At last week’s 2nd Boston/New England IoT Meetup, LogMeIn officials hinted at a big announcement today.
No kidding! The news was that they’ve teamed with ARM, the mobile chip giant, to launch the “Xively (Xively? Where, pray tell, do they come up with these names ??) Jumpstart Kit” to accelerate the launch of commercial projects on the IoT:
“…a rapid prototyping-to-production bundle that significantly reduces the cost, complexity and learning curve required to bring IoT-based connected products and solutions to market.”
The kit combines:
- the first public cloud for the Internet of Things
- ARM mbed™, “a platform for rapidly building connected devices using ARM-based microcontrollers.”
The combination of services will allow developers of any size to quickly move from prototypes to IoT commercial services.
According to LogMeIn CEO Michael Simon:
“The Internet of Things signifies the next major wave of the Internet, one that we believe could even eclipse both the web and mobile waves combined, and presents a massive opportunity for businesses that want to create a new generation of compelling connected products. In order to make this happen, they need a simple, affordable way to experiment and innovate through a platform that will enable them to seamlessly move from prototype to commercial product, and then scale as demand grows. By working together with leading vendors like ARM, a company that’s been a driving force in the enablement of the IoT, we can deliver a powerful, easy way for companies to jumpstart their IoT-based connected products and turn them into reality.”
Analyst Glenn Allmendinger, CEO of Harbor Research, said the service is one of three factors that will accelerate growth of the IoT:
“We are seeing real traction in the Internet of Things market. Three forces are converging: connectivity, innovative new device designs and a new generation of technology tools that let manufacturers focus on their core product innovation instead of on building Internet of Things infrastructure from scratch. This can be a hundreds of billions of dollars opportunity. Xively Cloud Services organizes a true end-to-end chain of tools, support, partners, and infrastructure for smart systems on the IoT.”
Xively is the latest evolution in what began as Usman Haque‘s pioneering Pachube platform.
