Internet of Things

IDC Projects IoT Market Will Grow 16.7 Percent This Year
IDC Projects IoT Market Will Grow 16.7 Percent This Year
June 15, 2017  |  Internet of Things

International Data Corp. (IDC), the market research firm, updated its projections for the Internet of Things, or IOT, market, projecting the market with grow 16.7...

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Data Enabler VoltDB Takes Stock Of Retailers’ Evolving Inventory Needs
Data Enabler VoltDB Takes Stock Of Retailers’ Evolving Inventory Needs
June 13, 2017  |  Retail

BOPIS – buying online and picking up in the store – is quick and easy for customers, offering the best of both worlds: They can...

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Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Possible Impact On The Economy
Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain’s Possible Impact On The Economy
June 09, 2017  |  Blockchain

Blockchain could have an impact on the economy — is Russia leading the way with its current investments? With eCommerce transactions moving at the speed of...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: The IoT Is Sizzling, Household Debt Is Fizzling
Sizzle/Fizzle: The IoT Is Sizzling, Household Debt Is Fizzling
June 09, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Sizzle Cash in Japan: We’ve spoken in this space before about how cash is not dying but merely slowing down in certain countries. In Japan,...

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Connected Consumers Won’t Trade Security For Efficiency
Connected Consumers Won’t Trade Security For Efficiency
June 08, 2017  |  Retail

The more connected devices consumers have, the more concerned they are about the security of their financial information. That’s according to the new “How We...

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Visa Adds 13 Partners To Its IoT Mobile Commerce Network
Visa Adds 13 Partners To Its IoT Mobile Commerce Network
June 08, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Credit card company Visa announced Wednesday (June 7) that it inked deals with 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider program. In a press...

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Visa Study Shows 83 Percent Of Consumers Want New, IoT Ways To Pay
Visa Study Shows 83 Percent Of Consumers Want New, IoT Ways To Pay
June 07, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Picture a car that’s smart enough to know it’s running low on gas and prompts the driver to stop at the nearest gas station. There,...

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Mercedes-Benz’s Connected Car Ambitions
Mercedes-Benz’s Connected Car Ambitions
June 07, 2017  |  Internet of Things

While the self-driving car is rapidly shaping up to be everyone’s favorite next big thing in IoT (Internet of Things), it seems worth noting that...

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Homes, Cities Turn to Trash-Monitoring Devices to Keep Shelves Stocked
Homes, Cities Turn to Trash-Monitoring Devices to Keep Shelves Stocked
June 07, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Throw IoT connectivity into the trash and garbage is transformed into data that reorders the products that were just thrown away. For June’s Intelligence of...

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