Eurotech Simplifies the Internet of Things (IoT), Connecting Devices and Managing Data with Everyware Cloud™ 2.0

Posted on 6 June 2012 by maurizio siagri

Cloud-based M2M platform offers faster, more flexible data delivery and storage to drive business decisions and optimize results.

Amaro, Italy – May 30, 2012 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the launch of the Everyware Cloud 2.0 platform providing a foundation to deliver and manage M2M data within the business enterprise. The Everyware Cloud offers proven cloud, M2M and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enable clients in the transportation, logistics, and industrial markets to reach their business goals.

“The intersection of three disciplines, device development tools, cloud services, and network infrastructure, creates an opportunity for real smart systems innovation by combining device communication infrastructure with cloud services,” explained Glen Allmendinger, Principal at Harbor Research. “Managed application software and services, like the Eurotech Everyware Cloud 2.0, will help bridge gaps in today’s systems and drive new value across many vertical industries.”

“Enterprises need information to make better business decisions, reduce operating costs, and enable new services. With Everyware Cloud 2.0, now they have a platform to gather real-world data on demand and leverage it for their benefit,” said Marco Carrer, Vice President Software Engineering, Eurotech. “Eurotech’s new Everyware Cloud goes beyond the general benefits of cloud computing to collect, transport, store and analyze data from the field. The new solution will allow customers to act on their data in the most powerful, efficient way possible.”

“At Sensuss our mission is to enhance lives through knowledge: our products detect impact levels, environmental, and personal vital signs within a body network,” said Jeff Lawson, Chief Engineer of Sensuss, an innovative startup company which aims to prevent extensive injury to athletes due to head contact. “Through trials of Everyware Cloud we know we’re able to provide critical information to parents, coaches and athletes in real time, while also storing that crucial information for later use by the medical community.”

The Everyware Cloud is based on open standards, allowing users to connect their applications to the cloud platform quickly using a simple open application programming interface (API). Secure and efficient, the Everyware Cloud allows any size business to access powerful data and capabilities that used to only be available to companies that could invest huge amounts of time and resources in building large IT infrastructures and complex processes.

Benefits of Everyware Cloud 2.0 include:

• Improved Device Connectivity – Everyware Cloud data model optimizes the device data communication aspect reducing protocol overhead and easing device management
• Real-time Data Management – On the fly device data analysis and correlation to trigger business decisions, with no programming skills required
• Long-term Queryable Data – Data can be stored and queried later at any time (for 36 months or even longer)
• Flexible – Any format of data can be stored and accessed in the high-performance schema-less database
• Platform Console – Easy-to-use web interface for device and platform management
• Rich Set of APIs – All the platform features, even the console, are accessible through standard REST interface for easy IT integration
• Quick and Easy Setup – Zero configuration required for new device connectivity
• Device Independent – Open platform readily supporting ESF-enabled devices (from Eurotech or third parties) and enabling custom device connectivity.

‘Internet of Things’ gets its own cloud

Posted on 1 June 201220 February 2013 by maurizio siagri

‘Internet of Things’ gets its own cloud | ITworld – ‘beep, ‘ it responded upon hearing the news.

From ITworld

May 30, 2012, 4:07 PM — A European company specializing in embedded systems announced today it would make available on the Internet of Things a resource that has become increasingly important to the actual Internet (The Internet With Some People, But Mostly ‘Bots, Trolls and Marketing Remoras).

The Internet of Things, according to Amaro, Italy-based EuroTech, consists of any device with the ability to gather and process information, whether it’s mounted in buildings, vehicles or carried by humans, and communicate that data across a network.

Not surprisingly, it’s difficult for many of those devices to communicate their data with the servers interested in hearing from them.

EuroTech has created own cloud designed to make it easier for machines to find one another in this crazy, mixed-up world and help companies too small to build their own Internet-of-Things meeting places a place to let their devices go and do what comes naturally (or industrially, depending on your point of view).

The Everyware Cloud 2.0 is a software development and runtime platform designed to allow customers to connect automated sensors, embedded devises, mobile devices and other automated gear using relatively standard standards and protocols optimized for efficient machine-to-machine (M2M) communication.

The cloud as middleware tier in multi-tier web apps

Everyware Cloud 2.0 isn’t quite “open” and “standard.” It depends on Eurotech’s own Everyware Software Framework (ESF) – a proprietary, specialized layer of middleware that installs on top of the operating system of an embedded device, but below the application that runs it.

