Three companies are currently carrying out smart parking pilots in five areas across the city
The city of Milwaukee announced plans to replace old parking meters with new smart parking meters, which will allow authorities to implement different parking rates, the local CBS affiliate reports. The...
The U.K. telecommunications firm signed an IoT agreement with Matooma's connectivity management offering
French internet of things (IoT) company Matooma recently signed an agreement with U.K. telecom operator Vodafone for the provision of IoT connectivity. Under the terms of the deal, the new partnership will...
ServiceMax leverages PTC ThingWorx platform to digitally transform field services
At a high-level, field services refer to any action an enterprise takes that put staff out of the office and in front of customers or assets; examples include municipal waste pick and hauling, house calls...
Oil firms are embracing internet of things (IoT) technology and solutions in a move to improve productivity and face some of the industry's challenges
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Oil firm Shell is taking advantage of an internet of things (IoT) connectivity solution to improve the company’s monitoring capabilities in...
SEAT and Saba will work to provide new smart parking related functions
Spanish carmaker SEAT and compatriot urban mobility solutions provider Saba have signed an agreement to provide new services to the vehicle mobility ecosystem including smart parking.
Under the terms of the agreement, SEAT will add Saba...
The IoT-Ready Alliance will focus on the creation of a common standard for IoT-enabled lighting fixtures
A group of internet of things (IoT) companies, lighting and LED driver manufacturers and other industry groups have established the IoT-Ready Alliance with the main aim of creating a common...
To leverage its scale, Dell is looking for "replicable" IoT solutions rather than "snowflakes"
LAS VEGAS--In an interview with Enterprise IoT Insights during the recent Dell EMC World event, Ron Pugh, Dell EMC OEM Solutions vice president/general manager, discussed the need to move from highly-customized...
Under the new contract the firm will provide its IoT offender monitoring and tracking solution Onmilink
U.S. firm Numerex, a provider of enterprise solutions enabling the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced the renewal of a multi-year contract with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
Under the terms...
Philips will work with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority to focus on smart lighting initiatives
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Philips Lighting Export to implement smart lighting initiatives in the emirate.
"This MoU will provide the...
LAS VEGAS--Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of the eponymous computing hardware giant, fielded questions from the media, analyst and influencer community during Dell EMC World. Topics covered included the future of the internet of things, augmented and virtual reality and what 5G will...
Italian utility Enel is expanding smart meter initiatives to Romania
Italian utility Enel announced plans to expand its smart meter program in Romania with the expected roll out of more than 150,000 smart devices in the country during 2017.
The European firm had rolled out a...
Modernization of legacy IT infrastructure and harnessing cloud computing and software are priorities for Jaguar Land Rover
LAS VEGAS--Jaguar Land Rover CIO Simon Bolton discussed the automaker's approach to digital transformation, including a focus on the move toward electric and autonomous vehicles, as well as...
Digital transformation specialist Happiest Minds Technologies acquired IoT firm Cupola Technology
Indian IT company Happiest Minds Technologies has announced the acquisition of IoT specialist Cupola Technology. Happiest Minds Technology focuses on next generation digital transformation, infrastructure, security and product engineering services. The firm said that...
Microsoft emerges as major healthcare IoT provider
As healthcare providers search for ways to cut costs, the internet of things is creating new ways to monitor and maintain equipment and reduce unnecessary interactions between caregivers and patients. Microsoft is emerging as an important player in...
Michael Dell: IoT is 'at the heart of a cycle of continuous innovation'
LAS VEGAS--Airplane manufacturer Boeing, like many other leading industrial players, is actively working to combine its long history of engineering with new digital and IoT solutions in an effort to transform its...
VMware said that the new IoT tool will be commercially available during this year
VMware has unveiled a new IoT infrastructure management solution dubbed VMware Pulse IoT Center.
The firm said that this new IoT solution will help customers to efficiently manage, operate, scale and protect their...
The vendor will provide expertise in 5G and IoT to deploy a smart city project in Tampere
Finnish vendor Nokia has joined the 'Smart Tampere' initiative, which aims to create a smart city project in Tampere, Finland. The ‘Smart Tampere’ project includes local companies, non-governmental...
The Linux Foundation's EdgeX Foundry looks to bring component interoperability to industrial internet of things edge computing components
LAS VEGAS--Much like William Faulkner's character Vardaman, who famously said in As I Lay Dying, "My mother is a fish," the internet of things is an octopus.
A...
Sprint said its new Magic Box small cells could be a foot in the door for future IoT solutions in the home. The carrier's COO for technology, Günther Ottendorfer, said the internet of things is "certainly something we are thinking about" in the context...
Telit’s IoT University will offers several training courses and labs
IoT module maker specialist Telit has officially launched the Telit IoT University, which is mainly for IoT developers and integrators.
Telit IoT University, part of the company’s IoT Know How suite of consultative services, teaches customers...
Detroit-based Lochbridge focuses on IoT solutions for the automotive, healthcare, financial services and manufacturing sectors.
DMI, a global provider of end-to-end mobility solutions, has acquired Detroit-based Lochbridge, a provider of IoT solutions to the automotive, healthcare, financial services and manufacturing sectors.
The two companies said they...
Dell founder says IoT, cloud, workforce and security are all part of digital transformation
LAS VEGAS--Michael Dell, the founder and CEO of the Austin-based tech powerhouse, shared key takeaways of his regular conversations with the CEOs and CIOs of customers during his opening session at...
Dell CMO: 'Digital transformation is a business-level conversation'
LAS VEGAS--Digital transformation is a major focus of the programming at Dell EMC World 2017, but the process also requires major shifts in organizational approach to IT, workforce and security processes. That was the message Dell Chief...
Network equipment maker Belden is dropping its $380 million bid for IoT module maker Digi International. Belden said its offer was based on projections that Digi's annual earnings before interest, depreciation and taxes would hit $24 million. But Digi's most recent earnings report suggests...
