RFID Helps Measure Salting Needs for U.K. County Road
The Mayflower Smart Control system uses Libelium’s ZigBee-based Waspmote sensors to capture weather-related data for road-management decisions in England’s Hampshire County.
Industrial Internet Consortium Members Announce Support for IIoT Security Demo
The IIC and Plattform Industrie 4.0 have announced a joint demonstration at Hannover Messe to highlight Industrial Internet security, interoperability and collaboration.
Beecham Research, IoT Global Network Launch Independent Analyst-Driven Tool to Help Enterprises Navigate IoT Platform Landscape
The aim of the new navigation tool is to help accelerate IoT market growth by assisting adopters in making informed decisions about which platforms are most likely to meet their requirements at any particular time.
European Sportswear Retailer Brings RFID to Smart Fitting Rooms
A system from Detego has expanded the company’s existing inventory-management solution with RFID-enabled fitting rooms, touchscreens and Apple Watches worn by employees, to enable shoppers to request goods from a fitting room, based on product-specific content provided to them.
Infiswift Develops Internet of Things Solutions With United Electronics Co.
The IoT and IT providers have formed an exclusive partnership to service the energy, agriculture, water and manufacturing sectors in China with fully integrated IoT solutions.
RFID Is the Solution for Omnichannel Sales
Inventory visibility and real-time goods movement enable omnichannel retailing, increasing total sales by an average of 6 percent.
Beyond the Seams: Advanced Technology and Fashion
Additive manufacturing and the Internet of Things are changing the manufacturing and IT sectors and can hugely impact the evolution of fashion and style.
Republic Airline Issues RFID Request for Proposals
The airline seeks to add RFID reading capabilities to the safety equipment on its aircraft, track parts on planes, and facilitate removal and installation transactions in its ERP system.
Study Forecasts 350 Percent Rise in IoT in Retail by 2021
According to a Juniper Research study, this growth is being fueled by RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy beacons, which are becoming lower in cost and more prevalent in stores, and which can now be leveraged for better analytics, customer experience and supply chain improvements.
IoT News Roundup
Cisco’s Connected Factory for Industry 4.0; HARMAN, IBM Watson Internet of Things intro cognitive rooms that bring connected experiences to consumers; Blockchain, IoT Consortium progresses toward ecosystem protocol; Opto 22 joins EdgeX Foundry, solidifies support for open IoT edge solutions; Agenda released for IoT Slam Live Internet of Things conference; COMPUTEX 2017 to showcase IoT innovations.