Image credit: Shutterstock Whether we’re watching a live video stream of a corporate update from our desks, managing a corporate photo database while flexi-working or settling down at home to watch the latest episode of that must-see series, we’re consuming more online data than ever before. By 2020, Cisco estimates that annual global internet traffic […]
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The Internet of Things is impacting every business in one way or another and results are starting to be seen. Results range from return on investments to improved customer experiences, based on a new study. Across the globe, the average return on investment from Internet of Things projects was 34%, according the report by Hewlett
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Reuters (Adds comment from Consumer Technology Association) March 6 (Reuters) – Consumer Reports, an influential U.S. non-profit group that conducts extensive reviews of cars, kitchen appliances and other goods, is gearing up to start considering cyber security and privacy safeguards when scoring products. The group, which issues scores that rank products it reviews, said on
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The vague promise of the “Internet of Things” was that all kinds of devices – such as toasters and fridges – would be connected together in smart networks. I don’t remember cows being mentioned, but they could be, now that Moocall sensors enable farmers to “remotely manage and monitor” their bovine workforce via Vodafone’s “global
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GE is rethinking many aspects of IT, including its internal reporting structure, where and how it supports apps, and how it networks its 4,500 offices. Network World Editor in Chief John Dix got an update from Chris Drumgoole, Chief Technology Officer of IT. GE Chris Drumgoole, GE Chief Technology Officer of IT As Chief Technology
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In a world where we replace our technology every two or three years, wouldn’t it be nice to simply update what we already have? For appliance makers worldwide, making sure their products are synonymous with all things ‘smart’ and ‘connected’ is the new imperative. Things that were previously un-technological have suddenly sprouted circuits, and soon
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That’s how Marketing Communications Manager Shane Novacek of Beckhoff, in last month’s Part Two of our PACK EXPO Innovations Report, described the growing interest in the Internet of Things now being shown by professionals operating in the packaging space. “Real” is a good word to use these days for IoT. Because the benefits it offers
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GRAND RAPIDS — Steelcase Inc. has partnered with a global tech firm to capitalize on the growing market for connected devices in the office. After years of increasing the technological content in the modern office, Grand Rapids-based Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) has created five office layouts — dubbed “Creative Spaces” — that integrate Microsoft Corp.’s Surface
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Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) may seem at first glance like a boring company. It sells the fabrication tools that semiconductor companies use to make the components that in turn power fun things like smartphones and tablets. So you could say the company is about two steps removed from cool. But that’s OK, because despite its lowly
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Zumtobel Group of Dornbirn, Austria, and E.Leclerc of Langon, France a hypermarket of the major France retail chain are joining forces on a pilot project to bring the “Internet of Light” to retail stores. The two companies plan to work with partners to validate innovative Internet of Things (IoT) use cases in the E.Leclerc Hypermarché
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