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The justice system is known for many things, but efficiency is not one of them. Neither is being up-to-speed with technology. One joke goes that the unofficial IT slogan of the courts is, “Yesterday’s technology, tomorrow!”

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) 1.3 certification for the Samsung ARTIK™ 05x series of modules, the first system-on-module family to be certified using new OCF standards for trust and connectivity for IoT.

Cambium Networks™, a global provider of wireless broadband solutions, announced that Tizeti Network Limited has selected its cnPilot™ enterprise Wi-Fi access networks with an ePMP™ fixed wireless infrastructure to upgrade and modernise their networks across Lagos, Nigeria.

The IoT revolution places the same pressures on electronic design realisation to that conventionally of military embedded systems; where (the reduction of) Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) is the critical driving force behind each new development, says Rory Dear, managing director of DSL.

Berg Insight, the M2M/IoT market research provider, released new findings about the market for cellular M2M terminals. About 4.9 million cellular M2M terminals were shipped globally during 2016, an increase of 28.0% from the previous year.

PTC announced that Clas Ohlson, a retail company offering a wide range of products and services, will implement PTC’s market-leading FlexPLM® retail solution to manage product development of all product categories and improve collaboration between its offices in Sweden and external suppliers.

Connected devices are becoming essential components for enterprises as they can drive significant connectivity and integration between systems and data. The increasing number of devices getting connected to each other generates a huge amount of data.

DigitalRoute, the Data Integration and Data Management company, and key European energy provider, Fortum, have jointly announced the completion of a successful Proof of Concept project. Fortum is a clean-energy company offering electricity, heating and cooling solutions as well as driving the change for a cleaner world.

Syed Zaeem “Z” Hosain, a founder and the chief technical officer at Aeris, was named the new chairman of the IoT M2M Council by the trade association’s Board of Governors at their annual meeting, held in November in Boston.

Renesas Electronics, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and Dibotics, a provider in real-time 3D LiDAR processing, announced their collaboration to develop an automotive-grade embedded solution for LiDAR processing used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving applications.

Alchemy IoT, a provider of IoT Asset Intelligence for industrial applications, launched with $4 million (€3.40 million) seed funding from Aweida Venture Partners and several angel investors. The startup’s cloud-based application, Clarity, helps customers achieve a greater return on their industrial assets and competitive advantage.

Berg Insight estimates that the global installed base of active construction equipment (CE) OEM telematics systems reached almost 1.8 million units in 2016. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.3%, the active installed base is estimated to reach 4.6 million units worldwide in 2021.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, voice is suited to a range of Internet of Things (IoT) applications and has a role to play across a variety of vertical markets. According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, From Alexa to Industry:

Upstream Security, a cloud-based cybersecurity platform provider for connected cars and autonomous vehicles, announced the closing of US$9 million (€7.64 million) in Series A funding. This has been led by CRV (Charles River Ventures).

According to a new research report from the IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of insurance telematics policies in force on the European market reached 6.8 million in Q4-2016. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 34.8%, this number is expected to reach 30.0 million by 2021.

Apple’s launch of the original iPhone in 2007 was a game changer – Apple turned the smartphone into a mainstream consumer device through great hardware design and an intuitive user interface. Since its launch, Strategy Analytics estimates that Apple’s global wholesale iPhone revenues now exceed three-quarters of a trillion US dollars while shipment volumes have