Blog posts tagged
"IoT"

330 posts


Sarah Dickinson
16 February 2018

Snapcraft through the eyes of its biggest community contributor

Article Desktop

If you’ve spent any time in the Snapcraft forum, it’s quite likely you’ve come across Dani Llewellyn – a keen community advocate or self-proclaimed Snapcrafter. Dani has always had a passion for computing and is completely self-taught. Outside of the community, Dani is a freelance WordPress developer. After getting into...

Sarah Dickinson
16 February 2018


Sarah Dickinson
11 December 2017

Rocket.chat achieves simplicity through snaps

Article Desktop

Switching to snaps, Rocket.Chat has been able to get its product into the hands of users with as few steps as possible, switching a multi-stage set-up process for a single command and instant installation.

Sarah Dickinson
11 December 2017


Ellen Arnold
2 December 2017

Appstores: The Path To IoT Revenue Post-Sale

Webinar Internet of Things

As more enterprise embark on the path to IoT, they face 2 obstacles: monetization and security. A number of them will stay in an analysis paralysis mode, while their competitors and the rest of the market progress. What they’re really after is a secure path to growth that lets them experiment now without jeopardising their

Ellen Arnold
2 December 2017


Sarah Dickinson
30 November 2017

Ubuntu Core manages 25m data points a minute

Article Internet of Things

IMS Evolve’s systems monitor 25 million data points every minute of every day and manage almost 98,000 sites across 12 countries. Learn how they adopted Ubuntu Core on Dell Edge Gateways to run the cold-chain solutions of some of the most recognisable food retailers.

Sarah Dickinson
30 November 2017


Canonical
21 November 2017

Join us at the Ubuntu Enterprise Summit!

Article Cloud and server

Bloomberg, Walmart, eBay, Samsung, Dell. Ever wonder how some of the world’s largest enterprises run on Ubuntu? This December, we are hosting our first ever Ubuntu Enterprise Summit to tell you how and help guide your own organisation whether it be running the cloud in a large telco to deriving revenue from your next IoT

Canonical
21 November 2017


Canonical
20 November 2017

Introducing the UP² Grove IoT development kit with Ubuntu

Article Internet of Things

As computing at the edge grows, so does the need to connect a flurry of IoT devices directly into a device that can do advanced analytics and processing. The whole journey from prototype to production is often bumpy, having to switch from a tangle of wires and development boards to production hardware: portability issues, lack

Canonical
20 November 2017


Sarah Dickinson
20 November 2017

Building a future-proofed IoT consumer device with brand stores

Article Internet of Things

When building or deploying any IoT device either in remote locations or consumer’s homes, it is now essential for manufacturers to consider and review how their devices can be future-proofed once it leaves their warehouses – such as update mechanisms and deploying security patches quickly. This is particularly so in the...

Sarah Dickinson
20 November 2017


Sarah Dickinson
15 November 2017

Orchestrating architectural installations and live shows with snaps

Article Internet of Things

Dutch manufacturer Visual Productions BV, provides multi-platform software and solid-state hardware lighting control technology for namely the architectural, retail, venue and entertainment lighting industries. Originating from an engineering background, Visual Productions combines creative thinking with the talent of...

Sarah Dickinson
15 November 2017


Sarah Dickinson
2 November 2017

Launching Fingbox: from idea to distribution in under a year

Article Internet of Things

If you’re using a network security and scanning tool at home then there is a strong chance you have adopted Fing – the free network scanner for iOS and Android with over 25 million downloads. Following the success of their app, the founders of Fing decided to launch their first hardware product called Fingbox. Less

Sarah Dickinson
2 November 2017


Sarah Dickinson
30 October 2017

Using snaps to advance robotics development

Article Internet of Things

Robotics development has seen great expansion in recent years. Some roboticists strongly believe that this expansion is not only due to the rise of inexpensive sensors and actuators but also to the new software trends enabling code sharing and reuse at a much larger scale than ever before. We spoke to Mohamed Saad Ibn Seddik,

Sarah Dickinson
30 October 2017


Sarah Dickinson
24 October 2017

Cinergy makes significant digital signage savings using Ubuntu Core

Article Internet of Things

Based in Dallas, Texas, Cinergy operates a chain of three cinema entertainment centres (CECs) with ambitious expansion plans. CECs are an all in one entertainment venue incorporating cinemas, restaurants, bowling and other activities such as escape rooms. With so many activities to communicate including the latest...

Sarah Dickinson
24 October 2017


Canonical
28 September 2017

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS selected for Samsung ARTIK Gateway modules

Article Internet of Things

Canonical today announced that it will bring its Ubuntu 16.04 operating system to the Samsung ARTIK™ internet of things ecosystem. The Samsung ARTIK platform is a fully integrated chip to cloud and production-ready Internet of Things solution, designed to help companies accelerate their product development process,...

Canonical
28 September 2017


Canonical
13 September 2017

NEC partners with Canonical on Ubuntu Core based signage platform

News Canonical announcements

CMS digital signage solution leverages NEC large format displays and the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 Munich, 13 September 2017 – NEC Display Solutions Europe today announced a collaboration with Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Core and Screenly, the leading digital signage software solution for Raspberry Pi. This...

Canonical
13 September 2017


Thibaut Rouffineau
10 August 2017

Fresh Snaps from July 2017

Article Cloud and server

If you’re thinking July = holidays… think again! This month’s pick of the top snaps is all about productivity. Graphic design tools, web code editor, Go IDE, JSON configuration, blockchain wallet and Openstack… Ready for an active summer? If the term “snaps” doesn’t ring a bell, they are a new way for developers to package

Thibaut Rouffineau
10 August 2017