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Audio: The Rapidly Changing Video Surveillance Landscape

May 17th, 2017
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Smart Cities

DeepMind and National Grid Announce Potential Partnership

May 16th, 2017
Security

Major Trends in the Intruder Alarm & Perimeter Protection Markets

Our recent report on Physical Security found that the world market for Intruder Alarm & Perimeter Protection products reached $6.62 Billion in 2016 and is grow at approximately 3.3% (CAGR) to 2022. This is a mature sector of the Physical Security market and is more dependent upon the fortunes of the industrial market. In terms […]

Smart Cities

Blockchain Is The “Missing Link” To A Decentralized, CO2-Free Energy Future

In the future, batteries in homes and buildings will be key to stabilizing the power grid by enabling better integration of renewable energies. In Germany, that future is becoming a reality today with the use of blockchain technology. European electricity transmission system operator TenneT, energy storage firm sonnen, renewable energy producer Vandebron and technology giant […]

Smart Buildings

Interconnected Nature of The IoT Means Cyber Attacks Can Pose Risks Far Beyond The Initial Point Of Entry

“Cyber security is widely perceived as one of the most prominent threats facing society today,” begins our latest report Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021. However, this is not necessarily because attackers are infiltrating society’s most important systems but because seemingly inconsequential elements can act as an entry point for a whole […]

Lighting

Philips Launches Wireless Lighting-As-A-Service, Offering Smartness Without The Capex

“Digital transformation leaders will no longer view buildings merely as places to shelter employees from the elements but will use them to support heightened employee productivity and tools for business growth,” predicts Andrew Hewitt of Forrester Research. In late April, one such “digital transformation leader,” Philips Lighting, launched a new wireless connected lighting system aimed […]

Smart Buildings

Can Smart Buildings Encourage Productivity in the Age of Distraction?

“We lose our focus faster than a goldfish,” says a survey of Canadian media consumption by Microsoft. It concluded that the average attention span had fallen to eight seconds, down from 12 in the year 2000. We now have a shorter attention span than goldfish, the study found, prompting Microsoft chief Satya Nadella to suggest, […]

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