Fleet security specialist Trillium raises US$11mn in Series A2 funding led by VC giant JAFCO

Trillium Secure, Inc., a global provider of cybersecurity protection and secure data management for vehicles and fleets, has announced an $11 million (€9.36 million) round of Series A2 funding led by JAFCO. Other participating investors included Airbus Ventures, Deutsche Bahn Digital Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Tokyo Century Corporation and Plug and Play Ventures.

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Samsung makes image sensor integration easier with new 16Mp ISOCELL Slim 3P9 and Plug & Play solution

Samsung Electronics, a provider in advanced semiconductor technology, introduced a new 16-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL Slim 3P9 image sensor along with a Plug and Play solution, a pre-optimised turnkey camera module made up of an ISOCELL image sensor and preferred partner components to help expedite time-to-market.

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ON Semiconductor & Plug and Play to assure next generation of innovation

ON Semiconductor Corporation, driving energy efficient innovations, announced their participation in the startup ecosystem of Silicon Valley-based Plug and Play, the world’s largest global innovation platform. They join Plug and Play’s Mobility and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms,

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Agrimetrics creates new Developer Portal to tackle big questions in agriculture

How do you value land use? How can you benchmark crop performance? How do you measure sustainability? These are big questions in agriculture. To help technology developers create the tools to support industry answering these questions, Agrimetrics has created a new Developer Portal

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Smart cities will not thrive without national policy support, new Center for Data Innovation report finds

New technologies have created the opportunity to build smart cities capable of collecting and analysing vast quantities of data to automate processes, improve service quality, and make better decisions. With most of the world’s population now living in urban areas, these transformations stand to significantly improve many people’s quality of life.

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Litmus Automation selected for 3-month plug-and-play IoT Accelerator Programme

Litmus Automation, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform provider, has been accepted into the Plug and Play IoT Accelerator Programme. The 12-week programme is a combination of Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator, entrepreneurial ecosystem, and a way for forward-thinking corporations and VCs to connect with world-class start-ups.

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gridComm, Somerset Group bring smart street lighting sensory network to Africa

gridComm, a provider of smart street light solutions and IoT sensor networks, and civic-minded investment firm Somerset Group have partnered to install smart street lighting sensory networks across the Kingdom of Swaziland.

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Cumulocity joins Oasis Alliance to enhance MQTT standard for Internet of Things deployments

Cumulocity is to assist in the evolution of the lightweight MQTT messaging protocol to improve its applicability for the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Antenova introduces three new FPC antennas to cover 3G, 4G and LTE bands

Antenova Ltd, manufacturer of antennas and RF antenna modules for M2M and the Internet of Things, is announcing three brand new flexible printed circuit antennas to cover the 3G, 4G and LTE bands.

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Skywire CAT 1 LTE modems aims to boost IoT/M2M performance, to extend product life

NimbeLink, an award-winning developer of IoT and M2M solutions, announced the general availability of the industry’s first fully certified 4G LTE CAT 1 embedded and external modems. The new products extend the company’s industry leading line of Skywire™ cellular modems.

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Silicon Labs simplifies Wi-Fi connectivity with plug-and-play module solution

Silicon Labs has introduced a plug-and-play Wi-Fi module solution for Internet of Things (IoT) applications where exceptional RF performance, small footprint, easy application development and fast time to market are key requirements.

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LTE antennas and a TransferJet solution among Antenova’s new offerings at Embedded World

At Embedded World this year (Stand 5.141) Antenova will be showing an antenna solution for TransferJet, the new close-proximity wireless standard; new, flexible, FPC antennas for WLAN, ISM, Cellular/LTE and GNSS.

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IMETRIK’s end-to-end automotive insurance solution embeds Telit’s UE910 3G module

Telit Wireless Solutions, provider of high-quality machine-to-machine (M2M) modules and services, has announced that IMETRIK, a turnkey telematics services provider, has selected Telit’s popular UE910 series module for its automotive insurance solution. This is a comprehensive, competitive offer that enables insurance companies to track and measure clients’ driving patterns in order to provide a usage-based

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Cinterion launches ultra compact plug and play M2M multi-purpose terminal

01/03/2012 Mobile World Congress, Barcelona – Cinterion, a global leader in cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules and a Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) company, has introduced BGS2-Terminal, a simple plug-and-play M2M communication terminal to quickly connect any type of industrial applications and remote assets using cellular technology.

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