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DHS Issues RFI on Device Tracking Services
The Department of Homeland Security is seeking potential vendors of cloud-based subscription services that could locate connected devices, including mobile phones and laptops, at any given time.Â
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in General
Nutanix Execs Cite Security as Essential for IoT, AI Edge Computing
Jason Langone, senior director for worldwide sales of internet of things and artificial intelligence at Nutanix, has said that agencies and technology developers should consider sensor data encryption, bandwidth, connectivity and other factors when implementing an IoT edge computing framework, Federal News Network reported Wednesday.
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Harriet Green: IBM Eyes ‘Industry-Specific’ Internet of Things Strategy
Harriet Green, head of IBM‘s Internet of Things business, has said the company seeks an industry-specific strategy to help organizations manage connected devices, Fortune magazine reported Tuesday. Stacey Higginbotham writes IBM will make its Watson cognitive computing technology available to customers through the company’s Internet of Things Foundation cloud-hosted service. The offering will include an application programming interface and predictive and […] More
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in Healthcare IT, News
Raytheon|Websense Report: Healthcare Industry Plagued by Cybersecurity Threats
The healthcare sector is 340 percent more likely than any other average industry to experience cybersecurity incidents and attacks, partly due to rapid adoption of electronic medical records, according to a Raytheon|Websense report. Raytheon|Websense’s “2015 Healthcare Drill-Down Report” also indicates that one in 600 attacks on health information technology systems involve sophisticated malware, the cybersecurity […] More
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IDC Forecasts $1.7T Market Value for Internet of Things by 2020
An International Data Corp. report projects the Internet of Things market to grow by the end of 2020 at a 16.9 percent compound annual growth rate and generate a total worldwide revenue of $1.7 trillion. IDC said Tuesday that devices, connectivity and information technology services are projected to account for more than two-thirds of the global market share […] More
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Matthew Burrell: Internet of Things Could Transform Govt Operational Processes
Some information technology industry leaders believe more government agencies are poised to adopt connected systems that have the potential to remake their operations, FCW reported Monday. Zach Noble writes Matthew Burrell, a spokesperson for the U.S. General Services Administration, said it is crucial for agencies to prepare workers for Internet of Things implementation initiatives. “This is […] More
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in Industry News, News
IDC: Digital Signage to Drive ‘Internet of Things’ Market
International Data Corp. has projected the global Internet of Things market to grow 19 percent in 2015 and highlighted the digital signage area as a trend to watch in IoT. IDC said Tuesday the forecast indicates an increase of IoT applications in consumer, retail, healthcare, government, manufacturing, transportation and other industries. Bob Kraus, senior research analyst for global […] More
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PwC’s Stewart Room: Product Privacy, Security Key for ‘Internet of Things’ Companies
Stewart Room, head of cybersecurity and data protection for PwC‘s legal practice, has urged businesses in the Internet of Things market to build up their privacy and security measures, Computing reported Friday. “If any business gets this wrong, what they are running towards is a serious trust, confidence and legal crisis,” Room said at an event PwC co-hosted […] More
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in Government Cloud, News
Bob Picciano: IBM Seeks to Facilitate IoT Apps Development with Open Platform Offering
IBM plans to release a new cloud-based open platform in an effort to help developers and clients build enterprise applications for managing data from connected devices. The company said Tuesday it will also add Internet of Things services to the firm’s Bluemix platform-as-a-service offering to facilitate the integration of IoT information into cloud computing apps. […] More
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in Industry News, News
Gartner’s Jim Tully: Gov’t to Key on Smart Street, Area Lighting for ‘Internet of Things’
Gartner has predicted the number of connected devices to reach 25 billion by 2020, a nearly five-fold increase from the 4.9 billion projected for 2015. Gartner said Tuesday the automotive sector will see a 96-percent growth of connected things in 2015 and that consumer applications will drive the expansion of Internet of Things. The forecasts also says the utilities […] More