ISS has inaugurated a “Future of Work Innovation Lab” in the Portuguese city of Porto dedicated to developing software solutions that meet new workplace demands on employers and employees. As office buildings around the world are increasingly equipped with technology including sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to support a more productive and seamless…
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Accruent has integrated its Maintenance Connection Computerized Maintenance Management System with the Meridian engineering document management system (EDMS) and vx Observe IoT platforms to facilitate interaction between maintenance, operations and engineering teams in the manufacturing sector. Historically, CMMS users have grappled with the challenges of toggling between their CMMS platform and engineering document management…
ISS has announced a global partnership with tech startup and developer of IoT solutions for managing movable machines, ToolSense. Every day, more than 300,000 ISS employees in over 30 countries take care of 500,000+ movable machines which include vacuum cleaners, kitchenware and equipment deployed in hospitals. The tracking, maintenance and utilisation of these assets will…
Sigfox operator and IoT network Heliot Europe has appointed Gareth Mitchell as UK Partner Manager following its acquisition of WND UK’s Sigfox 0G™ network operations. Heliot Europe is the exclusive operator of the global Sigfox 0G network in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, the UK, Denmark and Liechtenstein. Mitchell, who has previously worked for BT Wholesale and…
Heliot Europe, a prominent Sigfox operator and independent IoT network provider, has successfully completed the full integration of the Sigfox 0G™ network operations of WND UK and IoT Denmark. The strategic consolidation positions Heliot as a leading player in Europe’s IoT and 0G-WAN™ network landscape, solidifying its status as the largest provider of IoT network…
GEFMA, the German Association for Facility Management, has issued Directive GEFMA 445 addressing the certification of Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) solutions which rely on IoT data to manage FM processes. Over half of all Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) software products on sale in Germany are estimated to conform with the previous standard, GEFMA…
Juniper Research has announces the winners of its 2023 Future Digital Awards for Smart Cities & IoT Innovation. The awards recognise the most innovative and disruptive vendors and solutions in the highly dynamic smart cities and IoT industries. Judges’ Choice Juniper Research Award for Urban Technology Leadership Matthias Rebellius, CEO Smart Infrastructure, Siemens Juniper Research –…
Monolith, a developer of AI powered software for the engineering sector, has released Next Test Recommender (NTR) which makes active recommendations for validation tests during the development of nonlinear products in industrial, automotive and aerospace applications. As the physics of complex products in these industries become more and more intractable to understand, engineers find themselves…
IoT and real-time location systems (RTLS) are imperative to the survival of the manufacturing sector, according to the results of a new survey of involving companies in the UK, France, Germany, the USA and Japan. More than two-thirds (70%) of senior executives working across aerospace, automotive and defence sectors believe that manufacturers which fail to…
Alex Barter and Gareth Mitchell explain why smart metering is key to creating a water secure future for the United Kingdom. Climate instability combined with an expanding population and escalating levels of per capita consumption are creating unsustainable pressure both on water resources and an overstretched supply network. Yet, without any insight into where leaks…
LMG has launched SenseIQ which it describes as an ‘all-in-one’ IoT services solution that represents sensor-based smart building data on parameters including occupancy, power usage and indoor air quality in 3D. A wide variety of physical sensors feed into IoT gateways, centralising the data either on the user’s network or on the cloud. This allows…
NHS Property Services are working with Leeds-based energy analytics and industrial IoT business Hark Systems to design a smarter building programme for 3,600 National Health Service facilities. The contract which has been confirmed for an initial period of three months will focus on designing an “Eco-System of technology” to enable the connectivity of buildings and…
SaaS building intelligence provider Infogrid has acquired Aquicore, a leading ESG data and analytics company that empowers real estate institutions to take the actions necessary to achieve net zero carbon. The announcement comes off the back of a period of high growth for Infogrid. In response to increasing demand from customers grappling with rising energy…
Schneider Electric is supporting the development of the University of Birmingham’s Smart Campus with a suite of digital tools and services which will be delivered with the implementation of a range of smart IoT technologies. As the original ‘red brick university’, part of the prestigious Russell Group and among the world’s top 100 universities, the…
Lighting brand Signify has launched the first on-demand continuing professional development courses to be accredited by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers for specifiers, lighting designers, facilities managers and installers who need to respond to challenges created by sustainability and SARS-Cov-2. The courses are an addition to over 700 already being offered by the…
Sodexo is celebrating its first quarter of a century operating in India. Since entering the market in 1997, the multinational foodservice and facility services provider has demonstrated agility and innovation by expanding its offering year-on-year to become a comprehensive employee experience services provider. With a team of 40,500+ professionals, Sodexo India is improving the quality…