ESF allows companies with devices that are too smart to remain unconnected to get connected without having to write all the arcane, low-level systems-management code that differs with each device.

Instead they can write to the APIs in ESF, which handles all the picayune requirements of making software talk to non-standard, non-PC hardware that could be anything from a smartphone to the temperature-regulation monitor on a nuclear-fuel-storage facility.

Everyware Cloud, is “device-independent,” meaning in this case that is supports any device with embedded intelligence, as long as the device itself runs ESF.

That’s not quite what most people think of as “open,” but things are different in the device world. Not everything has the same sense of ethics as the imprecise, fallible, wetware-occluded bags of random biochemistry for which they work. A little extra propriety in the middleware might be acceptable, even in an “open” cloud.

Eurotech’s own devices, which range from smart gateways for other devices to embedded systems boards, run Wind River Linux, support development tools, full networking capability, full remote-access, control and remote on/off as well as support for the ESF middleware.

Both ESF and the Everyware Cloud support other vendors’ hardware as well as long as they support Eurotech’s ESF first.

The real benefit of the Kind-of-Proprietary Cloud of Things, according to Eurotech, is that customers can run analysis and reporting apps on the cloud to crunch the numbers all those lonely devices are sending out in their search for love.

Depending on how immediate the need, data from those devices can be run in real time, at intervals or analyzed in retrospect after all the excitement is over and the fire trucks have gone home.

It’s a good option for new services like the one Euro-startup Sensuss is launching to prevent head injuries in sports using helmets with embedded sensors whose data can be transmitted and analyzed by apps running in the Everyware Cloud according to quotes from the company’s chief engineer in the Eurotech announcement.

Sounds kosher to me. The first real clouds were also proprietary, as were the first real web-based apps.

The Everyware Cloud isn’t designed as a universal solution, but it’s certainly a start.

Now we just have to hope our devices are mature and responsible enough to handle all that direct Internet access without individual supervision.

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Intel “Internet of Things” illustration

Trophées de la Monnaie de Paris

Posted on 25 May 201220 June 2012 by maurizio siagri

Il Presidente e Amministratore Delegato di Eurotech Spa Roberto Siagri ha ricevuto il prestigioso premio dedicato all’Innovazione, il “Trophée de l’Innovation”, per il contributo e l’investimento economico sviluppato in Francia dall’azienda da cui è al timone

Eurotech: Parvus Announces Rugged Tactical Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet Switch Subsystem

Posted on 23 May 20126 June 2012 by maurizio siagri

Parvus DuraNET 1268 Switch Now Available with TFOCA II Fiber Optic Connectors for Military Tactical Deployable Networks

Amaro (Italy) – May 23rd, 2012 – Eurotech subsidiary Parvus announces tactical fiber optic media support for the DuraNET® 1268, a rugged Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet switch subsystem equipped with ten (10) triple-speed 10/100/1000Mbps ports for connecting IPv4 and IPv6 compatible sensors and computing devices onboard demanding tactical network-centric (un)manned vehicle and aircraft platforms. Designed for rugged extremes, this Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP)-optimized Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution is well suited for C4ISR technology refresh and situational awareness upgrade programs. To enhance reliability, the unit features no moving parts, a near cable-less internal design, all industrial temperature grade components, EMI filtering, and a sealed dust/ waterproof aluminum chassis with isolated MIL-STD-1275/704 power supply that protects against vehicle/aircraft voltage surges, spikes and transients.

Gigabit Ethernet interfaces are brought out over rugged MIL-DTL-38999 connectors on the front panel and now optionally Tactical Fiber Optic Cable Assembly (TFOCA® II) connectors on the rear. These optical interfaces are designed to survive the harshest battlefield conditions and were selected by the U.S. ARMY WIN-T program as the standard next generation fiber optic connector for military tactical deployable networks.

Managed and unmanaged switch configurations are available for configurable or “plug and play” Gigabit Ethernet LAN applications. The base DuraNET® 1268 was previously qualification tested for extreme MIL-STD-461F EMI/EMC and MIL-STD-810G thermal, shock, vibe, humidity, altitude, and ingress conditions, as well as RTCA/DO-160G airworthiness tests for low temperature and high altitude operation.

The DuraNET® 1268 features an onboard microprocessor for local/remote control and port monitoring, as well as support for Quality of Service (QoS) traffic prioritization, Virtual Local-Area Network (VLAN) trunking, Telnet remote CLI management, and Rapid Spanning Tree (RSP) redundancy. To enhance security and system management, the unit integrates recoverable data zeroization capabilities for declassifying switch data, along with RS-232 Command Line Interface (CLI) and Ethernet management ports. Status LEDs indicate zeroization signal, power, and port link/speed/activity.

