Hitachi’s IoT subsidiary, Hitachi Vantara has become the official ride and show analytics provider to Disney theme parks in Florida and California. Hitachi technology will be used to provide analytics from theme park operations to improve operational efficiency. Hitachi’s Lumada data management, analytics and IoT software will be used to collect and analyse data and […]
Hitachi aims for IoT-driven trebling of Australian revenues
Diversified Japanese multinational Hitachi has unveiled a plan to triple its Australian revenues in five years, largely by exploiting IoT technologies and applications. The plan was unveiled by Hitachi’s president and CEO, Toshiaki Higashihara, to a capacity audience at Hitachi’s Social Innovation Forum in Sydney – an annual global event staged in Australia for the […]
ACOMM adds IoT to awards list, gives first to NetComm Wireless
For the first time the annual ACOMM Australian Communications awards, announced on 21 July, included an IoT award – the IoT Innovator award, and it was won by NetComm Wireless for its smart home gateway. Runners up were Cisco for its Asset Management for Sites tool, and Telstra for its IoT Challenge, staged in November […]
Hitachi creates new IoT business unit and IoT platform
Hitachi has formed the Hitachi Insight Group, headquartered in Santa Clara, to run its global IoT business based around its new IoT platform Lumada. The group will handle research and development and go to market strategies in four market segments: smart city, smart energy, smart healthcare and smart industry. Hitachi says it will have more […]
