The Wi-Fi Alliance and ZigBee Alliance got together this week in a public demonstration of interoperability between Wi-Fi devices and ZigBee-enabled smart energy meters at DistribuTECH in San Antonio. They were promoting the new Smart Energy Profile 2.0, designed for energy meters. The multi-vendor demonstration established Wi-Fi device connectivity to both Wi-Fi and ZigBee meters, [...]
Sprint today announced it is collaborating with a number of utility companies and vendors on Machine 2 Machine (SmartGrid) technology for delivering power to homes and businesses. Sprint made the announcement in time for the upcoming DistribuTECH show in San Antonio, Texas, next week, where many smart grid vendors and utilities will be showing off [...]
In an e-mail interview with Threatpost, the hacker who compromised software used to manage water infrastructure for South Houston, Texas, said the district used a three-letter password, making it easy to break in. An electronic attack also destroyed a water pump belonging to a Springfield, Illinois water utility earlier this month, after hackers gained unauthorized [...]
At the 2011 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando, Fla., a variety of new services and technologies were introduced. One major barrier to health care reform is making patients physically visit a doctor. Smartphone apps could change that, giving you a doc in your pocket. FotoFinder unveiled its handyscope for identifying [...]
A Cell gets out, and it will imitate everything on the face of the Earth! And nothing can stop it! -The Thing Mobile World Congress, the stellar, cellular show, opens today in Barcelona. The trillion dollar business is charged with excitement. Mobile has come alive. Business, entertainment and society are transforming before our eyes. It [...]
Cisco, General Electric, and Xerox shared the stage this morning at CES, to discuss smart metering, green technology and the connected home. GE is showing its home energy products, including a energy display now under development and expected in the third quarter this year. When connected to a smart meter, it will show how much [...]
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