Surrey’s new flexible and stretchy supercapacitors could boost “battery” life for IoT

Smartwatches, fitness trackers and other Internet of Things devices could get a significant boost to their “battery” life thanks to new, environmentally friendly energy research from the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Brazil.

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Why is edge terminology unnecessarily confusing?

The term ‘intelligent edge’ refers to the processing and analysis of Internet of Things (IoT) data in near real time at the edge of the network. No ambiguity there.

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Silicon 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 wireless SoCs for Bluetooth and Multiple-protocol operations, respectively, and a new software toolkit. This new co-optimised hardware and software platform will help bring AI/ML applications

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The six water technology trends for 2022, according to Idrica

January 19, 2022 – AMI infrastructure, digital twins, intelligent asset management, Geographical Information Systems, 5G and Artificial Intelligence are the water technology trends for 2022, according to Idrica. These global trends are set to bring innovative use cases to revolutionise the water industry.

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Telefonica Tech and Grupo Alava join forces to offer a predictive maintenance solution for the industrial sector

Madrid Spain. 17 Jan 2022 – Telefonica Tech and Grupo Alava have signed a strategic agreement to jointly launch a predictive maintenance solution that will provide industrial companies with an advanced data platform with which to optimise their activity by being able to anticipate possible faults or defects in machinery through a predictive maintenance plan.

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Johnson 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 Things (IoT) solutions.

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Yojee teams up with HERE Technologies to unlock value in global supply chains

HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, and Yojee Limited, a cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) logistics platform that facilitates the flow of freight movements into a single ecosystem, has teamed up to create a unique operations intelligence solution to transform warehouse operations and management for global companies.

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The smart needs of a smart city

Across the world, rapid urbanisation is becoming a serious issue, and living standards can diminish if city facilities and infrastructure cannot keep pace with the speed of the development. Smart cities, delivering better use of data, improved urban planning, as well as digital connectivity and services to its citizens, are now seen as a key

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Infineon strengthens its automotive semiconductor offering with the launch of new AURIX TC4x

Munich, Germany. 5 January, 2022 – As the global market specialist in automotive semiconductors, Infineon Technologies AG continues its innovation path to shape future mobility. The company announced the extension of its AURIX microcontroller family and availability of the samples of the company’s new AURIX TC4x family of 28 nm microcontrollers (MCUs) for eMobility, ADAS, automotive

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Providing excellence in the face of complexity

There are two sides to the overall IT experience. On the one side, many consumers and employees feel burdened by submitting tickets or calling a helpline if and when there is a technical problem. While on the other side, IT staff that field those requests are reliant on data, which is manually collected, incomplete, or

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Trials begin of distress-triggered smartwatch safety app developed by University of Bath team

Trials begin this week in Bath, UK of a new smartwatch app that monitors a wearer’s heart rate and body motion to sense distress, in order to automatically send an emergency alert when needed.

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NGMN identifies key energy saving solutions for mobile networks

Frankfurt, Germany. 9 November 2021 – The Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance released “Green Future Networks: Network Energy Efficiency”, a publication which focuses on best possible ways of reducing the energy consumption of mobile networks, a key concern of Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and an important step towards greener networks.

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Optimising key resources and platform infrastructure is critical for fleet management providers

What precautions should fleet management providers take to ensure the success of their commercial fleet management program? Andy Greig, vice president, business development and strategic partnerships, Aeris highlights the four key areas to consider:

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Yellowfin explores the future of data storytelling and reveals the impact narrative and automation will have on business analytics

London. 27 October, 2021 – Yellowfin, the analytics vendor that combines action-based dashboards, automated discovery, and powerful data storytelling, launches a white paper exploring ‘The Future of Data Storytelling: how narrative and automation will redefine the next decade of analytics’, offering valuable insight to organisations on the power and potential of future augmented and automated

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Low-power flagship for artificial intelligence

SMARC based platforms based on the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processors are an ideal fit for embedded AI applications. Equipped with an extensive ecosystem with application-ready 3.5-inch carrier board, Basler cameras, and AI software stack, fast proof of concept is possible says Martin Danzer Loncaric is director of product management at congatec AG.

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‘Time-to-Insights’ accelerated by enhancements to TIBCO’s analytics portfolio

TIBCO Software Inc. has announced a series of innovations to its Predict portfolio that reduce time to data-driven insights, fuelling the pervasive use of analytics and data science capabilities. The product updates to TIBCO Spotfire, TIBCO WebFOCUS, TIBCO Data Science, and TIBCO Streaming create a critical link within the Hyperconverged Analytics experience, empowering organisations to

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