...to the question, can machines communicate with other machines? Can we envisage an environment in which objects, animals or people have communication channels which do not require human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction for interaction? The Internet of Things(IoT) helps create an environment in which machines can interact amongst themselves or with living beings (human, animals and plants), where each entity is provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without any human-to-human or human-to-machine interaction (Wigmore, 2014). IoT is a generic term and all entities play an active role owing to their connection to the Internet. It provides access to information, media and services, through wired and wireless broadband connections. The IoT feeds from the connections set up between the Consumer, Business and Industrial Internet to help create new services leading to smart, efficient and more intelligent environment. The Internet of Things is not a single technology, rather it’s a conglomerate of different things and providing solution based on integration of information technology (Vermesan and Friess, 2013). Apart from being used in new applications, the IoT also generates large amounts of data which can be put to use in various...
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...Nowadays, Internet of things IoT is one of the hottest research topics. IOT describes the future, where every day physical objects will be connected to the Internet and be able to identify themselves to other devices [1]. Hence, the IOT realizing smart environments such as: smart living, smart home, smart manufacturing, and smart healthcare applications. The rising cost of healthcare application, and the prevalence of chronic diseases around the world urgently demand the transformation of healthcare from a hospital centered system to a person-centered environment [2]. Sensors, equipment and detectors around us have significant impact on everyday activities. It becomes more pervasive and attempt to fulfill end users’ needs, thus providing ease...
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...Internet of Things, also known as IoT, refers to the embedded devices that are connected to and communicate with each other via internet and range from small devices like smart watches and other every day wearables to much larger devices like cars and other automobiles, medical equipment etc., In my opinion, the traditional security methods like authentication, encryption, intrusion detection and intrusion prevention, firewalls, installing security patches etc., may be applicable to Internet of Things only if the devices are deployed and used in a controlled, secure and well monitored environment like enterprise network, which will not be the case with most of the devices that can be classified under IoT, as a user must be able to use his/her...
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...Identification (RFID) development community, and it has become more relevant to the practical world of today due to the evolution of chips, sensors, mobile devices, embedded and pervasive communication, data analytics and cloud computing, etc. The convergence of effective wireless protocols, enhanced sensors, cost-effective processors, and a number of established and start ups companies developing the essential applications and management software has eventually made the conception of the Internet of Things in mainstream. By installing tiny size, short-range mobile transceivers into everyday items and to additional gadgets which can enables new forms of communication between objects and people, and between objects themselves, Interenet of Things (IoT) would become a new dimension to the world of information and communication. These programmed objects has RFID communication technology, embedded technology, wireless...
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...| Internet of Things | 2014| Pragya Vaishwanar | Aricent Marketing Research Report | Summary It’s fair to say that more people have heard of the “internet of things” than have experienced it. More objects are becoming embedded with sensors and gaining the ability to communicate. The resulting information networks promise to create new business models, improve business processes, and reduce costs and risks. There is breathless press coverage of the phenomenon—always patiently re-explained by tech pundits as the trend by which all of one’s most mundane possessions will become internet-connected. These are invariably coupled with estimates that the internet of things will be a multi-trillion dollar business. 2014 is really, finally the year that the “internet of things”—that effort to remotely control every object on earth —becomes visible in one’s everyday lives. In a sense the internet of things is already with us. For one thing, anyone with a smartphone has already joined the club. The average smartphone is brimming with sensors—an accelerometer, a compass, GPS, light, sound, altimeter. It’s the prototypical internet-connected listening station, equally adept at monitoring our health, the velocity of our car, the magnitude of earthquakes and countless other things that its creators never envisioned. Yet despite repeated declarations one of the most successful sellers of baubles that help make your home “smart,” Smart-things, has only shipped 10,000 or so units since...
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...INTERNET OF THINGS Introduction: The next wave in the era of computing will be outside the realm of the traditional desktop. In the Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm, many of the objects that surround us will be on the network in one form or another. Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) and sensor network technologies will rise to meet this new challenge, in which information and communication systems are invisibly embedded in the environment around us. This results in the generation of enormous amounts of data which have to be stored, processed and presented in a seamless, efficient, and easily interpretable form. This model will consist of services that are commodities and delivered in a manner similar to traditional commodities. Cloud computing can provide the virtual infrastructure for such utility computing which integrates monitoring devices, storage devices, analytics tools, visualization platforms and client delivery. The cost based model that Cloud computing offers will enable end-to-end service provisioning for businesses and users to access applications on demand from anywhere. Smart connectivity with existing networks and context-aware computation using network resources is an indispensable part of IoT. With the growing presence of WiFi and 4G-LTE wireless Internet access, the evolution towards ubiquitous information and communication networks is already evident. However, for the Internet of Things vision to successfully...
