VMware Joins Dell and Dell EMC's Membership on the Steering Committee of the Industrial Internet Consortium

PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - October 25, 2016) -  #VMware, Inc. (VMW) today announced that it is participating in the Industrial Internet Consortium ( #IIC ), an open membership, international not-for-profit consortium that is setting architectural frameworks and direction for the Industrial Internet of Things ( #IIoT ). VMware will participate in the IIC as a voting member through the steering committee, as a component of the membership seat currently held by Dell and #Dell #EMC. Collectively, VMware, Dell and Dell EMC have committed to serve three years on the committee, joining #IBM, #SAP, #GeneralElectric, #Fujitsu, #Intel, The #MITRE Corporation, #RTI, and #SchneiderElectric to align standards and innovation in the Internet of Things ( #IoT ) space. As members of the steering committee, VMware, in conjunction with Dell and Dell EMC, will be heavily involved in providing input, guidance and direction to the organization around standards for IoT and participating in test beds and studies to maximize contributions to the IIC and the rapidly expanding IIoT. 

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