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Enhanced Graphing Capabilities in the Xively Developer Workbench

The Xively team is really excited to announce the release some great new graphing capabilities in the Xively Developer Workbench. Graphs now give you:

Customizable visualization time-spans let you see the slice of your data that you really care about with the ability to zoom in and zoom out as needed:

Xively Zoomed Graph View

Xively Zoomed Graph View

Raw and averaged data filters means you can render data in the form that makes most sense for the situation. The raw data view makes it especially easy to do debug:

Xively Raw Data Graph

Xively Raw Data Graph

…and the average data view gives you a feeling for the data trend:

Xively Average Data Graph View

Xively Average Data Graph View

Scrolling lets you view your historical data easily and a viewer lets you see the value under the active pointer:

Xively Historical Data Graph

Xively Historical Data Graph

Give it a try and let us know what you think at @XivelyIOT

The Xively Team

Bloomberg Businessweek: Behind the ‘Internet of Things’ Is Android—and It’s Everywhere

imagesSummary: Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s Ashlee Vance discusses Android’s place in the Internet of Things market and its growing domination over Apple and Microsoft.

“It’s the No. 1 mobile OS by a wide margin; Android handsets outsell Apple’s (AAPL) iPhones globally by about 4 to 1. Impressive as those numbers are, they actually understate Android’s prevalence, because increasingly it’s the operating system behind just about anything with a computer chip.”

“Philip DesAutels, the vice president for technology at Xively, a just-launched cloud computing service that simplifies the work needed to get a device to transmit data, has studied the Internet of things for years. He says there are five times as many downloads of Xively’s Android-specific software as there are of its software made for Apple’s iOS. His favorite product: an Android-based agricultural irrigation system where a network of tiny, waterproof computers in the field regulates water valves. ‘With Android, you get something that is power-efficient, it’s easy for developers to do the user interface and touch controls, and it’s easy to get data in and out,’ DesAutels says. ‘There’s just a bigger community behind it than with anything else.’”

Read full article here: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-05-29/behind-the-internet-of-things-is-android-and-its-everywhere

Geoweb Summit: ‘IoT bigger than the internet and mobile waves combined’

New York City was host to Internet week and Xively was there talking about the Internet of Things.  On Thursday May 23rd, 2013, our own Chad Jones, Xively’s VP Product Strategy, was at the Geoweb Summit and spoke about the opportunity space that lies within the Internet of Things.  As part of that talk, Chad dropped some big numbers from the industry.

‘The opportunity space of the IoT is anywhere between $1.2 – $14.4 trillion dollars by 2020-2025 and we believe this is a larger business opportunity in than the internet and mobile waves combined’. The discussion continues around Xively’s approach as well as a spirited discussion around the panel on the nuances and aspirations of the IoT.

Watch here: http://geowebsummit.com/

ComputerworldUK: ARM promotes Internet of Things development platform

computerworlduk-logo.jpgSummary: ComputerworldUK’s Antony Savvas discusses ARM’s partnership with LogMeIn’s Xively and it’s approach to tackle the IoT market.

“As part of the agreement, the companies are cooperating on LogMeIn’s Xively Jumpstart Kit, 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, said the partners.”

“It is made possible through a rapidly growing class of small, inexpensive yet powerful processors, ubiquitous connectivity, mobile computing and interaction platforms.”

Read full article here: http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/applications/3447003/arm-promotes-internet-of-things-development-platform/

 

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CIO: ARM promotes Internet of Things development platform

CIOSummary: ComputerworldUK’s Antony Savvas discusses ARM’s partnership with LogMeIn’s Xively and it’s approach to tackle the IoT market in a syndicated article by CIO Business Technology Leadership.

“As part of the agreement, the companies are cooperating on LogMeIn’s Xively Jumpstart Kit, a “rapid prototyping-to-production bundle” that “significantly reduces the cost, complexity and learning curve” required to bring Internet of Things-based connected products to market, said the partners.”

