The Industrial Internet Consortium, OpenFog Consortium Combine to Strengthen Industrial Internet Capabilities.

M2 EQUITYBITES-February 1, 2019-The Industrial Internet Consortium, OpenFog Consortium Combine to Strengthen Industrial Internet Capabilities

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1 February 2019 - Massachusetts, US-based Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) has agreed to combine with OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) to unite the two largest international consortia in Industrial IoT, fog and edge computing, the company said.

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Effective immediately, the organizations will work together under the IIC umbrella to drive the momentum of the industrial internet, including the development and promotion of industry guidance and best practices for fog and edge computing.

The combined organization offers greater influence to members, more clarity to the market, and a lower-risk path to the future for end users.

The Industrial Internet Consortium, now incorporating OpenFog, is a membership program transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things. The Industrial Internet Consortium is a programme of the Object Management Group.

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