Siemens and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Power Industrial Internet of Things in China
July 09 2018 - 9:40AM
Business Wire
- MoU signed under the witness of
German chancellor and Chinese premier
- Siemens MindSphere to be deployed
and operated on Alibaba Cloud’s infrastructure for China Mainland
market
Siemens and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba
Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to partner
to foster the industrial Internet of Things (IoT) in China. The two
companies will leverage each other’s technology and industry
resources to build a unique IoT solution to support Industrie 4.0,
China’s manufacturing upgrade and transformation and other
industrial Internet initiatives. Joe Kaeser, President and CEO of
Siemens AG and Simon Hu, Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group and
President of Alibaba Cloud signed the MoU in Berlin under the
witness of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li
Keqiang during his official visit to Germany.
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“We continue to build our global industrial digital network by
partnering with Alibaba Cloud. This cooperation is a landmark deal
for bringing Industrie 4.0-solutions to China as the world’s
powerhouse of manufacturing. Our customers will be able to unlock
the potential of the Industrial Internet of Things with MindSphere
now also on the leading Chinese cloud platform,” said Joe Kaeser.
“Today, we further strengthen our global leadership in automating
and digitalizing the industrial world.”
“Today’s landmark partnership marks an exciting step towards
Alibaba Cloud’s goal to enable digital transformation across the
globe. We are delighted to partner with Siemens and together we
hope to accelerate the adoption of IoT products and services that
will create industry-wide breakthroughs and progress,” said Simon
Hu.
As part of Siemens’ comprehensive digital offerings, MindSphere
is Siemens’ cloud-based, open IoT operating system that delivers a
wide range of device and enterprise connectivity options, robust
applications, advanced analytics, and closed-loop innovation with
complete digital twin solutions. The implementation of MindSphere
on Alibaba Cloud will provide compelling services for companies in
China Mainland to innovate with advanced industrial solutions.
Under the MoU, both companies will begin collaborating
immediately and intend to make MindSphere on Alibaba Cloud
available in 2019.
This press release and a press picture is available at
http://www.siemens.com/press/PR2018070249COEN
For further information on MindSphere, please see:
http://www.siemens.com/MindSphere
About Siemens AG
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse
that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality,
reliability and internationality for 170 years. The company is
active around the globe, focusing on the areas of electrification,
automation and digitalization. One of the world’s largest producers
of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies, Siemens is a
leading supplier of efficient power generation and power
transmission solutions and a pioneer in infrastructure solutions as
well as automation, drive and software solutions for industry. With
its publicly listed subsidiary Siemens Healthineers AG, the company
is also a leading provider of medical imaging equipment – such as
computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging systems – and a
leader in laboratory diagnostics as well as clinical IT. In fiscal
2017, which ended on September 30, 2017, Siemens generated revenue
of €83.0 billion and net income of €6.2 billion. At the end of
September 2017, the company had around 377,000 employees worldwide.
Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
About Alibaba Cloud
Established in 2009, Alibaba Cloud (www.alibabacloud.com), the
cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, is among the world’s top
three IaaS providers according to Gartner, and the largest provider
of public cloud services in China, according to IDC. Alibaba Cloud
provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services to
businesses worldwide, including merchants doing business on Alibaba
Group marketplaces, start-ups, corporations and government
organizations. Alibaba Cloud is the official Cloud Services Partner
of the International Olympic Committee.
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