The Internet of Things is a moderately new term that came into the industry alongside progress. Humanity has learned how to build complicated systems. Modern technology forces various things to interact with each other. These things are usually produced by different manufacturers. Networks expand and become messy, writes Alex Seryj, the editor in chief at QArea. (more…)
September 2, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Analytics solutions company, Teradata, has announced four “powerful accelerators” that it says will speed up the transformation of Internet of Things (IoT) data to actionable insight. (more…)
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, announced the successful completion of phase-1 tests of key 5G wireless technologies as part of China’s 5G testing. (more…)
September 1, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
Georgia Tech’s Center for the Development and Application of Internet of Things Technologies (CDAIT) has added Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS) to its growing list of members and launched four new working groups. (more…)
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
In July Actility, a provider of low power wide area (LPWA) networking and the company behind the ThingPark LPWA IoT platform, launched the ‘ThingPark Approved’ programme. Actility also welcomed the first partners to achieve ThingPark Approved status. (more…)
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
In the first part of this two-part series, Tyco’s Simon Gawne examined the technical obstacles to a cyber-secure IoT-based security network. Here, he outlines the cultural changes which organisations must go through if they are to ensure that every entry point is effectively guarded. (more…)
Posted by: George Malim
The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing an increasingly large role in physical security, as perimeter-guarding devices such as CCTV and access management begin to take advantage of IP-based communications. Devices now have the power to share information faster than ever before and across a far wider physical area – but how secure are the security devices themselves? In a two-part series, Simon Gawne, director of integrated solutions and innovation at Tyco, investigates the need for security teams to consider not only the man outside the gate, but also the ghost in the machine, as hackers attempt to exploit vulnerable system backdoors. (more…)
August 31, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
CCS Insight’s latest global forecast for smart wearable devices confirms the continued momentum of wrist-worn technology. (more…)
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
The ZigBee Alliance, a non-profit association of companies creating, maintaining and delivering open, global standards for the low-power wireless Internet of Things (IoT), reported that Shenzhen, China-based ICT solutions provider, Huawei has joined the ZigBee Alliance. (more…)
August 30, 2016
Posted by: Avadhoot Patil
From delivery vehicles to ATMs, air conditioning systems to CCTV cameras, the scope for commercial IoT appears to be as big, if not bigger than, the comparable consumer opportunity, writes Klaus Gheri, the vice president and general manager for network security at Barracuda Networks. However, for the business world, the IoT faces a major barrier to adoption: in their current state, the tools that help businesses deploy and secure IoT devices are simply not fit for purpose. (more…)
Posted by: George Malim