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Internet of Things (IoT)

• August 31, 2017 31 Aug'17

  Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana to offer integration

  Amazon and Microsoft’s voice assistants will be able to integrate with each other to provide users with the best features from both

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Barclays installs devices to monitor office use

  Barclays bank has installed sensors connected to a cloud-based analytics platform to monitor and analyse office use

• August 22, 2017 22 Aug'17

  Wearables on the rise in the Middle East

  The take up of wearables in the Middle East is growing mainly as a result of consumer demand for smartwatches

• August 17, 2017 17 Aug'17

  Enterprises will need more bandwidth than public internet

  As enterprises continue to digitise their operations over the next few years, their demand for data and bandwidth capacity will massively increase, says Equinix

• August 09, 2017 09 Aug'17

  Nordic countries top digital nations ranking, but risk stalling

  Nordic countries are leaders when it comes to digitisation – but they must continue to innovate to retain their position

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  Daimler and Bosch show off autonomous valet parking

  A test of an app-based autonomous valet service is to take place at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart over the next few months

• July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17

  Retail data breaches still high as GDPR deadline looms

  As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline approaches, retail data breaches remain unacceptably high, a data threat report reveals

• July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17

  How Formula 1 plans to digitise fan experience

  For a sport built on advanced technology, Formula 1 has lacked a truly digitally enabled fan experience – but that could be about to change

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers

  Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers

• July 11, 2017 11 Jul'17

  Legal & General picks HomeServe’s IoT LeakBot to protect homeowners

  Insurance firm partners with HomeServe to deploy its internet of things LeakBot technology and lower customer premiums

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  Policing should embrace IoT opportunities

  The internet of things brings more opportunities than challenges for the UK’s police forces, according to a TechUK report that urges the police to embrace digital technologies

• June 29, 2017 29 Jun'17

  How Vegas is using IoT and Cisco to improve the city experience

  Las Vegas’s chief innovation officer explains how the city has partnered with Cisco to deliver internet of things technologies that will help improve visitor experiences

• June 19, 2017 19 Jun'17

  South African game reserve goes digital to save the rhino

  Dimension Data and Cisco have teamed up to protect rhinos living on a private game reserve in South Africa with the latest networking and IoT sensor technology

• June 14, 2017 14 Jun'17

  Mobile data traffic in ASEAN, Oceania to grow 11-fold by 2022

  The expansion of 4G and IoT networks in ASEAN and Oceania will lead to a data deluge and drive cellular subscriptions to new levels

• June 08, 2017 08 Jun'17

  Smart farming, IoT only way to feed growing population, says Beecham report

  A report from IoT sector analyst Beecham says the agricultural industry will need to embrace smart farming methodologies to support the growing human population

• May 30, 2017 30 May'17

  ICC brings drones, smart bats and virtual reality to international cricket

  International Cricket Council teams up with Intel to transform the cricketing experience for fans and players with drones, smart connected bats and virtual reality

• May 25, 2017 25 May'17

  Aggreko powers predictive maintenance with Azure machine learning

  Temporary power company moves from reactive to proactive, and now predictive maintenance

• May 24, 2017 24 May'17

  Singapore government to spend S$2.4bn on technology initiatives

  Funding will go towards building a national sensor platform, boosting the government’s cyber security capabilities and driving the use of robots

• May 22, 2017 22 May'17

  Dutch railway uses IoT to reduce people jams

  Railway stations in The Netherlands are monitoring the movement of travellers to manage traffic flow and reduce people jams

• May 09, 2017 09 May'17

  Aruba Atmosphere: Machine learning to transform networking

  At Aruba Atmosphere EMEA in France, delegates learned how the network will incorporate machine learning features in the near future

• May 08, 2017 08 May'17

  HPE ramps up investments in Singapore

  Enterprise tech giant HPE will invest $140m over five years in its new regional headquarters and a startup incubator programme

• May 04, 2017 04 May'17

  Testing is key to IoT security, says researcher

  Building an effective testing process across all elements associated with a product is key to securing the internet of things, according to a researcher in the field

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer

  Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London

• April 24, 2017 24 Apr'17

  Consortium hopes to drive autonomous car from London to Oxford

  The Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles has awarded an £8.6m grant to back a consortium attempting the UK’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle test run, to take place within the next two-and-a-half years

• April 18, 2017 18 Apr'17

  Kone brings elevator maintenance online with IBM Watson and Salesforce

  Lift manufacturer is using sensors and artificial intelligence to support its maintenance staff

• April 07, 2017 07 Apr'17

  Interview: Dave Perry, chief technology officer, DVLA

  DVLA’s CTO talks about the agency’s plans to become a hub for digital motoring, the importance of culture, and moving away from legacy IT

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Telenor launches IoT pilot in Norway

