Microsoft has made available a public preview of Windows 10 IoT Core Services. These services, announced in June at Computex 2018, are designed to help Microsoft partners provide long-term support and security for devices they supply that use the Windows 10 IoT Core, an edition of Windows 10 designed for use in small footprint, low-cost […]
Tenable combines OT & IT monitoring
Security technology company, Tenable Network Security, has upgraded its Tenable.io security management platform to enable security professionals to monitor a wide range of devices in operational and information technology, and containers, for vulnerabilities. The functionality comes through an upgrade to the Tenable Nessus Network Monitor (formerly the Passive Vulnerability Scanner) and the addition of Tenable.io […]
Global IoT standards body, OneM2M opens its doors to industry
OneM2M, a global standards initiative for M2M and IoT, held its inaugural industry day in Shenzhen on 8 June and announced plans for its second, to be held in Memphis on 12 July. OneM2M said the aim of the event was to further increasing industry collaboration on IoT and to highlight how a standards-based approach […]
Google Assistant talks to D-link’s mydlink smart home devices
D-Link has announced a partnership with Google that will enable its mydlink smart home products to be voice-controlled via the Google Home device and the Google Assistant. ‘By saying ‘OK Google’ to the Google Assistant on Google Home or Android phone, users can ask and receive answers, manage tasks, and control mydlink devices around their […]
IEC angles for lead role in IoT standardisation
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is positioning itself to take a lead role in IoT standardisation, in a white paper setting out principles on IoT standardisation that it wants to see universally adopted and in which it proposes a role for itself coordinating and overseeing widespread collaboration on IoT standardisation. This white paper IoT 2020: […]
Sigfox adds Spot’it location service to its IoT network
Sigfox has added a location service, Spot’it, to its low powered wide area network-based IoT service that it says enables users of its devices to track their location with an accuracy of approximately “a city block”. The service works with existing Sigfox devices. Sigfox says it uses “radio signal strength analysis and deep learning techniques” […]
Edge Computing Consortium gathers momentum
The – predominantly Chinese – Edge Computing Consortium announced at the end of November is gaining momentum with the release of an English language version of its first white paper and the launch of its web site. The consortium was launched during a 2016 Edge Computing Industrial Summit in China. Its formation of the ECC […]
IIC/CHINA agreement will help harmonise industrial internet
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a global organisation formed to promote the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has signed a MoU with the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) to help ensure interoperability for the industrial Internet in China. The IIC says it and CAIT will identify and share best practices, collaborate on […]
Huawei unveils IoT network planning methodology for telcos
Huawei has unveiled what it says is the first IoT network planning methodology, designed to “help operators implement rapid network construction an maximise IoT value.” The methodology was announced by Ryan Ding, executive director and president of products and solutions at Huawei, in an address to Huawei’s Mobile Broadband Forum in Tokyo on 24 November. […]
Gartner gobbles up IoT specialist Machina Research
Gartner has acquired UK based Machina Research, a specialist in IoT and M2M market research and analysis. Announcing the move on its web site Machina Research said: “Gartner has recognised the magnificent efforts that Machina Research has made to set the agenda in IoT market analysis [and] has acquired Machina Research as part of its […]
