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Reducing Network Security Risks for the Remote Workforce — Now and in the Future
Don Schleede, Information Security Officer, Digi International
April 30, 2020
The upward trend in remote workers has placed a strain on corporate IT departments, which must manage network security risks and provide secure and reliable...
Technical Insights
Introducing Digi XBee Secure Sessions for Another Layer of Secure Wireless Communication
Andrew Reiter, Product Manager, Digi International
April 20, 2020
Digi XBee Secure Sessions functionality is a password-secured connection between two nodes in a Digi XBee network (server and client) where the pair can send and...
Digi XBee
Digi XBee Turns 15! Take a Whirlwind History Tour
Quinn Jones, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
April 15, 2020
The Digi XBee® family has turned 15. Look back at the history of XBee - small radios that provide the communications between machines, sensors, industrial tanks...
Applications
Smart Traffic Management: Optimizing Your City's Infrastructure Spend
Nathan Wade, Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
April 10, 2020
Smart Traffic Management Systems are technology solutions that municipalities can integrate into their traffic cabinets and intersections today for fast, cost...
IoT Trends
Coping in Corporate During COVID-19: The View from Digi
Ron Konezny, President and CEO, Digi International
April 08, 2020
With COVID-19, there is no longer a “business as usual.” The new normal is uncertainty. Yet, in some positive way, we are all in this together. After the worst...
IoT Trends
What Is the Smart Grid and How Is It Enabled by IoT?
Quinn Jones, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
April 01, 2020
The “smart grid” is the next generation electrical network - updated with communications technology and connectivity to drive smarter resource use.
Technical Insights
Work from Home Solutions: Safe Employees and Secure Networks
Randall Kerr, Director, Product Management, Digi International
March 26, 2020
With more workers remote, it's critical that enterprises support their staff with secure work-at-home options. The best solutions rely on your company providing a...
IoT Trends
What Are CBRS and Private LTE, and What Are the Use Cases?
Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
March 18, 2020
CBRS networks provide connectivity where regular Internet can't. This article covers the benefits of CBRS - a version of Private LTE in the 3.5 GHz spectrum that...
IoT Trends
Digital Signage Trends for Indoor and Outdoor Applications
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
March 11, 2020
The range of uses and types of both indoor and outdoor digital signs and kiosks has become an exciting trend to watch, and adoption is only going to increase. In...
Technical Insights
Zigbee vs. Bluetooth: Choosing the Right Protocol for Your IoT Application
Eugene Fodor, Software Engineering Manager, Digi International
March 05, 2020
Both Zigbee and Bluetooth wireless protocols are widely used for local communications in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, and there are some trade-offs to...
Technical Insights
Embedded Computing: Designing for Ease of Manufacturing and Low Cost-of-Ownership
Alicia Lewis, Lead Technical Writer, Digi International
February 27, 2020
The embedded system-on-module (SOM) market has grown, offering diverse options for applications ranging from retail displays to aerospace components. They all...
Technical Insights
Machine Learning and Machine Vision Work Better with Real Time Edge Processing
Andreas Burghart, Principal IoT Technology Manager, Digi International
February 25, 2020
Among the most promising complementary technologies today are machine learning (ML) and machine vision (MV). Machine learning techniques can be applied to a wide...
Applications
How IoT Temperature Sensors Are Revolutionizing the Cold Chain and Retail
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
February 22, 2020
In the supply chain, personnel such as truck drivers and grocery workers responsible for temperature-sensitive goods have traditionally read temperature gauges...
IoT Trends
Digi News and Technology Updates: Embedded World, 5G, Machine Learning and Connected Vehicle
Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
February 11, 2020
One of the biggest stories of 2020 is 5G. Various vendors at Embedded World 2020 will be showing off their latest 5G products. With download speeds of up to 6...
Technical Insights
Open Source Licenses and Applications on Embedded Linux: a Practical Viewpoint
Michael Burr, Embedded Software Engineer, Digi Wireless Design Services
February 07, 2020
Developers of proprietary software are often leery of embedded Linux platforms, due to the implications of open source licenses such as GPL (the GNU Public...
Applications
IoT in Smart Grid Applications for Smart Cities: DistribuTECH 2020 Take-Aways
Sam Johnson, Account Manager, Digi International
February 05, 2020
DistribuTECH 2020 has come and gone until next year, and it's always great to look back on a phenomenal event and talk about the take-aways. The show allowed some...
IoT Trends
Next Generation Retail Technology: How IoT, AI and 5G Will Impact the Shopping Experience
Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
January 30, 2020
The retail shopping experience today is about data-backed customization and experience. With advances in IoT networking, connectivity and artificial intelligence,...
IoT Trends
IoT and Supply Chain Management: A Digital Revolution
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
January 22, 2020
IoT devices are revolutionizing every phase of supply chain management, from manufacturing through packaging, shipping, and delivery to an end point, and even...
Technical Insights
Going Global with Your Cellular Deployment
Josh Jaeger, Director of Sales, WDS, Digi International
January 18, 2020
As the Internet of Things becomes increasingly popular, more companies are looking to monitor and track their assets across the world. And many want the ability...
