Author: Connected World

Some people are still more cautious at work, home, and in social settings following the COVID-19 national and public health emergencies. Case in point: eating out. The good news is the restaurant business is getting an infusion of technology, as the nation is returning to pre-pandemic lifestyles. Americans are spending about $70 billion each month dining out; 34% of people come together at casual dining restaurants once a week, and 49% of food expenditures are spent on grabbing a meal away from home. To help the restaurant industry be more efficient, as the cost of food and labor skyrockets, new…

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PTC LiveWorx 2023, a live event in Boston, Mass., wrapped up last week after thousands of attendees experienced Xtropolis, the LiveWorx expo hall full of demos and interactive technology displays. It was PTC’s first LiveWorx event in four years. During those four years, PTC says it invested more than $3 billion in acquisitions and organic development, including its acquisitions of companies like Onshape, Arena, Codebeamer, and ServiceMax, as well as the launch of PTC Atlas and several SaaS (software-as-a-service) -based tools, including Windchill+, Creo+, and Kepware+. The 2023 event focused on the importance of sustainable digital transformation. In his keynote…

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If you want to see true innovation, look to what is happening in the U.S. Army. As an example, the organization is using technology that leverages sensors and effectors, connecting and fusing multi-service sensor data to multi-service weapons. Consider this. Northrop Grumman Corp.’s IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System) is part of the Army’s air and missile defense modernization strategy. IBCS provides a modular, open, and scalable architecture that integrates available assets in the battlespace onto a common, integrated fire control network, regardless of source, service, or domain. This architecture offers integration of current and future systems as well. Here is…

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