Archive for April 2014
Networking Equipment for Commercial Building Automation Systems Will Reach $34.7 Billion by 2021
Continued rapid growth forecasted in building automation systems, for a large number of use cases. The energy consumption in commercial buildings is so large that there continues to be plenty of opportunity to find savings. » Networking and Communications Equipment for Commercial Building Automation Systems Will Reach $34.7 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2021…
Read MoreCritical OpenSSL ‘Heartbleed’ bug puts encrypted communications at risk | PCWorld
This is just wonderful. Hackers can de-crypt past, saved communications using this, since they have access to the private keys. It’s an ugly reminder about that generate state of security on the Internet, and the continued need for better solutions. Critical OpenSSL ‘Heartbleed’ bug puts encrypted communications at risk | PCWorld.
Read MoreBETTERY’s Charlie Kawasaki on National Radio
Here’s a piece I did on the “Green Is Good” radio show back in January, just ran across the online edition of it. Special thanks to Megan McKenzie for the exceptional PR work. In the consumer space, media coverage is critical, and earned media is the high leverage way to go, when you can get…
Read MoreSmartGrid + CleanTech – the mission. Effects of climate change seen everywhere – IPCC report
Each new report released indicating the global impacts of climate change, along with forecasts of the impacts to developing economies and societies at risk, provides me with renewed energy to do something about it. Tech entrepreneurs with a drive to reduce CO2 pollution unite! Report: Effects of climate change seen everywhere.
Read MoreItron Looks to Embedded Sensing for the Grid Edge – using .NET?
The deployment of distributed computing for demand side management is in it’s early days. While Linux appears to be the OS of choice for embedded computing in this space, it’s interesting to see Itron using Mono to leverage their .NET investments. It will be interesting see if they get the performance they…
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