According to the Northeast Group’s annual smart grid report, smart meter deployments across 35 emerging markets in 2013 is expected to be more than double the number deployed in 2012. Growth is expected to continue within these ...
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IDG News Service - Researchers at the University of South Carolina have discovered that some types of electricity meter are broadcasting unencrypted information that, with the right software, would enable eavesdroppers to determine whether ...
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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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Alexander Zeier, co-designer of SAP's HANA appliance, speaks to Computer Weekly about the evolution of in-memory analytics. Zeier joined Accenture eight weeks ago, having spent the last few years at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of ...
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2012 was the year of big data.2011 had been a good year for the hyped concept,too,and 2013 is more than likely to see a continued glut of big data discourse in the IT market. But there are other themes in this collection of top 10 ...
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SAP has turned heads in recent years with a number of high-profile acquisitions, scooping up SuccessFactors, Sybase and Ariba for more than US$13 billion collectively. But company executives also maintain they intend to increase revenues ...
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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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Dialight plc ("Dialight") announces that its US subsidiary, Dialight Corporation, has completed the acquisition of the assets of Airinet Inc ("Airinet"), a lighting controls company, for upfront consideration of $2.6m with additional sums ...
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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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RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has announced availability of the RFFM6903 front-end module (FEM), which meets or exceeds the system requirements for AMI/AMR smart meter applications operating in the 868-960MHz frequency band. ...
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