IoT

According to independent research commissioned by Inmarsat, if energy companies are to successfully deploy Internet of Things (IoT) technology to drive innovation, efficiency, and increased productivity, they must upskill current employees and/or embark on recruitment drive. The research found that while the vast majority of energy companies have their sights set on IoT, a significant proportion lack the skills needed to take advantage of the tec...

Designer and manufacturer of embedded x86 motherboards and appliances for OEMs, WIN Enterprises, has announced the WIN IoT-380 Gateway, an entry-level embedded IoT device designed for device control and the streaming of data from sensors and components deployed on a manufacturing line. Communications are via wired or wireless links to back-end servers located at the network’s edge. 

The Internet of Things (IoT) is fueling the imaginations of a diverse mix of creatives, from professional OEM teams and independent engineers to app developers and makers. By Amir Sherman, Technology Marketing Director Embedded, Arrow Electronics.

The Hardy E-Scale Bench scale series has been introduced by Hardy Process Solutions with the world’s first IIoT-ready (Industrial Internet of Things) scale base. It includes an integrated Hardy weight processor for direct network connection to EtherNet/IP, Profibus-DP, Modbus or Ethernet networks.

At Hardware Pioneers’ event ‘The Industrial IoT Revolution’, in London, Bob Tait, Channel Demand Creation at Xilinx, spoke about how the company plays a part in the Industrial IoT Revolution.

Microsoft has crowned COPA-DATA, the Austria-based software manufacturer for industrial automation, as its global Microsoft Partner of the Year in the IoT category. The award was presented at this year's Microsoft Inspire, the company's worldwide partner conference, which was held between July 9 and 13, 2017 in Washington, D.C., USA. This award is a recognition by Microsoft of COPA-DATA's innovations and software solutions based on Microsoft tech...

When it comes to the IoT, there are huge challenges involved in moving beyond proof of concept projects into real commercial, large scale IoT deployments. 

Global provider of Embedded Computing Technology (ECT), Kontron, has introduced a new energy-efficient SMARC 2.0 module. Thanks to the use of low power NXP i.MX7 CPUs in both dual-core and single-core configurations the SMARC-sAMX7 is suitable for the development of smart devices in a compact and fanless design. This approach, which balances processor and graphics performance while retaining a very low energy footprint, is especially useful in In...

Cees Links, GM of Qorvo Wireless Connectivity Business Unit, Formerly CEO and founder of GreenPeak Technologies explains some of the expectations and fears surrounding the Internet of Things (IoT), and whether or not they are justified.  

Wirepas has partnered with US-based Rigado, who offers a ready-to-run Gateway for Wirepas Connectivity. Rigado’s configurable IoT Gateway allows customers to customise a gateway solution with the exact wireless protocols, edge compute and connectivity options their use case requires. The Rigado gateway options include low power wireless routing and packet forwarding to the cloud as well as onboard processing capabilities.