The Internet of Things Meets the Internet of People

March 1, 2016

Technologically, the 21st Century began with a very big bang: the dot-com and Web boom and bust. Back then, the Web’s value derived from people: people building Web sites; people “surfing” the Web; people looking at screens with their eyes; people typing on keyboards with their fingers. People, people, people. Since then, two major technology developments have emerged that appear now to be on a path of convergence—The Internet of Things and The Internet of People (or as most people have become familiar with social networking or Web 2.0)

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Fischer Block helps our industrial and utility customers improve energy reliability though innovative solutions. Our patented Internet of Things (IoT) edge device mechanically connects to existing electromechanical and microprocessor based relays and MCC panels in minutes without disrupting plant operations.

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