We’re happy to announce the release of Azure Blockchain Workbench 1.6.0. It includes new features such as application versioning, updated messaging, and streamlined smart contract development. You can deploy a new instance of Workbench through the Azure portal or upgrade existing deployments to 1.6.0 using our upgrade script. Please note the breaking changes section, as […]
Archives for 2019
2019 is showtime for IoT as today’s thousands of devices become millions
At the dawn of the Internet of Things, it was routinely projected that IoT would be a market of billions of devices. In fact, most predicted there would be tens of billions of connections live by the dawn of next decade. Back in 2011, Ericsson’s then-CEO Hans Vestberg estimated that there would be 50 billion […]
PodM2M Announces IoT Security Monitoring and Threat Detection as Standard on all Connectivity Products
Pod Protect uses machine learning to detect anomalies and secure IoT networks from increasingly sophisticated security threats. PodM2M (a division of Pod Group) will launch at CES 2019 this week its advanced IoT monitoring and threat detection solution, Pod Protect, now included as standard on all its IoT connectivity products. Security is one of the […]
Marketing blockchain: The human side of the story
Share this post: There’s a quote on the wall just inside the door of the 6th floor offices where the IBM Blockchain marketing team for North America works here in New York: “Every time we’ve moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block […]
HERE announces world’s first SaaS navigation and connected service solution for vehicles
Allows automakers to provide fresh and differentiated experiences to drivers and passengers while simplifying their supply chain and reducing costs Off-the-shelf enablement of OEM proprietary or third party connected service sales powered by the HERE Open Location Platform State-of the art user interface with a “voice-first” approach, offered with pre-integration option of Amazon Alexa HERE […]
Polymer Logistics and Sequans Collaborate on LTE-M Smart IoT Tracker for Pallet Tracking
Sequans Communications and Polymer Logistics, a global leading provider of “One-Touch / Retail Ready” Packaging (RRP) and pooling services solutions to retailers worldwide, announced the availability of the Polymer Logistics Smart IoT Tracker, now approved for use on the LTE-M network of Verizon Wireless, and pending approval by other operators. The Smart IoT Tracker is […]
Astrocast Launches IoT into Space
Nanosatellite Network Pilots Bring Affordable Communications to Remote Areas for Marine, Industrial and Water Purification IoT Devices. Astrocast announced today the launch of 3 new pilots of its Low Earth Orbit Nanosatellite Network. The pilots with Actia, Marine Instruments, and Swiss Fresh Water highlight the power of satellite networks to deliver affordable communications to the […]
Q&A | Building a smart factory from the ground up, with Lilium’s Thilo Braun
Lilium is developing the world’s first electric vertical take-off and landing jet. It is part of a company vision that aims to bring affordable air travel to everyone, through an aircraft that they claim will take passengers to any destination five times faster than a conventional taxi. With over $100 million in funding raised so […]
How IoT-enhanced warehouses are changing the supply chain management – Part 1
The Internet of Things (IoT) is at the heart of rapid development in all sections of the global economy. Supply chain management and the warehousing industry are no exceptions to this growing trend. The proliferation of IoT has already started changing the picture for the better. Still, adoption of this technology is moving at snail’s […]
Quectel Announces LTE-A Cat 20 Module Ahead of CES 2019
Quectel Wireless Solutions announced today that as the leader in high-speed wireless module provider and in line with its long-term vision toward 5G and beyond, it has launched EM20, an LTE Advanced Category 20 module ahead of CES 2019. EM20 offers the maximum LTE throughput of 2.0Gbps Downlink and is optimized specially for Laptop, PC […]