<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px;line-height:2em;color:rgb(35,31,32);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><em style="box-sizing:border-box">Reuters) –</em> Cisco, Bosch, and several other companies have set up a consortium to work on how blockchain can be used to secure and improve “internet of things” applications, as sectors beyond finance seek to benefit from bitcoin’s underlying technology.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px;line-height:2em;color:rgb(35,31,32);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px">The group, which also includes Bank of New York Mellon, Foxconn, security company Gemalto and blockchain startups Consensus Systems (ConsenSys), BitSE and Chronicled said on Friday that they will collaborate to develop a shared blockchain protocol for the internet of things – the concept that everyday objects, from washing machines to shipping containers, will be connected to the internet and will be able to send and receive data.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 20px;line-height:2em;color:rgb(35,31,32);font-family:"open sans",sans-serif;font-size:16px">While having more devices connected to the internet presents some advantages for consumers and businesses, it also increases the scope of devices which could be hacked. <br>More</p></div><div><br></div><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/28/cisco-bosch-and-foxconn-are-building-blockchain-tech-for-the-internet-of-things/">http://venturebeat.com/2017/01/28/cisco-bosch-and-foxconn-are-building-blockchain-tech-for-the-internet-of-things/</a><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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