IoT security a big value-add opportunity not a cost, says Beecham Research

Analysts at Beecham Research see security and data management presenting the biggest revenue opportunities for IoT platform service providers over the next five years. In the first phase of a new multi-part study published, Beecham Research focuses on the changing requirements for IoT enabling services and in particular, looks at how intelligence can be brought

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OSPT Alliance announces Infineon and Oberthur Technologies as first companies to receive CIPURSE V2 certification

Industry body, the Open Standard for Public Transport (OSPT Alliance) has announces that Infineon Technologies and Oberthur Technologies are the first companies to have products certified to the latest version of its CIPURSE™ standard. Infineon’s SLS 32TLC100(M), a dedicated security controller for transport and ticketing applications, and Oberthur Technologies’ cityGo CIPURSE range (cityGo CIPURSE T

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The leading M2M/IoT event is back again in Milan 2015

Great expectations for the M2M Forum Milan, planned for the 28 and 29 April 2015 at ATA Hotel Expo Milan. Since 2002 it is the event for the world of communication between machines (M2M) and, year by year, a real “must” for M2M/IoT industry.

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AT&T and GE strengthen alliance, fuel innovation with smart energy solutions

AT&T and GE are working together to create the next generation of smart energy solutions for the Industrial Internet of Things, helping to improve the way the energy industry works. The companies are jointly working on proof of concepts at the AT&T IoT Foundry in Plano, Texas.

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Telit introduces CDMA modules for the energy market

Telit Wireless Solutions, has announced the launch of a new cellular module, adding to the rich xE910 family. The CE910-SL was designed specifically for applications in areas where CDMA450 coverage exists as a commercial mobile network operation or where it can be licensed to be developed as a private network by utilities, emergency response organisations,

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Silicon Labs acquires Bluegiga, a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity company

Silicon Labs, provider of microcontroller, wireless connectivity, analog and sensor solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the acquisition of Bluegiga Technologies Oy. A privately held company based in Espoo, Finland, Bluegiga is one of the fastest growing independent providers of short-range wireless connectivity solutions and software for the IoT. Bluegiga’s wireless portfolio

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The rise of the machines – world’s first global standards for M2M deployment

The era of widespread deployment of machine-to-machine (M2M) technology and the foundation for the Internet of Things (IoT) advanced today when oneM2M, the global standards initiative for M2M and the IoT, issued its Release 1 global standards.

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Silver Spring Networks announces new SilverLink Sensor Network™ customers, partners, and applications

DistribuTECH, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. showcased how the ground-­breaking SilverLink(TM) Sensor Network is helping unlock smart grid big data to enable utilities of the future, including new engagements with industry Florida Power & Light, The Hongkong Electric Company, Ltd (HK Electric), and Pepco Holdings, Inc.

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GSMA helps IoT market with best practice guidelines

Late last year, the GSMA Connected Living programme announced the availability of the ‘IoT Device Connection Efficiency Guidelines’, which received the backing of 13 global network operators as well as a number of ecosystem partners. The Guidelines were designed to help Internet of Things (IoT) developers, service providers, communication module makers and operators negotiate the

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Ericsson and Landis+Gyr partner to empower Smart Metering and Smart Grid projects in the Middle East

Landis+Gyr, global provider of energy management solutions, and Ericsson, global technology communications and services provider, have created a partnership to address the Middle East’s Smart Metering and Smart Grid transformation projects.

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Embedded Office offers certification kits (Cert-Kits) for Hercules™ microcontrollers from Texas Instruments

Embedded Office is now offering its µC/OS-MPU Cert-Kits for the Hercules™ TMS570LS31x/21x and Hercules RM48 microcontrollers (MCUs) from Texas Instruments. These ARM®-Cortex®-R4F-based MCUs offer scalable performance, connectivity, memory and safety features. These MCUs include safety features implemented in hardware, which help customers develop differentiated industrial and automotive functional safety applications.

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HGI publishes new open source tool for Smart Device Modelling

HGI, has announced it has published a draft Smart Device Template (SDT) schema to establish a common syntax for Smart Home device models and spur innovation and integration in Smart Home applications.

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Silver Spring Networks unveils its fifth generation networking platform, Gen5

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has unveiled the fifth generation of its critical infrastructure networking platform – Gen5. Silver Spring’s groundbreaking new Gen5 networking platform extends its technology and raises the industry bar on what utilities, cities, and other network operators should expect from their smart communications networks.

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PTC introduces the ThingWorx-Axeda Integrator to accelerate Internet of Things value

PTC has announced the ThingWorx-Axeda Integrator, which combines the ThingWorx® development platform with the Axeda® solution to enable customers to speed development and innovation. Specifically, the ThingWorx-Axeda Integrator unifies the ThingWorx AEP platform with the Axeda connectivity, device cloud and applications, providing a blueprint for successful IoT projects.

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Frost & Sullivan honours Cumulocity for its cloud based IoT platform for the discrete manufacturing market

Based on its recent in depth analysis of the Internet of Things (IoT) management solutions for discrete manufacturing, Frost & Sullivan honours Cumulocity with the 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation. Frost & Sullivan states in their award report “Cumulocity’s platform is a high-end solution with a well-formulated design, supported by

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Renesas Electronics unveils new solution to increase productivity and security for industrial Internet of Things applications

Renesas Electronics, has announced the availability of the RX71M Group as the new flagship product in the RX Family of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). Developed for use in industrial equipment, the new series doubles the CPU operating frequency to 240 megahertz (MHz) from the 120 MHz of previous products and is available with up to 4 MB

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