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Google acquires IoT platform Xively

Google has entered into an agreement to acquire Xively, the Internet of Things (IoT) business unit of LogMeIn. The sticker price of the deal is $50 million. Some 45 Xively employees are expected to join Google as part of the acquisition.

Antony Passemard, product management, IoT and Pub/Sub, Google Cloud, wrote in a blog post, “Through this acquisition, Cloud IoT Core will gain deep IoT technology and engineering expertise, including Xively’s advanced device management, messaging, and dashboard capabilities.”
In a blog post, LogMeIn said that the company is exiting the IoT space.
The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions.

[Image courtesy: Xively]

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