Bosch IoT Suite Available as Open Standard on IBM Watson and Bluemix

Bosch and IBM have announced plans to collaborate in the Internet of Things (IoT) arena, with Bosch making its suite of IoT services available on IBM’s Watson IoT platform and Bluemix cloud platform. One of the services that Bosch will bring to Watson and Bluemix is IoT Rollouts. IoT Rollouts is Bosch’s domain-independent device management service that allows IoT assets to receive cloud-based software updates, complete with built-in security and scalability to account for the increasing number of IoT devices.

“IoT is changing and transforming everything from business to life. The only companies that will succeed are those that are able to collaborate in ecosystems.”said Bosch CEO Dr. Rainer Kallenbach.

“Updating hardware and software securely might seem like an everyday occurrence, until you factor in millions of devices across an extensive ecosystem of partners, suppliers and customers,” “The Bosch ‘IoT Rollouts’ service, now available on IBM Cloud and integrated with the Watson IoT Platform, provides IBM Watson IoT clients with access to Bosch’s industry-leading device and firmware management capabilities for managing and updating connected devices.” Writes Karen Lewis, Project Manager, IBM, in her blog.

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