Open source security and the Internet of Things

Today’s consumer devices are becoming defined by their embedded technologies. Wireless locks for everything from doors to bicycles can be controlled from your smartphone, eliminating the frustration of lost keys

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Itron completes $100m acquisition of Comverge parent for grid and customer experience solutions

Itron, Inc., a technology and services company in the energy and water sectors, has completed its previously announced acquisition of privately-held Comverge by purchasing its parent company, Peak Holding Corp.,

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An IoT epiphany

I’ve been reading and writing about Moore’s law for many years: it’s been driving the IoT evolution and it continues to progress exponentially, rather than the gradual or linear way

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HomeGrid Forum announces six newly-certified G.hn products ahead of CES Asia 2017

The total number of HomeGrid Forum certified devices has increased to 26. During the latest wave of certifications, in partnership with HomeGrid Forum’s Accredited Test House (ATH)

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RealWear collaborates with HPE to create a head-mounted tablet for connected industrial workers

RealWear has partnered with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to incorporate the HPE MyRoom Visual Remote Guidance (VRG) solution into the RealWear HMT-1. This is claimed to be the first voice-driven,

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Industrial IoT makes things Edgy

Some of the buzzwords gaining steam in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) world are “fog computing” or “edge computing.” My preference, says R. Scott Raynovich, founder

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EMEA report predicts how apps will dramatically change the way we live and work

A report on the future of applications, highlighting major trends and projections that will significantly impact society, has been unveiled by F5 Networks application security and cloud solutions specialists.

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Intercede launches MyIDaaS a convenient and affordable cloud-based service for enterprises

Digital identity and credentials provider Intercede has announced MyID as a Service (MyIDaaS). It is claimed to be a convenient and affordable cloud-based ‘strong credentials’ service for enterprises.

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China’s ZTE 5G enables subsea VR video transmission and signs 5G and IoT partnership with Telenet

ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, is to unveil its remote control service for 5th Generation mobile virtual reality (5G

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Guiding principles for IoT privacy and security issued by ACM public policy groups

The ACM US Public Policy Council (USACM) and the ACM Europe Council Policy Committee (EUACM) have released a Statement on IoT Privacy and Security addressing existing and expected privacy and

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Three ways IoT will solve financial issues burdening health care providers

Improving medication adherence with IoT Inadequate medication adherence is a global issue. The estimated annual cost of inadequate medication adherence to the US healthcare system is between $100 billion and

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Smart farming and food production must accelerate rapidly to keep pace with population growth

Internet of Things (IoT) analyst firm Beecham Research has launched a new report highlighting the importance of harnessing new technologies to address the vital need for sustainable food production to

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New ThingWorx Studio augmented reality free trial programme for Industrial IoT

PTC, has launched a new ThingWorx Studio augmented reality (AR) free trial programme for the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).

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The bustling growth of IoT-connected smart cities

Technology is growing beyond our palm-held smartphones. It is now sizing up to empower cities and nations to become true global powers.

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M2M Alliance directors unchanged but new plans expected to emerge soon

Following its confirmation at the Annual General Meeting, the M2M Alliance management board has been confirmed, but changes are afoot within the association.

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Franco-German start-up to launch low-power device location tracking platform

Crowdloc, has announced the launch of its reportedly affordable, low power location tracking platform. It is designed for consumer electronics and enterprise assets, using Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth Low Energy).

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