Rockwell Automation acquired Automation Control Products (ACP), a leading provider in centralized thin client, remote desktop and server management software.
Telit, a global enabler of the Internet of Things (IoT), announced that it is collaborating with Wirepas to deliver IOT networks, leveraging its Bluetooth BlueMod+S42 platform.
Intel and TPG announced a definitive agreement under which the two parties will establish a newly formed, jointly owned, independent cybersecurity company. TPG is an alternative asset firm with over $70 billion of assets under management.
GE, a leading global digital industrial company, announced plans to acquire two suppliers of additive manufacturing equipment, Arcam AB and SLM Solutions Group AG for $1.4 billion. Both companies will report into David Joyce, President & CEO of GE Aviation.
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint and GE Digital announced that they have joined forces to help companies develop new digital service offerings by utilizing the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0.
Kongsberg Maritime and Schneider Electric have signed a global partnership agreement to further the development and delivery of KONGSBERG K-Power switchboards and related systems for offshore and maritime markets.
PTC announced that VMware has joined the ThingWorx Ready program and will position the ThingWorx Internet of Things (IoT) platform, along with its new IoT solutions, to create new offerings as part of its IoT strategy.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, announced that it has developed an innovative digital solution to connect Intelligent LEDs to GE's Predix operating system for the Industrial Internet through Intel 
Statoil and Petrobras took a step forward in strengthening their cooperation in Brazil by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC), OPC Foundation, and PLCopen are working together to help further advance the communications protocols necessary for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).