IoE
An Internet of Everything Startup Spotlight: Alex Hawkinson, Founder & CEO, SmartThings
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Last month I kicked off a new series focusing on companies and start-ups that are helping to move the Internet of Everything (IoE) forward. Today, I am excited to share some insights from Alex Hawkinson, founder of SmartThings, a platform for automating connected objects. Alex shares an interesting perspective with us about the value of […]
Collaboration: Changing the Way We Work
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It was not so long ago that people would often have to make difficult choices about their work. Your dream job might open up 3,000 miles away. Your new job means leading a team on the other side of the world. Your day is spent on the road meeting with customers, not in an office. […]
Wearable Tech: At the Nexus of IoE, with a Sense of Style
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Science fiction writers have often mused about the merger of humans and machines. But while RoboCops and bionic superheroes aren’t likely to fight evil anytime soon, some exciting wearable smart technologies are already here. They may not match Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit, but they are enabling ordinary people to interact with the wider world […]
Technology Talent and the Growing Gap
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At the GSMA Connected Women Event on October 10-11, I had the thrill of combining two of my favorite things – being in New York and speaking about women...
Mobility: No Longer a Risky Business?
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Risk. It’s not just a strategic board game; in business it’s the analysis that determines the potential for loss. In today’s organization, the consumerization of IT has led to groundbreaking developments in the mobility space. The broad deployment of BYOD, coupled with the availability of corporate data and applications, have challenged how we define security. […]
Will Utilities Become Obsolete? The 1st Step to Get Ready for the IoT World Forum
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The inaugural Internet of Things World Forum is in just a few weeks and if you’ve registered you are probably getting excited with anticipation. As part of your preparations for the World Forum (in addition to packing your clothing and power cords) you’ll want to plan your daily schedule. Session registration is on a […]
Verizon and Cisco Showcase New Technologies at Verizon Innovation Center West
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More than 99 percent of things in the physical world are still not connected to the Internet. The Internet of Everything (IoE) has the potential to connect the unconnected, thereby opening up unprecedented opportunities. But, it’s not just things that are connected to the Internet. People, such as athletes, are looking to utilize technology, such […]
The Sidelines That Had a Big Win
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As the Internet of Everything continues to progress and more people, process, data and things begin to connect to each other, it’s getting easier to see how the future will fit together. The pieces of the IoE puzzle will no longer be disparate things, but a single, connected unit with technology at the core. A […]
The Internet of Everything and the Future of Wearable Technology: Three Ways to Get it Right
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One of the most visible forms of the Internet of Everything (IoE), at least from a consumer’s perspective, is the advent of wearables, a term for wearable computing devices. The full range of this new form factor for mobile devices is very wide and I would like to define wearables as electronic systems located on […]