IoT

Cisco and IIPL launch startup innovation programme
IIPL and Cisco have agrred to identify and nurture Singapore-focused startups to participate in the Cisco-Technopreneur Action Group, Platform Accelerated Startups (Tag.Pass) Smart Innovation Programme.
5 data centre trends for 2016, according to Emerson Network Power
Data centre technologies are emerging and evolving at an astounding pace, according to Emerson Network Power, as it released data centre trends to watch for in 2016.
The next industrial revolution is going to hurt us bad
With increased robotics, there will be significantly less requirement for labour. The countries that are dependent on traditional manufacturing as a driver of the economy – like Malaysia – are going to be hurt badly, write Anwar Jumabhoy & Srikrishna Vadrevu.
Billions and billions of IoT connections by 2016: Gartner
Gartner Inc forecasts that 6.4 billion connected ‘things’ will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30% from 2015. This will reach 20.8 billion by 2020.
EdgeBotix aims for a robot invasion in education
Singapore startup EdgeBotix plans to make learning interactive by bringing affordable robots into the lecture halls and classrooms.
The C-suite and the Uber fear factor: IBM study
The ‘uberisation’ trend, or industry disruption caused by an unlikely competitor, has become a dominant concern of the C-suite, a new IBM study found.
Why the world isn’t ready for the IoT
The IoT is meaningless with interoperability, and that’s not happening because while technologists and creative minds got excited about IoT, there has been no collective consideration of what the user wants and needs, writes David Eden of Tata Communications.
Malaysian telcos need to invest in IoT: Frost
The ICT landscape in Malaysia is nearing maturity and revenue growth from core sectors is slowing down, however the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) is giving rise to opportunities in the form of new business services, according to Frost & Sullivan.
For gridComm, it’s all about power … saving it, that is
Singapore-based startup gridComm believes that the best way for cities to control streetlights would be to use the power lines as a network, and many cities certainly agree with its approach, writes Benjamin Cher.
Igloohome out to solve the ‘Airbnb problem’ on the host side
Singapore-based startup Igloohome hopes to provide a solution that would help solve the ‘hosting’ problems of businesses like Airbnb, using smart home technologies, reports Benjamin Cher.
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