InvizBox 2 and InvizBox 2 Pro are VPN routers which allow you to easily secure all internet traffic in your home or office without compromising on speed or convenience. Connect either device to your home router and all of your internet traffic is automatically encrypted, ensuring privacy and security for you and your family. The InvizBox 2 products will protect any device in your home: laptops, phones, smart TVs or other connected devices can now be secured over WiFi or gigabit Ethernet. The guys are looking for your support to help them through this last few days…
The last campaign : Raised over €100k on Kickstarter and was delivers 12 months later to over 700 backers. Since then it was on Indiegogo InDemand and raised over $300k to over 900 backers. All crowdfunders have had their orders fulfilled and we are shipping internationally through our own website to over 60 countries worldwide, soon to be on amazon and newegg.
How is InvizBox 2 different?
Speed! Capable of over 200Mbps at peak (requires fast enough connection). Most competitors are in the 10-30Mbps range
No setup out of the box – You plug it in and it’s ready to go – we embed your unique VPN credentials and select the fastest nearby VPN endpoint on first boot. “Privacy Made Easy”
Multiple Hotspots for different VPN endpoints – Want your Smart TV connected to the UK but your phone connected to the US? No problem!
VPN Instance per connected device to utilise the multi-core processor (load balancing done at an OS level beyond 4 devices actively using at the same time)
Dual band WiFi – 2.4G and 5G WiFi
Securely connect home with our mobile device, InvizBox Go
Unique, secure password per device
Flashed in our offices for your security
Parental controls
Updates over Tor hidden service
256Bit AES encryption (most competitors are 128 bit)
Irish Tech Leader Action Point to Launch New Smart-Manufacturing Solution at IoT World Congress in Partnership with Microsoft, Dell and Intel
Irish firm Action Point has collaborated with global tech giants Microsoft, Dell and Intel to develop IoT-PREDICT, a new Industrial Internet of Things solution aimed at the manufacturing sector and which is to launch at the IoT World Solutions Congress in Barcelona this week which takes place from the 3rd – 5th of October. IoT-PREDICT securely gathers extensive real-time data from the production floor to help manufacturers reduce down time, improve overall equipment effectiveness and deliver cost savings.
Irish tech firm Action Point has partnered with Microsoft, Dell and Intel to develop an out-of-the-box solution for manufacturers eager to harness the business opportunities presented by the Industrial Internet of Things. Action Point served as the “glue” between the 3 partners during the design and development process.
IoT-PREDICT quickly gives manufacturing companies around the globe the real-time insights they need to improve overall equipment effectiveness and deliver cost savings to the business.
IoT-PREDICT uses smart sensors to gather vibration, temperature and power consumption data from the production line to troubleshoot production problems, enable predictive maintenance scheduling and reduce production downtime.
A unique collaboration, IoT-PREDICT’s smart-manufacturing software was developed by Action Point with Dell providing the Industrial Edge Gateway technology and Microsoft the Microsoft Azure cloud platform-based data visualisation, analytics and alerting tools.
With the engineering user kept firmly in mind, IoT-PREDICT’s product and packaging design was developed by multi award winning Irish firm Dolmen Design.
There are 4000 manufacturing firms in Ireland spending more than €12 Billion annually on suppliers, employing over 159,000 people and according to IBEC, 88% will be investing in new technology in the future.
From left to right is Ivan O’Connor (Head of IoT, Action Point), Aongus Hegarty (President, EMEA, Dell EMC) andAisling Keegan (Vice President & GM, Dell EMC Ireland & NI).
Action Point’s Head of IoT, Ivan O’Connor said; “Our aim was to have relevant and accurate industrial IoT data flowing from the factory floor to the engineering and management team’s desktops within 10 minutes of opening the box.”
Sam George, Director, Azure IoT, Microsoft Corp. said, “We are pleased to see Action Point has developed an IoT solution on Microsoft Azure, Azure IoT and Windows 10 IoT OS to enable remote monitoring at scale in industrial settings. IoT PREDICT, built on the trusted and global-scale platform,
Speaking ahead of the official launch in Barcelona Dell’s EMEA Director – IoT and Embedded, Marc Flanagan said “We were incredibly excited to work on IoT-PREDICT as part of our vision for Industrial Automation.”
Design and usability were a major focus for the Action Point team during product development. They enlisted the help of multi-award-winning Dolmen Design to design a compact, pre-assembled and pre-configured system for quick and easy installation and commissioning in any industrial environment.
Action Point have in recent years delivered a number of successful technology solutions for global manufacturing clients such as Analog Devices, Johnson & Johnson, ALPS Electric Ireland and others. The launch of IoT-PREDICT takes place at this week’s IoT Solutions World, which takes place in Barcelona from the 3rd – 5th of October. You will find the team exhibiting at the Microsoft booth #301, Hall 5 at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via Conference centre.More information can be found at www.action-point.com/iot-predict
With Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming a reality, what’s to stop machines from growing smart enough to wipe us all out? With film and TV dramatizations such as Terminator, The Matrix and Westworld taking centre stage in popular culture, it’s important to think if what they depict is actually a possibility.
