By connecting everything to the internet, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises to revolutionise the way we live, writes Tobias Zillner, the snior IS Auditor at Cognosec. The temptation to bring the latest technological advances to critical infrastructure is understandable – indeed, the optimisation of infrastructure is perhaps where the IoT has the most revolutionary potential. (more…)
January 7, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
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…)
December 29, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
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…)
December 28, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Redknee has launched the latest version of its Intelligent Network (IN) solution for GSM-Railway (GSM-R) networks at ProRail, the Dutch railway infrastructure operator. (more…)
December 24, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Event date: February 9-10, 2016
Near London
Hear John Lewis, Tesco, Net-A-Porter, Dixons & other experts
Comprising of job titles such as VP, CTO and CIO, our speaker panel brings you senior experts from the world’s biggest retailers.
5 exclusive case studies: how are retailers using IoT? (more…)
December 15, 2015
Posted by: IoT global network
Softeq’s Embedded Programming Team worked against a tight deadline to develop a technical proof of concept for a smart furniture prototype featuring a set of 17″ LED panels integrated into a table top.
Designed to display tweets and images, playback a greeting message on detecting a human presence, as well as to support multiplayer games, the solution is set to reinvent guest experience in Entertainment and HoReCa business. The prototype was showcased at HD Expo 2015 in Las Vegas.
As the hype transitions to commercial deployment, it seems the M2M industry is starting to fulfil the early potential by driving the kind of innovation that is set to make tangible impact on how we live our lives, writes Phil Cole, the sales director of Wireless Logic. (more…)
December 2, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
Just over a week ago, I had the opportunity to attend the first ever 1776 Challenge Cup in Ukraine, writes Olena Kaplan, a senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)
December 1, 2015
Posted by: George Malim
The two top dog SDK companies for augmented reality (AR) have both been purchased this year, writes Matthew Duke-Wooley, a market analyst at Beecham Research. (more…)
October 19, 2015
Posted by: Matthew Duke-Woolley
The UK transport infrastructure is under pressure like never before. With congestion costing the UK economy £8bn a year, delays present a genuine economic threat, and new transformative capabilities are required, writes Alison Vincent, the chief technology officer of Cisco UK & Ireland. (more…)
October 16, 2015
Posted by: Alison Vincent