The Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to gather a couple billion more connected devices as it expands its reach this year. Gartner predicts that the IoT will encompass 8.4 billion connected “things” worldwide in 2017, a 31 percent jump compared to 2016. Businesses will account for 3.1 billion of those devices as they snap […]
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Solution providers interested in the internet of things are pleased by a new report that says businesses will dominate IoT spending in 2017. A new report by Gartner, released Tuesday, says that businesses will represent 57 percent of overall IoT spending in 2017 – up from $847 billion in 2016 to $964 billion in 2017.
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My Internet is a series where DisCo discusses how movers and shakers use the internet for work, leisure and life in general. Bulgaria’s Eva Maydell is one of the youngest and most visible members of the European Parliament. If the name’s a surprise, the woman behind it isn’t: MEP Paunova got married last month. A
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Critical mass I have been writing and lecturing for years about the lab of the future and how a fully connected lab could resolve persistent challenges. Discussing this may be inspiring, but until the technology that enables it becomes mainstream it won’t become a reality. Now that is happening. As recently as three or four
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China’s New Technology Spending Plan Is Larger Than Qatar’s Entire Economy This is post 2 of 2 in the series “China to Spend $170 Billion on ICT Infrastructure; 2017 Begins With A $14.6 Billion Fund” Nearly 700 Million People In China Remain Non-Internet Users China’s New Technology Spending Plan Is Larger Than Qatar’s Entire Economy
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Bug bounty programs may not be the most obvious solution to internet-of-things vulnerabilities, but they could be an indicator of vendors willing to do whatever it takes to keep “things” safe. Rebekah Brown, threat intelligence lead, and Tod Beardsley, director of research, both at Rapid7, sat down with SearchSecurity in November at Rapid7’s UNITED 2016
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Investment Summary: Acorn Energy is poised for strong growth with the divestiture of their interest in their DSIT subsidiary and there renewed focus on the fast growing internet of things via their Omnimetrix business. Additionally from a valuation perspective, Acorn Energy appears substantially undervalued relative to their peer set. Summary: Acorn Energy (NASDAQ:ACFN) was founded
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China’s central bank – the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) – has successfully completed a trial of a blockchain-based digital currency prototype system, taking it one step closer to becoming one of the first major central banks to issue its own digital currency. The PBOC also plans to officially launch a digital currency research institute.
Share with: If you’ve been thinking about making over your personal-security habits, 2017 is the year to change. Experts are predicting worsening denial-of-service attacks that overwhelm and shutter services, more targeted phishing attempts, evolving ransomware, and the rise of compromised Internet of Things devices. Given the dangers these looming threats pose to your personal data
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Given the seemingly endless hype around the Internet of Things (IoT), which makes it seem like the technology has been around for ever in one shape or form, you could be forgiven for thinking that the market was, at the very least, starting to mature. But the opposite appears to be true. In fact, it
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