Developer of API platform for digital business Apigee has launched Apigee Link, an API-first Internet of Things (IoT) product for connecting devices to the Internet. Apigee Link provides built-in REST APIs and end-to-end connectivity for devices to enable device makers to offer new digital experiences for their customers, create new revenue streams with their partners, and grow their business. Apigee Link enables any device maker to become a digital platform business and to take advantage of the IoT.
Apigee Link, said the company, provided built-in REST APIs and end-to-end connectivity for devices to enable device makers to offer new digital experiences for their customers, create new revenue streams with their partners, and grow their business. The USP of the product was that it could enable any device maker to become a digital platform business and to take advantage of the IoT.
“APIs are a critical enabler for the Internet of Things,” said Chet Kapoor, Chief Executive Officer of Apigee, in a written statement. “With Apigee Link, we are leveraging our core competency in APIs, data, and protocol mediation to deliver a new Apigee product that securely links devices with the Internet and helps device makers build powerful IoT ecosystems. Apigee is already working with device makers and solution partners, and we look forward to working with many more to help them become platform businesses.”
“API-first” approach to the Internet of Things:
Key capabilities available to users include:
● REST APIs: Access any device using the built-in REST APIs
● WebSockets: Stream near-real time data among physical devices, the Cloud and mobile apps using open standards.
● Two-Way Communication: Send data from the Cloud to the device or from the device to the Cloud, including requests through traditional home routers in either direction.
● Sensor and Actuator Data: Monitor device behavior by streaming and ingesting data in the Cloud for storage and analysis.
● Identity and Security: Secure device interactions by authenticating and authorising users, apps and devices.
● Device Hub Ecosystems: Create device ecosystems around geographically distributed hubs in homes or businesses.
● Mobile and Platform SDKs: Enable app developers to rapidly develop digital IoT experiences on iOS, with plans to support Android and other leading platforms in the future.
Commenting on the new product, Paul Daugherty, Chief Technology Officer, Accenture, said as organisations began establishing how to take advantage of the potential that the IoT had to offer, APIs would play a central role.
Apigee Link leverages Zetta, an open source IoT platform project. In order to keep pace with the growing diversity of new and legacy device standards, Apigee Link builds on the open source protocol mediation capabilities available in Zetta so that myriad devices can effectively communicate and negotiate with one another. Apigee Link also extends Zetta by adding enterprise support and Cloud services.
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