Steve Gussenhoven (center) is delighted to receive the Embedded Award 2016 in the 'Hardware' category. His company Keolabs from Montbonnot, France, has created 'IoTize'. According to the jury, this is a flexible communication solution that can contribute to the further expansion of the Internet of Things. The solution taps into common communication interfaces (such as NFC, Bluetooth, BLE, WiFi) as well as existing embedded solutions that do not yet have a network connection. No expert knowledge is required to connect 'IoTize', and existing hardware and software does not need to be modified. To capture the relevant communication data, the ...