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RSA 2023: AI & IIoT

At this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco, artificial intelligence was the hot topic. On one hand, industry participants were

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Distribution & Fulfillment Centers Overcome Challenges with Voice Solutions

Between supply chain instability and a tight labor market, the distribution centers of today are faced with many obstacles. Luckily,

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Consumer Wearables Features Approaching Requirements for Full FDA Approval

Manufacturers of DTC wearables have begun to seek blended device approval, gaining FDA clearance for certain features within their devices

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Emerson (Finally) Acquires NI

What Happened?Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced last week that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NI (NASDAQ: NATI) for approximately

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Regulatory Barriers Facing Medical Device Manufacturers

Manufacturers of medical devices face a plethora of regulatory standards from multiple entities and agencies. ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and

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Delivery Robots Help Alleviate Frontline Worker Pressures

Frontline labor challenges have persisted in 2023, and industries like transportation, deliveries, logistics, food service, and manufacturing continue to face

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RISC-V’s Rapid Ascent in Embedded Systems

Originally developed as a research project at UC Berkeley in 2010, the RISC-V ISA has since sparked a considerable amount

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Embedded World 2023: VDC’s “Embeddy” Award Winners

Last week, VDC Research attended the Embedded World 2023 conference in Nuremberg, Germany and held dozens of face-to-face meetings with

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Embedded Technology Helps Sports Organizations Optimize Performance

Athletic organizations across the world have begun to view IoT devices and the data they can glean from them as

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Independent Recommerce Models Help Sellers Mitigate Returns Losses

With the growing ease of online ordering, try-at-home models, and lenient refund policies, the modern consumer is no stranger to

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Artificial Intelligence & the Metaverse in the Enterprise: An Introduction of ChatGPT

The recent emergence of ChatGPT, an AI-based language model, has caused a stir in both the consumer and enterprise world

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MWC 2023: Satellite IoT & eSIMs

VDC’s IoT staff was back in Barcelona for MWC for the first time since 2019. This year’s attendance continued to

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Qualcomm’s Reinvigorated Windows on ARM Strategy

The recent emergence of ChatGPT, an AI-based language model, has caused a stir in both the consumer and enterprise world

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The Transformation of Automotive Manufacturing Through Digital Twins

The automotive manufacturing industry is rapidly evolving. Over the past several years vehicle manufacturers have been affected by a variety

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Can Smart Ports Outwit Threats of Cyberattack?

2023 will bring more cybersecurity threatsGlobal logistics have had a tumultuous three years, facing threats of disease and supply chain

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The Evolution of the SIM Card: eSIM, iSIM, & Beyond

In 2021 there were over 8 billion mobile device subscriptions worldwide, which is more than the total number of people

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New Standards are Driving Automotive Cybersecurity Development

Automotive cybersecurity is set to become a key feature in software-defined vehicles, with a variety of standards emerging to ensure

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TC15 balances price and value in the African market

Zebra Technologies has announced the launch of its TC15 into the African market, offering a new rugged device for small

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AUTOSAR Adaptive & Classic Critical for Modern Automotive Software Development

Software development will be a key battleground for the automotive industry in order to support the push towards autonomous vehicles

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Awake at the Wheel – Innovations in Fatigue Monitoring

Amid extreme weather and record port congestion, smooth supply chains have come to feel like a distant memory. The need

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Swedish Rugged Mobile Computing OEMs Combine with MilDef Acquisition of Handheld Group

With MilDef’s recent acquisition of Handheld Group, changes are in store for both companies as they work together to expand

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The Modern Digital Enterprise: Integration Barriers and Opportunities

A topic that has been repeatedly addressed over the past year is the increased adoption of mobile technologies, with the

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Semtech’s Acquisition of Sierra Wireless: What Happens Next?

Semtech has been a US-based supplier of semiconductors and related technology since Dwight Eisenhower was the President (1960). But it

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Mobile Traffic Analytics & a Connected Future

Mobile analytics are quickly becoming an essential part of everyday life in the modern world. With businesses and people looking

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About Mitch

Mitch Solomon

President

Mitch has spent years supporting senior leaders of operational and industrial technology companies as well as private equity investors that participate in the space.  He is an active member of the Technology and Innovation Council at Graham Partners, a leading industrial technology focused private equity firm, and serves on the advisory boards of OptConnect (a top IoT connectivity provider) and DecisionPoint (a rapidly growing operational technology systems integrator).  Mitch has worked closely with a wide range of industrial technology clients on a diverse array of growth opportunities and challenges including applications of AI, c-suite recruiting, strategic planning, new market identification and entry, product strategy, competitive positioning, revenue retention, value proposition identification and messaging, sales strategy and execution, and board presentations. Mitch holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.