Leading lighting and LED driver manufacturers, Internet of Things (IoT) technology companies and industry groups have established the IoT-Ready Alliance, dedicated to making installation of IoT technology in luminaires easy. The Alliance is setting industry standards that will enable LED light fixtures to be “IoT-Ready”, facilitating a quick and easy installation of advanced IoT sensors. […]
Thread Group and CABA collaborate on IoT Interoperability for the connected home and intelligent buildings
The Thread Group, an industry alliance focused on making Thread the foundation for the internet of things in the home and beyond, has entered into an agreement with the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA), a global not-for-profit industry organization dedicated to the advancement of connected home and intelligent building technologies, to collaborate and share information. […]
Lutron announces alliance with Google Home!
Lutron Electronics announced a new integration with Google Home that allows homeowners to easily control their Lutron Caséta Wireless, RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS lighting systems using the Google Assistant. Google Home, a voice-enabled speaker powered by the Google Assistant, allows to stream music and manage everyday tasks – and now, with Lutron’s new alliance, […]
Sigfox has hit new milestone in IoT interoperability!
Sigfox, the world’s leading provider of connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced that it has hit a new milestone in IoT interoperability with a development which sets to enable Internet applications interoperating over different IoT technologies. Sigfox demonstrated over its live network that, using this new compression technology, Internet applications can communicate […]
Microsoft opens Its first European Lab for Internet of Things!
Microsoft’s state of the art IoT & AI Insider Lab will be launched in April. Following the success of existing labs in the US and China, the new Munich-based lab will be perfectly placed to connect with every major tech hub and capital in EMEA. Microsoft’s IoT and AI Insider Labs enable users to bring […]
Three Group signs deal with Cisco on IoT !
Three Group has announced a partnership with Cisco Jasper which extends Three Group’s capabilities in the global Internet of Things (IoT) marketplace. From mid-2017, Three Group’s enterprise customers wanting to launch IoT services will be able to do so using Cisco Jasper’s powerful connectivity management platform, Control Center. Customers will be able to access Control Center […]
Huawei announces collaboration with Honeywell to develop smart building offerings
At CeBIT 2017, the world’s largest ICT exhibition, Huawei announced that it is collaborating with Honeywell to bring to market smart building offerings that take advantage of the latest Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to help make buildings more sustainable, secure and energy efficient. An important building block of the collaboration is a new IoT […]
Trusted Objects and Sigfox bring security to Internet of Things applications
Trusted Objects, a security expert for the Internet of Things (IoT), announced the release of its Secure Element (SE) designed for connected solutions on the Sigfox network. A Secure Element brings significantly better security than a simple software solution, which is often the target of hackers. In this application, the Secure Element securely stores Sigfox […]
Intel announces compute card for IoT-devices!
Intel announced a new modular compute platform called the Intel Compute Card along with a range of partners who will be working with Intel to help accelerate the ecosystem of solutions based on the Compute Card. Intel delivers technology to help realize the benefits of the Internet of Things and enable more smart and connected […]
Batibouw 2017: Smart home technologies becoming more important!
Batibouw, the Belgian buiding fair, opens its doors soon. Palace 9 will mainly focus on smart homes. Technology is increasingly gaining importance in the home which makes the home smarter. The home automation and building automation manufacturers will present their (new) products at Batibouw 2017! The BCDI website gives you an overview of most home and […]