68 SMT007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2020
Iotic Wins Telecoms and IoT Award
in NTT DATA's International Open
Innovation Contest
E
Digital twin and digital ecosystem enablement
specialist Iotic was declared champion of the
telecoms and IoT domain at the recent grand
finale of the 10
th
NTT DATA Open Innovation
Contest in Tokyo.
Lockheed Martin and Oriden Team on
Flow Battery Technology
E
Lockheed Martin and Oriden LLC, a Mitsubi-
shi Hitachi Power Systems venture, announced
a teaming agreement for future energy storage
projects using GridStar® Flow, Lockheed Mar-
tin's innovative flow battery technology. This
cutting-edge energy storage system is capable
of storing six to 12 hours or more of energy and
dispatching it as needed.
Bell Textron Teams Up with Sumitomo
Corporation and Japan Airlines to
Explore Air Mobility
E
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company,
announced a signed memorandum of under-
standing with Sumitomo Corporation and Japan
Airlines Co. Ltd. to explore mobility-as-a-service
(MaaS) and to foster the required infrastructure
and regulatory environment.
Flash-memory Specialist Swissbit Offers
Embedded IoT Security
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Swissbit AG will present its range of highly reli-
able storage products for industrial applications
at Embedded World in Germany. The company
will be introducing its newly created business
division, embedded IoT, which specializes in
hardware-based security solutions for the pro-
tection of data and devices for IoT applications.
Omni-ID Announces New Range
of IoT Devices
E
Omni-ID, the pioneer of passive industrial
RFID tags, which are relied on by major global
organisations to provide information on the
location and identity of assets, announced the
launch of a new range of Bluetooth low-energy
(BLE) and long-range (LoRa)-enabled devices.
Keysight Technologies Joins Orbital
Security Alliance (OSA) as Full Member
E
Keysight Technologies Inc., a leading tech-
nology company that helps enterprises, ser-
vice providers, and governments accelerate
innovation to connect and secure the world,
announced that it joined the Orbital Security
Alliance (OSA) as a full member.
NEC Display Solutions Announces
Series of Digital Cinema Projectors
With Replaceable Laser Modules
E
NEC Display Solutions of America, a lead-
ing global provider of digital cinema projec-
tors, announced the release of a new 18,000-
lumen digital cinema projector to complete the
world's first series of modular laser projectors,
providing exhibitors with a truly versatile and
future-proof solution.
Thinfilm to Energize Innovation in the
Wearables and Sensor Markets With
Ultrathin, Flexible, Safe Batteries
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Thin Film Electronics ASA announced its
updated corporate strategy focused on the
design, development, and production of inno-
vative battery solutions targeting existing
market demand with differentiated solutions
to power wearable devices and connected
sensors.