According to Sophos Data Scientists Madeline Schiappa and Ethan Rudd, an AI takeover is very unlikely. In fact, they warn against the irrational panic and suggest looking into just how much machines are achieving compared to human-level intelligence.
Some giants of the tech and science community — Elon Musk and Steven Hawking among them have publicly worried that artificial intelligence (AI) could someday be the end of mankind. Amongst other things, Musk has suggested that governments should start regulating algorithms to thwart a hostile AI takeover.
For more information, please refer to the following Naked Security article or Madeline and Ethan’s full length article on Sophos’ sister site, Sophos News.
Dress for Success Dublin has announced a collaboration with Oracle Women’s Leadership (OWL), aimed at encouraging more women to consider careers in IT and digital industries.
The partnership will focus on the #MentOr4Success programme which will pair people working in Oracle with clients from Dress for Success Dublin. Over a period of six months, Oracle volunteers will mentor candidates, equipping them with the confidence to secure employment and prepare them for the workplace.
Commenting on the partnership, Sonya Lennon designer, entrepreneur, and founder of Dress for Success Dublin said:
“Oracle sees the value of mentorship to Dress for Success clients: women looking to create economic sustainability for themselves and their families.
“The enthusiasm by the team at Oracle Women’s Leadership has meant that we can hit the ground running, building our clients’ confidence to build their career.”
Pictured at the launch of the #MentOr4Success programme were members of the Oracle team and founder of Dress for Success Dublin, Sonya Lennon.
Daniela Becker-Russell, Oracle Women’s Leadership Dublin Community Leader and Head of SMB Sales for SaaS Applications in Western Europe at Oracle also welcomed the partnership:
“We are delighted to further strengthen Oracle Women’s Leadership’s relationship with Dress for Success Dublin with the launch of this exciting new programme #MentOr4Success.
“We already have huge interest from possible mentors within Oracle and look forward to empowering women to launch into a career in the digital industries with a helping hand from Oracle Women’s Leadership.”
Oracle Women’s Leadership is a global leadership and professional development program to support the growth of current and emerging women leaders within Oracle.
TERMINALFOUR, the digital marketing and web content management platform for higher education, today announced the results of its 2017 ‘Global Higher Education Survey’. The results highlight significant concerns among higher education institutions about student recruitment targets due to proposed visa/travel restrictions.
In a survey of 391 higher education professionals from 333 unique higher education institutions, 56% stated that travel restrictions will directly impact their institution’s ability to meet recruitment targets.
The survey was carried out among web, marketing, recruitment and leadership professionals in higher education across the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and South Africa.
The survey also found that 37% of higher education professionals have high levels of job insecurity. When asked to rate their personal job security in the context of Government policy, student recruitment challenges and internal restructuring, just 28% of respondents stated that they feel highly secure in their current role.
Regarding how travel restrictions are likely to impact institutions, 11% of respondents stated that international students account for more than one-fifth of total recruitment numbers. A further 19% of those surveyed said that these students accounted for more than one-tenth of total student recruitment.
Piero Tintori, CEO and Founder, TERMINALFOUR, said: “There’s no doubting that Brexit and the election of President Trump has caused some rumblings in student recruitment teams across the globe. 56% said visa and travel restrictions would impact recruitment targets. Let that sink in. More than half of the participants think travel restrictions will effectively cost them millions in lost revenue.”
The survey sought to understand the current situation relating to vacant seats in universities and colleges and to investigate whether recruitment teams are hitting their targets. 42% of respondents (working in web, marketing or recruitment roles) were not sure of the situation regarding vacant seats in their institution. 20% surveyed stated they never have vacant seats; 12% have less than 2% vacant seats; 10% less than 5% vacant seats and 7% stated their institution averages above 11+% vacant seats every year.
Piero Tintori, CEO and Founder, TERMINALFOUR
Commenting on these results, Tintori said, “The results of this survey serve to illustrate the ever-present challenge of filling seats. The statistics reveal a mixed bag when it comes to vacant seats. What really causes alarm bells for me is the lack of awareness shown by many respondents when it comes to the percentage of vacant seats in their institutions, with many unable to even guess at the answer.
“This drives home the point that there’s a big disconnect between the organisational goals of the institution and the online goals. One informs the other; it’s unconscionable that these figures aren’t understood across an institution”, he continued.
The survey also attempted to reveal web priorities for marketing and digital teams in universities and colleges. A new question for the 2017 survey was the level of adoption or incorporation of web based personalisation on higher education websites. The results were surprisingly low. 79% of respondents said they did not incorporate website personalisation on their institution’s website; only 14% stated that they did but this figure included 6% that only had location based personalisation.
61% stated that web accessibility improvements were a top 3 website priority in 2017. 62% of this figure stated that ‘Legal & Policy’ forces were behind its prioritisation followed by social factors at 25%.
Piero Tintori commented: “We’re seeing lots of cases where higher education institutions, particularly in the US, are getting into real legal trouble by not meeting basic accessibility standards. As a result, digital transformation initiatives are sometimes being driven by or accelerated by the threat of litigation, with institutions now releasing funding to make sure their websites meet these standards to avoid stark financial penalties.”
