Software AG has expanded the capabilities of its Cumulocity IoT platform by enabling its WebMethods’ Dynamic Apps low-code app development platform to be used for development of apps running on Cumulocity. Software AG says Cumulocity IoT already gives customers “a low-code, open, device-agnostic platform that supports more than 150 pre-integrated devices, and ensures that secure […]
Siemens teams with Aruba to merge OT and IT
Siemens and Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s networking subsidiary Aruba have formed a strategic partnership promising to bridge the worlds of operational technology and information technology – one of the biggest challenges facing industrial IoT and industry 4.0. The two companies says their complementary product portfolios will enable them to “support customers with highly reliable, secure and […]
WIOTC ranks top 500 IoT companies
World Internet Of Things Convention (WIOTC), a China lead international organisation for IoT, has published a ranking of the top 500 companies in IoT, listing the top 10 as being Huawei, Qualcomm, Bosch, Google, Cisco, China Unicom, Vodafone, IBM, NXP and China Telecom. It claims the World Internet of Things Ranking List (WIOTRL) to be […]
Tibco turbocharges the IoT edge
Tibco has made several upgrades to Project Flogo, its two-year old open source software designed to provide a high level of functionality to IoT edge devices with very limited processing capabilities. Tibco announced Project Flogo in October 2016 describing it as “a tiny open source integration engine [that] allows application and business logic to run […]
CTIA creates certification regime for cellular IoT devices
US mobile communications industry body, the CTIA has created a cyber security certification program for cellular and Wi-Fi connected IoT devices. The program applies to any IoT device that “contains an IoT application layer that provides identity and authentication functionality and at least one communications module supporting either LTE or Wi-Fi.” CTIA Cybersecurity Certification has […]
Zigbee Alliance to enable certification transfer
The Zigbee Alliance has introduced a scheme that will enable Zigbee certified products from its members to retain their certification mark when rebranded and sold by third parties. Zigbee protocols are used to create short-range personal area networks with small, low-power digital radios, such as for home automation, medical device data collection, and other low-power […]
Nokia’s challenge: change the world with IIoT
Nokia has launched its sixth annual Nokia Open Innovation Challenge (NOIC), an annual global competition that “seeks innovative technologies, products and solutions that can change the world.” This year the focus is on industrial automation and the industrial Internet of Things. The competition is administered by Nokia Bell Labs in partnership with venture capital firm […]
Thingstream: the world’s largest IoT network
Thingstream, based in Bournemouth UK, claims to be able to provide IoT connectivity in 190 countries using the MQTT protocol over the networks of 600 mobile network operator partners. The company says it has been operating in relative stealth mode to date but has had an impressive first half of the year, with a number […]
MXC aims for blockchain-enabled IoT data sharing economy
Berlin based blockchain company, the MXC Foundation — created by Brisbane entrepreneur Aaron Wagener – has scored a clutch of new venture capital investors that are backing its plan to use a cryptocurrency to enable the secure and authenticated trading of data from IoT sensors over LoRaWAN. The new backers are Fenbushi Capital, BlockAsset Ventures, […]
Mobile operators commit to GSMA IoT security guidelines
The GSMA has released a list of mobile operators that have agree to implement its IoT Security Guidelines saying these guidelines “outline best practice and recommendations for IoT security for the entire IoT ecosystem and set out a comprehensive security assessment scheme to help ensure IoT services are protected against IoT security risks.” It has named […]
