IoT News Roundup
SAP betting big on IoT; new Exosite software integrates gateway controls; Parker announces expanded Bluetooth sensor line; new developer tools from The Qt Company; new LoRa sensor line from Trimble.
RFID Platform Tracks HP Brazil’s Manufacturing, Distribution
The company’s cloud-based platform, Exceler8 – Innovating Industry 4.0, provides visibility into status of the desktop, laptop and tablet PCs it produces—yielding a range of benefits.
RFID News Roundup
Altoros joins Smart Airline Baggage Management Testbed ••• Hanmi IT launches RF-Prisma handheld reader ••• Dolphin RFID, Esbee Dynamed offer equipment-tracking solutions for hospitals ••• Harting, INTACS partner on RFID-enabled warehouse training rig ••• Feig Electronics establishes six-year warranty for RFID readers ••• Addenbrooke’s Hospital adopts RFID-enabled surgical kit inventory system.
To Grow Their Industrial IoT Services, GE and Bosch Are Joining Forces
Looking to broaden their respective capabilities in the Internet of Things, the two industrial giants are working with the Eclipse open-source community to integrate elements of their respective cloud platforms.
Waze Driving Constant Contact Via Bluvision Beacons
Google’s social navigation service will employ Bluvision’s new BEEKS Plus LR beacons, which offer a longer range and battery life, to pinpoint the locations of Waze users as they drive through tunnels and under bridges.
Graphene Batteries: A Marvel of Technology in the 21st Century
3D-printed graphene batteries and supercapacitors are set to make breakthroughs and power future generations of IoT devices—including vehicles.
A Smart Supply Chain Starts With Smart People
Internet of Things technologies, on their own, will do nothing for the supply chain. But well-trained supply chain professionals could do quite a lot of good with IoT technologies.
Waze to Deploy Bluvision’s Directional-Beam Beacons
Google’s social navigation service will employ Bluvision’s new BEEKS Plus LR beacons, which offer a longer range and battery life, to pinpoint the locations of Waze users as they drive through tunnels and under bridges.
IT Firm Prepares Student-Tracking App for Swiss Resort’s Ski School
Ski and snowboard pupils will be issued LoRa-based radio tags, while access points throughout the resort will determine their location and convey it to the instructor’s smartphone via an application.
AeroScout RTLS Helps The Valley Hospital’s Staff Feel Safer
The Stanley Healthcare solution includes Wi-Fi RFID badges that nurses, physicians and other personnel can use to identify their locations and call for assistance.