PTC Kicks off IoT Focus with Axeda Acquisition

摘要

PTC's intent to steer a course toward the Internet of Things (IoT) is no secret, especially for those who attended the PTC Live 2014 event in Boston in June. With the proposed acquisition of Axeda Corp. made public in July, it appears PTC is about to go at the IoT full throttle. Axeda, which PTC is acquiring for approximately $170 million in cash, bills itself as an IoT connectivity provider - it delivers a platform that gives companies building the "things" a secure way to connect them to the cloud. The Axeda Machine Cloud Service includes machine-to-machine (M2M) and IoT connectivity services, software agents and toolkits, all of which can be tapped to establish secure connectivity and to remotely monitor and manage a wide range of machines, sensors and devices.