IBM and the City of Seoul, South Korea, have launched an AI-based virtual assistant for Seoul citizens using IBM Watson Assistant. The virtual assistant is part of the city’s “I Care You” project, which is designed to survey the changes to daily life and difficulties that citizens are experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic to help inform policy decisions moving forward. (more…)
August 20, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello
In line with UAEs vision to fast track digital transformation, Software AGÂ and du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), signed a partnership to provide a subscription-based licensing model for IoT services to its business customers. (more…)
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FairCom Corporation reports that its c-tree EDGE IoT AlwaysOn plug-in for PTC’s ThingWorx Industrial IoT Platform has been added to the PTC Marketplace. (more…)
August 19, 2020
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AAEON, a specialist in edge computing solutions, has released the new SRG-3352 Edge IoT Gateway System. The SRG-3352 aims to offer reliable and cost-saving edge network operations, with flexibility to connect edge nodes and sensors with cloud services. (more…)
August 18, 2020
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TactoTek, a Finland-based company that develops, industrialises and licenses in-mold structural electronics (IMSE) technology, announced that Nalin Advani has joined the company’s advisory board. Mr. Advani brings technology business expertise in operational, entrepreneurial and governance roles in Asia that augments TactoTek’s growing presence in the region. (more…)
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Why should I increase the display resolution? Integrating a higher resolution display is a popular upgrade path for today’s embedded products, says David Roberts, business manager, at Anders. This is to meet the ever-increasing expectations of end users spoiled by the latest smartphones. (more…)
August 17, 2020
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Standard Chartered Bank and Microsoft Corp., announced a three-year strategic partnership to accelerate the bank’s digital transformation through a cloud-first strategy. (more…)
August 14, 2020
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Accenture has acquired CreativeDrive, a global, tech-driven content production company that simplifies, automates and scales the creative asset production process. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. (more…)
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MedCrypt Inc., the provider of proactive security solutions for the healthcare space, announced the acquisition of MedISAO, a cybersecurity information sharing organisation dedicated to supporting the medical device industry. (more…)
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Everything that gets stored, shipped or delivered spends some time on or in a crate, pallet, bin or some other container. While recent years have seen a shift away from single-use, one-way platforms and containers towards those designed for multiple use, more can be done to increase sustainability within the logistics industry. For example, says Damien Stephens, associate vice president – Mobility & IoT at Tata Communications, each year 10% to 40% of the supply chain assets disappear, almost without any trace. (more…)
August 13, 2020
Posted by: Anasia D'mello