IOT News
BNDES Publishes National IoT Action Plan Study
The Brazilian authorities are presenting the Internet of Things as an opportunity for the country to move up to 10 percent of the nation's GDP, which is currently $2 trillion.IoT News Roundup
DNA selects Cisco Jasper to provide IoT connectivity ••• Grace Engineered Products acquires Civionics, enters IIoT space ••• Internet of Things World study identifies challenges in cybersecurity, scaling and implementation ••• Particle announces LTE-enabled cellular IoT module ••• Notion, HomeAdvisor integrate smart-home technology with plumbing for leak detection.Industrial Internet Consortium Announces Manufacturing Testbed, Releases White Paper
The organization brought together existing and first-time participants to test devices with a range of TSN capabilities utilizing the recently released OPC UC Pub/Sub protocol.Litmus Automation, NEXCOM Offer IoT Gateway Solution
The gateway can be used out of the box for a cloud-ready IoT solution that integrates critical hardware and software components.Battling Cargo Theft in Brazil
With the Brazil-ID system in operation, the Wernher von Braun Research Center expects the creation of several services based on the same infrastructure used for toll collection.Feig Electronics Buys Panmobil to Provide Handheld, Wearable Technology
The acquisition will broaden Feig's product offerings beyond fixed RFID readers to products Panmobil has been selling and developing, such as handheld readers and wearable devices.IoT News Roundup
C3 IoT, Microsoft announce strategic partnership to accelerate AI ••• ulalaLAB signs global export contract of its smart factory platform, expands partnership with Swiss smart factory and Switzerland innovation park ••• Twilio launches cellular communications platform ••• Unisys extends stealth security software to include medical, IoT devices ••• Rubicon Labs presents strategies for secure IoT device control ••• Notion integrates with HomeAdvisor, pairs smart-home technology with plumbing services ••• Avnet selected as distributor of Microsoft Azure Sphere ••• Rambus intros programmable hardware security core for networking, automotive, IoT.Petrochemical Company Launches Refinery of the Future With IoT
Texmark Chemicals is using technology from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Aruba to automatically collect real-time data regarding the function of critical pumps on the plant floor, with long-term goals of managing assets, as well as employee safety and access, via video and other wireless technologies.RFID Tracking Fuel Trailers to Prevent Theft in Chile
Technology provider GPS Chile is offering its fleet-management solution to the oil company using Agorabee active RFID technology to link each trailer with a truck, identify the location of the truck and trailer, and gain visibility into when the vehicle leaves its expected route or stops.