Digital transformation

Rueil-Malmaison, France. 2 December 2021 – Schneider Electric, the provider of digital transformation of energy management and automation and The World’s 2021 Most Sustainable Corporation, believes that electricity is the only energy that offers the fastest vector for decarbonisation through a combination of renewables and digital software-led solutions.

Laiye, a provider of intelligent automation, and HUAWEI CLOUD, a global provider of cloud services, announced a strategic alliance to drive digital transformation in Brazil through of cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and big data. The alliance will be implemented in the rest of Latin America. 

Peak season trading this year is set to be more difficult than ever for retailers. Unprecedented supply chain disruption is threatening to decimate stock levels. Post-COVID customer behaviour is unpredictable with some customers relying ever more heavily on ecommerce; others heading to the high street to get ahead on Christmas buying in response to fears

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 24 November 2021 – stc, the ICT specialist driving digital transformation in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced a partnership with Sensoneo to provide customers in Saudi Arabia with the most reliable and easy-to-deploy smart waste management technology. Sensoneo is a provider of enterprise-grade smart waste management solutions.

Paris, France. 23 November 2021 – Eco-startup GreenCityZen, a greentech provider of IoT for industry and smart city, has selected Sigfox to connect 5,000 downspouts (entry points into the river network) on the Marseille sewerage network.

22nd November, 2021 – Ericsson has entered into an agreement to acquire Vonage Holdings Corp. for US$21 (€18.67) per share. This represents a total acquisition price of approximately US$6.2 billion (€5.51 billion) (Enterprise Value).

London, UK, 22nd November 2021 – Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, announces the launch of Tata Communications GlobalRapide, an end-to-end managed unified communications as a service (UCaaS) to enable enterprises deliver digitally advanced, sophisticated, and intelligent collaboration experiences to employees.

Edinburgh, UK. 17th November, 2021 – IOTech, an edge software company, expects to see a proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning at the IoT edge soon, and that edge-cloud architectures will be the norm. 

SAN JOSE, California. 17 November, 2021— New research from Virtana reveals that 70% of cloud decision makers view silos across teams as a hindrance to IT’s ability to maximise business value. The research shows that a lack of executive involvement in cloud efforts, along with cross-functional stakeholder participation, correlates with escalating challenges for enterprises.

Safran Aircraft Engines, a aircraft engine manufacturer, was seeking a solution to optimise the tracking and management of its tools in large-scale production areas. They needed a solution tailored to the specific metallic environment of the plants, and one that would not cause wave interference with the equipment within the industrial sites.

One year on from setting Kigen’s new mission, Vincent Korstanje, the company’s CEO, reflects on the potential of secure IoT for positive impact to people and planet. There isn’t a moment to lose simple decisions today for anyone investing in the Internet of Things (IoT) will help shape a future we can trust.

Qingdao, China. 15 November , 2021 – With support from Huawei and China Mobile, Haier, China’s consumer electronics and home appliance producer, successfully applied innovative manufacturing solutions combining 5G and mobile edge computing in its smart factories. The three announced the breakthroughs in Qingdao, China.

Foster City, Calif. 11 November 2021 — MATRIXX Software, a global provider of 5G monetisation, announced that Portuguese telecom provider NOS has selected the MATRIXX Digital Commerce Platform to power its digital transformation.

Thorigne-Fouillard, France and Bad Kreuznach, Germany. 9 Nov, 2021– Kerlink, a specialist in solutions dedicated to the Internet of Things (IoT), and VOMATEC Innovations GmbH, a specialised provider of system and software solutions for emergency services, announced their collaboration on the integration of the digital MCI-management system RescueWave into LoRaWAN- based smart-city networks.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is disrupting how we operate our homes and businesses. Since it first emerged as a concept 20 years ago, IoT has become an established feature of our daily lives. From Fitbits to the Amazon Echo and Google Home, today’s consumers are using connected smart devices and wearables to track daily

Stockholm/Hyvinkaa. 3 November 2021 – Crosser, an innovator in edge analytics, intelligent workflows and hybrid integration for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has partnered with Elkome, an industrial system supplier and trusted advisor with high industrial domain knowledge in the Finish market.