The "internet of things," or IoT, is a network of physical objects that contain sensors, software and other features allowing hardware to connect to the internet and exchange data with online systems ...

This seemingly sudden trend has been decades in the making, but is just now hitting a tipping point. The arrival of the “Internet of Things” (IoT) represents a transformative shift for the economy, ...

A hardware device that connects to the Internet. IoT devices include appliances, meters, security cameras and sensors of all variety for residential, commercial and industrial purposes. See IoT. THIS ...

My first encounter with enterprise integration dates back to the early 2000s. Remember those days when Enterprise Service Buses (ESB) emerged as the antidote to the convoluted labyrinth of closely ...

Also known as “smart everything,” the Internet of Things (IoT) is grabbing headlines across the industry. As any great new technology, it comes wrapped in shiny paper that touts it as the solution for ...

Remember “50 billion connected devices by 2020”? That famous prediction, made by Ericsson and Cisco Systems executives, has lived on in thousands of PowerPoint presentations, maybe millions and ...

Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints are everywhere – at the office, warehouse, manufacturer, home, public facilities, government locations, and any other place you want to collect information from or ...

BMW's plans to charge for Apple CarPlay access illustrates the promise—and the pitfalls—of the internet of things (IoT). Apple calls CarPlay “the ultimate co-pilot.” BMW calls it the “smart and fast ...

After recent conversations with Ayla Networks, I’m wondering if the “big dog” IoT Platform players, like PTC Inc.'s Thingworx, Cisco Systems, IBM, Zebra Technologies Corporation, etc., are really the ...