Mars brings in Microsoft and Accenture to drive smart manufacturing, supply chain
Mars is working with Microsoft and Accenture to bring new IoT and AI solutions to its manufacturing and supply-chain operations. The work is part of an expanded deal with Microsoft …
Itron, Microsoft combine on ‘performant’ cloud-based smart meter management
Industrial IoT provider Itron, specialising in advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) solutions for utilities, is working with Microsoft to provide cloud-based meter data management (MDM) services to customers. The pair have …
Telefónica and Microsoft combine private 5G and edge compute for Industry 4.0
Telefónica has signed a deal with Microsoft to combine their private 5G networking and edge computing capabilities, respectively, for the industrial sector. The pair said their “joint vision” is to …
FIDO Alliance looks to simplify IoT device onboarding with new standard
FIDO Device Onboard (FDO) protocol focused on maintaining security as IoT devices are connected Founded in 2012, the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance began with a focus on developing “authentication …
IT/OT ‘heavyweights’ Microsoft and Siemens join Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
Microsoft and Siemens have signed up to the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance, a two-year old consortium of “European” industrial companies geared to drive cross-vendor interoperability for factories and warehouses. They …
Argus improves offering for vehicle manufacturers with Microsoft Azure IoT
Focus on cloud-based automotive cyber security monitoring Israeli company, Argus Cyber Security, a specialist in automotive cyber security, has collaborated with Microsoft Azure IoT and joined the Microsoft partner network …
Microsoft buys UK rapid prototyping outfit The Marsden Group to drive Industry 4.0
Microsoft has acquired UK-based industrial technology and rapid prototyping outfit The Marsden Group for an undisclosed fee, as it continues to fill-out its cloud, analytics, telecoms, and software portfolio for …
European automotive firms, smart cities get behind industry-wide data sharing
German carrier Deutsche Telekom has issued updates on key projects around industry-wide data sharing in the automotive supply chain and smart cities sectors in Europe. It has also announced, via …
Volkswagen reaches for the cloud with Microsoft to orchestrate smart cars
Volkswagen Group is to build a cloud-based ‘automated driving platform’ on Microsoft Azure to accelerate development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving functions for group car brands. …
Telensa on 2021: Standards, platforms, surveillance, privacy – and 12 IoT forecasts
Jon Lewis, director of strategy at UK-based smart street lighting company Telensa highlights a dozen tech trends to watch for in the year ahead. Here goes… 1 | The ‘smart …
