Sfera Labs signs a new distribution agreement with DigiKey

Sfera Labs has signed a distribution agreement with DigiKey. Via Digi-Key’s online store, global customers now have rapid access to Sfera Labs servers, embedded systems, I/O modules and sensors for industrial automation, IoT and Edge computing. These products, which are…

STMicroelectronics releases software to connect IoT devices to Microsoft Azure

STMicroelectronics has released software that simplifies connecting IoT devices built using the latest high-performing STM32H5 microcontrollers (MCUs) to Microsoft Azure IoT Hub. ST’s STM32Cube expansion package, named X-CUBE-AZURE-H5, consists of a set of libraries and application examples for high-performance microcontrollers…

The challenge of future-proofing IoT devices in healthcare

As the IoT enters into increasingly mission-critical applications, the need to guarantee the availability of service also increases. For example, a faulty or unavailable temperature sensor in a chemical manufacturing application could allow a manufacturing process violation that ruins an…

SECO selected by Qualcomm as IIoT design centre partner

SECO has announced a strategic collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies aimed at launching new Edge computing products for the Industrial IoT world, based on Qualcomm Technologies’ processors. According to the signed agreement, SECO is designated as a Qualcomm Technologies’ IIoT design…

From slump to smart: Sunderland City Council tell Connected Britain of its smart city revolution

Sunderland City Council and its tech partner told an audience at Connected Britain 2023 how the city has revolutionised itself as a smart city. Speaking on 20th September, Director of Smart Cities at Sunderland City Council Liz St Louis and…

MTN awards multi-year IoT connectivity platform contract to Eseye  

MTN South Africa, the subsidiary of MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile network operator, announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with global IoT connectivity solutions provider Eseye that will see it standardise on a global eSIM and IoT platform…

Pitfalls in the conversion of regular factories into smart factories seen in data

What Is a Smart Factory? A smart factory is a factory that achieves operational process improvements, higher quality, and lower costs based on digital data by connecting processes from design to development, manufacturing, and maintenance in a network. In the…

Renesas extends AIoT position with integration of Reality AI Tools and e2 studio IDE

Renesas Electronics announced that it has created interfaces between its Reality AI Tools and its e2 studio integrated development environment, enabling designers to seamlessly share data, projects and AI code modules between the two programs. Modules for real-time data handling…

UnaBiz awarded 2023 Asia-Pacific company of the Year in IoT solutions industry

UnaBiz, IoT service provider and integrator has been awarded Frost & Sullivan’s prestigious 2023 Asia-Pacific Company of the Year in the Internet of Things solutions industry. This top honour recognises UnaBiz as “A Trailblazing Market Leader” and commends its unwavering…

What are the main threats to data security and how can businesses protect against them?

Every business worldwide must adhere to modern data security standards — otherwise, they will lose customer loyalty or become victims of cyber attacks. Companies collect more data than ever for growth and process development, but what are the best ways…