IoT Trends
Retail: Wireless Point-of-Sale Trends for 2020 and Beyond
Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
January 10, 2020
The point-of-sale terminal market is growing. In the digital age, consumers prefer the convenience of credit and debit cards as well as payment apps like Apple...
Digi International's 2019 Year in Review
Elizabeth Herberg, Director of Marketing, Digi International
January 02, 2020
With a customer-centric approach to delivering solutions that shift the paradigm and outcomes for its customers, Digi brings innovative products and services to...
Digi Holiday Fun and Fundraising: Over $6k Raised for Charity
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
December 31, 2019
Digi International headquarters celebrated the 2019 holiday season with festive decorations, an ornament decorating contest and a holiday party, raising over $6k...
IoT Trends
5G News, Updates and Projections
Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
December 21, 2019
The reality of what 5G news is actionable and whether the latest information affects your business and planning depends on several factors, including your...
IoT Trends
Sally Smith Is One of 2019's Most Influential Corporate Board Directors
Elizabeth Herberg, Director of Marketing, Digi International
December 20, 2019
We recognize Digi board member Sally Smith and congratulate her on being named one of WomenInc.’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors! Sally joined...
Technical Insights
Overcoming IoT Challenges: How to Make a Business Case
Alec Jahnke, Sales Engineer, Digi International
December 13, 2019
What are the challenges of the Internet of Things today? Are there barriers impacting the move to Industry 4.0? And how can you prove out a concept that will help...
Applications
What Is FirstNet Band 14?
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
December 06, 2019
While FirstNet® and Band 14 are closely related, they are not the same. This blog post examines each part and explains how the two are related and where they are...
Technical Insights
Digi ConnectCore 8M Nano: Developer Resources, Security, Scalability
Charlie Watson, Product Marketing Manager, Digi International
December 05, 2019
Digi International recently announced availability of the Digi ConnectCore 8M Nano Development Kit. The Digi ConnectCore® 8M Nano is designed to meet the needs of...
Technical Insights
5G Applications and Use Cases
Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
November 25, 2019
With 5G deployments underway, many people have questions about 5G applications and use cases, and what connected life will be like after the roll-out. The fact is...
Technical Insights
Secure Out-of-Band Management Through Digi Remote Manager
Randall Kerr, Director, Product Management, Digi International
November 24, 2019
Out-of-band management allows secure access to IT infrastructure, typically via serial ports. The implications are enormous for mission critical applications such...
IoT Trends
Digi XBee Tools Wins the 2019 Minnesota Tekne Award for IoT
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
November 21, 2019
On November 20, 2019, Digi International was presented with the 2019 Minnesota Tekne Award, in the IoT category, for Digi XBee® Tools. The set of tools, which...
Applications
The Benefits of IoT: Real World Examples
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
November 16, 2019
Organizations are leveraging the benefits of IoT (Internet of Things) in many different ways today — including efficiency, safety, monitoring of remote and hard...
Applications
FirstNet Ready™ Digi WR54 Mobile Communications Router for First Responders and Extended Primary Users
Steve Mazur, Business Development Director, Government
October 30, 2019
We’ll describe the built-in Band 14 capability operated by AT&T and the First Responder Network Authority, and how the Digi cellular router developed for this...
IoT Trends
IoT Drones: How the Use Cases for Drones are Changing
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
October 24, 2019
Drones have been around for a long time, yet it is interesting to see the uses cases that are emerging, especially in the Internet of Things realm. Drones are fun...
IoT Trends
Meet the Digi EX15 Cellular Extender for Retail and Enterprise Connectivity
Jason Dorough, VP of Enterprise Sales, Digi International
October 17, 2019
The new Digi® EX15 LTE cellular extender is an affordable high-speed device designed to help improve the customer experience in retail stores and branch locations...
Applications
Dual Wi-Fi Cellular Routers: Use Cases Explained
Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
October 11, 2019
A standard cellular router includes one Wi-Fi radio that handles all Wi-Fi network traffic. Some of the newest Digi cellular routers — Digi WR54 and Digi WR64...
Applications
Introducing the Digi XBee Mobile SDK for Fast Bluetooth Development
Andrew Reiter, Product Manager, Digi International
October 08, 2019
Today, every mobile application has the ability to communicate using the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol. From wireless head phones to wireless grilling meat...
Applications
About the Industrial IoT: Definition, Use Cases and Application Examples
Quinn Jones, Senior Strategic Account Manager, Digi International
September 30, 2019
The Industrial Internet of Things is the use of connected smart devices in industrial applications for purposes such as automation, remote monitoring and...
Technical Insights
What Do IoT Devices Do?
Alec Jahnke, Sales Engineer, Digi International
September 22, 2019
In countless ways, the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming a wide range of industries and sectors by bringing unprecedented levels of automation...
IoT Trends
Upcoming 2G and 3G Global Cellular Network Sunset Dates
Harald Remmert, Senior Director of Technology, Digi International
September 17, 2019
Critical 2G/3G cellular network shutdown dates are quickly approaching in the U.S.
Digi XBee
Digi XBee Tutorials and Resources for Developing Wireless Applications
Jayna Locke, Senior Marketing Manager, Digi International
September 10, 2019
In this article we are talking about how to find all the great tutorials and resources to support your application development with Digi XBee® modules. They are...
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