The Smart Mall, as realized by Taubman Properties under the technical direction of CIO/CTO Michael Osment, is a particularly advanced variety of the Intelligent Building. “Connectivity is not an afterthought in the design of a Smart Mall. It is the driver,” explained Osment when interviewed by Realcomm’s Jim Young today. Taubman's new $315M mall in Sarasota was … Continue reading New Era of IoT-Enabled Retail Launched
Tag: Internet of Things
Quiz Time: Is IoT a Bubble about to Burst? IBM and Cisco Reply
In August, the Gartner Group released its yearly Hype Cycle report and graphic that plots its estimation of where emerging technologies are in terms of market expectations and technical and business realities. Notably, the Internet of Things was placed at the Peak of Inflated Expectations, positioned to fall into the Trough of Disillusionment. This week in … Continue reading Quiz Time: Is IoT a Bubble about to Burst? IBM and Cisco Reply
IoT Reference Model Introduced at IoT World Forum 2014
Cisco, IBM, and Intel presented an IoT Reference Model at the IoT World Forum in Chicago last week. The model is one more piece of evidence that the major industry players are working closely together to move the Internet of Things from the realm of hype to something real. The tone of the presentation which you can … Continue reading IoT Reference Model Introduced at IoT World Forum 2014
Haystack Connect 2015 Date and Venue Announced
The Project-Haystack community today announced that the 2015 Haystack Connect event will take place May 18th - May 20th at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Haystack Connect conference is the place where the community of automation and IoT professionals come together to learn and share the latest techniques for connecting systems … Continue reading Haystack Connect 2015 Date and Venue Announced
Realcomm Considers 2015/2016 Innovation Landscape
CoRE Tech 2014, the annual corporate real estate gathering organized by Realcomm happens November 10th and 11th. There, on the Sprint Campus in Overland Park, Kansas, the industry will have opportunity to learn about and compare notes on the torrent of new technologies aimed at automating property management and building operations. “How many … Continue reading Realcomm Considers 2015/2016 Innovation Landscape
Controller Layer in Red Hat’s Vision of the IoT
James Kirkland, Chief Architect, Embedded and Intelligent Systems, for Red Hat, the Enterprise Linux company, delves into all the functionality that will be expected of a controller in a system architected for the Internet of Things era in a recent whitepaper. He explains, The controller tier is, simply put, the tier between the other … Continue reading Controller Layer in Red Hat’s Vision of the IoT
Wind River Visualizes the Future IoT
Two big names in IT middleware published versions of their vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) recently, Red Hat, developer of Enterprise Linux, and Wind River Systems, an Intel company. Of particular interest to building automation professionals is how each company perceives the future development of the gateway or control tier in IoT … Continue reading Wind River Visualizes the Future IoT
How Cal openBAS Project is Realizing Buildings IoT: VIDEO
The local news team at KTVU interviewed Therese Peffer of the California Institute for Energy and Environment, University of California, on the Cal openBAS project. The video does a great job of explaining the challenge of getting devices — lights, sensors and HVAC-tied thermostats — to work together. There is $1.5 million in grant money from the U.S. Department … Continue reading How Cal openBAS Project is Realizing Buildings IoT: VIDEO
In NYC, Rudin EVP Explains Why Buildings Need a Brain
John Gilbert, COO/EVP/CTO of Rudin Management Company (RMC) spoke at a Greenbiz VERGE Salon event on Sept. 16 in New York City on how technology and data are transforming the future of buildings and cities. Gilbert speaks often on the integration of technology into the built environment. He also addressed the audience at the RealComm conference in Las … Continue reading In NYC, Rudin EVP Explains Why Buildings Need a Brain
Tweets from Schneider Electric’s ‘The Next Age’ 2014 Influencer Summit
Held at its new R&D center in Andover, MA September 11th, SE's 2014 summit was a news making event. You can find all the tweets by searching ##seinfluence14 #TheNextAge on Twitter. I followed as they were sending, and here are some that caught my eye: From @Hummel_Chris What can Schneider do in health? One hospital … Continue reading Tweets from Schneider Electric’s ‘The Next Age’ 2014 Influencer Summit
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