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, Inc. and conducted by Forrester Consulting.

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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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Arxan sees record growth in H1 2016 as IoT adoption growth demands application attack prevention

Arxan Technologies, a provider of application attack prevention and self-protection solutions, has closed the first half of 2016 with “record-breaking corporate growth, strong industry recognition and product innovation”.

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7layers reports the evolution of a new test management system, Interlab EVO

7layers, a company in the Bureau Veritas Group, has announced its new, web-based and scalable test management system, Interlab EVO.

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Mobile shoppers drive trends in retail sales as 84% of product review searches begin on a mobile device

Research released by Hitwise, a division of Connexity, reveals how important mobile devices have become to in-store shopping. It also shows why retailers must adjust their campaigns to meet changing customer behaviours.

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Embedded Linux conference and OpenIoT Summit Europe programme announced

The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organisation enabling mass innovation through open source, has announced the agenda for Embedded Linux Conference and OpenIoT Summit Europe, taking place October 11-13 in Berlin, Germany.

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Verizon to acquire Fleetmatics for US$2.4bn

Verizon Communications Inc. and Fleetmatics Group PLC have entered an agreement under which Verizon will acquire Fleetmatics, a global provider of fleet and mobile workforce management solutions.

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Seebo virtualises the IoT’s to accelerate transformation to the connected world

Seebo, a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, dedicated to helping companies plan, develop and integrate smart and connected products across a variety of industries, has launched its new virtualised hardware environment, the “Simulator” as part of its new IoT Creator.

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NTT DOCOMO approves Altair’s FourGee-1160 chipset for use on nationwide network

LTE chipset provider Altair Semiconductor reported that its FourGee-1160 chipset has successfully completed chipset interoperability testing (IoT) on the network of NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Japan’s largest mobile services provider.

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Ingenu launches Intellect, a cloud-based horizontal IoT device management platform

Ingenu™, has announced the availability of Intellect™, the next generation of its secure, cloud-based, horizontal Internet of Things (IoT) device management platform.

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Wunelli selects Vodafone for insurance telematics services

Wunelli, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company, has selected Vodafone – a leader in connected car services, as one of its chosen suppliers for insurance telematics products.

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CSPs must tailor solutions to maximise and monetise IoT value, says survey

A survey by Starhome Mach, a global provider of mobile inter-carrier and M2M/IoT services, shows that CSPs need more info to monetise the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Post-Brexit uncertainty may benefit Europe’s tech industry with more than US$1bn+ deals mooted

European technology financing’s have cooled since early 2015, while European tech exits remain strong and merger & acquisition (M&A) deal sizes are approaching US levels for the first time ever.

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RiskBand turns to u-blox to enable global personal security wearable not tied to a phone

Whereable Technologies is using technology from u-blox, a global provider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, for RiskBand.

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