The Locksmith Journal May-Jun 2015 - Issue 38 | Seite 38

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IoT – or ‘Internet of Things’
The future is becoming a reality…
»»Until recently, the
Internet was dependent on
people for information.
Little did we know there was
an understanding – a futuristic
vision – that eventually
smart devices would input
the data themselves and
reveal previously unseen
actions such as shopping
habits, usage, productivity,
cost savings and more, just
by recognising patterns in
the mass of data, says ROB
MARTENS, former CIO,
security industry veteran and
Allegion’s futurist and director
of connectivity platforms.
And that futuristic vision
didn’t exclude security. I
think the future is particularly
bright for integrators, security
consultants and software
providers as they will largely
determine the pace of Internet
of Things (IoT) adoption in the
market.
The ability and aptitude of
an experienced integrator,
security consultant and
security system provider to
embed these next generation
tools into their project will
have a profound impact on the
experience of their client.
But first things first.
What exactly is IoT?
IoT was an expression
coined by British technology
pioneer Kevin Ashton in 1999
to help define the space,
but what does it mean? IoT
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