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SGS, Bureau Veritas end merger talks

Talks about a potential merger between two testing and certification lab giants, SGS and Bureau Veritas, have ended with no deal. "SGS and Bureau Veritas have been exploring a potential combination. The discussions have not resulted in an agreement and have ended," SGS said in...

Test and Measurement: Bureau Veritas confirms merger discussions with SGS

Published reports peg the value of a combined Bureau Veritas and SGS at $33 billion Two of the largest testing and certification companies in the world are in merger talks. France's Bureau Veritas has put out a statement confirming that it is in discussions with...

KDDI-owned Soracom expands IoT partner programme into Europe, Americas

KDDI-owned IoT connectivity provider Soracom, an investor in and collaborator with new Sigfox-owner UnaBiz, has expanded its partner network into the Americas and Europe, it has said, including via its UnaBiz partnership. The firm said its partner ranks have swollen to 800 companies with...

Siemens-led IoT security charter doubles members, puts focus on supply chains

Eight further organisations have joined the Charter of Trust for cybersecurity, an initiative launched by Siemens last year to raise security in the internet of things (IoT) market. Membership of the charter now stands at 17. Siemens said the group’s first task is to...

Test and Measurement: Companies expand IoT testing capabilities

The ecosystem support for testing internet of things devices is expanding, with a number of recent announcements related to IoT testing. Test lab group SGS is addressing the new for new test chamber capabilities for large form-factor "things" in the IoT -- it recently opened a...

Test and Measurement: Ixia names new CEO

Editor's Note: The ability to test network and device features and functions is an important piece of technology development and deployment. RCR Wireless News looks weekly at the test and measurement space to see what's afoot. —Test and measurement company Ixia has named a new president...