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Life on the cusp of Industry 4.0 – the fourth Industrial Revolution

Manufacturing has come a long way since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century, writes Martin Hill, the vice president of marketing at Epicor International. The second Industrial Revolution in the 1900s saw the introduction of mass production. In the late 1960s, electronics and the automation of production lines entered the industrial environment. Now, we are benefiting from robotics and are beginning to discover the value of 3D printing. We are on the cusp of Industry 4.0, the fourth Industrial Revolution. (more…)

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January 4, 2016

Posted by: George Malim

IoE will help retailers create the intelligent high street – Part 2

In the second part of her blog exploring how the Internet of Everything is enabling the intelligent high street, Sarah Eccleston, the director for enterprise Networks at Cisco UK & Ireland, expands on how IoT technologies can help integrate online and in-store behaviour. (more…)

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December 29, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

IoE will help retailers create the intelligent high street – Part 1

This year we saw a continuation in the decline of consumers visiting local high streets, writes, Sarah Eccleston, the director for enterprise Networks at Cisco UK & Ireland. November alone saw a 2.1% reduction on the previous year at what is usually expected to be one of the busier retail months, with consumers favouring the ease of online shopping and the thrill of getting themselves the best bargains from the comfort of their home. As such, the current challenge for UK retailers is all too easy to see. (more…)

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December 28, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Security and collaboration will drive IoT adoption

We recently saw the Internet Society (ISOC) calling for more standards to be adopted within the Internet of Things, writes Manfred Kube, the head of M2M segment and offer marketing at Gemalto. Releasing a whitepaper discussing the issues and challenges of IoT, the ISOC is urging vendors and users of IoT devices and systems both have a collective obligation to ensure they do not expose IoT stakeholders, and the internet itself, to potential harm. (more…)

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December 27, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Four security tips for IoT application developers

As we count down to 2016, we can safely say we are living in an IoT age, writes Calum Barnes the product owner of Xively by LogMeIn. A few years ago, the idea of the Internet of Things sounded like science fiction, but it is quickly becoming reality. Due to the rapid growth of this market, entrepreneurs and big businesses alike are bringing amazing IoT innovations to market on what feels like a daily basis. (more…)

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December 23, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

IoT and security: Hype, hysteria or cause for concern?

Any new technology is bound to have its share of challenges and barriers — for example the initial security concerns around cloud computing — and the Internet of Things (IoT) is no different, writes Mary Beth Hall, the director of product management and development at Verizon. IoT currently connects millions of devices, and our commissioned research predicts there’ll be more than five billion IoT devices by 2020. (more…)

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December 21, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Security, simplicity and wearables will be key IoT trends for 2016

Asit Goel, a senior vice president at NXP shares his predictions for the trends that will drive further development of IoT in 2016. (more…)

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December 17, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Dining out on data – operators take their share

The telecoms industry is being transformed overnight as consumers’ insatiable appetite for data and faster, better quality services continues to grow, writes Chris Mills the chief technology officer EMEA of Pivotal. (more…)

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December 16, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Bluetooth finds its place in IoT

Bluetooth has gone through a number of hype cycles since it was first released, writes Mike Crooks, the head of Innovation at the Mubaloo Innovation Lab. (more…)

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December 10, 2015

Posted by: George Malim

Testing, testing – securing the IoT is vital

The IoT is set to have significant impact on the way we do things today; at home, at work, while shopping, even in manufacturing and medicine, writes Suresh Srinivasan, the director of quality assurance for Virtusa. (more…)

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December 9, 2015

Posted by: George Malim