Jessica Twentyman
Jessica Twentyman is a journalist with a 20-year track record as both a writer and editor on national newspapers and IT trade titles. Her work focuses on how smart companies use technology to achieve real business results. She is a contributor to the Financial Times, The Economist and Computer Weekly, and Consulting Editor on Diginomica.com and I-CIO.com.
Tooshlights to bring new convenience to ‘comfort breaks’
Tooshlights from Modus Systems aims to put an end to the embarrassment of not knowing if a public toilet cubicle is occupied or not.
At...
Salesforce aims to assist in new discoveries with IoT Explorer
Salesforce has launched IoT Explorer Edition, a tool for embedding IoT data in sales, service and marketing workflows.
It’s been almost four years since Salesforce...
Alibaba showcases vision of ‘retail store of the future’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba shows off a new, IoT-enabled furniture store in Hangzhou and announces a new $15 billion R&D program.
When it comes to...
Thingstream launches IoT Starter Kit for smart device makers
With a new bundle of hardware and software, Thingstream aims to give manufacturers everything they need to make dumb products smart.
Industrial IoT (IIoT) connectivity...
Golden State Foods (GSF) delivers transformation with IBM Watson IoT
IBM has announced it is working with Golden State Foods (GSF), a restaurant supplier with a fleet of over 2,000 delivery trucks, on IoT-focused...
Rolls-Royce navigates Google deal on machine learning for shipping
Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with internet giant Google in a move intended to help the British engineering company to develop autonomous ships.
Under...
Oracle gives its cloud-based business apps an AI boost
Smart factories and connected warehouses are among the business functions set to benefit from new AI-powered Adaptive Intelligent Apps from Oracle.
Modern artificial intelligence (AI)...
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital to deploy sensors in intensive care units
Wireless environmental sensors from healthcare IoT company Drayson Technologies are to be piloted in intensive care units at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in...
IoT integration: In consultants we trust?
IoT integration is a tricky issue for many organizations, no matter how gung-ho their IoT plans. Could calling in the consultants help?
How can can...
Aon: Insurtech start-ups will help, not disrupt, insurance stalwarts
Expertise in IoT, robotics, artificial intelligence and advanced analytics will be the defining feature of the most successful insurance companies of the future –...
Dubai shipping company Topaz links ships to shore with Maritime Connect
Dubai-based Topaz Energy and Marine has signed up with Orange Business Services for its Maritime Connect service to transform ship-to-shore communications.
Topaz is an offshore...
AkzoNobel unveils smart and sustainable paint factory
Last week, Dutch paints and performance coatings company AkzoNobel officially opened a new factory in Ashington, Northumberland. Costing more than £100 million to build,...