The Internet of Things is a major buzz phrase these days and it encompasses all sorts of connected devices from light bulbs to crock pots. It's a market that every company wants to get in on with hopes of future profits. The latest firm moving into the field is retail giant Amazon, which has a history of getting into all sorts of areas including hardware, streaming media and much more,
Amazon has purchased a company called 2lemetry, which describes itself in the following manner -- "2lemetry is an Internet of Things platform and technology company that powers the connected enterprise, tying people, processes, data and devices together -- transforming raw data into real-time actionable intelligence".
2lemetry was founded in 2011 by Kyle Roche and Chris Chiappone, who claim extensive experience in IoT integration, listing companies like JP Morgan, Starbucks and several others as customers. The company claims that it can reduce the complexity and time involved in setting up IoT products. "What historically has been a complex and expensive undertaking, requiring significant upfront capital and taking months or years to implement -- 2lemetry makes possible within days or even hours", the company claims.
Amazon has made no official announcement as to what this means going forward, although a standard statement which BetaNews received from an Amazon spokesperson reads "We can confirm that Amazon has acquired 2lemetry, and we look forward to continuing to support 2lemetry customers".
Hopefully there will be more information pertaining to what Amazon has in mind for this acquisition. For now, the company already carries many IoT devices just in case you hope to get your home automated.