Managing the internet of things
Beyond the existing billion of PCs, tablets and mobile phones, more and more devices embed communication capabilities. Soon there will be more machines communicating with each others than humans! This...
View ArticleIBM to acquire Q1 Labs and build security intelligence
Armonk, New York, USA: IBM (NYSE: IBM) has agreed to acquire privately held Q1 Labs, a Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider of security intelligence software. The move aims to accelerate IBM’s efforts...
View ArticleAndy Jordan joins M2M Now as Brand Director
Kings Hill, Kent, UK. February 10, 2012 — The publishers of M2M Now, WKM Ltd, are delighted to announce the appointment of Andy Jordan (pictured) to the new post of Brand Director. He will be...
View ArticleRACO Wireless signs up Apriva and partners with Enterprise Mobile
RACO Wireless, a machine-to-machine (M2M) provider for T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced that Apriva, a provider of end-to-end wireless transactions and secure information solutions, will utilise...
View ArticleNespresso selects Sierra Wireless to provide remote management for...
London, UK. February 21, 2012 – Nestlé Nespresso SA, the portioned premium coffee producer, has selected Sierra Wireless to provide a machine-to-machine (M2M) cloud platform and hardware solution to...
View ArticleVodafone and Visa announce “world’s largest mobile payment partnership”
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 27 February 2012 – Vodafone and Visa today announced a worldwide partnership to enable consumers to pay for goods and services using their mobile phones instead of...
View ArticleColefax and Fowler appoint The Digital Signage Agency
Colefax and Fowler, the internationally renowned interior decoration group, has appointed The Digital Signage Agency to create a new digital signage network across its UK showrooms. Using its...
View ArticleAustria's A1 pilots paybox NFC® payment solution with McDonald’s and Merkur
Vienna, Austria — Telekom Austria Group’s domestic subsidiary A1 has launched a pilot scheme with McDonald’s and Merkur, an Austrian supermarket chain, which allows customers to make cashless, PIN-less...
View ArticleNSN and Everything Everywhere partner to increase revenue through M2M...
Everything Everywhere, a leading UK communications company, and Nokia Siemens Networks have announced a partnership that will offer vending machine owners the opportunity to increase revenue and reduce...
View ArticleMobile payments alliance for smartphones led by Shell, Target, Wal-Mart and...
An alliance of 14 retailers has been set up to create a ‘mobile wallet‘ on your phone that will better similar attempts by Google and mobile network operators. The Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX)...
View ArticleG&D adds Visa Mobile approval to its worldwide Trusted Service Manager centres
Visa has approved the Trusted Service Manager centers operated by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) in Munich and Toronto for commercial NFC applications. After previously receiving MasterCard...
View ArticleVodafone and CorFire launch new m-wallet services, Gemalto to manage Voda's...
Atlanta, Georgia, USA (BUSINESS WIRE) — CorFire™, the mobile commerce business of SK C&C USA, is providing mobile wallet capabilities to Vodafone Group, enabling Vodafone’s customers to use their...
View ArticleEmbedded consumer electronics device revenues to double in the next two years
Hi-Tech analyst house Juniper Research has predicted that revenues from products and services delivered over embedded consumer electronics devices will reach $6.4 billion in 2014, as the sector emerges...
View ArticleBell ID software to be used in RIM’s mobile payments solution
Bell ID, a Netherlands based provider of smart chip management products, has announced that its Token Manager Software is being used by Research In Motion (RIM) in its Secure Element Manager (SEM)...
View ArticleNow smartphone shoppers do more than Wi Sh as Window Shopping gets seriously...
London, UK. April 5, 2013: Global shopper marketing agency, Integer has launched an innovative virtual store Wi Sh (Window Shopping). Wi Sh is being brought to market in the UK by Integer in...
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