Oracle is planning to buy DataRaker in a move that will give it a cloud-based platform for analyzing data from smart meters used by energy utilities. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, weren't disclosed. Smart meters and the ...
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For all the promise that big data holds, the fundamental challenge with collecting massive volumes of data from different sources is finding new business uses for it, according to several IT managers at Computerworld's BI & Analytics ...
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Computerworld - Security consulting firm SecureState today released a new open source hacking tool that it claims will let security researchers and penetration testers verify the security of electric utility smart meters being installed in ...
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Utility companies in Western Europe will spend $10.5bn on IT this year, of which over 62% will be invested in IT services. IDC Energy Insights expects IT spending by utility companies in the region to exceed $13bn in 2016, after average ...
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Our smart energy roundtable participants discuss evolutions that include the move to the cloud,communications standards,security(always a hot topic)and new technologies to watch. According to IMS Research,over 25 million smart ...
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The Army Corps of Engineers plans to develop a servicewide system that could support smart meters for electric, gas, steam and water at 20,000 Army facilities to measure energy consumption. The 2005 Energy Policy Act and the 2007 Energy ...
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Plans for the installation of smart meters for millions of homes and businesses in Great Britain took a step forward today with the publication of Government decisions on rules for consumer engagement,privacy,and security. Energy and ...
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Plans to deploy smart meters in 30 million homes and businesses across the UK have taken a huge step forward after the government acknowledged new rules designed to protect consumer privacy. Suppliers will now not be able to use smart ...
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A team of IT undergraduates from the University of Warwickhave told Computer Weekly about a smart mobile application they developed as part of a competition between IT students at universities in Europe and India. The team of Computer and ...
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A major trial of smart metering technologies will be carried out in the Ipswich area to test long-range radio communications networks for connecting smart meters to energy providers. The trial is being carried out by Scottish Power, ...
The world is becoming increasingly connected, so the need for security and privacy is integral to modern society says Raj Samani, vice-president and CTO of McAfee Europe. With everything becoming connected, from smart meters to cars, ...
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Oracle is planning to buy DataRaker in a move that will give it a cloud-based platform for analysing data from smart meters used by energy utilities. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, weren’t disclosed. Smart meters ...
Tags: Oracle, DataRaker, data analysis, DataRaker technology
Europe is going to be the next big market for smart meters—and Germany,the continent's most populous nation,could be the biggest single customer in that market.But so far,Germany has lagged behind its Northern European and ...
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Fairchild Semiconductor of San Jose CA,USA,which makes silicon chips for power and mobile designs,is exhibiting its latest in silicon carbide(SiC)technology as well as over 15 power and mobile solutions in hall A-4,booth 506 at the ...
We already know that the UK is heading for an energy crisis.By 2015,the closing of some coal power stations means the total capacity of the grid will be just a few percent above peak-time load.A cold snap or a supply side problem could then ...
Tags: Looming Energy Crisis, Smart Meters, peak-time, energy shortfall