Press Release

Contact: Anu Devi, ad@flexeye.com, +44 (0) 1483 306 060 ext. 840

FOR RELEASE ON JULY 11th 2013

! ! Guildford 1st July, 2013 ! The EyeHub Internet of Things Consortium has won funding from the Technology Strategy Board, the UKs innovation agency, to improve safety at the University of Surrey and across Guildford. The consortium is developing a suite of applications, one of which is a mobile app called MyGuardian that will allow students, staff and the public to exchange information relating to their personal safety with security officials. ! The University takes student and staff safety very seriously and is eager to support this initiative. While crime rates are low, the campus security team wants to develop a method for students and staff to feel more secure as they move about the University. This provides a perfect trial environment before extending the reach of the app into neighbouring Guildford locations and beyond. The MyGuardian app will collect data feeds from smartphones and sensors across the campus and allow students and staff to share their whereabouts with trusted friends, as well as alert the campus security team of their location in an emergency. The app and its infrastructure will be launched in the autumn to coincide with the start of University term. This is the first in a suite of apps that the consortium will release to prove the capability of EyeHub as an effective connector in the Internet of Things and to showcase the opportunities that access to such data can provide to campus users and the wider community. This pioneering technology consortium is led by local Guildford business Flexeye and the partners include Eseye, the University of Surrey, Guildford Borough Council, Axillium Research, the National Physical Laboratory, the Open Data Institute, Designswarm Industries and ManagePlaces. Its advisory board includes representatives from IBM, ARM and Parliament.! ! ! !

EyeHub consortium wins funding to improve safety in Guildford with the MyGuardian app!

EyeHub is an exciting collaboration between the public and private sector, innovating in an area that has huge global potential Lord Erroll, Parliament! "The IOT has the potential to create a new billion pound technology industry for UK PLC leading to job creation and exports. This initiative from the Technology Strategy Board is critical to both help catalyse the UK's position in this market on the world stage and address many key issues around standards and interoperability Justin Anderson - CEO, Flexeye ### Notes Follow EyeHub at www.eyehubiot.com and on Twitter @eyehub The Internet of Things is a technological revolution that promotes the connection between physical infrastructures / products and a digital infrastructure supported by the Internet. The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded eight consortia to deliver Internet of Things hubs in a one-year contracted programme, working together on interoperability. This competition challenges business models and creates opportunity for economic growth through the innovation that can result from access to disparate sources of data through development platforms. The programme completes on 31 March 2014. About the partners Axillium Research (www.axillium.com) excels at enabling companies to deliver technology innovation that is open, collaborative and effective, specialising in funded research. Axillium is the Project Management Team, and part of the Dissemination Team in EyeHub. Designswarm (http://designswarm.com/) is an internet of things consultancy based in London which organises communities, events and workshops and design services. Designswarm is leading the Community Engagement for EyeHub. Eseye (www.eseye.com) makes things talk. Whether its a smart meter to a mobile phone or a blood sugar monitor to a hospital computer, Eseye helps its customers develop and deploy world class M2M solutions to connect and manage their devices. Eseye are the hardware experts in EyeHub. Flexeye (www.flexeye.com) is a global software company that helps enterprises and governments unlock business value from their operational data using its Smart Data Platform. Flexeye is the lead partner for EyeHub and will create the Hub. IBM UK (www.ibm.com/uk/en) is a key technology partner, providing valuable expertise in large system integration and Smart City use cases. IBM will assist in use case scoping and technical work and will contribute use of its Smart City Operations Centre. Guildford Borough Council (www.guildford.gov.uk) is one of the largest district councils in England, serving 60,000 households and 135,000 people, with responsibility for almost 170 million of public funds. The Council seeks opportunity and choice for future generations and supports this project, which it will help promote locally. ManagePlaces (www.manageplaces.com) develop innovative algorithms and internet-based software for enterprise. The MangePlaces platforms allow for seamless workflow, asset and sensory information management and reporting, through the use of intelligent positioning

technology. ManagePlaces are contributing to the University of Surrey use-case development, as well as building the Apps for iOS. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) (www.npl.co.uk) is the UKs National Measurement Institute and a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available. NPL is developing methods to ensure the accuracy and consistency of data across the environment and is leading the dissemination. The Open Data Institute (The ODI) (www.theodi.org) catalyses an open data culture that has economic, environmental and social benefits. It unlocks supply, generates demand, creates and disseminates knowledge to address local and global issues. The ODI are advising EyeHub. University of Surrey (www.surrey.ac.uk) is a top 10 UK University located in the city of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. The Centre for Communication Systems Research (CCSR) at the University has established itself as a research leader in Europe in the area of Internet of Things, setting technology trends for this emerging industry. Editors Notes / Disclaimer The EyeHub Internet of Things Ecosystem Demonstrator is led by Flexeye Ltd (http://www.flexeye.com). It is co-funded by the UK's innovation agency: the Technology Strategy Board (http://www.innovateuk.org). The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily the Technology Strategy Board. If you would like to learn more about Flexeye or any members of the consortium, please contact Dr. Anu Devi at ad@flexeye.com or +44 (0) 1483 306 060 ext. 840

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