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...and smartphone market, we will look into Lenovo’s strategic position. There are several issues facing by Lenovo now: ♣ Bad economic environment might post threat to Lenovo’s PC and enterprise business ♣ Declining growth in worldwide tablets market would hurdle the Lenovo’s growth of market share in tablets market ♣ Lack of Wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) Products would leads Lenovo missing out of future key driver in business ♣ Lenovo’s Smartphone market share is declining due to confusing brand positioning of Lenovo brand and Motorola brand Based on the issues identified, below are the recommendations: ♣ Lenovo to utilizes the merger of IBM x86 server business to be more price competitive and enhance global reach ♣ Lenovo to focus on low-end to middle range tablets to avoid competition with top tablets vendors which focused on high-end devices ♣ Lenovo to reposition Lenovo brand and Motorola brand in smartphone market to gives clear differentiation to consumers ♣ Lenovo to expand product lineup for Wearables ♣ Lenovo to deploy more resource on research and development on Internet of Things (IoT) products Introduction In 2014 Q4, Lenovo finally achieved its goal in becoming the world’s largest PC vendor, and continue to maintain the top position in 2015 Q2 by aggressively expand outside of Asia Pacific region. It proves that the company’s “protect-and-attack” strategy works well in the PC industry. However, the global PC market...
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... | |2 |Eric Ombasa |CBM12/10183/15 | | |3 |Vincent Master Oseko |CBM12/10220/15 | | Table of Contents What is Internet of Things 1 The Advantages of IoT 2 The Disadvantages of IoT 4 Scenarios: 6 Challenges and Concerns 8 WAYS THE INTERNET OF THINGS IS CHANGING THE WORLD 10 ENVIRONMENT 10 RECOMMENDATIONS 24 In particular, policymakers should do the following: 24 Diagram illustrating IoT 27 References 28 THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) What is Internet of Things The Internet of Things (IoT) is an environment in which objects, animals or people are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. IoT has evolved from the convergence of wireless technologies, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and the Internet. Technologies for the Internet of Things The Internet of Things is a technological revolution that represents the future of computing and communications, and its development depends on dynamic technical innovation in a number of important fields, from wireless sensors to...
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...It integrates the ubiquitous communications, pervasive computing, and ambient intelligence. At this point (IOT) is seen as a vision where "things", especially everyday objects, such as nearly all home appliances but also furniture, clothes, vehicles, roads, and smart materials, and more, are readable, recognizable, locatable, addressable and/or Power Source Location controllable via the Internet. This will give the basis for many new Sensors Identification applications, such as energy monitoring, transport safety systems Internet of or building security. This is the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other). This includes everything from cellphones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices and almost anything else you can think of. This also applies to components of machines such as, a jet engine of an airplane or the drill of an oil rig. As I mentioned, if it has an on and off switch then chances are its part of the IoT”....
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...1. Future areas of Application 2.1 Health Monitoring A health center is able to monitor the blood sugar levels of a chronic diabetes patient and possibly take early action in case of a sudden change in the normal trends. Whenever the patient tests his blood sugar level in the convenience of his home, the meter uploads the information to a ‘cloud’ which then is fed into the database of the health center for regular monitoring. It is estimated that over 640 million IoT devices will be used for healthcare by 2020. However the downside is the potential hacking risk posing threat to the patients relying on these devices. 2.2 Inventory Management IoT comes in handy by helping to replenishing production critical spare parts automatically without the intervention of a store keeper or a foreman. A preset counter decrements itself whenever a new order for a spare part is received from the production line. The ‘smart’ storage is programmed to send an automatic message directly to the supplier when a minimum buffer level was reached. The supplier of the part can then proactively make arrangements to deliver the part in time. 2.3 Wearables...
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...Integrating Wireless Sensor Networks with the Web Walter Colitti Vrije Universiteit Brussel - ETRO Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels +32 2 629 10 27 Kris Steenhaut Vrije Universiteit Brussel - ETRO Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels +32 2 629 29 76 Niccolò De Caro Vrije Universiteit Brussel - ETRO University of Perugia - DIEI +32 2 629 10 27 wcolitti@etro.vub.ac.be ksteenha@etro.vub.ac.be ndecaro@etro.vub.ac.be ABSTRACT IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) has accelerated the integration of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and smart objects with the Internet. At the same time, the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) has made it possible to provide resource constrained devices with RESTful web service functionalities and consequently to integrate WSNs and smart objects with the Web. The use of Web services on top of IP based WSNs facilitates the software reusability and reduces the complexity of the application development. This work focuses on RESTful WSNs. It describes CoAP, highlights the main differences with HTTP and reports the results of a simple experiment showing the benefits of CoAP in terms of power consumption compared to HTTP. The paper also describes the design and development of an end-to-end IP based architecture integrating a CoAP over 6LowPAN Contiki based WSN with an HTTP over IP based application. The application allows a user to access WSN data directly from a Web browser. The main system’s building blocks and functionalities...
