Addtech acquires MCS Europe
Addtech announced the acquisition of MCS Europe, a network product and IoT services provider based in Rotterdam and Mechelen.
MCS was founded in 1997. At present, the company has nearly 20 employees and about €7 million in annual sales. MCS specializes in network products and IoT services, in... Read more
Xerox spins out predictive maintenance startup Novity
Xerox spun out the Novity division of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) as an independent company. The startup will focus on developing industrial predictive maintenance technology.
According to Xerox, Novity has proven that it can stand on its own feet. Xerox's former research division is sh... Read more
Illumino and Armis join forces to secure IT, IoT and OT environments
Illumino and Armis joined forces to secure IT, IoT and OT environments. The joint solution should prevent the spread of attacks in these environments.
The advent of edge environments, IoT networks and integrations with OT environments creates new hacking opportunities. The complexity and integra... Read more
CadCorner and GPO Solutions continue as Innoptus
CadCorner and GPO Solutions are now known as Innoptus. The IT service providers have been working as one since 2017. Changing names is the next step.
CadCorner and GPO Solutions provide software and consultancy services to clients in the manufacturing industry. Among other things, the companies... Read more
PTC introduces ThingWorX DPM, analytics for industrial manufacturing
PTC is launching ThingWorx DPM for the industrial sector. The solution analyzes production processes, recognizes bottlenecks, proposes solutions and presents the effect.
ThingWorX DPM (Digital Performance Management) aims to reduce the working hours required for industrial production processes. ... Read more
Ivanti hyperlinks devices to automate supply chain operations
Ivanti Software program Inc. has expanded its Ivanti Neurons platform to facilitate automation and optimization in firms’ supply chain operations. The objective of this expansion is to implement efficiency in work processes.
Ivanti Wavelink, the supply chain business unit of Ivanti Software In... Read more
Industrial IoT will be valued at $37 billion globally in 2025
Juniper Research has published a new study that concluded that the global number of Industrial IoT connections would hit 36.8 billion in 2025, from just 17.7 billion in 2020. The overall growth rate will be 207%. The research showed smart manufacturing as the primary growth sector for Industrial Io... Read more
Cognizant expands its IIoT operations by acquiring Bright Wolf
In a clear push to gain a foothold in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) space, Cognizant has made a move to acquire Bright Wolf and push its portfolio further into this emerging industry. The company said that the deal would enrich the existing IoT services offered by Cognizant.
They incl... Read more
Trend Micro announces security solution for smart factories
The new solution is a transparent intrusion prevention system (IPS) for continuous production line operation.
Trend Micro announced a first of its kind intent-based industrial intelligent IPS array for industrial environments. The system is designed to protect large-scale industrial networks fro... Read more
Mendix presents Mendix for MindSphere: low code solution for industrial IoT
Siemens has made Mendix for MindSphere available immediately. This solution must make all the advantages of Mendix available for software development for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
MindSphere is a cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens that gives developers access to open... Read more