Dr. Richard Mark Soley, Executive Director of the Industrial Internet Consortium, commented, "The effort shows that smart technical people can bridge any gap and find a way to solve problems that might otherwise have created barriers to entry in the adoption of IoT technology for industrial applications.I applaud the participants and thank them for their initial work, and look forward to a successful collaboration moving forward."

Dr. Werner Struth, member of the Bosch board of management: "This is a huge accomplishment for industry adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things, as it will simplify technology choices immensely and lead to greatly enhanced interoperability."

Bernd Leukert, Member of the SAP Executive Board emphasizes the importance of alignment between IIC and Plattform Industrie 4.0-initiated testbed initiatives: "This will allow for a much smoother international cooperation between smaller companies and larger enterprise to test out use cases and to initiate standards."

Greg Petroff, Chief Experience Officer for GE Digital, said: "Breaking down the barriers of technology silos and supporting better integration of these architectures efforts will be key to advancing the Industrial Internet. This collaboration will help build a vibrant, united community around standards that drive integration toward solving the world's toughest challenges."

Robert Martin, Senior Principal Engineer in Cyber Security Partnership, The MITRE Corporation and member of the IIC Steering Committee, said "Bringing together the work of the Industrial Internet Consortium and the Plattform Industrie 4.0 Konsortium will dramatically increase the international value of both efforts and help to clarify and resolve the problems and concerns facing the global Industrial IoT marketplace quicker and more effectively than either could do alone."

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