Enterprise Iot, Industrial IoT, Platforms
Accesswire | July 06, 2023
GMO GlobalSign Inc., a global Certificate Authority (CA) and leading provider of identity security, digital signing and IoT solutions today announced the availability of two new white papers. Written in collaboration with ABI Research, the white papers "Smart Home IoT Devices Require Secure Network Architecture" and "Securing the Industrial IoT Market" can now be downloaded from our website.
A white paper by ABI Research Director Michela Menting, "Securing the Industrial IoT Market" discusses how this market is undergoing a transformation using new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, digital twins and robotics, leading to a booming growth of Industrial IoT (IIoT) technologies. The paper also identifies the primary Internet networking approaches expected for industrial settings, and also lays out primary connectivity needs in the top industrial markets. The paper concludes by recommending Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) as a critical technology for securing the industrial Internet and its benefits for industrial organizations. A free copy of the paper can be found here.
In addition, a white paper by ABI Research's Research Director Jonathon Collins, "Smart Home IoT Devices Require Secure Network Architecture," discusses the many facets of smart homes, delving into subjects such as energy management, physical security, healthcare, home appliances as well as smart home network architectures. The paper also focuses on the need for companies to leverage digital certificates to enable a wide variety of security capabilities. Information is also shared regarding authentication and access control, privacy and confidentiality and integrity. Click here to obtain a free copy of this paper.
"Digital certificates are well-suited for securing the identity of IoT devices, since the technology behind certificates, Public Key Infrastructure, allows for increased visibility of smart home devices and their connectivity to external assets and applications," said Martin Lowry, IoT Product Manager, GlobalSign. "For a secure industrial Internet, companies need to consider that identities for millions of industrial devices is necessary. With unique identities, operators can build security policies starting with authentication and access control, and then extend to monitoring, threat detection, and lifecycle management. Whether you are dealing with a smart home device offering, or an IIoT project, PKI forms the core of device identity, allowing for product differentiation, increased visibility, fraud prevention and attack reduction."
About GMO GlobalSign
As one of the world's most deeply-rooted certificate authorities, GMO GlobalSign is the leading provider of trusted identity and security solutions enabling businesses, large enterprises, cloud-based service providers, and IoT innovators worldwide to conduct secure online communications, manage millions of verified digital identities and automate authentication and encryption. Its high-scale Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and identity solutions support the billions of services, devices, people, and things comprising the IoT. GMO GlobalSign is a subsidiary of GMO GlobalSign Holdings, Inc, a member of the Japan-based GMO Internet Group, has offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit https://www.globalsign.com.
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Infrastructure, Platforms
prnewswire | August 22, 2023
At their fourth annual Works With Developers Conference, Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) today announced their next-generation Series 3 platform, purpose-built for embedded IoT devices. With a move to the 22 nanometer (nm) process node, new Silicon Labs Series 3 devices will be designed to offer industry-leading compute, wireless performance, and energy efficiency with the highest levels of IoT security architected to the silicon. To help developers and device manufacturers streamline and accelerate product designs, Silicon Labs also announced the next version of their developer tool suite, Simplicity Studio. With support for Silicon Labs' entire portfolio, including Series 3, Simplicity Studio 6 will allow developers to utilize some of the most favored integrated development environments (IDEs) on the market, while giving developers the latest tools to support their continued development on Series 2 as well as Series 3.
"Our Series 3 platform is built for a more connected world that demands development flexibility and that more intelligence be pushed to the edge," said Silicon Labs CEOMatt Johnson. "Series 3 not only meets the needs of developers and device manufacturers today but is built to meet their needs for the next decade."
Series 3 Platform Brings New Performance Capabilities, Efficiencies, and Diversified Supply Chain
The initial Series 1 and current-gen Series 2 platforms continue to be successful in helping to scale the IoT, connect more and more devices, and open up new applications. In large part, this is because they formed a platform with many commonalities that developers could leverage, and Series 3 follows in the same mold.
Series 3 devices will be able to answer the challenges that the continued acceleration of IoT poses: demands for more processing power at far-edge devices across all IoT applications in key areas including, but not limited to, smart cities and civil infrastructure, commercial buildings, retail and warehouses, smart factories and Industry 4.0, smart homes, personal and clinical healthcare, and the demand for increasingly portable, secure, compute-intensive applications. Series 3 advances Silicon Labs' industry-leading wireless platform:
More Security and Power Efficiency: Building on Silicon Labs' industry-leading Secure Vault™ technology, the first security package to earn PSA Level 3 certification, Series 3 devices will include all the security features available on Series 2 devices with new enhancements to make them the most secure devices in the IoT marketplace. By targeting critical power points withproprietary improvements, Series 3 is designed to add years to a device's battery life.
New Levels of Compute:Series 3 will bring more than 100X processing capability, including integrated AI/ ML accelerators for edge devices, enabling consolidation of system processing into wireless SoCs. In other words, with Series 3, with the increases in programmable compute, developers can eliminate MCUs taking up space and adding cost to their systems. This will include cutting-edge digital and analog peripherals enabling higher-performance systems.
More Scalable:Series 3 will be the only multi-radio IoT platform with a common code base for over 30 products across key wireless protocols including, but not limited to, Bluetooth LE, Wi-Fi, Wi-SUN, 15.4, multiprotocol, and proprietary protocols. This will allow developers to use one common set of tools to build applications and program countless devices. In addition, Series 3 will support an extendable, scalable memory architecture, including support for external flash.
The move to 22 nm will also open significant scalability for Series 3. The past several years have included several events and trends that have put a strain on the semiconductor supply chain across the entire industry, and the IoT hasn't been immune. In an effort to minimize geographic risk and disruptions for customers, Series 3 will be produced in multiple fabs across multiple geographies.
Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio 6 Enhances Developer Tools with Visual Studio Code Support
Silicon Labs continues to invest in the developer experience for its customers including everything from documentation, partnerships with external tool providers, integrating new plug-ins and extensions into existing SDKs. Along with the Series 3 hardware, today Silicon Labs is also announcing Simplicity Studio 6, the latest version of its award-winning application development and productivity tools. Simplicity Studio 6 will bring the latest development tools to the entire Silicon Labs portfolio of devices, including Series 1 and Series 2, will giving developers a bridge to Series 3.
One of the most common pieces of developer feedback is that they don't want to be locked into vendor-specific tools, and they increasingly want to leverage open-source communities and third-party applications to enhance their development capabilities. Because of this, the biggest and most impactful change to Simplicity Studio 6 is the decoupling of the IDE from our productivity tools. With the launch of Simplicity Studio 6, Silicon Labs is enabling developers to utilize some of the most requested IDEs in the industry and not be locked into a vendor-specific IDE.
"We recognize that development is not a one-size-fits-all approach," saidMichael Norman, Senior Product Manager of IoT Development at Silicon Labs. "That's why we wanted to present developers with the most complete set of tools, support for an expansive universe of providers, and let them choose. We want to offer a great platform, tools, and support and get out of their way."
In a move to fulfill that goal, Silicon Labs has announced an extension for Microsoft Visual Studio Code, the most popular tool for software development in the world today. This extension will enable Silicon Labs applications, new or existing, to be developed from within Visual Studio Code. A Beta release of the Silicon Labs extension is available for download today in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace that works with the latest version of Simplicity Studio 5.
In addition, to be a supportive partner in the development process, Silicon Labs today also revealed an expanded Developer Journey for Amazon Sidewalk as well as an all-new Matter Development Journey. Both provide the tools, documentation, hardware, and expert support needed for development in the two technologies, backed by Silicon Labs.
AboutSilicon Labs
Silicon Labs provides a complete set of SDKs, reference designs, precompiled demos, and support resources. In addition to these development resources, we provide the latest how-to information, tutorials, and training to help you build the skills needed to accelerate development and get your products to market as quickly as possible.
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Enterprise Iot
BMW | September 07, 2023
BMW partners with AWS and Qualcomm to foster driving experiences
Snapdragon Ride to be used to integrate AI-augmented video function
The collaboration leverages AWS’s cloud-based compute and storage along with IoT sensing tools, generative AI and machine learning
BMW has joined Amazon Web Services for a cloud partnership to propel IoT and AI capabilities into upcoming vehicle models set for a 2025 launch, augmented onboard ASAS software and sensors for driver warnings. Concurrently, BMW collaborated with Qualcomm Technologies to develop automated driving systems built on Qualcomm's Snapdragon Ride computer vision platform.
BMW's collaboration with AWS and Qualcomm aims to streamline production and enhance vehicle functions. BMW stated that centralized cloud computing enables scalability to handle increasing data volumes generated by advanced automated functions like adaptive cruise control and automated lane changing. BMW's partnership with AWS and Qualcomm is geared towards optimizing production processes and elevating the capabilities of their vehicles.
According to BMW, the utilization of centralized cloud computing allows for greater scalability, effectively managing the surging volumes of data generated by sophisticated automated features such as adaptive cruise control and automated lane changing. This enhances the efficiency of manufacturing operations and empowers vehicles to deliver more robust and responsive automated driving experiences.The integration of cloud computing addresses the challenges posed by increasing data demands, laying the foundation for future innovations in connected and autonomous vehicles.
This collaboration leverages an existing ‘cloud data hub’ on AWS infrastructure, tapping into cloud-based computing, IoT sensing, storage, and AI tools, which include generative AI and machine learning. BMW reported that these technologies will enhance BMW's Neue Klasse line, enabling lifecycle management of the new driver assistance (ADAS) platform, automated braking, and steering functions. These Neue Klasse vehicles from 2025 will allow BMW engineers to respond swiftly to customer demands and introduce new features to enhance the automated driving experience. The Snapdragon Ride platform will integrate 360-degree AI-augmented video functionality for automated driving features.
Nicolai Martin, Senior Vice President for driving experience at BMW, mentioned,
In the next decade, consumer habits and expectations will drive more changes in the automotive industry than we’ve seen over the past 30 years.
[Source: RCRWirelessNews]
BMW's new driving platform will serve as a reference architecture for future BMW models, enabling the processing, cataloging, and storage of vast amounts of real-time driving data in AWS's Amazon S3 cloud storage engines. This data will support engineering teams in developing and training models using AWS's machine learning service, ‘SageMaker.’
General Manager of automotive and manufacturing, Wendy Bauer at AWS, stated,
Automated driving is about more than just convenience; it’s also aimed at providing driver assistance technology that helps prevent injuries and saves lives.
[Source: RCRWirelessNews]
Wendy Bauer explained that implementing these systems on the BMW Group's international scale required an approach that could process and analyze vast amounts of data, as well as learn and innovate, so automakers could develop safer and more reliable automated ADAS systems.
As the automotive industry undergoes a transformation towards a novel software-defined vehicle architecture that emphasizes high performance, energy efficiency, and scalability, Nakul Duggal, Senior Vice President for automotive and cloud computing at Qualcomm, said that its ongoing collaboration with BMW is dedicated to the development of advanced AI-driven driver assistance technologies, focusing on safety and security on a larger scale. He added that this partnership between AWS and BMW combines cutting-edge technology from their respective industries, aiming to provide a contemporary cloud-native software development ecosystem.
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