SCADA: How Big a Threat?
In an e-mail interview with Threatpost, the hacker who compromised software used to manage water infrastructure for South Houston, Texas, said the district used a three-letter password, making it easy...
View ArticleGrowing Power for Smart Grid
Sprint today announced it is collaborating with a number of utility companies and vendors on Machine 2 Machine (SmartGrid) technology for delivering power to homes and businesses. Sprint made the...
View ArticleWifi + Zigbee Demo Smart Grid Interoperability
The Wi-Fi Alliance and ZigBee Alliance got together this week in a public demonstration of interoperability between Wi-Fi devices and ZigBee-enabled smart energy meters at DistribuTECH in San Antonio....
View ArticleRailroad Sensors Predict Derailments Wirelessly
Union Pacific, the nation’s largest railroad company, says a new software program deployed throughout its network can now predict certain kinds of derailments days or weeks before they are likely to...
View ArticleInnoTech 2012
The ninth annual InnoTech Conference will be held May 3, 2012 at the Oregon Convention Center. InnoTech is the region’s largest business technology event with hands-on demonstrations and a focus on...
View ArticleCTIA 2012 News
CTIA – The Wireless Association is having its big bash in New Orleans this week. Here are today’s Speakers as well as a list of exhibitors and press releases from the show as well as Events by Topic....
View ArticleGoogle Contextual Search: Next Big Thing?
Google could extend its reach by finding ways to deliver information that people don’t currently use a search engine to find, according to MIT’s Technology Review. Google is already taking the first...
View ArticleNike+ Accelerator Program for Startups
TechStars, which provides seed funding from over 75 top venture capital firms and angel investors, has teamed up with sports footwear and apparel giant Nike to power the latter’s Nike+ Accelerator...
View ArticleFree WiFi Apps from Ruckus
Ruckus Wireless unveiled a family of four new Smart Wi-Fi mobile applications to provide system integrators, value-added resellers and network administrators with real-time Wi-Fi performance analysis...
View ArticleZigBee IP: Open Standard for IPV6
The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced the completion and public...
View Article802.11ah: WiFi Standard for 900MHz
WiFi is preparing to ride the unlicensed 900 MHz band, reports EE Times. Chips for the upcoming IEEE 802.11ah standard are expected to hit the market starting in 2015. They will have to compete with...
View ArticleDASH7 Alliance Announces M2M Standard
The DASH7 Alliance, a non-profit industry consortium that promotes wireless sensor networking standards, today announced the public release of the DASH7 Alliance Protocol. DASH7, an open source...
View ArticleFitbit: Force
Fitbit is adding a wrist-worn The Force fitness tracker to its line of fitness trackers which includes the popular Flex, Fitbit’s other wrist-worn tracker. Force offers an OLED display and altimeter on...
View ArticleAllSeen Alliance formed for Internet of Things
The Internet of Things, where objects connect themselves to the internet, got a boost today from the AllSeen Alliance, a new open source consortium overseen by the Linux Foundation (FAQ). The All Seen...
View ArticleVehicle to Vehicle Communications: Moving Forward?
Obama administration officials said today that they will propose requiring that automakers equip new cars and light trucks with Vehicle to Vehicle communications. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx...
View ArticleSmart City Unwired
GSMA will showcase the Connected City at Mobile World Congress with partners, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, KT and Vodafone. Solutions from Accenture, Ericsson, General Motors, IBM, Huawei, Samsung and...
View ArticleInternet of Things: Divided or United?
Intel, Broadcom, Samsung, Dell, Atmel and others have joined forces to launch the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC), an organization that will set standards for connecting billions of household...
View ArticleSigfox Building 900 MHz M2M Silicon Valley Network
Sigfox, a startup based near Toulouse, France, hopes to raise more than $70 million to build a national network in the US for the Internet of Things. SigFox picked the Bay Area to demonstrate their IoT...
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