netscout, discusses the digital transformation experienced by companies in these sectors and how the CIO will lead the transformation and ensure business assurance. (more…)

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April 27, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

Digitisation in the public sector heralds a healthier Britain

The British public and UK businesses expect government information to be readily available online in easy to understand formats at no, or at least very low cost, writes Stephen Chadwick, the managing director for EuroNorth at Dassault Systèmes. (more…)

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April 22, 2016

Posted by: George Malim