Itron and Bsquare First to Provide App Community for Grid Edge Devices
January 26 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Itron to demonstrate dynamic app delivery for
smart devices using Bsquare DataV at DistribuTECH in San Diego
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and
services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and
water, and Bsquare (NASDAQ: BSQR), a leading supplier of Internet
of Things (IoT) software and integration services, are advancing
distributed intelligence by providing a secure OpenWay Riva App
Community for edge devices, including meters, sensors and other
devices. Itron will use Bsquare’s DataV™ IoT software stack to
enable easy app downloads and management for Itron’s OpenWay Riva™
network devices. Itron will demonstrate this capability at
DistribuTECH in San Diego, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 in booth #2613.
Itron’s OpenWay Riva solution provides distributed intelligence
and computing power in meters and grid devices, enabling real-time
analysis of data and peer-to-peer communication among intelligent
devices at the edge of the network. Bsquare DataV provides a
software distribution layer embedded within the OpenWay Riva
network that allows utilities to dynamically and securely download
apps to targeted populations of meters, easily enabling new
functionality and capabilities.
The ability for utilities to securely distribute apps to meters
and grid devices can add a wide range of functionality over time,
thereby adding value to fixed capital assets. Examples of
applications that can be dynamically added to devices include
advanced theft detection, high impedance detection, load
disaggregation, locational awareness, active demand response and
many others. In addition, third party developers can also provide
their applications to the OpenWay Riva App Community. Bsquare DataV
provides Itron’s app community with the ability to efficiently
manage and monitor the status of millions of remote devices.
“Itron’s OpenWay Riva solution puts intelligence into devices
across a utility’s service territory and provides dynamic and
powerful new methods of improving grid reliability, reducing
operating costs and enhancing revenue opportunities,” said Mark de
Vere White, president of Itron’s Electricity business line. “With
the interest from third parties, including utilities, we expect
hundreds of apps available over time. These app community
capabilities make it easier for our customers to access apps and
deliver and manage them over the OpenWay Riva network. It’s just
like having a highly secure smart phone and app store available for
every OpenWay Riva device.”
“This is an excellent example of the innovative ways in which
IoT technology can be applied to diverse business problems,” said
Dave Wagstaff, Bsquare CTO. “For DataV, the ability to securely and
reliably manage the distribution of software apps to tens of
millions of meters—and do it in such a way that core revenue
generating functions cannot be impaired—was a snap. As important,
DataV is able to deliver these capabilities even over networks that
are extremely constrained from a bandwidth perspective.”
About Itron
Itron is a world-leading technology and services company
dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide
comprehensive solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and
water. Our broad product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water
and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology;
communications systems; software; as well as managed and consulting
services. With thousands of employees supporting nearly 8,000
customers in more than 100 countries, Itron applies knowledge and
technology to better manage energy and water resources. Together,
we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.
Itron® and OpenWay® are registered trademarks of Itron, Inc. All
third party trademarks are property of their respective owners and
any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between
Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.
About Bsquare
For more than two decades, Bsquare has helped its customers
extract business value from a broad array of physical assets by
making them intelligent, connecting them, and using the data they
generate to optimize business processes. Bsquare DataV software
solutions can be deployed by a wide variety of enterprises to
create business-focused Internet of Things (IoT) systems that more
effectively monitor device data, automate processes, predict events
and produce better business outcomes. Bsquare goes a step further
by coupling its purpose-built DataV software with comprehensive
analytic and engineering services that can help organizations of
all types make IoT a business reality. For more information, visit
www.bsquare.com.
BSQUARE, the BSQUARE Logo and DataV are trademarks of BSQUARE
Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Other names and brands
herein may be trademarks of others.
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President, Global Marketing and Public
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425-519-5974Vice President, Marketingkevinw@bsquare.comorWitz
CommunicationsLeslie Johnson, +1
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