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ARM Acquires Sensinode

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ARM has acquired privately-held Sensinode for an undisclosed sum. Sensinode has led the creation of the 6LoWPAN and CoAP standards for low cost low power devices, says ARM. ARM will continue the commercial offering of Sensinode’s NanoStack and NanoService products. Sensinode is based in Finland. 

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