II Consortium join forces with Openfog Consortium

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The Industrial Internet Consortium and Openfog have joined their forces to build the larger organization that can steer and influence the development of the Industrial application of Internet of the Things ( II Consortium and Openfog ). In my view, companies acting in the businesses like Industry 4.0, Smart Cities, Building Automation,... should join that consortium and try to influence or be updated on what’s is going on. This is a way to keep the development and the roadmap of the products aligned with global standards.


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