Companies Taking the Initiative To Push IoT

Apparently, there is no such thing as a perfect system or a perfect solution. Even the Internet of Things (IoT) is not immune to these problems and issues. There is the question of interoperability between machine-to-machine devices that make up the IoT. Another is the influx of data and the looming network congestion problems brought by the rapidly increasing number of connected devices. In relation to possible network congestion brought my M2M devices, another question that.

But despite all these challenges, companies continue to strive and initiate projects to bridge gaps and resolve all impending issues in the IoT.

For instance, Wind River, a software provider of intelligent, connected systems, partners with Axeda, one of the leading platform providers for M2M solutions and connected products, to widen its product portfolio, which includes the IoT software platform. The agreement will merge Axeda Machine Cloud with Wind River's VxWorks, Wind River Linux as well as its Intelligent Device Platform. The latter, which is a software development platform for security and management of intelligent gateways is a key part of Intel's gateway solution for the Internet of Things, which is a collection of various platforms that serve as a building block that enables connectivity for legacy devices and other systems. In turn, Wind River customers can take advantage of data off the edge to provide business intelligence in protecting their investments, generating revenue streams and maximizing their existing infrastructure to improve different business processes.

ThingWorx, an IoT platform and M2M applications provider that recently acquired PTC, also joined the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a group that aims to improve the integration of the physical and the digital world to benefit from the Internet of Things implementation. ThingWorx, together with other IoT organizations, is developing a general blueprint that enables machines and devices from different vendors and manufacturers, to move and share data. These standards will help hardware and software developers to create products that are IoT compatible. The consortium also considers ThingWorx's acquisition of PTC as instrumental in reaching its goals. With PTC's 28,000 global manufacturing customers as well as ThingWorx's customer-based on telecommunications, medical, agricultural, transportation and utility industries, it would be a very big help for the non-profit organization.

LeadingQuest and Parlacom Brazil, one of the leading M2M solution providers in the US and Brazil, headed by its CEO and Founder, Clovis Lacerda, views these challenges as vital to the success of the Internet of Things. "Apparently, as M2M technology becomes ubiquitous and the influx of connected devices continues, these challenges are inevitable. However, they aren't as inexplicable as they may seem . It is up to us, the leaders of the industry, to create solutions and initiate projects that help us see through these challenges and keep us ahead."