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The prpl Foundation, an open-source, community-driven consortium with a focus on enabling the security and interoperability of embedded devices for the smart society of the future, announced Vodafone Group has joined the Foundation.

Arrow Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with Bosch Sensortec to supply Bosch Sensortec products. Bosch is a leading supplier of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) sensors worldwide.

A new update of the Worldwide Semiannual Small and Medium Business Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasts that total IT spending by small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) will approach $568 billion in 2017 and increase by more than $100 billion to exceed $676 billion in 2021.

There is a significant need to carry out failure prevention using data-driven truths rather than guesstimates. The combination of mechanical and process induced breakdowns costs up to 10% of a worldwide $1.4 trillion manufacturing market per a 2012 report from The McKinsey Global Institute.

A new automotive initiative called the eSync Alliance has been led and unveiled by Excelfore, a provider of smart mobility networks. The global initiative aims to drive multi-company solutions for over-the-air (OTA) updates and data diagnostics in the automotive electronics ecosystem.

MAGIX Software GmbH is investing in virtual reality (VR). The software producer has apparently “significantly expanded” its VR sector and is announcing the launch of a VR Suite in spring 2018.

Electric Cloud, a provider in DevOps Release Automation and Continuous Delivery, has added Dr. Nicole Forsgren and John Willis to its Strategic Advisory Board.

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) has adopted the Renesas R-Car Starter Kit as one of its standard reference platforms for software development.

In 2013, president Obama launched the BRAIN Initiative as a large-scale effort to equip researchers with insights necessary for treating a wide variety of brain disorders like Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, autism, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury.

The outcome economy is based on the outcomes, the results of products or services that are marketed to customers, rather than that of their face value. It represents a significant shift from competing through selling products and services, to competing on the delivery of measurable results that are important to the customer.

Today, the number of connected devices is set to overtake the world’s human population. This connected devices ecosystem is what we popularly call the Internet of Things or IoT.

CyanConnode, a provider of narrowband radio mesh networks, has received a purchase order for approximately $150,000 from Innologix Consulting Pvt Ltd in India for its smart metering software solution.

Ctrack, an Inseego company, has launched a vehicle tracking solution aimed specifically at the courier and express delivery marketplace. Ctrack Courier has been developed to help tackle some of the most common and difficult challenges facing businesses

Frost & Sullivan’s ‘Intelligent Mobility’ event to discuss new growth opportunities as digital mobility services are expected to generate US$2 trillion globally by 2025

IoT (the Internet of Things) undoubtedly offers significant cost savings, says Strategy Analytics, such as improved efficiency, reduced downtime, enhanced supply chain and new business opportunities. However, the market value for IoT solutions has been dramatically inflated by some analysts.

By 2020, there will be billions of devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT). From the Amazon Echos and Fitbits in our personal lives, to smart cities connecting everything from traffic lights, public transport and water supply systems, IoT devices are producing masses of data to improve virtually every aspect of the day to