The medtech IoT space is fraught with decisions that can make or break a product launch. There are several points at which developers in the space might want to throw their hands up or put their head under the covers. We asked some device experts to share their toughest lessons from IoT in the medical […]
Medtech IoT: We need to talk about what is happening in middleware
Middleware could be the key when it comes to discussing how the Internet of Things is going to succeed in medtech. In the most simplistic definition, middleware is software that acts as a bridge between an operating system or database and applications, especially on a network. For example, if a bedside monitor is designed to […]
Philips looks to the Internet of Things with Amazon deal
Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) said it signed on to a new platform from Amazon (NSDQ:AMZN) designed to facilitate the so-called “Internet of Things,” aiming to link and collect data from mobile healthcare devices. Amazon Web Services said its AWS IoT platform is designed to allow companies to “store, process, analyze, and act on the volumes of data generated by […]
FBI: Beware the Internet of Things
The FBI is warning that the increasing number of web-connected devices – the so-called “Internet of Things” – “increases the target space for malicious cyber actors” looking to exploit vulnerabilities. The warning covers medical devices that collect and transmit data or dispense medicines, including wireless heart monitors and insulin pumps, the FBI said last week. “Once criminals have breached such […]
