PTC and Bosch Software Innovations announced a technology alliance to facilitate the integration of the ThingWorx Platform and the Bosch IoT Suite.

Rockwell Automation and Microsoft Corp. are announcing a mobility collaboration project designed for industrial environments where a wireless network connection is not always reliable.

Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Business Integration of Showa Shell and Idemitsu based on the spirit of equal partnership.

Ericsson and Cisco -- two industry leaders in the development and delivery of networking, mobility, and cloud -- announced a global business and technology partnership to create the networks of the future.

Finmeccanica and Hitachi announce the closing of transactions relating to the acquisition by Hitachi of rolling stock provider AnsaldoBreda S.p.A, with the exclusion of some revamping activities and certain residual contracts, and Finmeccanica's

GE announced that it has completed the acquisition of Alstom's power and grid businesses. The company reached an agreement in 2014 to purchase Alstom's power and grid businesses for €12.35 billion.

Schneider Electric announces that it has reached an agreement to sell Juno Lighting, LLC ("Juno") to Acuity Brands, Inc., one of the world's leading providers of innovative lighting solutions.

GE Oil & Gas has agreed to acquire Norway's Advantec, a provider of subsea intervention equipment and services, to boost the company's capabilities to offer cost-efficient products and services.

Intel is selling Stonesoft, the Finnish cybersecurity company it bought two years ago for $389 million, to Raytheon-Websense. The unit is known for its computer firewall products.

IBM announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Weather Company's B2B, mobile, and cloud-based web properties, including WSI, weather.com, Weather Underground, and The Weather Company brand.