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The wireless industrial revolution in medical: Hackers, wireless connectivity and standardization

Jon Adams — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:16:45 +0000

By Jon Adams – The first industrial revolution, initiated in England in the mid-1700s, and the concept of standardized, interchangeable parts, developed millenia before but made broadly practical in the 19th century, were the foundation blocks of today’s industrialized world. Standardization is vital to growth. The wireless revolution has already begun, standing on the backs [...]

Designing medical for a wireless world

Jon Adams — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:53:10 +0000

By Jon Adams – Medical devices are cutting cords to improve care – it’s a brave new world with great opportunity and unseen risks! Whether in the home or at the hospital, wireless is improving the ability to deliver care. Devices are smaller, more portable, and capable of delivering better and more complete data which helps [...]

ZigBee powers 2016 smart meter revenue to US$12B

Jon Adams — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:52:36 +0000

By Jon Adams and Matt Maupin – ZigBee wireless networking technology is powering the smart grid revolution, and there are a couple of recent press mentions that cement this point. One is the recent announcement of the new Consortium for SEP2 Interoperability, the other is a prediction from InStat, a major market analysis firm, that the [...]

Are you hacked off yet about connected medical device insecurity?

Jon Adams — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:22:00 +0000

By Jon Adams – Security through obscurity is not security at all. And developing and deploying care devices without adequate and well-vetted, standards-based security measures, is a recipe for disaster. While what this “researcher” performed was a limited attack, the news demonstrates that inappropriate security measures for connected health care devices can injure or potentially [...]

Smart Energy Profile 2.0 (SEP 2.0) – One profile to rule them all

Mike Dow — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:56:10 +0000

By Mike Dow – Smart Energy 2.0 Profile, which will be certified by a new open consortium with initial membership of the HomePlug Alliance, ZigBee Alliance, WiFi Alliance, and HomeGrid Forum, is really big news. This announcement marks the beginning of a growing trend of “uber” profiles – “a profile to rule them all” – at [...]