Leveraging IoT Technologies to Understand Customers
Service-oriented enterprises and organizations have been slow to adopt Internet of Things technologies. Here is why they should take a closer look.
Beacons Bring Hope to Seattle Homeless
The BLE-based GiveSafe app enables users to be alerted when a homeless person is within their vicinity, as well as view that person’s history and make an anonymous contribution.
Smartvue Named One of CRN’s Internet of Things 50
The list recognizes organizations whose technologies are helping connect objects, computing devices, infrastructure, data storage and data analytics.
Canon Releases Stepper for IoT, Artificial-Intelligence Manufacturing Markets
The company’s new FPA-5550iZ2 i-line semiconductor lithography system is designed to provide high productivity and overlay accuracy.
International LAX Terminal Sees 50 Percent Efficiency Gain for Wheelchair Responses With BLE
Aero Port Services is deploying its beacon-based solution at the Tom Bradley International Terminal, following testing that found average responses to wheelchair requests dropped from 15 to 20 minutes to only seven minutes.
Connected Cars, Internet of Things Drive Automakers to Invest in Digital Modernization
Syntel’s CEO says tomorrow’s smarter, connected auto industry requires investments today.
European Co-op Tries Out Various Options for Tagging Shoes
ANWR Group is attaching an RFID tag to each shoe in every pair, as well as to the box in which footwear is sold, to learn how EPC UHF RFID tags can improve inventory tracking, theft reduction and sales transactions.
STMicroelectronics, Valencell Collaborate on Biometric Sensor Platform for Wearables, IoT
The scalable development kit integrates ST’s SensorTile with Valencell’s Benchmark biometric sensor system to accelerate smart wearable and IoT product development.
SBB Cargo Provides Automated Alerts of Freight Car Movements Via RFID
The Swiss rail company is deploying a passive UHF system from Vilant to track the movements of thousands of freight cars as they arrive at and leave rail stations and shunting yards.
LPWAN Technology: Not One or the Other, But Both
As the public and private sectors adopt 3GPP cellular IoT technologies and LoRaWAN in tandem, it’s best to begin by considering the appropriate use cases for both and the separate benefits of each.