News, Big data

CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen with new Industry 4.0 focus

CenturyLink rebrands as Lumen with new Industry 4.0 focus
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By Elly Yates-Roberts | 17 September 2020

Lumen Platform helps customers deliver innovative technologies for smart cities, robotics and more

Event, Interview, Retail

How NRF is setting the stage for retail in 2020

How NRF is setting the stage for retail in 2020
By Rebecca Gibson | 10 January 2020

Senior vice president for conferences Susan Newman highlights how the Big Show will help firms to execute their strategic visions for this year and beyond

Susan Newman highlights how the Big Show will help firms execute their strategic visions

Interview, Manufacturing, IoT, AI

How Industry 4.0 is accelerating business

How Industry 4.0 is accelerating business
By Lindsay James | 30 December 2019

The fourth industrial revolution promises the biggest structural change of the past 250 years. We asked Henrik von Scheel, best known as the originator of Industry 4.0, to share his thoughts on what this means for business

Revolution originator Henrik von Scheel share his thoughts on how it will change enterprise

Viewpoint, Manufacturing, IoT

A new hope for the future of manufacturing

A new hope for the future of manufacturing
By Guest | 09 May 2019

DXC Technology’s Mozhi Habibi explains how insights from internet of things devices can reduce downtime, streamline supply chains, improve product quality, optimise asset performance on the plant floor and more

DXC Technology’s Mozhi Habibi explains how IoT insights can streamline operations

Viewpoint, Manufacturing, Hannover Messe, Azure, IoT

How ICONICS can maximise manufacturing asset performance

How ICONICS can maximise manufacturing asset performance
By Guest | 08 April 2019

Melissa Topp explains how the firm’s Digital Twins for Manufacturing solution uses virtual modelling to optimise operations management, engineering time and resources, and productivity

Melissa Topp explains how the firm’s digital twins solution can optimise time, resources and productivity

News

Robotics is the highest priority for technology investment, says IDC

Robotics is the highest priority for technology investment, says IDC
By Rebecca Gibson | 01 September 2017

New report finds 50% of respondents placed robotics as their key business focus

News, AI

Worldwide spending on robotics to hit US$230.7 billion in 2021, says IDC

Worldwide spending on robotics to hit US$230.7 billion in 2021, says IDC
By Rebecca Gibson | 17 July 2017

AI and machine learning are driving robotics for industrial, commercial, and consumer use

News, Manufacturing, Mobile, Cloud, AI

Accenture opens IIoT innovation centre in Germany

Accenture opens IIoT innovation centre in Germany
By Rebecca Gibson | 13 July 2017

Facility will help clients design and prototype digital solutions for engineering and manufacturing 

News, Manufacturing, Big data, IoT, AI

Smart factories to add US$500 billion to global economy by 2020

Smart factories to add US$500 billion to global economy by 2020
By Rebecca Gibson | 19 May 2017

Capgemini research predicts 50% of factories could be smart by the end of 2022

News, Healthcare, AI

PwC finds 55% of patients would use robotic health services

PwC finds 55% of patients would use robotic health services
By Rebecca Gibson | 12 April 2017

Patients would use AI services if they improved access to healthcare and gave quicker diagnoses

News

VDMA to standardise information integration with OPC Foundation

VDMA to standardise information integration with OPC Foundation
By Sean Dudley | 14 March 2017

German Federation’s Robotics division aiming to meet requirements of Industrie 4.0

News

Human skills could help reduce automation-related job losses

Human skills could help reduce automation-related job losses
By Rebecca Gibson | 19 January 2017

New Accenture report advises CEOs to re-skill employees to ensure they remain relevant

News, AI

Worldwide robotics spending to double by 2020, predicts IDC

Worldwide robotics spending to double by 2020, predicts IDC
By Rebecca Gibson | 12 January 2017

Consumer, healthcare and retail sectors will record the fastest growth over the forecast period

News

IDC reveals worldwide robotics predictions

IDC reveals worldwide robotics predictions
By Rebecca Gibson | 14 December 2016

IDC predicts logistics, health, utilities and resources sectors will use robots by 2019

News, Big data

Technology firms fear non-technology disruptors, says KPMG

Technology firms fear non-technology disruptors, says KPMG
By Rebecca Gibson | 22 November 2016

New report finds that less than 33% of firms feel prepared to address disruptive technologies

News

Robotics to potentially transform various industries, says PwC

Robotics to potentially transform various industries, says PwC
By Rebecca Gibson | 21 October 2016

Robotics could help businesses make better use of their existing capital stock and increase margins

News, Manufacturing, Surface, Big data

Microsoft helps Red Bull pilot to fly faster

Microsoft helps Red Bull pilot to fly faster
By Lindsay James | 26 October 2015

Microsoft researchers are helping Red Bull Air Race pilot Kirby Chambliss fly faster

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