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The digital transformation of manufacturing is about to break big, reckons US industrial IoT and AI startup MachineMetrics, after raising $11.3 million in Series A funding for its factory analytics solution. “Now is the internet moment for manufacturing,” stated William …

Phoenix based electronics distributor and internet-of-things (IoT) developer platform Avnet has struck a deal to acquire Chicago IoT solutions vendor Softweb Solutions for an undisclosed fee. Softweb Solutions specialises in artificial intelligence (AI) software for IoT applications and systems. Avnet, …

EdgeX Foundry has released a new version of its Delhideveloper code for IoT edge devices, with new security and management features, new software developer kits (SDKs), and an updated user interface. The third major code release from EdgeX Foundry, the …

Note, this is the second part of an interview with Mentor Graphics; for the first instalment go here. For Siemens, Mentor Graphics’ software capabilities with chip and board design, particularly the latter, was attractive, as the German company sought to …

  The Canadian firm has launched a security credential management system service to accelerate the development of smart city and transportation systems   Canadian company BlackBerry has announced the launch of a new service to help the private and public …

In a tucked-away corner of a hangar-like exhibition space in Munich, US electronic design automation (EDA) company Mentor Graphics is reflecting on its recent status, as a small but notable function within German mega-corp Siemens. “It probably sounds like a …

Nordic Semiconductor’s new cellular IoT module, billed as the world’s smallest and lowest power, according to its maker, could “kick-start a new wave” of cellular IoT applications, including in tracking, metering, industrial intelligence, and smart cities. The Trondheim-based firm said …

The European Commission (EC) has reviewed and rated countries in Europe for gender equality in the digital economy. Finland, Sweden, Luxembourg and Denmark came top. Italy, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria came bottom. Of the big three European economies, the UK …

With brand new silicon, a vibrant support network, and a profile burnished in the early IoT rush, LoRa specialist Semtech is looking to spread its wings and rise above the challenge from cellular IoT carriers. Outside of the IoT space, …

“The kaleidoscope has been shaken, the pieces are in flux.” It is a phrase written for a different time, and another sphere – a generation ago, which seems like a lifetime, to mark a political transformation, which now seems so …

The European Commission (EC) has stepped up its strategy to foster AI in the region, with a four-step plan and a target of €20 billion of private and public investments by the end of 2020, and €20 billion per year …

Note, this is the third part of a wide-ranging interview with AT&T President of IoT Solutions Chris Penrose; for the first instalment go here. AT&T has used the line before: it is a ‘master systems integrator’, it says. There is …

Sigfox is looking to add a half a dozen territories to its global footprint by the end of this year, and pass the 70-mark by the end of next. Its top priority in 2019 is to open operations in China, …

Note, this is the second part of a wide-ranging interview with AT&T President of IoT Solutions Chris Penrose; for the first instalment go here. In all, AT&T has connected 48 million devices around the world. It counts 2,000 different “types …

Orange Business Services, the enterprise division of French carrier Orange, has won a contract to connect cargo ships along the Arctic shipping route, making them “offices at sea” with virtual networks, electronic mapping, and weather and safety updates. The Arctic …

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has announced results from a pair of testbeds investigating, alternatively, artificial intelligence (AI) for smart buildings management and ways to connect up old factories to new smart manufacturing tools. In the first case, Dell EMC …

The sense to design and build a custom system-on-chip (SoC) is plain, we understand from an earlier companion piece. As we also understand, from the first part of this post, the process of IoT chip design is logical, much like …

In a flurry of activity, the makers of modules, chips and embedded systems have announced a number of product and service initiatives to extend, simplify and secure industrial IoT systems; u-blox, Analog Devices, Altair Semiconductor, and Eurotech appear. IoT maker …

Siemens has bundled a number of edge devices running artificial intelligence (AI) applications into its digital enterprise portfolio, and bolstered its partner activity and support around its MindSphere platform alongside. Siemens has booked out an entire hall at the SPS …

The new network is different than the old network. And the way it’s managed is different, too. Until now, management has been on a device-by-device basis, but volume and complexity have made that method unsustainable. Automation and orchestration drive network …

The wisdom of bespoke chip design for IoT products is plain, and already discussed in some detail. UK based Arm says a custom chip will produce a higher-grade product, with optimised performance, and save money in the end. Fine. But …

Amid a recent flurry of announcements around LoRa technology and the LoRaWAN protocol, US IoT company finds itself helping out with smart city solutions in the Persian Gulf, microcontroller maker Microchip has integrated with Actility’s ThingPark network to accelerate IoT …

The German carrier is working with partners to develop LTE-M solutions German carrier Deutsche Telekom confirmed plans to launch LTE-M technology in 2019, the telco said in a statement. The company, which is already working in the development of LTE-M …

In a serious-minded classroom setting at Electronica 2018 earlier this month, up in the gods at Munich Messe, UK-based chip design company Arm presented to a handful of enthusiasts about the virtues of custom (system-on) chips for industrial IoT products. …

Siemens-owned software company Mentor Graphics has released a new design platform for engineers to twin and test printed circuitboard (PCB) prototypes virtually, before they are put into production, as the basis of embedded systems in assorted IoT devices. The new …