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INDUSTRIAL IOT

SPYR Inc | April 13, 2022

SPYR Inc., dba SPYR Technologies, a technology company whose subsidiary, Applied Magix, Inc., develops and resells Apple ecosystem compatible products in the multibillion-dollar smart home and connected car markets, announced that Applied Magix is looking into AI applications for its products. While the public perception of AI is that robots and supercomputers are out to take over the world, the reality inside the area of IoT looks to be a lot more mundane on the surface. It entai...

IoT World Today | February 10, 2020

Retail finds itself in a dilemma. Consumer preferences are changing at a rapid clip but few physical stores have the funds to overhaul operations to woo online shoppers. As a result, retail stores feel the pressure. In 2019, some 9,300 stores shuttered, which was 35% more than a year before. While some retailers seek to stay afloat by downsizing, cost-cutting alone is not a winning strategy, said Chris Kocher, managing director at management consulting firm Grey Heron. “Traditional retaile...

Plataine, SME | August 12, 2020

A recent "Trends in Global Manufacturing" survey has revealed three times the level of Industrial IoT adoption than just two years ago. The survey, jointly conducted by SME, the professional association committed to advancing manufacturing professionals, academia and communities, and Plataine, a leading provider of Industrial IoT and AI-based optimization solutions, was conducted before the COVID-driven shutdown in the spring of 2020, and indicates significant progress toward widesprea...

ENTERPRISE IOT

Luos | September 08, 2022

Luos, maker of open source software for edge and embedded distributed systems, today added support for the popular ESP32 multipoint control unit (MCU) that makes networking as simple as plug-and-play and brings microservices to the Internet of Things (IoT). With Luos' topology detection feature, developers can now easily hot plug boards and add features to an existing system. Messages and information are exchanged via Luos communications protocol through the Robus Network deve...