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Gartner says IoT will eventually hit mainstream
A recent Gartner survey has predicted widespread adoption for the Internet of Things (IoT), but only after it has overcome some significant hurdles.
Canvassing...
Why “connected” does not always mean “smart” with IoT
James Norman, UK Public Sector CIO at EMC, argues that that the potential of IoT can get lost in the endless discussions about the technologies...
How APIs connect the world to the IoT
The fourth industrial revolution brings with it literally billions of connection points – and the channel for interconnection is APIs.
London played host to Apigee’s...
Visa Ready spins out secure IoT payments
Visa is expanding its Visa Ready program to allow IoT manufacturer companies to offer secure payments.
Announced at MWC in Barcelona, Spain, the program allows companies...
Microsoft, Samsung and Intel launch IoT standardisation group
A number of the major players in the technology industry have grouped together to form the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), in the hope of...
This ‘smart’ Blockchain plug could help cut your energy bills
Researchers at Accenture have developed a Blockchain-powered ‘smart’ plug, which they claim can help cut your electricity bills.
Blockchain is the automated ledger that underpins...
Half of UK firms will employ a Chief IoT officer this...
According to a report published today by cyber-security specialist Webroot and data centre firm IO, half of businesses in the UK are planning to...
Stop making the same old mistakes with IoT
Paddy Srinivasan, VP and general manager of IoT at LogMeIn, looks at the common mistakes companies make when thinking about the Internet of Things (IoT).
The...
US intelligence chief: IoT could be used for government spying
US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says that security agencies may use the Internet of Things (IoT) to carry out surveillance programmes in the...
Business leaders slow to adopt IoT technologies
Business decision makers are hesitant to embrace IoT.
A new study by IT Staffing company TEKsystems suggests that many businesses are having difficulty seeing IoT...
IoT security could be targeted by NSA spies
Researchers at Harvard University have tackled claims by governments and security agencies around the world that IoT security will cripple surveillance efforts.
In a study published...
What’s stopping you from deploying IoT?
Our editor Doug Drinkwater discusses how, for all the hype, the Internet of Things (IoT) still has numerous obstacles to hurdle before wide-scale adoption...