People & Places
Francisco Partners to acquire IBM’s healthcare data and analytics assets
Armonk, NY and San Francisco, CA, USA. 21 January 2022 – IBM and Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses, announced that the companies
Read moreSilicon Labs brings AI and ML to the edge with matter-ready platform
Austin, TX, USA. 24 January 2022 – Silicon Labs, a specialist in secure, intelligent wireless technology for a more connected world, announced the BG24 and MG24 families of 2.4 GHz
Read moreManufacturing challenge: The chaos of legacy equipment
Legacy equipment is vital to the functioning of many manufacturing facilities. Nevertheless, with rapid advances in automated and connected technologies, managing both new and old equipment simultaneously can be a
Read moreRobots achieve historic unmanned underground mine inspection
Malvern, PA, USA. 20 January 2022 – Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, and its technology partners Australian Droid and Robot (ADR) and PBE Group, have
Read moreAutomotive dual high-side gate driver EiceDRIVER 2ED4820-EM with SPI protects dependable 48 V battery systems
Electrical Vehicles, trucks, e-wheelers and battery packs for solar panels. These Li-ion battery systems need to be protected against negative and positive voltages. In addition, these batteries must be able to quickly
Read moreDINPAS consortium paves way for fully autonomous systems with ‘globally available, highly accurate’ positioning
Thalwil, Switzerland. 20 January 2022 – Autonomous vehicles, machines, drones, and other automated systems rely on sensors to accurately locate themselves in their environments. While autonomous systems primarily rely on
Read morePTC inks Servigistics expansion with U.S. Air Force for up to five years and $95m
19 January 2022 – PTC reports that the United States Air Force (USAF) is expanding its use of its Servigistics Service Parts Management SaaS (software-as-a-Service) solution. This is for its
Read moreA busy time in the world of telco IoT
It’s been a busy period for IoT (Internet of Things) market developments that affect the evolving 5G space for telcos. Global freelance business technology journalist, Antony Savvas looks at how
Read moreBigChange facilitates business transformation for Pinnacle Group
Leeds, UK. 17 January 2022 – Pinnacle Group has transformed its customer experience and increased operational efficiency following the implementation of the latest field service management software from BigChange. Supporting
Read moreAutomated retail provider Invenda raises $7.5M for global growth
Alpnach, Switzerland.14 January 2022- Invenda Group AG announced the close of a 7 million CHF ($7.59M) (€6.62 million) round and the expansion of its board of directors. Invenda develops smart software and
Read moreDigiCert acquires IoT cybersecurity provider Mocana
Lehi, Utah, USA.13 January 2022 – DigiCert, Inc., a provider of TLS/SSL, IoT and other PKI solutions, backed by Clearlake Capital Group. L.P., Crosspoint Capital, and TA Associates, announced that it
Read moreNokia and Schweizer Electronics deploy AI-based video analytics to improve railroad crossing safety for Baselland Transport
Espoo, Finland. 12 January 2021 – Nokia announced the deployment of its Scene Analytics solution for Baselland Transport AG (BLT) in Munchenstein, Switzerland. The AI-based system applies computer vision and machine learning technologies for real-time monitoring
Read moreNew iSIM from floLIVE offers regulatory-compliant global connectivity for connecting IoT devices at scale
floLIVE, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity provider of advanced 5G network solutions and a full suite of cloud-based global connectivity services, has collaborated with Kigen a global specialist in
Read moreLacuna and Semtech expand LoRaWAN coverage through IoT to satellite connectivity
Semtech Corporation, a global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced a joint initiative with Lacuna Space to further increase coverage and resilience of LoRaWAN
Read moreJohnson Controls buys FogHorn to integrate edge AI platform and focus on smart buildings
Johnson Controls, a global specialist in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, has completed the acquisition of FogHorn, a developer of Edge AI software for the industrial and commercial Internet of
Read moreAptiv to acquire Wind River for $4.3bn from TPG for intelligent edge software in multiple industries
Dublin, Ireland & Alameda, CA. USA. 11th January 2022 – Aptiv PLC, a global technology company focused on making mobility safer, greener and more connected, announced an agreement to acquire Wind
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