Smart airlines that make airports pleasanter, more efficient institutions? Technology wants to make it happen, now.  Here we look at the real ways the Internet of Things is trying to upgrade airplane travel. People want their time at an airport and their journey to their destination to be as painless as possible. The Internet of ...

The industrial internet is changing the way consumers interact with retailers and vice versa. Retail may not be the first industry to see the value in embracing the Internet of Things (IoT); however, they are the industry that are moving forward rapidly. A survey released in November last year found that an incredible 96 percent ...

There are enormous opportunities for the expansion of the industrial internet in the healthcare industry. Executives and various companies are realizing this and are embracing it fully. They realize that the industrial internet will allow medical professionals to make more informed decisions, thus having a positive impact on patients. The potential of the industrial internet ...

Smart cities across the world are embracing the Internet of Things (IoT) and finding new ways for everyday objects to communicate with their residents as well as other machines. Everyday objects like streetlights, benches, water fountains and trashcans are being adapted to become smarter and make smart city residents’ lives easier. This piece focuses on ...

With the demand for smart homes on the rise worldwide and the ever-increasing number of smart cities, Dubai was unlikely to miss out. Demand for smart home systems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on the increase. With their ‘Smart City’ project and Initiative 2021, Dubai aims to be one of the world’s best-connected, smartest, and ...

The smart home is a trend expected to grow worldwide, but the reasons for implementation vary by region. Japan is a particularly interesting case due to the country’s advanced technological communities and dense population. The following is a snapshot of recent developments in Japan’s smart home market, in the context of broader global trends. The global smart homes and ...

Netvibes has evolved considerably in the nearly 10 years of their existence. The company’s initial goal was to enable consumers to listen, learn and act on their data and with that goal in mind, they pioneered the first personalized dashboard-publishing platform for the web. They stepped it up a gear when they evolved even further ...

With the rapid progression of technology, meeting people has never been easier. Gone are the days when you had to rely on random meetings in a bar, blind dates or hook-ups from friends. With the popularity of social networks like Facebook, it is easier to reconnect with people whom you have not seen for years ...

It’s been just over a year since Dell Inc. became a private company, and that transition is paying dividends for Dell and it’s customers alike. “We are able to do what’s right for our customers, to do what’s right for our business and what is right for our partners,” said Ashley Gorakhpurwalla, VP and GM ...

Tom Surdey, VP for Strategic Alliances and Emerging Partners at VMware Inc. talks about their relationship with Dell Inc., in a live interview with theCUBE at Dell World 2014. “It’s a very exciting time for VMware if you look at the ecosystem,” says Surdey.  There has been a significant upward swing for VMware, particularly around ...