Blogs

Smart-up – The rise of Start-ups in global smart cities

Gone are the days when only Apple, Sony and Microsoft dominated the technology sector. Now, as disruptive technologies continue their winning streak, start-ups around the world are basking in glory. (more…)

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May 23, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

The bustling growth of IoT-connected smart cities

Technology is growing beyond our palm-held smartphones. It is now sizing up to empower cities and nations to become true global powers. (more…)

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May 19, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

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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May 17, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

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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May 15, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

The Outcome Economy

Book Review: A review of a timely publication sub-titled “How the Industrial Internet of Things is Transforming Every Business”, written by Joe Barkai, a consultant, speaker, author and blogger. It’s timely because while the business case for the IIoT is compelling, all too often it is overlaid with noise, buzzwords and tired clichés. (more…)

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May 12, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

As Goodyear launches connected fleet management solutions we ask, ‘Is the IoT changing the company’s business model?’

André Weisz, managing director of Goodyear Proactive Solutions for Europe, Middle East and Africa, talks frankly to Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of IoT Now about the risks and rewards of service innovation. (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

eSIM market projected to increase to almost 1bn shipments by 2021, says IHS Markit

The embedded SIM (eSIM) market is projected to increase nearly nine-fold, from a relatively small base of 108.9 million shipments in 2016 to 986 million shipments in 2021. This is according to the latest research from IHS Markit. (more…)

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May 11, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

How bioelectronics will make humans more robotic than ever

In 2013, president Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative as a large-scale effort to equip researchers with insights necessary for treating a wide variety of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. (more…)

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May 10, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Moving the connected home beyond ‘because we can’

Question One: Did you know the smart home means that your fridge will be able to order milk?

Question Two: Do you care? (more…)

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Posted by: Avadhoot Patil

Connected devices have never been more at risk to attackers

It was because of the growing security risks surrounding these devices last year, says Roland Dobbins, principal engineer at Arbor Networks, that a number of internet criminals were able to weaponise them and as a result, take a number of websites and services offline by launching DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks. (more…)

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May 9, 2017

Posted by: Avadhoot Patil