Want Smarter Cities with Smarter Startups? Try Durham’s Open Data Approach to Smart Government
This article was originally published on DigSouth.com. This is the latest contributor post from Tom Snyder, Executive Director of RIoT, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based network of technologists, engineers, business leaders, academics, policy makers, and entrepreneurs focused on growing Internet of Things opportunities regionally and nationally. Data is fueling the fourth wave of the global economy. The [...]
Is Cary, NC the Next Smart City? How the Town Tackles Community Challenges with IoT
This article was originally published on DigSouth.com. This is the latest contributor post from Tom Snyder, Executive Director of RIoT, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based network of technologists, engineers, business leaders, academics, policy makers, and entrepreneurs focused on growing Internet of Things opportunities regionally and nationally. Cities everywhere are striving to become “Smart” as they push for data-driven [...]
No Glass Ceiling at RIoT Demo Night: Visionary Women Talk Internet of Things
RIoT Executive Director Tom Snyder was featured as a WRAL TechWire contributor in this post recapping All Things Open and the partnered RIoT IoT Demo Night.
RIoT Awarded $500k EDA Grant to Launch Startup Accelerator Program
$500,000 Awarded to NC RIoT Accelerator Program for Disruptive Technology through the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. Click here for our media press release. Anyone who has attended a RIoT has heard the question, “How many industrial revolutions have there been in our history?” The answer is three: mechanized production, electricity [...]
Are the Carolinas Leading the Next Industrial Revolution?
This article was originally published on DigSouth.com. This is the first in a series of posts by Tom Snyder, Executive Director of RIoT, which brings together technologists, engineers, business leaders, academics, policy makers, and entrepreneurs, to capture and create Internet of Things opportunities across the region. Historians point to three times that technology advancements have fundamentally changed societal [...]
Tom Snyder featured in 50th Anniversary Issue of “Computer”, The IEEE Computer Society’s Flagship Publication
One of the premiere academic journals in computing and engineering, IEEE Computer Society's journal Computer, recently released its 50th anniversary edition. The flagship publication chose a forward-looking theme to commemorate the anniversary: Computing: The Next 50 Years. Executive Director of NC RIoT, Tom Snyder, was featured as a co-author of "The Internet of Everything", an [...]
2nd Annual RIoT Startup Pitch Night Featured on WRAL TechWire
RIoT Executive Director Tom Snyder was featured as a WRAL TechWire contributor in this post recapping RIoT's 2nd Annual Startup Pitch Night. Click here to check out the post and a run down of the pitches, panel discussions, and championship belt award. http://wraltechwire.com/internet-of-things-is-big-winner-in-riot-s-second-startup-pitch/16761614/
News of RIoT’s Startup Pitch Night Trending on ExitEvent
ExitEvent, North Carolina's source for news, information and tools related to up-and-coming tech metros in NC, recently profiled our Startup Pitch Night. The annual event, held last week at James B. Hunt Library’s Duke Energy Hall, once again featured five local IoT startups who "pitched investors in hopes of earning the coveted RIoT Championship Belt," [...]
RIoT at EnviroTech Summit – The Intersection of IoT and the Environment
The 4th Industrial Revolution transforms environmental management, agriculture, and air, land and water use. Join industry professionals solving environmental problems through the deployment of remote sensors, connected devices, drone technology and big data analytics. Food, beer and t-shirt swag included! Use code NCRIOT15 for a 15% discount for both exhibiting and attending. You can register [...]
Larry Steffann and Tom Snyder Talk RIoT with High Velocity Radio
Thank you to High Velocity Radio for featuring us on their show last Thursday, March 23. Listen to the full interview on the High Velocity Radio website.
Reverse-pitch competition matches connection Qs with gigabit As
This article was originally published by Ann-Marie Grissino on WRALTechwire.com. Imagine entering your home, lights and A/C perfectly timed to come on, your smart phone having searched for and now playing your favorite music, and searches across smart TVs in your home resulting in techno news scheduled to start after dinner. All your smart devices are connected [...]
Gigabit ‘Reverse Pitch’ kickoff event draws statewide audience
Thanks to WRAL Techwire for publishing this article on our Gigabit 'Reverse Pitch' kickoff event. ————————— Over 300 people across the state came together via simulcast last night for a RIoT event supporting US Ignite’s national Gigabit Reverse Pitch initiative in North Carolina. Initiated by North Carolina Next Generation Network (NCNGN) in partnership with New [...]
RIoT Group Spreading Wings with Events Beyond NC
This article was originally published by Rick Smith on WRALTechwire.com. If there is anything in tech growing as fast as IoT, it may be RIoT. From launch just two years ago to more than 3,000 members, a growing list of sponsors - and now even more more big shows. RIoT, the rapidly growing Internet of Things grassroots [...]
From Hype to Reality: Top 5 IoT Things to Watch for in 2017
Thanks to WRAL Techwire for publishing our take on the top 5 IoT things to watch for in 2017. ————————— Eighteen months ago, the Internet of Things sat atop the Gartner Hype Cycle, the technology research firm’s famous forecast of all things technology. The term remains a buzzword - heralded as the 4th Industrial Revolution [...]