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18 February, 2017

Bosch and IBM partner on Industrial IoT

+Both companies work together to offer clients innovative technology for automated updating of millions of IoT devices

+Bosch IoT Suite services launched on IBM Bluemix and Watson IoT Platform

+More than 20 billion connected things estimated to be in use by 2020

IBM and Bosch have announced a collaboration for the industrial Internet of Things (IoT), making available Bosch IoT Suite services on open standards-based IBM Bluemix and the IBM Watson IoT Platform for clients to efficiently update millions of IoT devices.

With an estimated 20.8 billion connected things in use by 2020 according to Gartner, customers expect their devices to always have the latest features and performance improvements. Bosch is making available its Bosch IoT Rollouts service for advanced device management and cloud-based software updates on Bluemix, integrated with the IBM Watson IoT Platform. Clients of both companies will be able to access Bosch IoT Rollouts via the IBM Cloud.

“IoT is changing and transforming everything from business to life. Only those companies will succeed that are able to collaborate in ecosystems,” said Dr Rainer Kallenbach, CEO of Bosch Software Innovations. “Only new ecosystems provide the strategic basis for open platforms and interoperability. Together we will make IoT solution development easier and faster for our customers.”

Bosch will extend its Bosch IoT Suite services on IBM Bluemix and Watson IoT Platform for custom application development and runtime purposes. IoT solution developers will also benefit from the seamless integration with IBM’s Watson IoT capabilities.

“Over the next few years, the Internet of Things will become the biggest source of data on the planet, with billions of connected devices streaming information about their status, their location and their health,” said Harriet Green, GM, IBM Watson IoT, Cognitive Engagement and Education. “We are excited to work with Bosch to offer clients innovative capabilities for delivering personalised services and experiences to connected devices.”

For example, auto manufacturers can now schedule and organise software updates to millions of vehicles in a managed fashion securely and efficiently, without requiring the vehicle to come into a workshop. A white goods manufacturer can remotely send updates to batches of thousands of washing machines and dryers, providing consumers access to the latest updates, services and offerings, including automatic reordering of detergent, for example.

IBM and Bosch share the vision that IoT will succeed through open standards and open source, and as such, both companies will continue to work in the Eclipse Foundation and the Industrial Internet Consortium.

posted from Bloggeroid

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