Alabama’s Centralite launches its first consumer brand of connected IoT products

Centralite Systems has introduced a line of connected home products available directly to consumers.

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IoT security is ‘a ticking time bomb’ we’re all living with

Security hit the headlines last week with comments made by Cesare Garlati, chief security strategist at the prpl Foundation, on the lack of progress towards a secure environment for the Internet

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SOMFY joins ZigBee Alliance board of directors

SOMFY has joined the ZigBee Alliance at the Promoter level and accepted a seat on its Board of Directors.

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IoT data management issues are worrying UK consumer tech vendors

New research findings suggest that 78% of UK consumer technology and hardware vendors expect the Internet of Things (IoT) to have a significant impact on their ability to gather customer

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Smart cities and the energy transition

Eric Woods is a research director leading Navigant Research’s coverage of smart cities. He has written numerous reports on the smart city markets and technologies. He has 20 years of

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IoT platform revenues will grow to €3bn worldwide by 2021, says Berg Insight

According to a new research report from the M2M/IoT analyst firm Berg Insight, the global third party Internet of Things (IoT) platform market increased 36% to € 610 million in

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Next-gen car connectivity brings cooperation by HARMAN International and AT&T

HARMAN International Industries Inc., a connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, is to work with mobile network operator AT&T to support the growing connected car ecosystem.

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Emerging platforms for better-integrated M2M deployments

To illustrate the work already being done, Part 2 of this IoT standards article lists five groups that are working to make it easier for M2M applications and devices from

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Will the Internet of Things kill off passwords?

The tech goliaths Google, Apple and Facebook are all starting to take steps towards killing off password authentication once and for all. They see the opportunity to shore up security

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UL named preferred bidder to help TfL improve contactless ticket payments

UL has been named as a preferred supplier for Transport for London (TfL) and are delighted with the success of their first project together this year.

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Two-thirds of product companies not taking full advantage of IoT data, new study reveals

Product companies may be missing a huge opportunity when it comes to their internet-connected products. So says a new study called Simplifying the Complexity of IoT, commissioned by Xively by LogMeIn,

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Fujitsu releases small FWM7BLZ20 Bluetooth 4.2 smart module for low power consumption

Fujitsu Components has released the FWM7BLZ20-series Bluetooth 4.2 low energy module, which it describes as small, high quality, and powerful.

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WiFi is not just connectivity

WiFi, or Wireless LAN, connectivity has been a growing trend in the information technology sector for many years and it remains one of the fastest growing segments, second only to

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How VGVs play in the IIoT world

Machines on the plant floor will soon actively identify problems, determine a course of action, execute, and measure those results – all without human interaction.

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Weqool chooses forge by Xura for immersive social experience in fitness app

Xura, Inc.’s forge by Xura platform is reported to have been used to provide real-time communication capabilities within new social fitness app, Weqool.

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Franco-Taiwanese collaboration built on global IoT testbed by SIGFOX and UnaBiz

SIGFOX, a provider of dedicated communications service for the Internet of Things (IoT), and UnaBiz, an IoT network operator in Asia, have joined French and Taiwanese officials announcing creation of

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