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GE To Sell Current, Its Intelligent Environments Unit, To American Industrial Partners

Tomas Kellner
November 06, 2018
GE announced today a proposed deal to sell its intelligent environments unit, Current, powered by GE, to the New York-based private equity firm American Industrial Partners. “The firm’s deep expertise in operations and engineering, combined with its highly successful track record of industrial business investments, would help us accelerate Current’s growth,” said Maryrose Sylvester, Current’s president and CEO.
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Industrial Internet

A Recipe For Success: Software And Data Help Food Packaging Companies Go Digital

Amy Kover
June 01, 2018
The Swiss-based company SIG is one of the unsung heroes on food's journey from orchards and fields to your kitchen cabinet.
That's because SIG makes packaging and machines that box food, drinks, and other products at rapid-fire rates. They can fill 9,000 large cartons, 12,000 medium cartons, or 24,000 smaller cartons with veggies, soups and other foodstuffs in the space of an hour. In 2017 alone, the equipment produced 33.6 billion cartons.
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The Heat Camera Is On: Retailers Turn To Sensors For Insight

Bruce Watson
Dorothy Pomerantz
November 17, 2017
Online retailers have been tracking their customers and their web habits with cookies for years. No wonder their brick-and-mortar rivals are looking for new ways to play the big-data game.
The French startup IRLYNX believes it can help them set sales on fire. The company developed small heat sensors, each just 1 centimeter in diameter, that retailers can place on walls, ceilings and even in light fixtures around a store to track customers.
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IoT

From Light To Bright: San Diego Is Building The World's Largest Municipal Internet Of Things

Bruce Watson
October 10, 2017
San Diego’s newest streetlights might not look all that special — and that’s exactly the point. Designed to blend in with the rest of the city’s outdoor lighting, they’re easy to overlook. Under the surface, though, the LED fixtures are actually data-gathering machines. They will allow San Diego to build the largest municipal internet-of-things network in the world.
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Why Low-Energy Solutions Are Needed To Power The IoT Revolution

October 02, 2017
How prepared are we for the next anticipated computing transformation - the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution?
The evolution of computing technology has long been predicated by ‘Moore’s Law’, a much-quoted observation made by Intel founder, Gordon Moore in 1965. He predicted that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit, would double every two years, to drive exponential growth.
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Coming Soon To ASEAN - The Smart Grid Revolution

September 11, 2017
Just as smartphones revolutionized the telecommunications sector, smart grid technologies are poised to make the same impact throughout the energy ecosystem. Factors driving the development and adoption of smart grid solutions include increased demand for integration of renewable energy sources, and government policies and mandates for sustainable energy.
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5 Key Trends and Concepts Shaping Asia’s IoT Revolution

August 22, 2017
The future is now – especially in the world of manufacturing and industry, where innovations in robotics, advanced manufacturing, 3D printing, and more, are poised to transform plant operations and efficiencies.
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Connected Machines

Why North America’s Largest Independent Renewable Energy Provider Is Betting On Digital

Amy Francetic Invenergy Future Fund Managing Director
John Tough Partner
May 04, 2017

If one of the world’s largest independent developers of renewable energy, now a venture investor, is bullish on a new technology, industry watchers listen. Invenergy, which develops, owns and operates large-scale renewable energy generation facilities in North America, Latin America, Japan and Europe, explains why it’s betting on businesses that involve energy’s digital applications.

 

 
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IoT

With 5G Technology, The Internet Of (20.8 Billion) Things Will Be Realized

Matt Alderton
March 03, 2017

The sky's the limit with the Internet of Things, if you have the right network. Sooner than you think, 5G networks will offer data speeds 10 to 100 times faster than current 4G networks. This will unlock coveted features such as voice commands, facial recognition and more.

 

Consider this: A driverless car that transports you safely to work while you apply makeup in the backseat, or a refrigerator that knows you’re out of milk and instantly orders a fresh gallon. Sounds good, right?

 

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Amazon's Alexa And The Destiny Of The Internet Of Things

Charlie Kindel Director Amazon Alexa Smart Home
December 05, 2016

Today, GE announced its latest LED table lamp featuring Amazon Alexa. It’s only the beginning for the smart home of the future, according to Charlie Kindel, director of Amazon Alexa Smart Home.

 

 

1. Where is the future of the “smart” home heading?
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