Microsoft Opens Its First European Lab for Internet of Things

  • The software maker picks Munich for a connected-devices lab
  • Cisco and IBM are also pushing digital factory efforts
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As Europe’s industrial companies attempt to modernize production with sensors and software, Microsoft Corp. is trying to grab a piece of the spending.

The U.S. software giant is launching a new lab in Munich -- following openings in Redmond, Washington and Shenzhen, China -- for customers investing in the so-called Internet of ThingsBloomberg Terminal, the idea that everything from refrigerators to industrial robots will be connected to the web. The move follows similar ploys by Cisco Systems Inc. and IBM, who have also picked Germany to locate technology-focused labs.