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Next Generation Manufacturing Supercluster kicks into action
November 14, 2018Navdeep Bains, federal minister of innovation, science and economic development, has announced the signing of an agreement to invest an estimated $230 million, matched dollar for dollar by the private sector, in the Ontario-based Next Generation Manufacturing Supercluster (NGen), a…
ABI IDs 19 technologies it predicts will be ‘transformative’
November 14, 2018Designed to provide clarity on where businesses need to focus their technological choice, business application relevancy, and investment priority, ABI Research has just released its second annual report: 3 Big Trends Impacting the Most Compelling Transformative Technologies: 19 1-Minute Reads.…
Huawei launches Digital Platform for Smart Cities at SCEWC 2018
November 13, 2018At the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2018 in Barcelona today Huawei launched its Digital Platform, which it said is based on new ICT including artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), big data and cloud, enabling city-wide intelligence…
Nokia unveils its ‘Future X for industries’ strategy and architecture
November 7, 2018Nokia today introduced its ‘Future X for industries’ strategy and architecture, developed by Bell Labs, which it said is designed to drive dramatic productivity improvements across a range of industry sectors. “As technologies such as industrial Internet of Things (IIoT);…
IDC forecasts 5G network infrastructure revenue to reach US$22 billion by 2022
November 7, 2018A new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) presents IDC’s inaugural forecast for the worldwide 5G network infrastructure market (NR) for the period 2018–2022. IDC’s inaugural forecast for the worldwide 5G network infrastructure market shows total 5G and 5G-related network…
VMware blockchain offering, Project Dimension previewed at user conference in Barcelona
November 7, 2018At VMworld 2018 Europe taking place in Barcelona this week VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger and CTO Ray O’Farrell previewed several technology offerings including VMware Blockchain and Project Dimension. According to the company, while blockchain is gaining popularity in companies worldwide, enterprises are working…
APOLAN unveils top five factors it says are driving Passive Optical LAN adoption
October 31, 2018The Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN) has released the findings of its APOLAN member survey, naming the top five factors that are driving the adoption of POL. These factors play a significant role in streamlining organizations’ smart building digital transformation strategies aimed…
Only 6% of Canadian firms are ‘digital leaders,’ new Dell-Intel study reveals
October 29, 2018A mere 6% of Canadian businesses can be considered “digital leaders,” according to the Dell Technologies Digital Transformation Index (the DT Index). The DT Index, which was completed in collaboration with Intel and released today, maps digital transformation progress of…
IBM acquires cloud provider Red Hat in deal worth US$34 billion
October 29, 2018IBM Corp. and Red Hat announced today that the companies have reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for US$190 per share in cash, representing a total…
Huawei releases IoT Cloud Service 2.0 as way to ‘enable’ industrial IoT
October 24, 2018At Huawei Connect 2018, Huawei officially released IoT Cloud Service 2.0 and announced its strategy for industrial IoT. According to the Global Industry Vision (GIV) 2025 report released by the company, the number of connected devices will reach 100 billion…
