IoT

Software intelligence company Dynatrace announced it has completed the acquisitionof high-speed parsing and query analytics company, SpectX. This acquisition will accelerate the convergence of observability and security for modern hybrid, multicloud environments.

During his first in-person keynote since taking the helm of Intel in February, CEO, Pat Gelsinger predicted that semiconductors will account for more than 20% of the total premium vehicle bill of materials (BOM) by 2030. That represents an unprecedented 5x growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure.

The early bird catches the worm, and for businesses wishing to reap the many benefits of cloud ERP integration, the sooner the integration, the better especially if their existing solution has reached the end of its development lifecycle, says Ian Robertson is the sales and marketing director of BrightBridge

Rockwell Automation has launched a new digital training experience called TechEd Tuesdays, as an extension of its TechEd EMEA event.

TOMIA, a specialist in global connectivity monetisation solutions, has appointed Howard Stevens as CEO. Stevens, who previously served as TOMIA’s chief revenue officer, succeeds former CEO Marco Limena during a time of bookings growth and innovation at the company as connectivity, cloudification and 5G networks redefine the global telecom industry.

Enterprises have long been using Microsoft Excel to collect, store, analyse and report data, as well as run complex calculations and create models. And while overall Excel usage continues to grow, says Mike Nieburg, VP, business development at EASA, there has been a shift away from Excel to purpose-made applications for situations where the program’s more pressing problems limit its usefulness.

Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, and eProsima, an SME company specialised in middleware solutions, announced that the Renesas EK-RA6M5 Evaluation Kit for RA MCUs is the official supported hardware platform of the micro-ROS development framework.

Provider of edge analytics for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Crosser, has expanded the capabilities of its Crosser Platform with a new edition called Crosser IPA (Intelligent Process Automation). As the true hybrid hyperautomation platform to target industrial and asset rich organisations, Crosser IPA will empower businesses to integrate and automate everything, from the shop floor to the top floor.

Despite a year of accelerated digital transformation within the industry, 21% of UK-based finance professionals remain concerned that the systems they use are unsuitable in assisting with the completion of tasks when working remotely. This is according to the annual FinTech Barometer 2021 conducted by Visma Onguard, the fintech company dedicated to the order-to-cash process.

As organisations continue to adapt to and embrace new ways of working, IT teams are facing unexpected challenges. According to a new survey from Snow Software, a specialist in technology intelligence, 92% of IT leaders report their organisations were moving or had already moved to a hybrid work model. Yet only 34% said enabling the shift to hybrid work was their department’s primary focus over the next 12 months.

Alkira Inc., has announced a tighter business relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide increased agility and advanced networking and security to AWS customers. Alkira is now listed on the AWS Marketplace to provide customers with a simplified procurement experience.

The light at the end of the pandemic tunnel is coming into view for all businesses and sectors. And just like many industries, say Eric Stoop, CEO of EASE, Inc and Murray Sittsamer, president of Luminous Group, manufacturing now has the chance to take a considered approach towards its post-pandemic future, and evaluate the lessons learned since lockdown was announced in March 2020, to ensure it comes out the other side stronger.

In countries where waste management is inadequate, devastating effects from plastic pollution are present. Now, ABAX has joined Empower to help developing countries establish effective recycling solutions and expand our environmental impact portfolio.

essensys, a global provider of software and technology to the flexible workspace industry, reports that the firm has successfully raised UK£33.2 (€39.08) million in proceeds through a primary share placing.

Although Kaspersky’s research shows that the overall number of financial malware attacks in Kenya has decreased in the first half of 2021, when compared to the same period in 2020, 29.3% of the 7 962 attacks recorded in the country targeted corporate users, which is a cause for concern, warn Kaspersky experts.

Laserfiche the SaaS provider of intelligent content management and business process automation has announced the introduction of a Digital Reopening package of prebuilt process templates aimed at supporting organisations’ efforts to restore, recover, reimagine, and rebuild work in a post-pandemic world.

Artificial intelligence (AI), promises better solutions, quicker results, fewer wrong decisions, and predictive analytics. This all comes at a cost, but it’s also important as a user to determine what you are looking for in a solution. The main caveat is not all solutions are created equal, says Joseph Zulick, manager at MRO Electric and Supply.

OutSystems, a global provider of application development, has appointed Anu Bharadwaj, vice president of product at Atlassian, to its board of directors.

HomeGrid Forum reports that Signify, a specialist in lighting, has joined the organisation to expand the innovation and deployment of G.hn technology for Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) applications.

Augmented reality (AR) has replaced artificial intelligence (AI) as the most disruptive emerging technology, according to a survey by GlobalData, a data and analytics company.

If you wonder who will provide you with your next insight on a Schwab investment or how they calculate your insurance premium, it may not be who you think but instead what you think… Artificial Intelligence (AI), says Joseph Zulick, writer and manager at MRO Electric and Supply.

Shutterstock, Inc., a global creative platform offering full-service solutions, high-quality content, and tools for brands, businesses and media companies, has announced the availability of its data (images, 3D, video and associated metadata) on AWS Data Exchange.

In the first half of 2021, ransomware attacks skyrocketed, eclipsing the entire volume for 2020 in only six months. This is according to the mid-year update to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report published. 

Following the rapid growth of the internet over the past decade, IP addresses have become a valuable commodity, which now many are looking to monetise.

As hospitality’s doors finally reopen, the sector is quickly getting a sense of the evolved “digital-first” world in which it’s now operating. The past year has seen a significant step change in the adoption of technology and digital services, but while some hospitality businesses were able to welcome online models, huge swathes of the industry were forced to remain dormant, leaving many digital advancements relatively untested or stagnating.

ManageEngine’s IT analytics product, Analytics Plus, is now said to enable users to gain faster insights by providing narrative insights into their IT data with zero human interactions.

The old term, garbage in equals garbage out is true even in the smartest of systems. If you incorrectly define data points or describe an outcome as being bad when it was good then the decision tree that Artificial Intelligence uses starts to fall apart.