Non profit IOTA Foundation today announced a partnership with eCl@ss to standardise and simplify communication used across connected devices in the Internet of Things (IoT).
It said in a statement that this strategic alliance was yet another milestone in the IOTA Foundation’s development of Industry 4.0.
Thorsten Kroke, General Manager at eCl@ss, said in the statement, “In conjunction with eCl@ss, the IOTA Tangle offers a clear and standardized description for IoT devices and products, meaning that IOTA and eCl@ss can be used together for any industry transaction.”
eCl@ss has established standards for the classification and description of connected devices with a worldwide consortium of leading companies including Lufthansa, Siemens, Staples, PBS Network and Medtronic among many others. The organisation’s standardized catalogue allows companies to quickly introduce trusted identification and simplified communication between IoT devices, while simultaneously lowering costs associated with device management. By implementing a universal standard between devices, eCl@ss also enables organizations to develop new methods of machine-to-machine payments.
eCl@ss and IOTA will also explore how IOTA’s data marketplace can be leveraged in combination with eCl@ss’ IRDI (International Registration Data Identifier) system to purchase product data across various IT systems, businesses and industries. IRDI is based on international ISO standards, and uses globally unique identifiers for every device to securely share data on its status and attributes.
The integration would allow organisations to collect a host of valuable new information on their products and other connected devices.
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