IoT specialist and Director of IoT at the eco Association, Dr. Bettina Horster, from VIVAI Software, explains the questions companies need to ask when choosing an IoT platform, and offers tips and criteria for decision-makers. © chombosan | istockphoto.com

While the image of smart cities is often portrayed as a utopian future, one of the main drivers behind the development is, according to Roman Mendle from ICLEI, the rather scary, dystopian forecast for urbanization over the next 20 years. dotmagazine spoke to Roman about the advantages of the smart city methodology, and...

Markus Schaffrin from the eco Association on the results of the eco Association studies into the German smart city and smart home markets, and opportunities for companies in the areas of smart city and smart home. © chombosan | istockphoto.com

How can companies position themselves to participate in the phenomenal growth expected in the smart city and smart home markets in the coming years? Lars Riegel from Arthur D Little, author of the eco association studies on smart city and smart home in Germany, explains. © chombosan | istockphoto.com

In the chorus of buzz words, it is sometimes difficult to tell if different trend topics are actually singing the same tune. So how do Smart and the Cloud fit together? Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Deutschland, looks at the interdependencies. Cloud Image © lukutin77 | istockphoto.com

The benefits of digital transformation of our homes, our cities and our companies would not be possible without the quiet enabler: cloud computing. In the October 2017 issue “How Smart is the Cloud?” dotmagazine explores the impact of the cloud and the smart revolution on the way we live and work. Contents Editorial...

Study categorizes the German smart home market into six segments, which will realize average growth rates of up to 58 percent in the next five years The market is finally waking up – voice assistants are controlling smart home ecosystems – smart home services are increasingly penetrating the German household market ...

dotmagazine – eco's monthly English-language in-depth magazine on Internet-related topics Call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on the topics of the Digital Entertainment & AI, Data Protection, and New Work. The eco International team is inviting contributions for its monthly in-depth...

Smart city revenues will double in the coming years to reach 43.8 billion Euro Study reveals opportunities for companies and cities in the German smart city market Companies from widely disparate industries are positioning themselves along the smart city value chain In the coming years, the smart city market will...

All communication services from one single source and via one single port – a practical solution to the growing data volume thanks to Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0. Alexander Frese from ITENOS explains. The volume of digital data generated worldwide is growing steadily. According to Statista, it amounted...

An exploration of the legal implications of copyright law for industrial 3D printing, and of the importance of IT security for Additive Manufacturing, by Klaus M. Brisch, LL.M. and Marco Müller-ter Jung, LL.M., DWF Germany Additive manufacturing is way past the point of only being used for the construction of prototypes....

How will the robotic revolution impact on employment? How do software-driven approaches change productivity in manufacturing and how is automation changing the production landscape in 2017? Marco Comastri from CA Technologies looks at the risks and the potential of Industry 4.0 In my role as General Manager at CA Technologies...

The July 2017 issue of dotmagazine, "Digital Production", is now online. How will the fourth industrial revolution transform business culture and industry? What are the social benefits of industrial IoT? And how can small and medium-sized companies keep up with the pace of change in modern manufacturing? The July 2017...

dotmagazine – eco's monthly English-language in-depth magazine on Internet-related topics Call for contributions from eco member companies and specialists on the topics of the Smart Life & the Cloud, Digital Entertainment and Data Protection. The eco International team is inviting contributions for its monthly...

Standardized communications platforms protect cars better against hacker attacks The Internet Security Days (ISD) in September near Cologne look at topics for safe connected cars Connected cars are becoming a reality and demand a new security architecture for cars: more and more vehicles are communicating with one...

The key to the digital future – of manufacturing, logistics, travel, retail, and communication – is providing secure, low-latency digital infrastructure. Cinia Group’s Jukka-Pekka Joensuu looks at how the new industrial revolution will change the way business is done around the globe. Emerging cities – the economic...

Despite the positive prevailing mood, digitalization has been slow to take hold in Germany. And added to this, sceptics suggest it will result in the loss of jobs. But this scepticism is based on a limited awareness, according to eco CEO Harald A. Summa. In this interview he explains this and the chances that digitalization...

68 percent of Germans believe in the positive economic impact of digitalization German companies benefit from the Internet of Things in international competition Companies in Germany must adapt completely to digitalization, according to survey participants The mega-trend digitalization has a positive impact on...

Speakers sought for four focus topics Conference, exhibition and networking on today’s and tomorrow’s security trends on 28-29 September 2017 German-language conference, but English-language papers also accepted From 28 to 29 September 2017 eco – Association of the Internet Industry and heise Medien invite...

Interconnected production systems require new IT-security concepts for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Internet of Things (IoT) offers new possibilities for security service providers and insurance companies IoT-interconnected production facilities independently control the production process and react in...

 Interview with Albrecht Kraas, CTO of Maincubes one, Initiator of the Industry 4.0 initiative IT -Experts - “ITEX”  What exactly is Industry 4.0 – the newest industrial revolution? How does it differ from the Internet of Things? And what makes an object truly smart? With the advent of interconnected...