Wink recently gave its customers a two-day deadline to pay a subscription for its services or have them ‘bricked’, digitally blocked. Mark Samuel (MS), CEO of Ezlo Innovation, believes that not only is the “buy a subscription or we brick your device” model the wrong way to treat customers, it is also the wrong revenue […]
COVID-19 places Augmented Reality at the heart of the ‘new working normal’
COVID-19 will accelerate the business world’s move to Augmented Reality (AR) and other IoT solutions, as companies across the UK look to adapt to a ‘new working normal’. Jim Heppelmann, CEO of industrial innovation technology specialist PTC, believes the way frontline workers have seamlessly adapted to the benefits of AR to continue to perform their […]
Life 2.0: Creating pandemic-ready smart cities with COVID-19 learnings
Change is a constant. Right from the metal to machine age, till the era of digital revolution, we have seen several changes impacting our lives. In the information age we are in today, the pace of change has notched up manifold. The rigorous changes in our lifestyle has invoked us to think of ways to […]
Cities are combining edge computing and IoT data collection to improve services and save money
There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but government leaders will need systems integrators to make these IoT projects a success. Government agencies managing multiple sources of Internet of Things (IoT) data are most likely to launch edge computing projects to save money and improve city services, according to an IDC government analyst. Shawn P. McCarthy, research […]
Cellular connectivity sets a new standard for telehealth
Remote patient monitoring has been increasing over the last few years but, with home visits from healthcare professionals minimised because of COVID-19 lockdowns, services are poised to take off into the mainstream, writes Peter Fowler, SVP of Quectel. As the coronavirus has spread rampantly in the US, even patients who typically make frequent trips to […]
How to implement augmented analytics: 3 important caveats
With augmented analytics, keep in mind that users might not be data literate. Find out what else you need to know about using augmented analytics to pull insights from big data. Image: iStockphoto/NicoElNino Conversations about big data and analytics have emphasized the importance of leveraging data for the past decade. What hasn’t been discussed as […]
SurveyMonkey’s Microsoft Teams app gets upgrade for better feedback
The new feature fosters stronger relationships between team leaders and employees to design, collect, analyze, and act on feedback. With many working-from-home due to the coronavirus pandemic, communication between a company and its employees is needed more than ever. The global survey company SurveyMonkey announced new features and updates to its app integration with Microsoft […]
Intel outlines its 10-year corporate responsibility plan and pandemic response initiative
Intel’s annual Corporate Responsibility Report offers a global challenge and a 10-year-plan with a dive into sustainability and more. It also takes a deep look into the company’s COVID-19 response. Corporations need to take a collaborative approach to solve world challenges and should start by tackling the current coronavirus pandemic, according to Intel’s most recent […]
Microsoft Addresses 111 Bugs for May Patch Tuesday
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Connected devices have a key role to play in an era of pandemics
Technology has a history of helping to track and treat viruses. And, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic, people are rightly asking themselves how new technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data can be employed to slow down the proliferation of pandemics and […]