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Software development with IBM Cloud
Much of KnowNow's work involves identifying new business value for our customers in their use of data. For example, improving how cities handle environmental emergencies. It can also be helping a new business to bring its idea to life by helping them with Software...
Smart City Design
Smart City Design Our simple mission is to bring smart city data to a useful conclusion, in a safe, secure and sustainable manner. KnowNow provides this design service today to customers globally. How? The world around us is swamped with data. Turning this data...
Action is What Really Counts
Lights, Camera, ACTION Knowing that it is going to flood is one thing. What would be more relevant is being able to do something about it proactively before the situation gets out of control. Flooding is going to happen, no amount of barriers will stop some...
IoT Demonstrators a Go Go
Demo Time KnowNow will be undertaking a mini tour of its IoT demonstrator in September. The story kicks off with an update to the demo we already have showcasing IBM Bluemix at the IoT Lab in Hursley. The demo is a bite-sized version of BeatHouse. We...
Football – data is taking over the game!
Football in times past Vidiprinter from 1992. I was actually at the game where Oxford beat Portsmouth. It was the last game before Pompey played Liverpool in the FA Cup Semi-Final so perhaps the players could be forgiven for an off day. In a more innocent age,...
Security Rules of Thumb from KnowNow
Why do I need security in the first place? Your data is being used by many organisations and yet you have minimal control. Sometimes the data used will benefit you. Sometimes it will be for the benefit of others. The balance is starting to shift in our ever...
Open Data pioneers
KnowNow has been recognised by the Open Data Institute as Open Data pioneers. Our Flood Event Model was developed solely with Open Data sources and still achieves 85% accuracy in predicting where emergency resources should be deployed in during extreme weather...
ComputerWeekly article
KnowNow is one of just a few companies at the forefront of dealing with data in a manner that is suitable to the IoT - Clive Longbottom, July 2015 KnowNow is one of just a few companies at the forefront of dealing with data in a manner that is suitable to the IoT -...
IoT project – BeatHouse
This week we have been setting up a demonstration of our IoT project, BeatHouse, at the IBM Internet of Things (IoT) lab in Hursley, Winchester. IBM is using it to demonstrate how you can use their suite of technologies to rapidly develop new services using real-time...
What makes a Smart City?
Or....5 things you need to do first Having just come back to the UK from a smart cities conversation on the other side of the world, I would like to share some thoughts. The role of KnowNow is to prepare the IT architectural blueprint for this new smart place. In...
Number 1 on the guide to Startups for London Technology Week!
Number 1 KnowNow is the Number 1 Tech StartUp ranked by the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program at London Tech Week. A fantastic result and recognition for all the hard work we have put in working with IBM Bluemix and delivering award-winning smart city innovations....
Know Now Press Release: BeatHouse Service Launched
BeatHouse by KnowNow Information Ltd PRESS RELEASE KnowNow Information to launch ‘smart’ domestic energy management system at Eco Technology Show, Brighton Brings the level of data analysis benefits found in grand prix motor racing to domestic space and water heating...
BeatHouse Dashboard is Live
BeatHouse Dashboard v 1.0 The Beat House dashboard is now live. This is the first version which just shows basic data. The data source is Woodfords ( a different property located just around the corner from Beat House). This is nothing like Beat House at all, but it...
Tweets – making them visually enthralling
Our apprentice, Connor Moore, has been using the IBM Bluemix service to analyse tweets to support a customer project we are working on - MarineTechBlog. We asked Connor to provide a little detail in his first blog post for us. Making tweets interesting In this short...
KnowNow at the EcoTech Show
Speaking & Showing KnowNow has been invited to this year's EcoTech show in Brighton on June 11th & 12th. This will be the 3rd year I have attended but the first time I have been as a participant. KnowNow has both a stand and a speaking slot. We will be...