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BlackBerry Ltd, a global software systems provider securing, connecting and mobilising enterprises, has unveiled its mobile-native approach to security with the launch of a platform designed for the ‘Enterprise of Things’.

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance announced a new phase in its history, with the appointment of Kalpak Gude as the Alliance’s president. This exciting development comes at a time when the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance is witnessing continued growth, including the recent addition of 11 new members across four continents.

Nominet and Microsoft have announced that they are to use Nominet’s dynamic spectrum management technology to deliver broadband in the African continent.

Yes, it’s already that time of year when every analyst turns into Mystic Meg and tries to predict the year ahead. How many of them in 2015 foresaw Brexit or President Trump? Answer me that, says Jeremy Cowan. Well, here’s the firstof 2016/17, courtesy of the team at embedded systems consultancy, ByteSnap Design.

Advantech, a provider of embedded computing solutions, has unveiled its new comprehensive range of embedded computing platforms with the latest Intel® Atom™ Processor E3900 series, Intel® Celeron® Processor N3350 and Intel® Pentium® Processor N4200 (formerly Apollo Lake).

Bsquare has entered into an agreement with an unnamed global supplier of smart grid and smart city solutions to utilise Bsquare DataV™ Internet of Things (IoT) software to enable a distributed app environment across its smart meter offerings.

In a move that marks a significant further shift towards “access from anywhere” cloud-based services for its customers, the RAC, a UK-based motoring organisation providing services for both private and business motorists, has selected Microsoft to add scale to its telematics platform and to transform data into new services.

Advantech, has announced at its Embedded IoT Partner Summit that it is collaborating with Intel®, Microsoft, ARM, and IBM to create Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that cover the span from device to cloud services.

IoT is taking hold in a broad range of industries from automotive to farming to manufacturing. One of the biggest growing markets is the smart home with many areas ripe for development including controllers, lighting, thermostats, security, and sensors.

Different standards and platforms are an obstacle to the expected business development of the Internet of Things (IoT). Deutsche Telekom has now developed a solution to this problem at its cloud data centre in Biere, launching a multi-IoT platform at its House of Clouds.

With its Remoto telematics solution, the global connected car software and hardware vendor Bright Box offers a comfort tool for vehicle manufacturers, dealers and car owners.

Last month Microsoft announced its acquisition of Genee, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm that produces a ‘power’ scheduling personal assistant for Office 365.

As mentioned in Part One of this interview on Monday, Orange is finding a good new revenue stream in analysing mobile data for, among others, France’s tourism industry.

Global sales of dedicated virtual reality (VR) headsets will grow to 21 million units by 2020 — a tenfold increase over 2016.

Following the FTC’s recent announcement of its intention to study security update practices within the mobile industry, there is growing frustration in some quarters that the regulations take little account of the impact on the Internet of Things (IoT).

The news that Softbank, one of Japan’s leading telecoms operators, has made a move to acquire ARM, one of the strongest technology companies to come out of Britain has shaken the world and come as a bit of a surprise.