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Digi International Deploys 500-Node Internet of Things Network for the Data Sensing Lab at Google I/O
40 million data points from 4,000 data streams delivered via Device Cloud to analyze environmental data. Digi International will take part in deploying over 500 sensor nodes at Google’s developer conference, Google I/O, May 15-17. The Data Sensing Lab project demonstrates how real-time machine-to-machine (M2M) data can provide insight into customer behaviors and preferences. Utilizing Digi’s XBee ZigBee modules and ConnectPort wireless gateways to connect the nodes, sensor data is then collected and managed via Device Cloud by Etherios, [...]
More Than 30 Billion Devices Will Wirelessly Connect to the Internet of Everything in 2020
ABI Research's latest data on the Internet of Everything (IoE) shows that there are more than 10 billion wirelessly connected devices in the market today; with over 30 billion devices expected by 2020. Peter Cooney, practice director said: "The emergence of standardized ultra-low power wireless technologies is one of the main enablers of the IoE, with semiconductor vendors and standards bodies at the forefront of the market push, helping to bring the IoE into reality. The year 2013 is seen by many as the year of the Internet of Everything, [...]
SIMalliance Collaboration with IEEE Brings Mobile and Internet Authorities Together to Promote the Development of an Open Ecosystem that will Support Future Industry Convergence
In recognition that the continued convergence of mobile and internet technologies requires a unified approach to standardisation and security, SIMalliance has announced a collaboration with IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) to encourage greater global cooperation between the mobile and internet industries as the ecosystem develops. Frédéric Vasnier, Chairman of the SIMalliance comments: “As mobile connectivity drives the development of more advanced and secure web-based services for smartphones, tablets, cars and a number of new [...]
SAP: ‘Internet of Things’ is Future of Information Management, Smart Cities
If you've ever wondered where information management and related IT fields are going, or where all the different strands will come together, new research by SAP may have the answer — M2M technologies across a vastly expanded internet are the next step in information and data management. ‘Internet of Things’ To do this, the Web will become much more than the Web we are familiar with today, becoming what SAP describes as the 'Internet of Things'. This is a concept that envisages a world where machines, people, enterprise resource [...]
Belkin Unveils Echo Sensor Technology for Intelligent Use of Water, Energy and Natural Gas Resources
HydroPoint Data Systems Partners with Belkin Echo Water for Smart Water Management; Department of Defense Selects Belkin Echo Electricity for Military Installation Demonstration. Belkin, a trusted leader of technology solutions for office, classroom, IT infrastructure, and mobile environments, today introduced Echo, an advanced sensor technology system for buildings that analyzes the use of water, electricity and natural gas to reduce waste. Designed initially for utility companies and facility managers, the system assesses how resources [...]
OASIS Members to Advance MQTT Standard for M2M / IoT Reliable Messaging
Cisco, Eclipse Foundation, Eurotech, IBM, Kaazing, M2Mi, Red Hat, Software AG, TIBCO, and Others Partner to Standardize MQTT Protocol. Organizations from around the world are collaborating at the OASIS open standards consortium to advance a lightweight reliable messaging transport protocol for the Machine-to-Machine (M2M)/Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace. The new OASIS Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) Technical Committee will develop a standardized version of the MQTT protocol. MQTT is a publish / subscribe messaging [...]
Silicon Labs Achieves Zigbee® IP Golden Unit Certification
Silicon Labs, a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced that its Ember ZigBee solutions – silicon devices, software and development tools – have achieved Golden Unit certification from the ZigBee Alliance for the newly released ZigBee IP specification. ZigBee IP is the first open standard for IPv6-based wireless mesh networking solutions, providing seamless, end-to-end Internet connectivity and a scalable architecture to control low-power devices. The new ZigBee IP specification adds network and [...]
Sensinode Announces Availability of Certified Compliant Platform For New ZigBee-IP Standard
Sensinode today announced commercial release of its ZigBee Compliant Platform, concurrent with the release of the new ZigBee-IP specification. Public availability of the specification developed by the ZigBee® Alliance, along with commercial release of platforms compliant with the standard, provides a foundation for low-power, wireless mesh networks supporting “Internet of Things” applications without the need for intermediate gateways. The availability of the ZigBee-IP standard is a major milestone in development of the Internet of [...]
Thingsquare Offers Internet of Things Firmware
The open source code for Thingsquare Mist enables connectivity of battery-powered wireless microcontrollers to the Internet. Internet of Things pioneer Thingsquare released the open source code for the Thingsquare Mist firmware, for a number of hardware platforms from leading global semiconductor manufacturers STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments Inc. (TI). Thingsquare Mist connects battery-powered wireless microcontrollers to the Internet, allowing product manufacturers to quickly connect products such as smart lightbulbs and home [...]
China’s RFID Card Market to Nearly Double to $807 Million in 2017
The futuristic “Internet of Things” will more than double to 2.1 billion units, leading to a dramatic growth of domestic companies, says Lux Research. Driven by the government’s focus on the futuristic Internet of Things – embedding connectivity and intelligence in everyday objects – and a surge in private sector growth, China’s RFID card market will nearly double in value and more than double in units in 2017, according to Lux Research. The RFID card/tag market volume will grow to 2.11 billion units, from 894 million in [...]
