Companies

From construction to the public sector, insurance to retail, virtually every organisation is looking hard at the Internet of Things (IoT) to assess opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance customer experience.

The pace of change in the automotive industry is accelerating across a number of areas, from fuel economy and C02 emissions to the age of autonomous driving and the advent of the sharing economy where ride or car sharing is changing how vehicles are made.

IOActive, Inc., a provider of research-driven security services, has released the findings of the IOActive Internet of Things (IoT) Security Survey, completed by senior security professionals earlier this year.

International workplace technology provider Condeco Software has acquired myVRM, a New York-based software company with workflow automation expertise in video collaboration, content sharing, unified communications, virtual meetings and analytics.

Increasingly, companies are moving away from a price-led approach in favour of a value-led strategy. One that puts the focus on customer experience. Retaining customers and growing brand awareness are mounting challenges for B2B businesses.

Cisco and IBM have announced a global collaboration to provide “instant Internet of Things (IoT) insight at the edge of the network”.

Nokia launched its Open Innovation Challenge for the fourth year running, focusing now on the Internet of Things (IoT) for public safety, connected automotive, industry 4.0, digital health, utilities, security and smart cities.

Many experts claimed that the wearable tech industry is maturing, especially since ownership of smartwatches and smart headsets are projected to increase in the coming years.

Qualcomm Inc. announced at COMPUTEX 2016 that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is extending its QCA401x connectivity solutions with a new product.

SEAT, the Universitat Politècnica de Cataluña (UPC) and Volkswagen Group Research are kicking off CARNET –Cooperative Automotive Research Network–, the first major research and innovation hub to focus on the automotive field and urban mobility of the future of Barcelona.

There are only two weeks until one of the biggest IoT (Internet of Things) and M2M (machine-to-machine communications) events of the calendar in Central and Eastern Europe.

Many health apps are focused on fitness and wellness for the able-bodied. Now, however, adults from England’s Humber and East Riding region who live with learning disabilities will be the first in the UK to trial a new app designed for them and their carers.

The ULE Alliance, reported that a ULE gateway from Huawei, branded as Qivicon powered by Deutsche Telekom, successfully passed the ULE certification programme.

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. and provider of satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, has revealed that its SPOT Gen3 safety device was instrumental in rescuing 22 participants

An overwhelming majority of business executives (81%) believe that successful adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is critical to their company’s future success, but only 25% have a clear IIoT strategy.

Nevis Technologies has announced that it has issued more than 100,000 Bramble smartcards to travellers on the Glasgow Subway. These are designed to securely store tickets and travel data for pay-as-you-go journeys.