SWARM IntelligenceTM The new Edge paradigm

The power of SWARM intelligence is visible in nature, where the collective efforts of very simple creatures like ants, bees and termites can produce highly sophisticated results. Termites build enormous mounds in

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Blue Yonder & Capgemini launch M2M/IoT platform for the ‘connected city’

Blue Yonder and Capgemini have announced the launch of a Connected Services Platform.

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How IoT for business will impact the global economy

Michael Lynch, Internet of Things Global Co-Lead, SAP discusses: – What is SAP’s vision for the Internet of Things? – How IoT for business will impact the global economy –

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Cyan receives Proof of Concept order and signs South African distribution deal with XLink

Cyan, an integrated system and software design company delivering mesh based flexible wireless solutions for utility metering and lighting control, has signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with XLink Communications (Pty)

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Cloud-based authentication platform adds trust to ‘proof of presence’ and Internet of Things applications using NFC

HID Global®, has announced the commercial availability of HID Trusted Tag® Services, a cloud-based authentication platform that adds trust to “proof of presence” and Internet of Things (IoT) applications using

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Smart Wireless Healthcare and Fitness device services to be a $1.8bn market by 2019

New research from market analysts, Juniper Research, has found that annual revenues from connected healthcare and fitness services will approach $2bn by 2019, nearly 6 times the $320m value estimated

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M2M – giving a helping hand to the next generation of parents

As a father myself I am always grateful for useful devices that make parenting a little bit easier.  The kind of M2M devices available have moved on significantly since the

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‘Significant increase’ in demand for host card emulation and tokenisation prompts Bell ID move to larger HQ

Host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments, Bell ID, has announces that significant recent growth has seen the company strengthen its position in the mobile payments market. The launch of its

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‘The Internet of Things that Really Matter’

The Internet of Things (IoT) has enormous potential with countless companies from many different sectors now applying their creativity. Dramatic falls in the cost of wireless communications, computing and sensors are all

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Securing the Identity of Things (IDoT) for the Internet of Things

In its recent report, The Identity of Things (IDoT) for the Internet of Things, Gartner lays out how it believes the Internet of Things (IoT), or what is often now

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Gemalto prepaid EMV banking cards extend reach of Vodacom m-pesa mobile wallet

Gemalto has announced the deployment of prepaid EMV banking cards to complement Vodacom’s m pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa. The card is certified by the major international payment

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Telenor Connexion appoints information security and privacy officer

Telenor Connexion, has announced that Jimmy Johansson has been promoted to information security and privacy officer. Jimmy Johansson was most recently technical architecht at the company.

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Low Power Radio Networks for the Internet of Things – a view from Stream Technologies

In today’s fragmented multiple network environment, managing services to provide quality customer engagement whilst maximising revenues is a challenge for service providers. Where distributed networks can now include hundreds of thousands of Internet

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Wind River drives IoT development of intelligent, connected and secure devices with enhanced Linux solutions

Wind River®, has delivered enhancements to Wind River Open Virtualisation, Security Profile for Wind River Linux, and Carrier Grade Profile for Wind River Linux. These profiles provide developers with key

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FastTrack company using Telit modules to end luggage loss and traveler frustration

Telit Wireless Solutions, enabler of the Internet of the Things (IoT), has announced that FastTrack, a player in electronic bag tags and track & trace solutions for travellers, has designed

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G&D provides commercial Cloud payment solution to Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Commonwealth Bank of Australia´s (CBA) latest mobile Cloud Payment launch is amongst the commercial offerings for HCE (Host Card Emulation) for NFC contactless payments. CBA customers can enroll for the

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