Read full article here: http://www.cio.co.uk/news/r-and-d/arm-promotes-internet-of-things-development-platform/

TechWorld: ARM promotes Internet of Things development platform

TechWorld Summary: Computerworld UK’s Antony Savvas discusses ARM’s partnership with LogMeIn’s Xively in a syndicated article by TechWorld.

“The IoT is a world where devices, data and places are interconnected with applications and users over the internet, ‘transforming how people discover, interact and experience their world’ ”

” ‘ARM is increasing opportunities for innovation across the Internet of Things with easy-to-use platforms and standards that accelerate the creation of low-power, end-to-end solutions,’ said John Cornish, ARM general manager for system design.”

Read full article here: http://news.techworld.com/applications/3447250/arm-promotes-internet-of-things-development-platform/

Current Analysis IT Connection: The Intersection of Cloud and M2M Will Help Create the “Internet of Things”

EITClogo3SbSummary: Current Analysis IT Connection’s Kathryn Weldon discusses the existing M2M market and the collaboration with cloud services to create the future “Internet of Things”.

“A lot of M2M vendors and enterprises are starting to forego the use of the word M2M and are replacing it with IoT, implying a much bigger set of “things” that will all be connected to the Internet (and to each other) using every available fixed and wireless access technology.”

“It also includes a “frictionless” developer experience to simplify complex technologies through a Developer Workbench and Developer Center, libraries that support hundreds of platforms, millions of gateways and billions of devices, and highly scalable provisioning and management capabilities.”

“Once we get into this future phase where “everything” is connected, the current generation of enterprise-driven M2M connections and service offerings may look narrow and primitive. The ecosystem is also destined for some big changes in the 2015-2020 period when these disruptive models are supposed to take hold.”

Read full article here: http://itcblogs.currentanalysis.com/2013/05/16/the-intersection-of-cloud-and-m2m-will-help-create-the-internet-of-things/#more-2508

GigaOM: Benetton teams up with Little Printer creator Berg on connected devices

gigaom-logoSummary: GigaOM’s David Meyer covers the partnership on an Italian research & design facility called Sandbox and the future the IoT space holds.

“There are quite a few of these platforms gearing up at the moment, all of which aim to make it easier for people to create new types of connected, everyday devices. One of the biggest looks to be LogMeIn’s Xively platform, which counts the muscular ARM as a partner as of earlier this week, but there are other smaller efforts also underway, such as those from Carriots and Electric Imp.”

“I think it’s fair to say the more design-minded among those developers now know where to look as they prepare to invent the connected future.”

Read full article here: http://gigaom.com/2013/05/17/benetton-teams-up-with-little-printer-creator-berg-on-connected-devices/

PC Advisor: ARM promotes Internet of Things development platform

pcadvisorSummary: ComputerworldUK’s Antony Savvas discusses ARM’s partnership with LogMeIn’s Xively and it’s approach to tackle the IoT market in a syndicated article by PC Advisor.

“As part of the agreement, the companies are cooperating on LogMeIn’s Xively Jumpstart Kit, 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, said the partners.”

“It is made possible through a rapidly growing class of small, inexpensive yet powerful processors, ubiquitous connectivity, mobile computing and interaction platforms.”

Click here to learn more: http://news.techworld.com/applications/3447250/arm-promotes-internet-of-things-development-platform/

IBM Smart Planet: Xively Actually Connects Things in The Internet of Things

a smarter planetSummary: IBM Smart Planet covers the launch of Xively and its place in the IoT market and the future of the Internet of Things.

“Devices that are connected to the Internet at large behave in much the same way as servers on an intranet: they communicate only with their corporate systems, reporting data only to the commercial manufacturer.”

“Like Cosm before it, Xively will offer a way for disparate devices to connect with each other, though now with commercial terms of service for commercial users and freely available services for projects in development. ”

Read full story here: http://smarterplanet.tumblr.com/post/50421037338/xively-actually-connects-things-in-the-internet-of