The Internet of Things (IoT) is already playing an important role in manufacturing today. Predictive maintenance is just one of many applications based on it. This requires many components to communicate with each other. Werner Rieche, Managing Director of Software AG Germany, explains in an interview why the IoT is becoming increasingly important for smaller companies too, what requirements a company needs to fulfill in order to set up an IoT infrastructure and where the advantages of the new solutions lie.

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Versiondog provider Auvesy has rarely had less integration work: one of the largest aluminum smelters in South America installed and configured the software independently. The few queries were resolved by the support hotline.

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Zeiss and Deutsche Telekom are expanding their partnership in the field of smart glasses, which was presented at the Mobile World Congress 2017.

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OutSystems, one of the world's leading providers of low-code platforms headquartered in Atlanta, USA, has announced its intention to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the development of software applications in the future.

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Bosch establishes "Connected Industry" and thus expands its offering for Industry 4.0. The new business unit will pool expertise in software and services.

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At Embedded World from February 27 to March 1, 2018 in Nuremberg, Fraunhofer IPMS in Dresden will be presenting Li-Fi communication modules that compete with WLAN solutions in industry. In comparison, wireless optical technology promises faster, interference-free and more secure infrastructures.

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Around two thirds of packaging machine manufacturer S&B's orders are special and customized solutions. Through parameterization and suitable implementation ideas, the Sage team managed to master the challenge of the make-to-order manufacturer with the ERP software Sage X3.

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Aras is now offering a PLM Quick Starter. Based on the company's own Innovator software, the new product is designed to support companies in the manufacturing industry in establishing a holistic process across the various stages of the product life cycle and thus a continuous flow of information from the initial product idea through to operation.

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