The State of Internet of Things Product Development
What’s on the minds of those at the front lines of creating IoT solutions?
Companies Testing On-Metal Tag With 20-Meter Read Range
Xerafy’s Container Trak tag is being tested by several companies to identify the locations and movements of metal containers or trailers in such areas as outdoor storage yards and distribution centers.
IoT News Roundup
Qualcomm Ventures, M Ventures invest in Wiliot to scale IoT with battery-free Bluetooth ••• IoT platform provider Ayla Networks announces $60 million in Series D financing ••• Solace facilitates adoption of message queueing protocol standard ••• ForeScout Technologies reports companies experiencing anxiety due to IoT security concerns ••• New app from Smart Parking eases search for spots in Cardiff ••• Mocana, Xilinx, Avnet, Infineon, Microsoft join forces to secure industrial control and IoT devices ••• Accruent acquires BlueCielo, accelerates European expansion.
RFID News Roundup
RMS Omega Technologies acquires RFID software provider Capturity ••• Misako to use Nedap’s RFID software at more than 200 stores ••• Galatea NFC-powered jewelry now compatible with Apple smartphones ••• Avery Dennison intros new RFID inlay for supply chain management.
Commitments from New Investors, Additional Investment from Existing Ones Propel Globetouch Toward $40 Million in Series C
The IoT company is raising funding in conjunction with a listing on Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.
Research Shows Industrial Organizations Increasingly Focused on IoT Adoption, But Most Still in Early Stages
Bsquare’s 2017 Annual IIoT Adoption Study reveals 86 percent of industrial organizations have adopted the Internet of Things, but fewer than half are using advanced analytics and only a quarter have taken steps to automate the application of insights.
IoT in the Supply Chain: Anticipating the Demands of the Future
How are RFID and the Internet of Things bringing the supply chain concept into the future?
Zebra Survey Finds IoT Plans in the Works at Most Companies
Only 36 percent of respondents say they have a company-wide intelligent enterprise system, while 57 percent report having a vision in place for some level of Internet of Things expansion.
Why IoT Companies Are Turning to Intelligent Data Distribution
Three core issues—latency, efficiency, and scale—must be addressed in order to solve the distribution dilemma.
Passive Sensor Tags to Surpass 5 Million Units This Year
IDTechEx research finds that passive UHF and NFC sensor tags are dominating the RFID sensor market, while battery-assisted sensor tags are also seeing market growth as a relatively low-cost IoT solution.