IoT innovators turn to ODMs to accelerate design, manufacture and certification

As IoT businesses look to bring products to market, they need to accelerate the design to deployment process, assure compliance and optimise costs. These activities rely on specialised people, dedicated facilities and deep knowledge of global markets. For most, whether they’re established corporations looking to digitise their business model using IoT or a start-up looking

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Dassault Systèmes and Granta Design partner to deliver materials knowledge

Dassault Systèmes is collaborating with Granta Design to help product innovation teams make more informed decisions about the materials they use for the products they are developing and the experiences they want to deliver.

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Security is the second biggest concern in IoT implementation – Here’s what you can do

If it wasn’t for security concerns, IoT would be a much bigger part of our lives and businesses. That’s the verdict of 26% of business executives in a survey, and it certainly seems on point as a fear for our privacy and security is the biggest concern holding IoT back, next only to cost.

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Emtelle completes data centre portfolio with launch of new end-to-end solution

Emtelle, a provider of blown fibre and ducted network solutions for the telecoms industry, announced a new addition to its PowerProtect+ range, completing its data centre portfolio and further reducing the risk of costly damage to areas where cables transition from an external to internal network.

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Sensor City bolsters design productivity with £750K Altium partnership

Sensor City has partnered with the international software company, Altium, to give SMEs access to specialist design software that will rapidly prototype their innovations and reduce time to market.

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Hybrid smartwatches to make up over 50% of smartwatch shipments by 2022, as fashion beats function

A new report by Juniper Research found that hybrid smartwatches such as Fossil Q and Nokia Steel, which appear to be analogue watches but integrate some smartwatch functionality, will make up over 50% of the smartwatches market in 2022.

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Gemalto survey confirms that consumers lack confidence in IoT device security

Gemalto, a provider of digital security, has revealed that 90% of consumers lack confidence in the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This comes as more than two-thirds of consumers and almost 80% of organisations support governments getting involved in setting IoT security.

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British-based Geo receives queen’s award from Lord-lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Geo, the Cambridge based developer of smarter home energy products has celebrated the formal presentation of the 2017 Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.

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Wireless sensor hardware, connection and web-based back office package made for systems integrators

LPRS CS has identified systems integrators and service providers as having the greatest opportunity of all company types to deploy, use and generate revenue from IoT/M2M applications.

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In it to win it: Why system integrators should be taking over IoT

This is part 1 of our 3 part “in it to win it” series, the series will cover system integrators role in IoT and why and how they can win more IoT projects.

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Power calculator helps IoT developers predict battery life and test the impact of different components

Premier Farnell has created an IoT Power Calculator that aims to help developers of IoT (Internet of Things) projects to understand the expected battery life of their IoT devices. It also allows them to experiment with different components and software algorithms to determine their impact on battery life.

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It’s an IoT World

The Internet of Things is connecting humanity to physical objects in ways we never imagined. It’s generating an endless stream of new data that is sparking revolutionary insights and game-changing value for customers. As companies explore opportunities in the rapidly evolving IoT, they need guidance to better understand their options, reduce risks and access resources

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Partner with the best in IoT, don’t go it alone

The IoT offers such a wealth of opportunity that you need the courage to work with others in order to move faster, argues one of the industry’s leading lights, Drew Johnson, vice president of engineering at California-based service provider Aeris. Report by Nick Booth, freelance IT & communications writer.

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M2M used as a migration tool for designing CCTV systems in emerging and developed countries

(BLOG: ) London, UK — Mobile network-based CCTV is often used where there is a lack of reliable internet connectivity, or an isolated camera. But now M2M security is said to be forming part of the construction design process as well.

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