Big names in the industrial IoT, especially industries such as oil refining and pharmaceutical sales, got an emboldened competitor with the announcement of a strategic partnership between Rockwell Automation and PTC. The deal sees Rockwell giving $1 … [Read more...]
How GE’s Current curtailed dreams to meet reality
This week Kevin and I spend a bit of time on industrial IoT news with Rockwell Automation’s $1 billion investment in PTC and also ARM’s buy of a Stream Technologies. On the consumer side, we debate Wi-Fi subscription plans and Nest’s price … [Read more...]
Seebo wants to make product design easier
Building hardware is hard. That's the common refrain parroted after the latest smart gadget failure. And it's true. Building hardware is hard. and building connected hardware is even tougher. Seebo, a company founded in 2012, wants to help … [Read more...]
GE discovers that industrial IoT doesn’t scale
This week Reuters did a deep dive into problems with GE's industrial IoT efforts. The company had taken a two-month "time out" to fix problems with its Predix software platform designed for the industrial IoT and has asked executives to cut costs. GE … [Read more...]
Flutura is taking on GE in the industrial internet
The big money in the Internet of things is on the industrial side. This is where multi-billion dollar industries such as oil and gas or pharmaceuticals are connecting sensors to the internet or proprietary networks and applying advanced machine … [Read more...]