Bpifrance picks Capgemini for next-generation digital factory

Bpifrance has selected Capgemini to develop its next-generation Digital Factory. This new digital platform aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) and data to provide improved solutions to French entrepreneurs and contribute to the reduction of their carbon footprint. The Digital Factory will equip Bpifrance’s IT teams with the latest technologies, specifically in data processing and

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Sigfox deadline looms: Buyers weigh purchase or its lights out for French 0G operator

Having been placed under Commercial Court protection from its creditors for six months, the board of France-based Sigfox, the ultra narrowband (UNB) network operator, asked the Toulouse Court to shorten the period of administration to just three weeks. That protection period expires on Friday, February 25th 2022, and the ailing company’s Directors evidently believe a

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Cash raised and alliances formed in spreading IoT industry ecosystems

THE ECOSYSTEM VIEW: In the latest instalment of his ecosystem column, Antony Savvas charts the latest movers and shakers in the Internet of Things (IoT) industry.

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French start-up Blade raises €51m to ramp up deployment of Shadow, its reinvented PC

France’s Blade has raised €51 million (US$ 56.90) to reinvent the way PCs are used worldwide. With new funds in place, Blade now has the resources for a major boost to its production capacity of Shadow, its PC entirely based in the cloud.

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Actility raises US$75m Series D funds to speed industrial IoT solutions globally, adds new backers

Actility, a provider of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) for the Internet of Things (IoT), has successfully completed its Series D funding round. The company has raised $75 million to enhance its IoT solutions portfolio.

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