Apple and GE announced a partnership to deliver industrial apps designed to bring predictive data and analytics from Predix, GE’s industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform, to iPhone and iPad.

St. Louis-based technology and engineering firm Emerson announced it has agreed to acquire Paradigm, a provider of software solutions for the oil and gas industry, for $510 million.

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and Avnu Alliance announced they have agreed to a liaison to work together to advance deployment and interoperability of devices with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) open standards.

Hitachi, Ltd. announced that in collaboration with Daicel Corporation, it has developed a management and manufacturing dashboard utilizing IoT to integrally visualize KPIs from management information to manufacturing workplaces' situati

Toyota Motor Corporation　and Hitachi, Ltd. announced that they will embark on a collaborative creation to build a high-efficiency production model using an IoT platform.

Bentley Systems announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ACTION Modulers’ water modeling software business based near Lisbon, Portugal.

The Industrial Internet Consortium and EdgeX Foundry announced they have agreed to a liaison.

Schneider Electric announced a new partnership with MaxGrip that reportedly will enable a more comprehensive asset lifecycle management offering that includes assessment services and risk-based maintenance capabilities.

Tata Consultancy Services announced that it will set up an artificial intelligence (AI) Center of Excellence (CoE) with Intel to accelerate adoption of AI solutions.

Stratus Technologies announced a technology partnership with FogHorn Systems, a developer of “edge intelligence” software for industrial and commercial Internet of Things applications.