archiveMay 2017

Smart IT & Communications

MICROSOFT IS THE MOST TRUSTED SMART-CITY VENDOR ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY IDC

According to a survey conducted by IDC on the most trusted vendors for US Smart City transformation, Microsoft was ranked the most trusted vendor. IDC asked the following two questions as part of their survey. Do you expect the following technology suppliers will enable the digital transformation that will help create smart cities? What is the overall customer satisfaction with the offerings of technology suppliers? Microsoft was the top scored vendor in both questions. As per IDC report, Microsoft’s satisfied installed base coupled with its extensive work on building cloud...
Smart IT & Communications

SMART CITIES AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS: CHANGING THE FOUNDATION OF HOW WE LIVE

Delivering value that exceeds the sum of its parts, smart cities will help us along the road to utopia. We will be able to address the key challenges of our day, issues like traffic congestion, outdated utility infrastructure, safety, the expense of healthcare, our education crisis, and our increasing demand for energy. That’s the promise of IoT when applied to smart cities — not simply adding more technology to our lives, but enabling a new and fully integrated approach to how we design and develop cities moving forward. But making...
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ARROW TEAMS WITH AIRMAKER TO HELP IOT START-UPS

Arrow Electronics is collaborating with AIRmaker, a Singapore-based Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator, to help start-ups transform fresh ideas into sustainable businesses. As a technology advisor, Arrow will help AIRmaker programme start-ups become more effective and productive in their idea-to-impact product journey. “We are confident that our collaboration with Arrow will bring value-add to our business framework and processes and we are excited to see the transformation it will bring to our programme participants,” said Kwai Seng Lee, managing director, AIRmaker. “Arrow provides industry-leading end-to-end IoT capabilities and offerings that...
Smart Cities

RAIPUR TO FULFIL PM’S ‘SMART CITY’ DREAM: AMAR

In the year 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared to smarten up 100 cities of the nation under ‘Smart Cities Mission’ it was a matter of concern to get funds for developing old cities as per the standards of Smart City but ‘Raipur’ is about to fulfil the concept of PM Modi’s ‘Smart City’, said Urban Administration Minister Amar Agrawal . He was addressing the inaugural function of three-day national summit on ‘Smart City’ here on Wednesday. Welcoming the dignitaries, he said that experience and best professional practices of...
Smart IT & Communications

ST ELECTRONICS LAUNCHES WISX IOT PLATFORM FOR SMART CITIES

Singapore Technologies Electronics Limited (ST Electronics) announced the launch of its World of IoT – Sense & eXchange (WISX IoT) platform on Day One of CommunicAsia2017. The WISX IoT platform is designed to integrate multiple IoT solutions into a common platform that facilitates data exchange and analysis. Developed to support IoT solutions for smart city initiatives worldwide, the platform aims to enhance city services and improve the quality of life for residents. The platform can be used for applications such as integrated estate management. The WISX IoT platform leverages ST...
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