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Analyst house Gartner has put the leading IIoT platforms through their paces, and named the best in the business. Here, Enterprise IoT Insights reviews the Gartner review, and orders the results, to summarise the best industrial IoT platforms available to enterprises in the energy...

PTC, Hitachi and SAP have come top of Gartner’s inaugural ‘magic quadrant’ for IIoT platforms, ahead of IBM, Software AG and Accenture. But the analyst house warned also that major challenges remain for IoT providers in the industrial space, including with market fragmentation and...

Accenture joins AT&T’s Microservices Supplier Program Accenture announced it has joined AT&T’s Microservices Supplier Program in a multi-year project focused on transforming older business applications into microservices. According to the companies, small and big businesses will be able to use these software applications to order...

The new IIoT center in Modena will allow customers to apply manufacturing analytics and predictive maintenance Accenture has announced the opening of an industrial internet of things (IIoT) innovation center in Modena, Italy. The new IIoT facility will offer clients the possibility to explore, test...

Metro Atlanta Chamber will work with Accenture and other partners to oversee and advise on strategy and direction for smart cities Accenture, AT&T, General Electric and The Weather Company along with Atlanta Committee for Progress have jointly launched IoT.ATL, a new initiative to attract internet...

Apple CEO Tim Cook says businesses have only scratched the surface of what they can do with the company's products, and to help them dive in deeper Apple is partnering with professional services giant Accenture. Describing Accenture as "a leader in industry and digital...

The data collected from taxis and drivers will be processed using Intel’s IoT platform reference architecture Accenture, together with Japanese insurance company Sompo Japan Nipponkoa and taxi firm Daiichi Kotsu Sangyo are collaborating to build a deep learning algorithm using the Intel IoT platform reference...

The internet of things market is hitting a tipping point in terms of consumer confidence shook by growing security concerns. Editor’s Note: The RCR Wireless News Reality Check section is where C-level executives and advisory firms from across the mobile industry...

CTIA-commissioned report from Accenture targets local communities in touting workforce and economy boost from 5G deployments. Nothing boosts an argument for investing billions of dollars into a technology like throwing some large numbers behind that argument tied to job creation and a positive...

CES 2017 is set to showcase emerging technologies like augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence and have a focus on IoT security. New types of artificial intelligence, the insecurity of things, virtual and augmented reality, and growth in service businesses will...

Growing demand for digital content is forcing telecommunication operators to look at M&A in an attempt to bolster plans Faced with increasing consumer demand for digital content, communications companies are under pressure to expand their capabilities. They need to build and enhance their digital platforms...

New and evolving digital video models are set to change the market and require a new mindset to succeed Remember in recent years when technology disruption upended the music and publishing industries? A slightly different – yet potentially more seismic – upheaval is happening now...

The factory of the future, artificial intelligence and security in industrial cloud hosting among key IoTS World Congress topics The new edition of the Internet of Things Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC) will gather once again the world’s leading industrial internet experts in Fira de Barcelona...

Only 9% of 55 companies are “digital high performers,” according to data from Accenture, with Apple, Citrix, Huawei, Microsoft and Salesforce.com noted The high-tech industry should be a leader in understanding the needs for, and deriving benefits from, a complete digital transformation. But new evidence...

A new enterprise survey from Accenture finds enterprises have a keen interest in migrating towards network SDN and NFV platforms The telecommunications market’s increasing adoption of virtualized technologies like software-defined networking, network functions virtualization and cloud platforms is set to revolutionize network architectures and drive...

Telcos risk shrinking retail revenue if they don’t shift sales models to capitalize on demand for in-store, highly personalized customer experiences The physical retail channel plays an important role in telecommunications sales. According to recent research from Accenture Strategy. For telcos, the strategy to expand their physical...

Huawei wants to play a leading role as industry cloud enabler, the Chinese ICT vendor revealed at Huawei Connect 2016. Best known as a telecommunications equipment vendor and handset manufacturer, Huawei revealed a new strategy that places the cloud, or more specifically the industry cloud, at...

Consumers might be the strongest 5G use case in the early days of 5G; business use cases may have to wait until the technology matures LONDON--Asked where 5G money would come from during a panel session at 5G World, EE, Deutsche Telekom and Bell Canada...

Here are five trends set to impact growth in the smart home M2M market in APAC through 2020. The smart home machine-to-machine market in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) is set for fast-paced growth. Analysts firm Technavio forecasts the market will grow at a 41% compound annual growth rate...

Here are five smart home M2M trends that will impact growth in the smart home M2M market in APAC through 2020. The smart home M2M market in the Asia Pacific region (APAC) is set for a fast-paced growth. Analysts firm Technavio forecasts that this market will grow...

Accenture looks at how telecom providers can play a key and integrated role in the growing digital economy Wireline and wireless service providers who have staked their business on voice and messaging revenue must now grapple with the harsh realities of a different market with...

Accenture predicts a needed shift towards as-a-service models for hardware companies looking to expand services The biggest high-tech story is the shift by traditional hardware including smartphones, software and platform companies to deliver their offerings as services to business customers and consumers. But there are...

VoIP veteran Charlie Vogt sees $40 billion market for video optimization and delivery, partners with HPE Video optimization has received a bad wrap lately, but carriers and other service providers know it is the reality of IP-based video delivery. "Nobody's getting uncompressed video," explained Charlie Vogt,...

High-tech sales problems remain a significant hurdle for growth Selling in high-tech industries such as wireless is a serious problem. Companies are struggling with underperforming sales people, retaining top performers, hiring and compensating the right sales people, according to new survey research sponsored by Accenture....