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The majority of organisations that have adopted Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are already seeing measurable results, including enhanced customer experience, collaboration, insight and productivity, according to a new Harvard Business Review study, “Internet of Things: Science Fiction or Business Fact?”

Let there be light! Belkin’s smart home automation ecosystem, Wemo, has had an enlightening new addition to its range with the Wemo LED Starter Set and Wemo Smart LED Bulbs launching in Australia.

The growing digital economy is fuelling Australian spending on technology products and services, with the total spend expected to grow by 4.1% next year to $78.7 billion. In New Zealand, IT spending will reach NZ$11.6 billion over the course of next year.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming with predictions that the 4.9 billion connected devices in use next year will jump to a massive 25 billion by 2020.

The automotive, LED lighting and home consumer segments are predicted to drive a large part of growth of 30% in the semiconductor device portion of the global Internet of Things semi-conductor market over the next five years.

Australian small businesses expect the Internet of Things will ultimately boost their revenues, but they’re reportedly not that happy with the services provided by their IT providers when it comes to the IoT, according to newly released research.

Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology and multinational networking giant Cisco have signed an agreement to collaborate on new research initiatives on the Internet of Things.

Worldwide IT spending is projected to surpass US$3.9 trillion in 2015, says leading IT consultancy Gartner.

The emerging Internet of Things provides enterprise cloud services company Akamai with opportunities for growth.

The August smart lock system, originally announced way back in May 2013 and slated for a Q1 2014 release, is finally arriving in doors worldwide this August. 

Robots and machines are replacing personnel working in Human Resource management and radically transforming the white collar professions in the workplace of the future.

The Internet of Things is a growing and pervasive influence on all our lives and, according to one global analyst firm, there are already more than 50 billion globally connected sensors that can track, monitor and feed data to computerised systems over the Internet.

Samsung has become a significant player in the burgeoning Internet of Things market with its $200 million purchase of US company SmartThings.

Tech powerhouse Microsoft announced a new startup accelerator back in June aimed at capturing some of the momentum surrounding the Internet of Things, targeting companies building gadgets, devices and software for the connected home.

The Internet of Things is promising a heady future of connected homes and connected businesses but hackers are currently threatening the outcome, according to a new study from multinational tech firm Hewlett-Packard.

Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world in the digital stakes when it comes to digital-leadership, according to a new global report which warns that our IT leaders need to take up the challenge of digitalisation or risk falling further behind.

The Internet of Things (IoT), which excludes PCs, tablets and smartphones, will grow to 26 billion units installed in 2020.

Information technology research firm Gartner says the next big thing is the internet of, well, things (IoT).