Belfast City Council implements intelligent telematics to track vehicles and improve driver behaviour

Masternaut, a pan-European provider of fleet telematics, has been awarded a tender by Belfast City Council in Northern Ireland for vehicle tracking and driver behaviour improvement.

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Ericsson and SK Holdings to jointly develop IoT platforms for globally specialised services

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and SK Holdings C&C, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a global collaborative ICT ecosystem.

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IoT or M2M? Trade group opts for both abbreviations as it grows

The large and fast-growing trade association for the technology sector known as the Internet of Things or machine-to-machine communications, will make the phrase “IoT” a part of its name moving

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Biometrics reader makes it easier for users to prove identity when conducting financial or other commercial transactions

HID Global®, a worldwide provider of secure identity solutions, announced that it has integrated the company’s Lumidigm® biometrics technology with its widely deployed OMNIKEY® contactless smart card readers to simplify

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MultiTech and Solair join forces to simplify IoT for developers and users alike

Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., a global manufacturer of M2M and IoT devices, and Solair, a provider of software tools to connect physical assets to the digital world, announced a collaboration designed

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Berg Insight: Shipments of connected digital signs will reach 17.2 million in 2019

According to a new research report from Berg Insight, global shipments of connected digital signage displays grew by 21.7 percent to 7.3 million units in 2014. Market growth is driven

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The installed base of wireless M2M devices in the oil & gas industry to reach 1.25 million by 2019

According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the number of devices featuring cellular or satellite connectivity deployed in oil & gas applications worldwide was 0.5

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Smart Cities need Intelligent Platforms to thrive, says new report from Beecham Research

Smart city projects focused on solving specific problems such as traffic, parking and pollution will be replaced by a more holistic approach that looks at the city as a system-of-systems,

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CW chooses IET’s Flagship Savoy Place London venue as location for 2016 Future of Wireless International Conference

The 7th CW Future of Wireless International Conference will take place next year at the IET London: Savoy Place, following its £30 million refurbishment.  The event will run on June

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The Internet of Things and customer segmentation: A game-changer for business

The emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) is a pivotal moment in technology evolution, allowing companies to extend the benefits of the digital world across the physical world.

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Sensewhere secures a strategic investment from Tencent

sensewhere Ltd., a provider of indoor location solutions, announced that Tencent Holdings Limited (“Tencent”, SEHK 00700), a provider of Internet services in China, has completed a strategic investment in the

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Concirrus announces £3m Series ‘A’ funding

Imperial Innovations Group plc invests into Internet of Things leader Concirrus, the London based company that provides a software platform for companies to harness the power of the Internet of

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Connected wearable device aims to help medics save lives in disaster zones and on the battlefield

Innovative technology and design consultancy Cambridge Design Partnership has developed the world’s first wearable device designed to measure and monitor the vital signs of multiple trauma patients for emergency response

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‘Out-of-the-box’ app aims to let Toshiba customers tap into their Insteon-enabled home anywhere

Insteon®, creators of home automation and control technology, have announced that the Insteon universal app will be included on new Toshiba laptops shipping at the end of August.

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Americans and Europeans agree security is key in a new smart home survey

In what is said to be the first published survey to create a picture of the new IoT marketplace, Essence, a provider of IoT, cloud-based connected-living solutions, recently asked consumers

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Building on success of mHealth Summit, HIMSS introduces Connected Health Event

Connected and mobile health technologies are now vital tools in care delivery and patient engagement. Recognizing this alignment, HIMSS has launched the Connected Health Conference, which includes the industry-leading mHealth

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