  Telenor is opening up its IoT infrastructure in Norway to encourage students and entrepreneurs to develop IoT products and services

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Interview: F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen on the Nordics, Russia and the internet of insecure things

  Computer Weekly sat down with Finnish cyber security expert Mikko Hyppönen to talk about security in the Nordics, Russia and the trouble with connected devices

• March 26, 2017 26 Mar'17

  HPE, Tata Communications to build world’s largest IoT network

  The Lora-based network will benefit around 400 million people in India who can expect improvements in water quality and public safety

• March 20, 2017 20 Mar'17

  IBM cognitive assistant to help manage and secure devices

  IBM has announced a cognitive assistant powered by IBM Watson to help businesses manage and secure endpoints, including devices making up the internet of things

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  APAC topped the world in number of cyber attacks in 2016

  The prevalent use of pirated software is one of the possible reasons for the APAC region’s poor showing in Trend Micro’s annual study on the state of cyber security

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  CIO interview: Simon McCalla, Nominet

  Nominet, the registry for more than 10 million of the UK’s internet domains, is expanding into the internet of things and internet security services

• March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17

  Paying ransomware attackers perpetuates attacks, says researcher

  Continually evolving ransomware is among the threats organisations need to factor into their cyber defences in 2017, but only once they have taken care of the basics, says Kaspersky Lab researcher

• March 08, 2017 08 Mar'17

  Centrica eliminates more than 20 IT systems after replacing SAP with cloud HR technology

  Energy and services company claims major savings in IT costs after moving its HR services to the cloud

• March 02, 2017 02 Mar'17

  MWC 2017: Barcelona trial uses IoT and big data to manage tourists

  Barcelona, the host city for Mobile World Congress, has been demonstrating its use of the internet of things and big data to help manage visitors to Antoni Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  ASEAN’s first nationwide IoT network debuts in Singapore

  Sigfox-based IoT network now covers 95% of Singapore, meaning enterprises can connect devices to the network nationwide

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  Major DDoS attacks see huge increase, says Akamai

  Akamai’s State of the Internet/Security Report for the fourth quarter of 2016 finds that distributed denial of service attacks larger than 100Gbps are rapidly increasing as more IoT devices are compromised

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  Autodata turns to big data to predict vehicle failures

  Vehicle data company sees 30% jump in revenue after moving to open source software and opening its data to garages, insurers and parts companies

• February 10, 2017 10 Feb'17

  MWC 2017: 4G still has plenty of mileage, say mobile analysts

  5G is likely to be a hot topic at this year’s Mobile World Congress, which kicks off at the end of February, but operators should be paying more attention to getting more out of their 4G networks

• February 07, 2017 07 Feb'17

  5G deployments will address burgeoning data demand, says Cisco

  In its latest Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, Cisco says it expects large-scale 5G infrastructure deployments to be well in hand by the end of the decade as more and more data is consumed

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  Viasat builds IoT network for connected vehicle insurance

  Satellite connectivity services supplier’s worldwide internet of things network will support customers operating connected vehicles

• January 15, 2017 15 Jan'17

  The evolution of smart Dubai

  Aisha Bin Bishr, director general at Smart Dubai Office, discusses how Dubai is evolving as a smart city with the support of local telecoms provider Du.

• January 13, 2017 13 Jan'17

  Davos: Technology poses new risks to jobs, economies and society

  Politicians and business leaders will discuss the risks posed by technology to jobs, political stability and cyber security at the World Economic Forum in Davos

• January 12, 2017 12 Jan'17

  TechUK launches framework to build public trust in the IoT

  Tech sector association techUK wants to help overcome public distrust in the internet of things

• January 03, 2017 03 Jan'17

  Three-quarters of enterprises collecting IoT data, says 451 Research

  A study of IoT buying plans by analysts at 451 Research shows robust growth ahead during 2017

• December 23, 2016 23 Dec'16

  Top 10 networking stories of 2016

  A look back at Computer Weekly’s most-read networking stories of 2016

• December 15, 2016 15 Dec'16

  Industry backs call for government action on 5G

  The mobile industry has rallied around this week’s National Infrastructure Commission report on 5G and telecoms

• December 07, 2016 07 Dec'16

  UKtech50 interview: ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars

  The UKtech50 most influential person in UK IT 2016, ARM Holdings CEO Simon Segars, shares his thoughts on the consequences of Brexit, access to skills and the importance of security in a world full of connected devices

• December 06, 2016 06 Dec'16

  Internet of things gains momentum in Southeast Asia

  IoT has been much hyped in Southeast Asia, and organisations in the region are testing the technology's potential

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Top 10 ANZ enterprise IT stories of 2016

  Here is a rundown of Computer Weekly’s most popular ANZ enterprise IT articles for 2016