AVAILABILITY
DuraNET 1268 subsystems with fiber optic support will begin in Q3 2012. Contact sales@eurotech.com for pricing and updated production availability information. For additional specifications or to download a product datasheet, visit http://www.eurotech.com/en/products/DuraNET 1268.

Eurotech Receives 2M USD Follow-On Order for Catalyst TC Embedded Module for Homeland Security and Defense Application

Posted on 25 April 201225 April 2012 by maurizio siagri

Cross Match orders more embedded modules to support production of its handheld biometric identity device

Amaro (Italy) – April 16th, 2012 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces Cross Match has issued a $2 million purchase order for the Catalyst TC module, which is used in its handheld device for homeland security and defense applications. The modules will be delivered over the next 12 months.
The Catalyst TC, based on the Intel Atom processor E6xx series, is a highly integrated and flexible embedded module that offers multiple communications, I/O, and multimedia capabilities with low power consumption in a small footprint.
“We have a need for more Catalyst TC units because we have seen an increased demand for our products,” said Shawn Mokhtari, Cross Match Technologies Senior VP of Technology. “Eurotech has been reliable and on time for the duration of our relationship, and we look forward to working with them as we continue to deliver our biometric identity solutions to the marketplace.”
The Cross Match product is a homeland security and defense solution that also offers optional 3G communications support and built-in wireless networking capability that allows field personnel to access remote databases as part of a biometric identity solution.
“Cross Match biometric products are extremely important to many people, and it’s gratifying to be part of their solutions” said Greg Nicoloso, CEO of Eurotech in North America. “Our Catalyst line of computer on module boards helps customers with demanding requirements and we look forward to addressing the next challenging project.”

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Eurotech: €1.2M order for Aurora HPC from German Research Centre Jülich

Posted on 14 April 2012 by maurizio siagri

Amaro (Italy) – April 5th, 2012 – Eurotech, a leading company in embedded and supercomputing technologies, announces that it has received a 1.2 million euro order from Forschungszentrum Jülich, one of the largest research centres in Europe, for supply of a HPC (High Performance Computing) system of the Aurora family. Delivery is scheduled to take place within this year.
The Aurora HPC will be used within the scope of the EU-funded project DEEP (Dynamical Exascale Entry Platform), an innovative European response to the challenge of creating supercomputers capable of performing ExaFlops, i.e. a billion billion calculations per second, that is a thousand times faster than today’s fastest supercomputers.
The DEEP consortium, led by Forschungszentrum Jülich, proposes to develop a novel, Exascale-enabling supercomputing architecture that takes the concept of compute acceleration to a new level: instead of adding accelerator cards to Cluster nodes, an accelerator Cluster, called Booster, will complement a conventional HPC system and increase its compute performance. While the Cluster is an off-the-shelf component, the Booster will be designed and built by the DEEP project partners using cutting edge technology. Together with a software stack focused on meeting Exascale requirements, comprising adapted programming models, libraries and performance tools, the DEEP architecture will enable unprecedented scalability. In the DEEP consortium Eurotech will be the responsible to assemble and design the cabinets, racks and blades of the system.

Note: the DEEP project will be funded by the European Commission, under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-ICT-2011-7, Integrated Project No. 287530).

Eurotech: ordine di €1,2M per HPC Aurora dal Centro di Ricerca tedesco Jülich

Amaro (UD) – 5 aprile 2012 – Eurotech, azienda leader nelle tecnologie embedded e di supercalcolo, annuncia di aver ricevuto un ordine di 1,2 milioni di Euro da Forschungszentrum Jülich, uno dei più grandi centri di ricerca in Europa, per la fornitura di un sistema HPC (High Performance Computing) della famiglia Aurora. La consegna è prevista quest’anno.
L’HPC Aurora sarà utilizzato nell’ambito del progetto finanziato dall’UE denominato DEEP (Dinamico Entry Exascale Platform), una innovativa risposta europea alla sfida di creare supercomputer in grado di raggiungere gli ExaFlops, vale a dire un miliardo di miliardi di calcoli al secondo, ovvero un migliaio di volte più veloci rispetto ai più veloci supercomputer di oggi.
Il consorzio DEEP, guidato da Forschungszentrum Jülich, si propone di sviluppare un’innovativa architettura di supercalcolo di classe Exascale, che porti il concetto di accelerazione dell’elaborazione ad un nuovo livello: invece di aggiungere schede di accelerazione ai nodi di un Cluster, un Cluster acceleratore, chiamato Booster, integrerà un sistema HPC convenzionale e ne aumenterà la potenza di calcolo. Mentre il Cluster sarà un componente off-the-shelf, cioè disponibile sul mercato, il Booster sarà progettato e costruito dai partner del progetto DEEP con tecnologia all’avanguardia. Grazie anche ad un pacchetto software focalizzato sulla soddisfazione delle esigenze specifiche di una piattaforma Exascale, che comprende modelli di programmazione adeguati, librerie e strumenti di ottimizzazione delle performance, l’architettura DEEP consentirà una scalabilità senza precedenti. All’interno del consorzio DEEP, Eurotech sarà responsabile della progettazione e assemblaggio degli armadi, dei cestelli e delle schede del sistema.

