The U.S. Senate passed the Developing and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act. This bipartisan bill, which unanimously passed the senate in the 115th Congress and was reintroduced in May 2019 by Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), calls for the creation of a working group of federal entities and experts from the private and academic sectors tasked with providing recommendations to congress on how to facilitate the growth of connected IoT technologies. 

Digital Watchdog (DW), an industry leader in digital recorders, surveillance cameras and related management software, announced its partnership with HALO IoT Smart Sensor for easy integration into DW Spectrum IPVMS. As a trusted technology partner, IPVideo Corporation’s sensor is now supported directly from the DW Spectrum interface.

Berk-Tek, a Nexans Company and leading manufacturer of network infrastructure solutions, has joined forces with Cree Lighting and Transition Networks to provide a complete end-to-end solution for the smart building’s utility LAN (uLAN).

Sensative AB, a Swedish tech company offering IoT solutions for smart cities, smart buildings, and smart homes announced their official partnership with Axis Communications.

Sonitrol’s TotalGuard solution targets the small to medium business market by offering affordable, professional security.

Focused on the cyber security of integrated security systems and IoT devices, Cyber:Secured Forum will share insights from top-level speakers, including penetration testers; chief information security officers; video, cloud and telecom providers; and experts in cyber law and cyber insurance. 

Viakoo, a provider of service assurance and IoT applications management solutions for physical security systems, and Convergint Technologies, a global service-based systems integrator, today announced they have signed a Platinum Partnership agreement. 

Legrand North and Central America, a provider of power, light and data technologies for homes, work places and data centers, announced it is undertaking a plan to expand the scope of its strategic IoT alliances for both residential and commercial applications.

SecureNet, a B2B provider of turn key security, smart home and IoT solutions, has won a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Icontrol Networks Inc. in Sept. 2015. 

Security and Safety Things GmbH (SAST) will be presenting new use cases for security cameras at CES 2019 from Jan. 8-11. These are the first to be developed on the basis of SAST’s open IoT ecosystem for the security industry. The use cases show the potential of the ecosystem for restaurants, airports and events.