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...magine a criminal using your nanny cam to watch your house Can You Trust Your Fricge? TODAY'S INTERNET OF THINGS IS FULL OF SECURITY FLAWS. WE MUST DO BETTER By Alan Grau • Illustration by J D King or to scream at your child—or even to post footage of your home on a crime boss's website. And suppose your refrigerator were spewing spam e-mail, enraging people you'd never even met. The Internet of Things has been touted as many things. But what you haven't heard is that it could be your worst enemy. Yet all of these incidents have actually occurred, according to news reports. And it's likely that even more disturbing transgressions have been taking place unbeknownst to homeowners. For example, researchers have discovered that in some cases, they can hack the Internet of Things to intercept each document you print and divert it to a remote site, use your smart TV to bug your house, and even control the traffic light on the corner outside your home. For although the Internet of Things offers great convenience by linking our gadgets—an estimated 50 billion of them worldwide by 2020—it can also let hackers take control of your house, your car, and even your body. The vulnerabilities lie all around you. A recent HP Research study reported that the average Internet of Things gadget has an astounding 25 security flaws, and 70 percent have at least one such vulnerability. Many of these problems may yield to solutions like those adopted by the...
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...Business Strategy Research Michelle Bodnar BSA/310 February 9, 2015 Business Strategy Research In today’s business world, in order to be successful you will need some kind of information system. Information systems warrants that every piece of the business is able to run effortlessly and that the business’s financials are in the right direction. Without a system in place the business could possibly flop because the workforce would not be able to identify what their job requirements consist of. Also, without an information system or direction the business could fail to process and ship orders, and would not be able to pay their bills let alone pay their employees. In general, the business would be in shambles causing them to lose their employees and customers, which in turn would affect their bottom line. Moreover, the business’s short and long term goals would never be reached. One business that comes to mind in regards to a great information system is Apple Inc. The originators of Apple were Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne back in 1976. Today Apple is one of the most, if not, the leaders in mobile technology all over the globe. Apple hasn’t grown into the company they are today without having an effective information system. Even though they were on the brink of bankruptcy in 2000, they found a way to strike back with vengeance with new innovations and are on top of the world. Apple has a system known as iOS that is designed to handle not only...
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...See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274097848 Energy management based on Internet of Things: practices and framework for adoption in production management ARTICLE in JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION · MARCH 2015 Impact Factor: 3.84 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.055 CITATIONS READS 2 200 2 AUTHORS: Fadi Shrouf Giovanni Miragliotta Politecnico di Milano Politecnico di Milano 4 PUBLICATIONS 26 CITATIONS 28 PUBLICATIONS 308 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Available from: Fadi Shrouf Retrieved on: 26 January 2016 Journal of Cleaner Production 100 (2015) 235e246 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Cleaner Production journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jclepro Energy management based on Internet of Things: practices and framework for adoption in production management Fadi Shrouf a, b, *, Giovanni Miragliotta a a b Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI), Italy Department of Industrial Engineering, Business Administration and Statistics, ETSII, Universidad Politcnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain e a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 6 November 2014 Received in revised form 5 March 2015 Accepted 18 March 2015 Available online 27 March 2015 In today's manufacturing scenario, rising energy prices, increasing ecological...
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...It's not easy finding stocks that are on the cutting edge of their industry, publicly traded, and poised for more growth. Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR ) is a quiet tech company that's leading the machine-to-machine communication market, also called the Internet of Things, and its upside can't be overlooked. Although Sierra has been on Wall Street since 2000, its business has shifted since then, with some of its technology now powering innovations in Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA ) Model S. And as the company's focus has shifted over the years, so has its potential. So, Sierra does what exactly? Let's keep this simple. If the Internet of Things, or IoT, is the connection of everyday objects to the Internet, then Sierra Wireless is the company that makes that connection possible. IoT will allow cars to communicate with each other, vending machines to tell companies when they need to be refilled, and energy systems to manage power usage on their own. Sierra's wireless modules and cloud management services both allow formerly non-connected devices to connect to the Internet and be easily controlled. Tesla's Model S is a perfect example of a connected car, in which Sierra provides the 3G-connection module that allows the car's infotainment system to tap into AT&T's wireless network. Tesla can then access data about the car's systems and make upgrades and adjustments based on feedback from the vehicle. Tesla is clearly a leader in automobile connectivity, but it's not the only company...
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