Application context and security requirement
A leading manufacturer of electrical systems for railways wanted to protect their know-how invested in their so ware against counterfeiting, reverse engineering, and tampering. Wibu developed a technology – CodeMeter® Embedded – protecting the integrity of the machine code.
Challenge
The vendor manufactures a real-time controller for the electric power system of trains. The unit is therefore used in harsh conditions with public safety implications. Even though it employs failsafes, a power outage can cause inconvenience for passengers, and could lead to delays across the entire network, and cause other safety concerns. The challenge is not just building a robust controlling so ware for the power converter system, but also making sure it stays secure from local and remote cyber-attacks.
January 27, 2016
Posted by: Wibu-Systems USA, Inc.
One of the many sizable challenges in healthcare today is ensuring patients are taking care of themselves: taking their medication on time, getting enough sleep, doing what the doctor has advised, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, writes Mathew Kuruvilla, the chief innovation officer of Ness Software Engineering Services. (more…)
January 22, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
Long ago, in a cellular galaxy not too far away this ubiquitous device was specified by ETSI and in 1991 the first batch were produced by G&D. It provides secure, authenticated access for billions of people globally to cellular networks. It is of course the dear old SIM card. This invention has been an enabler for the growth of mobile telephony but has it done the same for M2M? And will it do so for the IoT in the future, asks David Parker, the senior analyst with Beecham Research. (more…)
January 12, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
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…)
January 4, 2016
Posted by: George Malim
The evolution of smart, connected and autonomous products is reshaping the manufacturing industry and its ecosystem. The convergence of operational technology and information technology is opening a completely new axis, and a large one at that, for creating path breaking innovations and opportunities in the manufacturing ecosystem. (more…)
October 29, 2015
Posted by: Sudip Singh
Agriculture is very important for the UK economy. The whole agrifood market is worth £96 billion per annum, or 7% of GDP. The sector employs 3.8 million people. Food and drink remains the UK’s biggest manufacturing sector, bigger than cars and aerospace combined. (more…)
October 26, 2015
Posted by: Saverio Romeo
There is an embedded science-fictional meaning in the term “robotics”. It recalls Isaac Asimov and his three laws of robotics. Our imagination goes to Terminator, Robocop, and other Hollywoodian imaginative vision of the future of machines and humankind. (more…)
September 14, 2015
Posted by: Saverio Romeo
M2MAPPS: Wyless Connect seems to have to have two main activities. Backup services for business continuity and the deployment of wireless devices. Let’s start with continuity. Is that your core competence?
BENNETT ALPERT: I’d prefer to describe the company as having a single expertise in wireless networks and a core competence to configure, deploy and support the hardware that’s needed to run them. But business continuity is definitely a key activity. (more…)
November 5, 2013
Posted by: IoT global network
M2MAPPS: We are integrating a module we got from a distributor, who can we get support for this from?
DAVID TREVAYNE-SMITH: This question often arises as the manufacturers of modules use the distribution network to cover their sales methods. Depending on the level of support that is required, the test laboratory you are using for certification will have access to much of the documentation covering the FCC grant on the module, the AT Commands supported and the module manufacturers’ process for integration. (more…)
November 8, 2011
Posted by: IoT global network