Panasonic opens up patent free-for-all to trigger IoT growth

Panasonic has made a big step towards spurring development in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector by making 50 patents royalty free.The company wants to improve development in the area by making open source code easily available for its mature and tested device-to-cloud software technology, which is already used in home monitoring systems, solar energy and other retail applications."In a market full of incompatible, proprietary offerings, this initiative brings a powerful tool to developers