Embracing the ecosystem – the first step to thriving in the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things has taken the world by storm. With a long list of potential benefits for businesses and consumers alike, it is no surprise that there is a growing list of companies aiming to tap into the potential.

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CyanConnode signs strategic partnership with Eppix eSolutions for SAP integration

CyanConnode, a provider of narrowband RF mesh networks for Omni Internet of Things communications announced that it has signed a multi-year strategic partnership with Eppix eSolutions to enable the integration of SAP Hybris software with CyanConnode’s Enterprise platform.

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IoT platform: Build or buy?

Heard recently on the web: Should you build your own Internet of Things (IoT) or buy it?

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Eurotech and Hitachi High-Tech Europe partnership delivers innovative Industrial IoT solutions

The partnership, an extension of earlier joint ventures, is based on Eurotech’s device & data management technology and Hitachi High-Tech Europe’s data analytics solutions, which address predictive maintenance requirements.

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Real-time intelligence: The ultimate IoT prize?

The concept of big data analytics has been around for several years. It has allowed businesses to examine large amounts of historic data in order to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends, customer preferences and other useful business information. This process originally took place in a data centre, but now it is often conducted

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Can CSPs build the quintuple play by partnering with utilities on smart metering?–Part 2

Communications Service Providers (CSPs) have long been wanting to move past being a dumb pipe into a customer’s home. They’ve taken a hit from VoIP and mobile providers, who have cut into their voice revenues; over the top (OTT) players, who are trying to wrestle away their video and television revenue, and alternative internet providers,

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David & Goliath – makers aren’t concerned with waiting around for approvals

When I started writing about M2M a few years ago I liked the fact that there were no Goliaths — no 800 lb. gorillas — nobody dominated the market and determined its future. Instead it was populated by relatively small vendors that were generating a plethora of innovative applications. After a while I could see

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The killer M2M app: It’s closer than you think…

(BLOG by Larry Bellehumeur) June 9, 2013 — Hello and thanks for reading. I remember when I first started in the world of wireless data and everyone was always looking for the ‘killer app’.  While I have never heard a formal definition, I think it would be something like: Killer App: an app that crosses

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NetSuite's new Commerce-as-a-Service designed to deliver unified platform for M2M business models

San Francisco, CA, USA — NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), a vendor of cloud-based business management software suites, has launched its NetSuite ‘Commerce as a Service’ (CaaS) platform. This is designed for businesses to manage their interactions with other businesses and directly with consumers

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SaaS work order management platform launched by Telogis

Service Management Expo, Birmingham, UK. September 20, 2011 — Telogis, Inc., creators of the Telogis platform for location intelligence, have introduced Telogis Progression, a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) work order management platform.

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