
Avnet and MSC merge
MSC Technologies and Avnet Integrated will be merged and will operate globally as Avnet Integrated in the future.
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MSC Technologies and Avnet Integrated will be merged and will operate globally as Avnet Integrated in the future.

NürnbergMesse - the organizer of embedded world - has announced the winners of the Embedded Awards 2018. In the categories 'Hardware', 'Software' and 'Tools', it honors particularly innovative products and developments.

Business models for networked industry
Bosch and reinsurer Munich Re want to jointly develop new business ideas in the field of Industry 4.0. Representatives from both companies signed a cooperation agreement to this effect at the IoT conference 'Bosch ConnectedWorld' in Berlin on February 22.

Sigfox - service provider for IoT connectivity - has now presented its annual results for 2017. The Sigfox network currently reaches 803 million people. By the end of the year, 6 million things are to be connected.

Relayr receives 30 million dollars
Deutsche Telekom has announced that it is investing in the start-up Relayr. The main focus here is on the great potential of industrial applications and, in particular, the intelligent interlinking of different machines and systems.
AllJoyn is an open source IoT initiative aimed at the consumer electronics market. The aim is for devices and systems to recognize and interact with each other independently. The first AllJoyn connections for CAN-based products also make the framework interesting for industry.

Together with its automotive sales partner Windhill, Softing has founded 'Softing Technology Shanghai' and is thus responding locally to the strong demand in China for solutions in the development and diagnosis of control units.

Kontron is presenting a starter kit for Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) at embedded world 2018. Norbert Hauser, Vice President Marketing, comments on the practicality of the kit and Kontron's TSN plans.

The HGW 1033 wireless handheld operating device from Sigmatek has an industrial-grade 10.1-inch multi-touch display (PCT). Wireless data transmission eliminates the need for meters of cable on the production floor.

German technology companies such as Siemens and SAP want to cooperate with Russian partners. On the Russian side, the telecoms service provider Rostelekom and the company Zyfra, which specializes in AI, are participating in the German-Russian initiative for digitalization.