Posted on 18 July 2013 by Paul Kobos
America and Canada are on a mission to transform their power grids into “smart grids” of the future, where electricity meters, transformers, control centers, and even home appliances communicate with each other over mobile networks, distributing power more efficiently than ever before. No longer will utility companies need to send out workers to read meters, […]
Posted on 23 August 2013 by Thales DIS
What do you see in the city of the future?
Posted on 24 September 2013 by Kristel Teyras
This week, September 24th-27th, is World Smart Week 2013. Three business conferences (NFC World Congress, World e-ID congress, and M2M Innovation World Congress) and one technical conference (the Chip-to-Cloud Security Forum) will run throughout the week and will be home (in Nice Côte d’Azur) to 1700 participants, 50 exhibitors and 250+ speakers. And, like last […]
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Sometimes the most effective things in life are not those which attract the most attention. Java, the coding language developed by Sun Microsystems in 1996 and now owned by Oracle, is a fine example of this. Java sits at the heart of one of the most significant technology revolutions of our generation: the emergence of […]
Posted on 26 September 2013 by Thales DIS
How often do you purchase something that was made in another country? Odds are, several times a week, if not several times per day. Have you ever thought about the path these goods took to make it to you? Although the trend towards globalization drives an increasing interconnectedness between countries, physical separation still presents a […]
Posted on 25 October 2013 by Kristel Teyras
After a week of innovative technology demonstrations, packed conferences and inspiring speeches, GITEX 2013 is today drawing to a close. In addition to the end of the exhibition, this day also marks the close of our GITEX iPad Mini competition. Throughout the week, we’ve been on the look-out for the most insightful tweets about our […]