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    How the Internet of Things will change our lives

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Cover of ISOfocus September/October 2016 - Our connected future

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The Internet of Things

These are exciting times for the Internet of Things (IoT)! Just imagine that in a few short years IoT technology will be connected to nearly 50 billion “things” of one kind or another. The exponentially growing number of objects connected to the Internet is completely changing our world. What new changes will appear? Which standards need to be developed? How many businesses will benefit?

Aptly entitled “Our connected future”, this issue covers the most pervasive and ubiquitous IoT advances, trends and opinions. Find out more in the latest issue of ISOfocus.

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You will find international topics covering everything from IT and transport to personal stories and everything in between. Our goal is to bring you the highest-quality information and most up-to-date and internationally relevant material on standards in each issue.

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