astleOS Software, LLC announced that its CastleHUB will be one of the first smart home hubs to support Windows 10, and will add voice-control assistant Cortana and far-field control with Microsoft’s motion-detecting Kinect.

 Also featured in this roundup is the change in leadership at Quirky, Inc., as well as August Home, Inc.’s addition of Apple Watch support to its iOS app.

GE’s Industrial Internet heads to the Cloud

General Electric officially announced Predix Cloud, the company’s Cloud-based machine data analytics software. The Predix Cloud is designed specifically to handle industrial data between various industries, such as aviation, healthcare, transportation and oil/gas utilities.

Despite the ease it would offer industries in handling their data, there is concern that it will be a very appealing target for hackers.

IoT pushes growth in smart parking and retail

ReportsnReports.com released a report that reveals the significant growth in the smart parking market and its continuous growth until 2019 at a Compound Annual Growth rate of 31 percent. The hope is that growth in this sector can resolve many of the traffic congestion issues in cities across the world.

 Also featured in this roundup is a report from MarketsandMarkets that tackles the growth of the IoT market at a CAGR of 20 percent, as well as a partnership between the  Wi-SUN Alliance and the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) to accelerate smart grid tech in India

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