“The other side of the debate is that accessibility opens the door to opportunity. 285 million people in the world are visually impaired, between 1% and 9% of the population have movement related disorders, and 15% of the US population has a learning related disability. These are potential and prospective students and a failure to address their needs is a failure to tap their potential to join your institution.”
Highly-skilled professionals from across the Western Region flocked to Career Zoo West at the Galway Racecourse this weekend, seeking opportunities in tech, biotech, finance and other professional services.
The event showcased the career opportunities on offer from 40 leading multinational and Irish employers, including STEM-sector leaders, professional and financial services, and biotech companies. Participating companies were hiring for a variety of highly-skilled roles across tech, pharma, medtech, finance, marketing, HR and sales.
The sponsors of Career Zoo West were: Ericsson, Pramerica, Medtronic, Cisco and FRS Recruitment, with the event’s line-up also including recruiters and speakers from: Abbott, Abbvie, BD Research Centre Ireland, BioMarin, BioNua, BNP Paribas, Cisco, Ericsson, Fintrax, FRS, Grifols, Innopharma Labs, the Institute of Project Management, the Irish Medtech Association, JFC, Medtronic, Merit, NIBRT, Ocuco, PPD, Pramerica, SAP, Sidero, SL Controls and Wayfair, amongst others.
The concept of self-driving cars has been mooted for quite some time and has been a feature of sci-fi TV shows or cartoons speculatively casting an eye to the future. In 2017, autonomous cars have become a distinct possibility, and while a fully autonomous vehicle is still a way off, we can now invest in cars which will let us kick back for most of a journey.
We’re also entering the area of holographic windscreens which can display key data that we would previously have needed to glance down at the dashboard to see. These advances are remarkable when you think that it wasn’t so long ago since power steering and remote locking were perceived as fantastic innovations.
Neil Tohill – Director of Southside Motor Factors in Dublin has sent us another visual asset for our readers to checkout..
Furniture giant Ikea have launced an app which will allows you to place furniture in your home via your smartphone or tablet. This is pretty cool and most likely will be adopted by other manufacturers or other retail outlets in the coming months ahead, This takes the stress out of pondering over items for your house and you can check out what they look like before you take a trip to a store. There is a problem though, It is only for iOS 11 and us Irish will get to try the app..
2000 products will be available at launch which is a decent portfolio of goods they have to offer.
“IKEA Place makes it easier to make buying decisions in your own place, to get inspired and try many different products, styles and colors in real-life settings with a swipe of your finger. Augmented reality and virtual reality will be a total game changer for retail in the same way as the internet. Only this time, much faster,” says Michael Valdsgaard, Leader Digital Transformation at Inter IKEA Systems.
How to use IKEA Place:
Make sure you have upgraded your device to iOS 11.
Download the IKEA Place app for free from the Apple App Store.
Scan the floor in your place.
Browse the list of products available in the app.
Select a product that you want to place.
Move and place the product into the space, it is as simple as that!
The service will see DiskShred return in excess of €250,000 to clients in the next 12 months. In many cases, the value that companies stand to recover from the service can render DiskShred’s services cost-neutral, allowing businesses to avail of its hard drive shredding and data destruction services free of charge.
DiskShred, Ireland’s leading on-site hard drive and media shredding provider, today announces the launch of a new service to help companies recover the value of their retired IT equipment. The company expects to return in excess of €250,000 to clients in the next 12 months.
DiskShred specialises in providing secure on-site shredding services to the most security conscious companies, including financial services, data centres and public bodies. While DiskShred previously focused solely on providing on-site data destruction services, the launch of the new service is a direct response to customer demand.
Jeremy Bryan, brand manager, DiskShred, said: “We approached a number of our customers to discuss their other equipment disposal requirements as well as hard drive shredding. Our clients have responded well to the opportunity to recover the value of their old IT assets. We have been able to help them to get cash back from their end-of-life assets, which often enables them to avail of our leading data destruction and shredding services free of charge.”
Used IT equipment can retain a considerable amount of its value, and this is often true for used equipment from data centres. Even without hard drives, servers and their parts can have value which Diskshred can help its customers to recover.
To establish where value can be returned, DiskShred’s knowledgeable team can conduct an audit of clients’ facilities and advise on equipment where residual value is recoverable. Where there is value, IT assets are transported to DiskShred’s secure facility in the provider’s purpose-built vehicles. DiskShred then assesses the equipment’s market value to find the channel that will capture the highest possible return, with the value passed back to customers.
Jeremy Bryan said: “The addition of this new service to our portfolio will make it even easier for companies to avail of DiskShred’s services and guarantee the lowest risk of a data breach. We provide a return on equipment that can be put towards shredding data bearing equipment. Having worked with companies throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe for the last number of years, we have found that companies are often not aware of the value of their old equipment. This service will help us to find the return on equipment for customers, enabling them to reinvest the value recovered or benefit from our secure shredding service at no cost.”
