#Internet Of Things
Nanosatellite startup Myriota raises US$15m
Space tech startup Myriota, the 2017 Telstra South Australian New Business Award winner, has closed a US$15 million Series A funding round. [Related: SMBs must leverage new technology and take cues from successful leaders to thrive today and “Rocket science is no easy feat”: Fleet’s CEO on paving the way for space startups in Australia] The round was […]
Tens of millions of ‘smart kegs’ envisioned by CEO of startup using IoT to empower brewers
Michael Burton’s love affair with beer started when his wife Brooke put him onto the ‘good stuff’. Since then, the Wollongong duo have made it their mission to protect the bottom lines – and reputations – of local and international brewers. Their technology startup, Binary Beer, has developed an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that enables breweries to […]
How stocktakes can provide intelligent business data this end of financial year
Most retailers regard and often treat their stocktake activities as a rather burdensome compliance process. However, stocktakes can boost marketing and supply chain performance and provide a regular barometer of business efficiency. That’s because stocktakes can – and should – generate a consistent flow of data about every aspect of the business. During the stocktake […]
Tech trends that will dominate business in 2017
Information technologies are accelerating at an exponential rate, ushering in the fourth industrial revolution. This is a digital revolution and the pace of change is unprecedented. This revolution incorporates machine learning (think parallel processing and neural networks) and the concept of self-assembly or self-programmability. As technologies continue to advance, they accelerate the progress of other […]
Cloud computing trends to embrace this year
There’s no doubt the adoption of cloud computing is increasing. The latest research from Gartner shows the market for cloud services is predicted to surge to $208.6 billion by the end of 2016, up from $178 billion in 2015. In Australia, an estimated 76% of businesses are utilising cloud computing (StollzNow Research), with 46% of non-cloud users planning to engage cloud […]
Backed by 15 early-stage investors, Elanation is closing in on the neglected kid-tech market
Bolstered by a successful capital raise, earlier this year, Elanation co-founders Katherine Pace and Aimee Atkins have launched the start-up’s first offering, with the aim being to satisfy a gap in the kid-tech market for age-appropriate fitness wearables – and they’re just in time for Christmas. In July, Pace and Atkins closed Elanation’s final seed-funding […]
Transform your business through mobile tech
Not a single day goes by without a new technology being available in the market to help organisations perform more efficiently. Many organisations are in a race against time to embrace new technologies for a variety of reasons including compliance, legislation, the activity of competitors or perceived business opportunity. The choice of technology deployed is […]
To make sense of – and benefit from – large volumes of data, SMBs need the right talent
Big data is no longer the sole domain of large enterprises – small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) that leverage data effectively can gain significant competitive advantages. Almost all businesses now collect data to some extent. However, many businesses are still overwhelmed by the sheer volume of data available to them and they wonder how to make sense of […]
A connected world: Three uses for M2M at work today
From wearable medical trackers to smart cars and homes, machine to machine (M2M) technology – enabling remote communication between machines and other machines and people – is quickly carving out a presence in all areas of our lives.
Data recovery and the Internet of Things
In the desire to capture digital data about people and their activities, technology is being embedded in a growing variety of consumer and industrial objects.
59 per cent of SMBs think Internet of Things will boost revenue
Over half of Australian small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) expect Internet of Things (IoT) to improve revenue, according to a global survey conducted by online security company AVG Technologies.
IoT is not a revolution, it’s an evolution
Not all small businesses know what is meant by the term ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), but those that do are excited about it.