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Consortium led by Larsen & Toubro has been selected by Tata Power Mumbai
Cyan, the integrated system and software design company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions for utility metering and lighting control, announces that a consortium led by Larsen & Toubro (“L&T”) has been selected by Tata Power Mumbai for the deployment of Cyan’s CyLec® Advanced Metering Infrastructure (“AMI”) solution in India.
Read moreWestern energy companies under ‘state-backed’ sabotage threat from Dragonfly, security firms warn
Critical national infrastructure firms have been advised by security experts Symantec to check their networks after the discovery of a new attack, codenamed Dragonfly. Also known as Energetic Bear, Dragonfly is said to be capable of doing damage to utilities on the same scale as Stuxnet.
Read moreSvevia signs a three year contract for a GPS-based monitoring system with B&M Systemutveckling
Stockholm, Sweden, July 2, 2014 – Svevia, Sweden’s largest contractor in winter road maintenance, has signed a contract for a GPS-based management and monitoring system for the next three years. The assignment has been awarded to B&M Systemutveckling AB in Uppsala in collaboration with Mowic AB.
Read moreAdaptation to wearable technology provides additional support for elderly
As the aging population continues to spark debate across Australia with concerns over social, economic and political impacts, growing fears for the safety and security of elderly community members also plagues on families minds with winter already seeing an increase in health problems.
Read moreAsia-Pac overtakes US in Vodafone M2M Adoption Barometer as connected consumer electronics surge
London, UK. July 3, 2014 — Vodafone today published its second annual ‘M2M Adoption Barometer’, a global survey of the machine-to-machine (M2M) market, which finds that M2M adoption has increased by more than 80%, with over a fifth of companies now actively using the technology.
Read moreMediaTek chooses Red Bend FOTA software to update wearables
London, UK and Taipei, Taiwan, July 1, 2014 – Red Bend Software, a provider of products and solutions for managing mobile software, with more than two billion Red Bend-enabled™ devices deployed, has announced that MediaTek, Inc., the fabless semiconductor company, has chosen to partner with Red Bend to deliver firmware over-the-air (FOTA) software as a Service (SaaS)
Read moreTapit: the first Swiss wallet of the future
Tapit will become the first smartphone app on the Swiss market that allows users to make payments, collect loyalty points and open doors in a single, neutral ecosystem.
Read moreSierra Wireless invests in LTE-M future for lower power and better coverage in the Internet of Things
At an Analysts’ Day in Paris, Sierra Wireless executives unveiled the company’s plans for development within the rapidly evolving Internet of Things, as Jeremy Cowan reports. Foremost among these is LTE-M which, says the company’s CTO, “has the potential to revolutionise wireless IoT”.
Read moreEricsson starts crowdsourcing project to encourage cities to get networked
Ericsson is launching a crowdsourcing platform to map ICT-related initiatives implemented in certain cities of Northern Europe and Central Asia.
Read moreCisco acquires US webtech firm Assemblage Inc to help employees collaborate through IoT
San Jose, California, USA — Cisco Systems Inc has acquired the San Francisco-based firm, Assemblage Inc. Assemblage is working on collaboration technology that supports the Internet of Things (IoT), or as Cisco describes it the Internet of Everything (IoE). Terms of the deal have not be disclosed.
Read moreIHS report reveals Bosch as world’s top auto MEMS supplier in 2013
El Segundo, California, USA, June 27, 2014 — Last year, Bosch of Germany was the world’s top supplier of automotive microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors, a market in which shipments continue to expand strongly but where revenue was being squeezed by marked price erosion, according to a new report from IHS Technology.
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