The hype around wearables, separating fact from fiction

Jeremy Cowan, Editorial Director of M2M Now, shares his thoughts on which wearables look likely to take-off and those that seem more marketing hype than players for mass consumer adoption.

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The Internet of Things equation: IT + OT = Success

As an IT company, Oracle might have a lot of credibility with over 400,000 customers. However, when working with customers on Internet of Things (IoT) engagements in Industrial Automation (IA), it’s very typical for them to wonder why I’m there, says Dave Hofert. While we do have products such as Java that run on devices, a lot of our

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Swisscom Health and the i-engineers to provide patient-record and networking solutions for hospitals

Swisscom Health AG and the i-engineers AG, a software firm that provides specialised solutions for electronic patient record-keeping and networking, have decided to enter a strategic partnership. The cooperation will create new cloud-based solutions for hospitals that will also be beneficial to doctors and patients. Customers of the i-engineers will therefore be able to purchase their services at

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The critical issue of security in IoT

Norbert Muhrer, Senior Vice President M2M of Gemalto, discusses how vital security is within the IoT and where he, and his customers, feel the market is going.

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Smart Streetlights are the drivers of the Smart City

Margaret Ranken, principal analyst, Machina Research Last month’s article from Machina Research looked at the potential for connected lighting to incorporate sensors that will help drive a range of new smart services in buildings. Connected street lighting has the potential to play a similar role in Smart Cities. As part of our new Smart City

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The ‘Internet of the Senses’ is on the horizon at Wearable Technology Show 2015

With apparently perfect timing – one day after Apple launched its very own watch to an expectant world – this year’s Wearable Technology Show kicked off at the Excel Centre in London’s Docklands. Alun Lewis reports.

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SRETT and Telenor Connexion jointly address a global health concern

100 million patients in the world are affected by sleep apnea syndrome. The disorder is characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep and this can cause drowsiness during the day as well as a broad spectrum of serious medical conditions.

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Connecting the Enterprise to the Edge

Boundaries – whether in the physical world or the digital one – are always problematic. Countless conflicts over the centuries have revolved around inappropriate or inaccurate lines drawn on maps; restrictions on goods or people crossing those boundaries; or subversive challenges to established frontiers. Over recent years, convergence technologies have seriously eroded many types of boundaries in both our public

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M2M Contract Hot List – February/March 2015

We take a look at who is winning what M2M and IoT business, with whom and where.

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What technology innovations are driving IoT and M2M

An overview of Gemalto’s on-demand connectivity technology.

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Where to next for the Internet of Things?

Jeremy Cowan, editorial director of M2M Now, looks at what lies in store in 2015 for the Internet of Things.

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Sharecare buys Feingold Technologies to develop new personalised mobile health solutions

Atlanta, Munich, Berlin – Sharecare, a digital health and wellness engagement platform founded by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jeff Arnold, has acquired Feingold Technologies, a developer of innovative technologies that analyse and understand human mindsets and behaviours.

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Stream Technologies’ ‘fascinating journey’ told on video ahead of MWC

We are just five days away from the biggest event of the year, Mobile World Congress 2015. Nigel Chadwick speaks about how Stream Technologies got to where it is today and on ‘The Future of Stream Technologies and IoT-XTM’ as the team prepares to head out to MWC for the fifth year running.

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M2M Now Magazine Feb/Mar 2015 edition

M2M Now Magazine explores the evolving opportunities and challenges facing CSPs across this sector. Our exclusive interviews pass on some key lessons learned by those who have taken the first steps in next gen Machine-to-Machine (M2M) services. In this issue: TALKING HEADS:  How do you successfully connect the enterprise to the edge? Yosi Fait, Telit’s president and

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Ericsson and Swisscom announce the 24 finalists of IoT / M2M Innovation World Cup 2015

Barcelona / Zurich / Munich – The international jury of the IoT / M2M Innovation World Cup has now selected ‘the most innovative IoT solutions worldwide’. The winners in each of the six categories will be announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on March 3, and the official award ceremony will follow at

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Connected lighting – the new killer application in IoT?

Emil Berthelsen – Principal Analyst, Machina Research Facility Managers are open to innovations that will help them to reduce costs and add value to their customers. One such innovation may come from the providers of connected lighting services who have started to respond to the decline of a very traditional industry.

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