We as an industry have not fully developed IoT cyber security requirements. Cyber security is a massive business focused on preventing problems before they occur, identifying problems after they occur, tracing problems to their sources and plugging holes when found. Cyber security often feels like an intersection where the movies of Hollywood and the very real world collide. On 6 February, 2014, CSG International launched Invotas, a new software and services business unit focused on enterprise security solutions. This is a very interesting play for a company that […]
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Bosch’s drive to IoT
Bosch and IoT. One of the three top trend for IoT for 2014 is the industrial internet. The connecting of electromechanical assets, building networking into new components and connecting our cities can yield tremendous cost savings, environmental improvements and safety enhancements. Bosch has been a leader in IoT for several years and has recently taken steps to solidify that position. Success does not come overnight, but Bosch is doing the right things to be successful […]
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AT&T, one of my North American favorites for providing top-notch IoT solutions, has launched a set of tools to help developers and businesses more quickly and easily launch IoT and M2M solutions. Dubbed M2X, the program takes away the pain away from one of the top IoT headaches – the difficulty of connecting various pieces of an IoT solution. M2X is a cool idea. What does M2X do? Let’s go back to our IoT value […]
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Predictions 2014: It’s the time of year when we reflect and prognosticate. 2013 was a fantastic year for the Internet of things (IoT) and 2014 will be better. What’s hot and what’s not for IoT in 2014… Hot The industrial internet — Ok, it’s not sexy, but everyone deserves a little love. Connecting all those electro-mechanical devices in the industrial sectors will drive huge increases in productivity and cost savings. The industrial internet is going to […]
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Wearables bling. Engineers can build just about anything even if there is no market for the item — welcome to the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). If you haven’t heard, let me be the first to share the news that wearable IoT is all the rage at CES in Las Vegas this week. Did you know that every little bangle and bauble can be connected via Bluetooth, WiFi or mobile technology? It’s true. So why […]
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