Eurotech Announces SekuPLATE, License Plate Recognition Systems for Security and Surveillance Applications

Posted on 14 April 201214 April 2012 by maurizio siagri

SekuPLATE license plate recognition systems achieve high detection rate in all light and weather conditions

Amaro, Italy – March 21, 2012 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the launch of SekuPLATE, a new family of IP-based License Plate Recognition Systems that target demanding security and surveillance applications where intelligent association of vehicles and permission rights is needed. Based on cutting-edge recognition algorithms, SekuPLATE delivers top-notch reliability plate recognition systems, that dramatically minimize detection failures.

Compact, versatile, and easily configurable, SekuPLATE systems read license plates and process them automatically, to monitor the passage of vehicles through toll gates, checkpoints, access areas, parking lots and other similar applications. SekuPLATE delivers extreme reliability, with an accuracy rate on detections of 95% for front plates and 98% for rear plates, in all light and weather conditions. The design is compatible with traditional IT architectures and also benefits from connectivity to Eurotech’s cloud platform, dramatically cutting time-to-market when building scalable, robust applications that integrate devices with business applications.

SekuPLATE products are now available to process license plates of European countries, Turkey, Morocco, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, and also for plates featuring Arabic characters.

Eurotech annuncia SekuPLATE, la sua nuova famiglia di sistemi di lettura targhe per applicazioni di sicurezza e sorveglianza

I sistemi di lettura targhe SekuPLATE garantiscono elevata affidabilità in tutte le condizioni climatiche e di luminosità

maro, Udine – 21 Marzo 2012 – Eurotech, fornitore leader di tecnologie, prodotti e sistemi embedded, annuncia il lancio di SekuPLATE, una nuova famiglia di Sistemi di Lettura Targhe basati su IP e destinati ad applicazioni di sicurezza che richiedono l’associazione intelligente di veicoli e permessi di accesso. Grazie ad avanzati algoritmi di riconoscimento, i sistemi di lettura targhe SekuPLATE assicurano un’elevata affidabilità che riduce notevolmente gli errori di identificazione.

Eurotech Announces SekuFACE, Biometric Face Recognition Systems for Security Applications

Posted on 2 April 201214 April 2012 by maurizio siagri

SekuFACE biometric face recognition systems are compliant with ICAO standard (ISO/IEC 19794-5) and achieve high accuracy rate in all light condition

Amaro, Italy – March 26, 2012 – Eurotech, a leading supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, today announces the launch of SekuFACE, a new family of IP-based Biometric Face Recognition Systems that target demanding security applications where intelligent association of personal identity and permission rights is needed. Based on biometric mapping of face images and their automatic validation against the ICAO standard (ISO/IEC 19794-5), SekuFACE systems dramatically simplify compliancy and privacy issues, while providing at the same time fast and reliable facial recognition.

SekuFACE systems detect human faces and match them with reference biometric tracks allowing to identify the subjects and monitor their transit through checkpoints and access passages in restricted areas. SekuFACE delivers extreme reliability, with an accuracy rate of 95% in any light condition. Accordance with ICAO standard ensures consistent quality of all samples while biometric mapping and user-configurable automatic deletion policies streamline the compliance of installed systems with privacy regulations.

SekuFACE enables effective monitoring of large structures by activating multiple access security levels, tracking simultaneous targets and managing hierarchical access gates. Easy to be interfaced with other data sources, such as personal ID lists and badge readers, SekuFACE is also naturally suited to implement cross-checking of credentials for an higher level of security.

For more info, please visit http://www.eurotech.com/en/products/SekuFACE