::: nBlog ::: Recently, I was privileged to be given a tour of the entire headquarters of Zara, in La Coruna, Spain, with my Spanish country manager Vicente Gil. Zara is clearly the most succesful fashion manufacturer and retailer in Europe, a fact being very evident from their 21B revenue and 3B profit. Walking some 8 kilometers through their […]
::: nBlog ::: Nearly 20 years ago when I was working for the pulp and paper industry, I invited an enthusiastic salesman from a reputable IT company to present some outsourcing possibilities for our mill production systems. My employer, Ahlstrom, had always been a forerunner in adopting new technologies in order to maintain competitive edge, so […]
::: events ::: BaseN is part of the premier innovation and information event that connects the smart utility community. The European Utility Week takes place from November 15 -17 in Barcelona, Spain. The event is centered around Grid Optimization, Renewables, Energy Storage, Smart Metering, Smart Cities, Smart Homes, Energy Services & Efficiency, Intelligent Buildings, Data Management, Analytics and IoT, […]
::: events ::: The Global IoT Operator BaseN has a leading role at the Smart Life Catalyst of TM Forum. In this context BaseN Platform offers a solution for smart and optimized energy use for millions of end-users. TM Forum Innovation InFocusis running from November 2-3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. The Smart Life Catalyst was […]
::: nBlog ::: Last month I spent a couple of days in Washington DC, mostly in a conference room called Eisenhower – with his pictures and speeches covering the walls. In his farewell address in 1961, president Eisenhower warned the US about the increasing power of the ‘military-industrial complex’, referring to the close relation of the […]
::: events ::: The IoT Tech Expo in Santa Clara, California, will introduce and explore the latest innovations within the IoT space. The conference will cover industry fields such as smart manufacturing, transportation, health, logistics, energy and automotive, and how these all can benefit from the Internet of Things. Taking place from October 20-21, BaseN will exhibit at […]
::: nBlog ::: “In from three to eight years, we will have a machine with the general intelligence of an average human being. I mean a machine that will be able to read Shakespeare, grease a car, play office politics, tell a joke, have a fight. At that point the machine will begin to educate itself […]
::: news ::: Both construction and energy companies attempt to offer increased sustainability as well as smart and safe living options to their end customers. BaseN gives them the opportunity to roll out very cost-efficient and sophisticated energy management systems on top of BaseN Platform. In late spring 2015, construction company NCC completed the two Spinelli apartment buildings. BaseN […]
::: events ::: BaseN’s Senior Vice President Sales, Jukka Paananen, participates at the 9th Innovation Forum in St. Petersburg from September 21-23. Mr. Panaanen joins the roundtable and masterclass in the Forum’s business program on “Foresight Technology in the Innovation Management” on September 21 from 11am to 2pm. He will highlight how BaseN’s extreme-scale Internet of Things […]
::: events ::: The M2M summit is the leading event surrounding machine-to-machine, Internet of Things and Industry 4.0, taking place from October 15-16 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The summit brings together leading developers, manufacturers, users and representatives from science and research to discuss new solutions, products and opportunities. BaseN will present at stand 01 As a global […]