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We look back on a successful participation at embedded eorld 2023. As a global platform and industry meeting point for the embedded community, the event is a guarantee for good conversations, knowledge exchange and networking with leading experts from all over the world.

On March 13, 2023, STACKFORCE GmbH and Diehl Metering, global provider of smart metering solutions, entered into a strategic partnership. STACKFORCE founder Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora and Managing Director David Rahusen were guests at Diehl Metering to finalize the merger.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has as its basic concept to connect many different devices via the Internet so that data exchange can take place. Due to increasing automatization, networked devices are already being used in all sectors. They can be found in industry, agriculture, healthcare, private households and many other areas. What role does embedded software play here and what challenges must be mastered in software development?

Today, STACKFORCE GmbH can look back on several successful years in the development of embedded software. Company founder Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora was already active in research & development before STACKFORCE was founded and still is today. What is his role in the company and what where significant milestones of STACKFORCE for CEO David Rahusen? In a short interview, there are interesting insights into the management of the company.

You would like to put the contents of your studies into practice and earn money on the side? Then a student job is just the right thing for you. In Offenburg we currently offer two vacancies near the university. If programming is your passion, you are interested in embedded software and you already have some experience in C, we are looking forward to getting to know you!

In a LoRaWAN network, there are sometimes many different Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices that require regular maintenance. One issue here, for example, is the installation of new firmware. An important requirement may be to be able to perform this process remotely. LoRaWAN provides an efficient and secure method for this using multicast messages.

It all started in 2002, when Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Sikora founded the Steinbeis Transfer Center (stzedn) for Design and Networking. This was followed in 2005 by the Steinbeis Research Institute for Wireless Communication (sfidk) and in 2007 by the Steinbeis Innovation Center for Embedded Design and Networking (sizedn). STACKFORCE took over the implementation of individual customer projects and research could be continued within the research institute.

The recruiting exhibition CAREER on the campus of the Offenburg University of Applied Sciences is the ideal place to recruit new talents for the STACKFORCE team. Sally Rahusen, Head of Finance & HR, was in charge of our booth on site and exchanged ideas with numerous students.

Flexibility and quick reaction are key elements for modern and efficient IoT networks. Depending on infrastructure conditions and network coverage, one technology is not enough to run an IoT network efficiently. So, another solution is needed! Within a multi-stack, several communication technologies are combined for wireless data transmission. In this way, stacks can be selected to suit the use case. Once set up, the various protocols can be individually controlled during operation.

Nothing is changing as fast as digitilization. Every day, new "smart" devices are introduced to the market that, once integrated into the IoT network, have to share the existing radio networks with many devices. Especially in metropolitan areas, this leads to increasing problems due to interference and the resulting loss of data.