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FacilityConneX to collaborate with Dell to drive smart building management

  • April 11, 2019
  • News

The project will provide real-time monitoring, fault detection & diagnostics and ongoing monitoring-based commissioning for a 313,679 square foot building and its 600+ assets including chillers, boilers, and HVAC equipment.

Siemens announces FABRIC data visualization project

  • April 8, 2019
  • News

This interactive initiative previously launched in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya showcases African ecosystems and how by understanding data patterns, users can make smart decisions on connecting people and technology, ultimately building solutions with purpose.

Seeing Why Home Automation Is Gaining in Importance

  • March 13, 2019
  • Feature

By Ashley Hicks, Home automation writer Home automation is a relatively new phenomenon that's gaining popularity among homeowners as it becomes less and less expensive. Here's a quick guide to how home automation works and why it's an option that homeowners need to be aware of.

Schneider Electric announces strategic partnership with Planon

  • March 13, 2019
  • News

The initial collaboration combines Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure Building Advisor – a Building Management System (BMS) and agnostic advisory platform – which connects people and technology collaboratively – and Planon Universe – an integrated software platform to optimize real estate, workplace, and facility management services performances.

Smart Cities without Infrastructure

  • February 8, 2019
  • Feature

By Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx The smart materials and robotics approach to smart cities is far more powerful than the initial IT and sensor centric approach and it is cracking the problem.

Zigbee Alliance announces Amazon to join Board of Directors

  • January 24, 2019
  • News

The decision by Amazon to join the Zigbee Alliance at the Board level is a message that the industry is focused on simplifying and adding convenience to the growing range of IoT devices available to customers.

WoMaster releases 2019 Smart City Guide

  • January 15, 2019
  • News

The 2019 Smart City Guide demonstrates a new approach to IIoT-based technologies from initial design of system-integration projects to cloud management and network control.

How ICS Security Attacks Can Cripple Smart Cities

  • September 24, 2018
  • Feature

By Ben C. Garber, Ultra Electronics, 3eTI Cyber attacks can bring these thriving smart cities to a standstill and create utter chaos. Ensuring cyber-physical security against local and foreign adversaries is the new challenge for today’s city planners.

IDTechEx Report: Smart Cities massively exceeding expectations

  • August 16, 2018
  • News

The report reveals how cities will even achieve independence in water, food and energy: they may still import but they can export too and be secure against increasingly violent weather and increasingly risky supply in the meantime.

Otis announces Otis ONE IoT service platform for elevators and escalators

  • May 21, 2018
  • News

Within this connected digital ecosystem, information is gathered directly from elevators and escalators via smart sensor technology. Data is then sent to the cloud where it's aggregated and analyzed, and delivered to customers and Otis' dedicated service teams, all in real-time.