R&D Centre opened in Shanghai to drive Wireless M2M designs

In support of a wider company strategy to develop the design-led technology business, Stadium United Wireless has opened an R&D Centre in Shanghai’s Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park for the development of wireless ‘machine to machine’ (M2M) products.

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Fleet management system tracks vehicles, delivers savings and improves driver behaviour

Airporter, a private sector airport transfer organisation, is implementing Masternaut’s fleet management solution to provide real-time vehicle tracking, increase passenger safety, and deliver fuel efficiency savings.

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Internet of Things will deliver US$1.9 trillion boost to supply chain and logistics operations

DHL and Cisco have jointly released a new Trend Report focused on the Internet of Things (IoT) at the DHL Global Technology Conference in Dubai. DHL and Cisco Consulting Services are also collaborating on a joint IoT innovation project that will improve decision-making in warehouse operations with near real-time data analytics based on Wi-Fi connected

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Smart grid protective relay revenue is expected to reach $9.7 billion annually by 2024, according to Navigant Research

A new report from Navigant Research analyses the market for advanced protective relays (ADVPRs), including market forecasts for revenue, segmented by technology and region, through 2024.

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OMA GotAPI to facilitate interaction between smartphones and IoT devices

The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) has announced the availability of the OMA Generic Open Terminal API Framework (GotAPI) Version 1.0. OMA GotAPI is a comprehensive framework that enables Web-based device APIs to work seamlessly on Smartphones such as Android devices or iPhones. Using GotAPI, applications are able to work with both the Smartphone and external Internet of Things (IoT)

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Flexible fleet options: The future for contractor workforces

Many technologies on the market enable fleet and field services businesses to measure, record and analyse every aspect of their field operation; from knowing where their drivers are to controlling fuel costs, ensuring drivers’ safety and working to keep customers satisfied through intelligent scheduling.

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Infineon’s new microcontrollers with EtherCAT® aim to advance networked industrial automation

On occasion of the Hannover Messe, Infineon Technologies AG has announced its new XMC4800 series of 32-bit microcontrollers with on-chip EtherCAT® (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) node. With its outstanding real-time capability the XMC4800 series will drive networked industrial automation and Industry 4.0 applications.

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Advertising spend on smartwatches to reach almost $70m by 2019, Juniper Research finds

A new study from Juniper Research has found that advertising spend on smartwatches will reach $68.6 million by 2019, up from an estimated $1.5 million this year.

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No more thanks, I really am full…

I grew up, like many people, in a household where food was a big part of our lives. We definitely did not have a lot of money for some things, but we always ate well even during bad times. We also fed our guests well. Even when they said no to more food, we always

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Eurotech and WebRatio extend their technological collaboration for the IoT

Eurotech, a supplier of embedded systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) platforms and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, has announced that they have reinforced their technological collaboration with WebRatio, a supplier of model-driven low-code rapid application development platform and services, inventor of the IFML®, an OMG Standard.

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Evaluate industrial sensors faster with first Quad IO-Link® master reference design

Designers now have a single platform to develop their own IO-Link master and multiple industrial sensors. The MAXREFDES79# from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. allows manufacturers to bring IO-Link factory automation designs to market faster.

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Smart farming: Monitoring horses and equine facility management with Waspmote

Remote sensing in agriculture is not new, it dates back decades. But recent technological advances in smart sensors and wireless networks are bringing new levels of monitoring into raising livestock.

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The IoT needs a new network

While many analysts are debating the definitions of M2M (machine-to-machine) and the IoT (Internet of Things), no one is debating that wireless data network applications are growing rapidly. Both Cisco and Ericsson have predicted that there will be 50 billion devices connected by 2020, up from 14 billion today.

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Fujitsu develops Web OS technology for easy connection between various smartphones and peripheral devices

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has announced the development of Web OS technology that automatically connects smartphones, regardless of operating system, to peripheral devices and sensors, and enables integrated use with cloud services.

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Los Angeles becomes first city to control street lighting with mobile & cloud-based technologies from Philips

Royal Philips, has announced that the City of Los Angeles (LA) will become the city in the world to control its street lighting through an advanced Philips management system that uses mobile and cloud-based technologies. The new technology confirms LA’s Bureau of Street Lighting as in next generation LED street lighting with a new solution

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Insulin Angel, first commercial product built using relayr IoT platform, launches on Indiegogo

Insulin Angel, the smartest medication tracker and commercial product using the relayr stack, has launches on Indiegogo.

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