SAP Dedicating $2.2 Billion to IoT Business
Enterprise software provider SAP SE says it will invest more than $2.2 billion (€2 billion) in the Internet of Things market throughout the next four years, aiming to support businesses and governments in efforts to establish IoT network hardware and software. In line with this, the company is growing its IoT solution portfolio, powered by the SAP Hana Cloud Platform for the Internet of Things, which it announced this spring, and us increasing its sales, marketing and support services regarding IoT deployments.
The company is also opening a network of SAP IoT labs in Berlin, Johannesburg, Munich, Palo Alto, São Leopoldo and Shanghai. These facilities will provide end users with access to IoT research, development and proof-of-concept modeling services. They will also help customers launch IoT deployments, and will provide consulting and education services through SAP and partner experts in areas of specific IoT focus native to each region, such as Industry 4.0, logistics, cities and digital farming.
Additionally, SAP has made two acquisitions to bolster its IoT business: PLAT.ONE, an enterprise and industrial Internet of Things application platform provider, and Fedem Technology, a Norwegian company specializing in advanced engineering and simulation software for managing energy systems and other infrastructure inside structures.
Exosite Expands Service Through Gateway Engine Software
IoT platform provider Exosite has launched the ExositeReady Gateway Engine (GWE), a software package designed to quickly establish secure communication between end nodes, gateways and Exosite’s cloud-based Murano IoT platform.
The software consists of tools for building and monitoring custom gateway applications, over-the-air gateway firmware installation and updates; message queuing; default sensor drivers to accommodate input-output interfaces; and built-in modules to route device data to Exosite’s Murano platform or integrate with other on-premise business and building-management systems.
Exosite is making the GWE available to its customers under a royalty-free, open-source license, through partnerships with gateway providers MultiTech Systems, Synapse Wireless, MIQ, Janus Remote Communications and exceet/LUCOM.
Parker Expands SensoNODE Line With New Bluetooth Products, Software Upgrade
Parker Hannifin, a provider of sensors used in industrial measurement and control applications, is rolling our six new products in its SensoNODE line of Bluetooth-enabled devices. These releases include:
• An update to its SCOUT Mobile condition-monitoring software. Mobile 3.0 features an improved interface that makes it easier for users to access data, export measurements and customize alarms and dashboards.
• A vacuum sensor designed for monitoring vacuum pumps and detecting system leaks.
• The new 4-20mA transmitter, which can be connected to any installed, wired sensor’s 4-20mA current loop to convert the sensor into a Bluetooth wireless device.
• Two new temperature sensors with Bluetooth connectivity, one designed to be mounted to a pipe or piece of machinery via a zip tie to track approximate temperature inside that pipe or machinery, and a second with a probe that is used to collect the precise temperature of fluid or air inside machinery or piping.
• A version of Parker’s ServiceJunior digital pressure gauge with an integrated Bluetooth radio.
• Parker’s High-Strain sensor, which uses the company’s patented, durable and energy-efficient electroactive polymer (EAP) strain technology. The stretchable polymer takes accurate measurements and can be strained up to 100 percent, with a lifecycle that exceeds a million cycles.
The products are expected to become available this fall. Those interested should contact Parker Hannifin for pricing details.
The Qt Company Launches Qt Lite Project to Speed Development Embedded IoT-Device Software
The Qt Company, a software-development platform provider based in Helsinki, Finland, and Santa Clara, Calif., announced this week the Qt Lite Project, a cross-platform development environment that allows developers to write an application once and then run that application, without any modifications, on any IoT or networking platform or device.
Qt Lite is integrated into the larger Qt development platform and includes a toolset that makes Qt’s framework more lightweight and easier to work with, according to the company. The latest version of Qt Lite features a new device configuration system (including a new graphical configuration tool), a more flexible workflow environment, a new software rendering tool to create user interfaces, and expanded hardware support.
Trimble Announces New Range of Sensors for Water Infrastructure Metering
Trimble, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based provider of GPS-based positioning products, has announced a new series of IoT sensors through its Trimble Water division. The Telog 41 Series comprises battery-powered sensors for water-monitoring applications that transmit data to gateways using the LoRa protocol for long-range, low-power wide-area networking (LPWAN). They are designed to enable utilities to remotely measure and monitor water, wastewater and groundwater systems, including water pressures, flows, levels and rainfall volumes.
The Telog 41 Series wireless sensors work in combination with cloud-hosted and on-premise Telog software, allowing utilities to more easily and economically deploy wireless monitoring for applications such as measurement and reporting of water usage, sanitary and combined-sewer overflows (CSO/SSO) and flooding, and leakage. The sensors measure pressure, flow and rainfall levels.
Each sensor is powered by a C-size lithium battery, includes an integrated LoRa radio, can be configured with alerts and alarms for automated event detection and reporting, and transmits data either to Telog software running on the Telog-hosted cloud server, or to on-premise software. All of the products are expected to be made available during the fourth quarter of this year.