IBM launches a type of data escrow in the cloud for the internet of things
IBM is launching its generically named IoT Foundation product to act as a repository for device data and to provide a secure way to share that data between services.
A peek at the Peq hub expected at Best Buy and making the trains run on time
This week’s podcast includes a bit about user interfaces for the smart home and wearables, as well as a deep dive into the industrial internet.
Meet the company connecting GE Healthcare’s new medical equipment
A 23-year-old company is inching its way into the industrial internet with a deal to provide connectivity between machines in next-generation GE medical gear.
Podcast: Meet Skynet, an open source IM platform for the internet of things
For anyone interested in the internet of things, Skynet, an open source instant messaging service for connected devices (and services) is a powerful tool worth understanding. Check it out.
Plugging interoperability into the nation’s electric grid
Building out a “smart” electrical grid is going to take more than just the right gear — that gear has to interoperate, and so utilities are searching for the right standard.
Meet Node-RED, an IBM project that fulfills the internet of things’ missing link
When you add thousands of devices to a network it’s going to be impossible to program in the same way we program computers today. IBM is working on Node-RED a tool to help “wire” the internet of things.
IBM has a new protocol (and a box) for the internet of things
IBM has a new box for the internet of things, but it’s the MQTT protocol inside that box that’s worth a long look. The protocol could become the messaging layer for the internet of things.