GlobalSign is the leading provider of trusted identity and security solutions enabling businesses, large enterprises, cloud service providers and IoT innovators around the world to secure online communications, manage millions of verified digital identities and automate Authentication and Encryption. Its high-scale PKI and identity and access management (IAM) solutions support the billions of services, devices, people and things comprising the Internet of Everything (IoE). The company has offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Applied Informatics is a leading provider of software frameworks and solutions for IoT device development. With macchina.io (or macchina), Applied Informatics provides an innovative toolkit for building embedded IoT applications that connect sensors, devices and cloud services. my-devices.net is cloud-ready service providing secure remote access to IoT gateways and IoT devices for support teams, service partners and end-users via web, virtual desktop or mobile app. Applied Informatics serves a global customer base in a variety of fields, was founded in 2006, is privately held, and is based in Carinthia, Austria.

AuroSys Solutions, LLC is a New York based leader in high-end Product Engineering, IoT Solutions & Enterprise Mobile Development. AuroSys has provided Technology excellence for more than 9 years to StartUps, SMEs and Fortune 1000 companies including Microsoft, Unilever, Bombardier, Intel, AMD, Boeing, Chevron, Shell, ExxonMobil as well as state and local governments. No matter your industry, size or platform, AuroSys can help your enterprise or agency produce results.

ICT Automatisering (ICT) provides high-quality technological solutions in Information and Communication Technology, with a particular focus on the following markets (verticals): Automotive, Logistics, Machine & Systems, Industrial Automation, Energy and Healthcare. The company is active in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. The solutions ICT offers its clients include the secondment of experienced and highly educated staff, the realisation of system solutions on a project basis and the maintenance of ICT systems. Through its participations in the companies InTraffic and Improve Quality Services, ICT is also active in the Traffic & Transport and Testing sectors.

Leverege is a privately held Internet-of-Things (IoT) software company based in Maryland. We build our products and solutions with humans in mind: making data accessible, actionable, and easily understood by more than just highly skilled engineers. We've developed IoT software products that enable you and your customers to intelligently manage and visualize large networks of diverse sensors and devices, providing actionable insights and spotting trends that lead to better decision making.

MPDV is one of the leading suppliers of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). They offer solutions for competitive businesses with innovative and sophisticated MES systems of high quality and a broad range of services. Year founded: 1977

WhizNets offers a complete range of embedded technology solutions including software and hardware development, integration, design services, testing and manufacturing support. WhizNets is expert in wireless connectivity Wireless LAN, WiMAX, GPRS and GPS with many years of consumer focused development and system integration experience working with storage, wireless networking and communication solutions. Year founded: 2007

Applied Informatics was founded by Günter Obiltschnig in 2004 with the goal to simplify the life of software developers by providing software frameworks and tools that are powerful, platform independent and fun to work with. After all, software engineering should be about managing complexity, not creating it. A pioneer in what is now known as the Internet of Things, Applied Informatics has been providing software frameworks for building the Internet of Things for more than 10 years. Realizing the many promises of the IoT requires complex software systems running on different kinds of systems, from small microcontroller-based sensor nodes to IoT gateways and complex IoT devices, to cloud systems to analyze and make sense of all the data. Reducing the development time, risks and costs is essential for IoT projects to be successful. The powerful and industry-proven software building blocks provided by Applied Informatics help to significantly reduce development time, risks and costs, while at the same time enabling a future-proof, flexible software architecture. Applied Informatics is a strong supporter of Open Source software and believes that the IoT should be built primarily on open technologies. Two Open Source projects initiated by Applied Informatics founder Günter Obiltschnig provide the foundation for all products developed by Applied Informatics.

Leverege provides an intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) platform that enables businesses, developers, and innovators to quickly develop and deliver IoT solutions. Despite the rapid rise in demand for IoT devices and services, the market is faced with a myriad of challenges. The market lacks standardized protocols, is plagued with disparate and conflicting device platforms, has insufficient infrastructure to process huge amounts of data, and finally is missing a complete understanding of the entire IoT framework. Leverege alleviates these issues by offering a comprehensive, integrated IoT ecosystem that empowers businesses to transform sensor data into valuable insights. The Leverege platform is specifically designed to give IoT creators the same advantages in agility and time-to-market as modern day software developers. Leverege--headquartered in Germantown Maryland, just outside of Washington DC--was founded in 2014 by successful technology entrepreneurs with deep experience in sensor networks and big data architectures. The mission-critical products built by the Leverege team are used daily by Fortune 500 companies and governments around the world, spanning various industries such as defense, aerospace, advertising, sports, and entertainment.

The proposed MES architecture is based on the Internet of Things (IoT), completely linking all resources and the manufacturing companies' security needs. Consequently, shop floor and IT clouds should be separated. In order for the machine level to reap benefits from cloud technologies, a specific modification known as the edge cloud or fog, was employed. The central instance, the Edge Gateway, connects the edge cloud with the IT cloud. Therefore, shop floor components can communicate with each other in real time and the IT cloud can retrieve and manage the data. IT support in production plays a key role for Integrated Industry (Industry 4.0). In order to cover future production processes new standards and functions are required, which will especially affect MES applications. MPDV introduces a concept for the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) of the future MES 4.0.

WhizNets enables companies to realize their Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and achieve a superior return on investment. They bring a strong blend of IoT products, services and consulting expertise. Their ability to integrate technology solutions with business processes makes them an ideal partner for creating end to end IoT solutions. WhizNets products are about connecting things to the Cloud. Apps and enterprise systems connect seamlessly and easily, reducing time-to-market and risk while enhancing technical and business performance of the overall solution. Solutions are available for licensing and can be customized for your requirements. Their portfolio can be tailored on demand to accelerate any business vertical. Due to their experience with embedded, wireless, mobile and cloud technologies across verticals, they are well positioned to be a supplier of solution and services in the IoT space.

Stanley Black & Decker, Raytheon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Pelatron, PeopleTec, Siren Marine, Link Labs

Adidas, Alstom, Johnson Controls

GCT Semiconductors, Replica 3D Consulting,