Microsoft announced the public release of Windows 10 IoT Core for the Raspberry Pi 2 and the MinnowBoard Max. This release of Windows 10 IoT Core requires a development machine running the 7/29/2015 release of Windows 10 (Build 10240) and Visual Studio 2015.
There will be tens of billions of devices connected to the Internet by 2020, throwing off terabytes of data every day. This will include everything from consumer gadgets like Apple Watches and Nest thermostats to jet engines and entire power plants.
IBM announced the launch of a new community, IBM developerWorks Recipes, designed to help developers – from novice to experienced – quickly and easily learn how to connect Internet of Things (IoT) devices to the cloud and how to use data coming from those connected devices.
Users of developerWorks Recipes can tap into IBM's platform-as-a-service, Bluemix, to implement step-by-step tutorials for embedding advanced analytics and machine learning into IoT devices and applications. Examples include:
Infor, the industry cloud company, announced the availability of the upgraded edition of Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise, offering manufacturing industry customers access to applications within the cloud environment. Infor CloudSuite Industrial Enterprise is built specifically to meet the needs of manufacturers and service providers.
Meridium, Inc., a global leader in asset performance management (APM) software and services, announced the immediate availability of fourth generation Meridium Enterprise APM, reportedly the only complete enterprise APM solution that enables industry to harness the value of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
Emerson Process Management announces the addition of Modbus RS485 and a low power offering to their Rosemount 8700M magnetic flowmeter platform. The new platform combines reliability with intelligent diagnostics to help users across a variety of industries take advantage of improved installation, maintenance, and process management practices.
Siemens is expanding its range of managed industrial Ethernet switches with a new product line. The cost-effective Layer 2 Scalance XB-200 switches provide high data rates up to 100 Mbps and a multitude of functions. They support both Profinet and EtherNet/IP standards. Users can choose between these using a switchover function. As a result, the devices can be used for real-time communication in a variety of automation environments.
Bedrock Automation has announced the availability of Bedrock, a revolutionary industrial control system that frees users from the constraints of traditional automation. Featuring a patented architecture with a pin-less, electromagnetic backplane and embedded cyber security, Bedrock addresses virtually all control applications with fewer than a dozen part numbers, reportedly reducing cyber-attack vectors, cutting lifecycle costs, and simplifying engineering, commissioning and maintenance.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the release of version R3.20 of its Plant Resource Manager (PRM) software tool for the centralized management of large amounts of data from plant monitoring and control devices and manufacturing equipment. PRM R3.20 is an upgrade to R3.12 and includes an improved management function for HART and ISA100 Wireless field devices.
OSIsoft, a global leader in operational intelligence, announced a major enhancement to its flagship product, the PI Server, that will allow predictive data to be stored natively and exposed throughout the PI System. The PI System is now able to capture, analyze and share predicted data from 3rd party advanced analytics and machine learning tools throughout the entire organization. This capability enables people to see predictions in real-time, take action to prevent events before they happen, and improve operations performance based on insights into the future.