An Intro to Smart Cities, Pitching your IoT Projects to Execs, and Best Practices for Avoiding Pitfalls in IoT Dev


	FEBRUARY 18, 2016	Share the ThingWorx IoT Newsletter

	Pitching Your IoT Project- How to Get Executive Buy-in
	Read this new white paper from O'Reilly Media to learn how to approach and prepare for an IoT project and its pitch, the potential impact an IoT project may have on your company and your customers- and how to prepare, what areas of the project to focus on to address top-level decision makers, and when and how to make your pitch and to whom.

	KTM, Sysmex & Schneider Electric Showcase AR for the Enterprise
	At ThingEvent, we saw some amazing customer demonstrations. Hear directly from these three companies on how they envision augmented reality (AR) driving business value through increased efficiency, improved training, and enhanced service.


	Tips & Tricks from a ThingWorx Instructor
	One of the best ways to understand how to use ThingWorx is to observe it in action. Our PTC University instructors have compiled some hands-on tips to speed your learning curve. Topics covered include leveraging ThingWorx connectivity to consume data from existing web services within a ThingWorx application, using tags to group and more easily find related items, and establishing naming conventions.


	ICURO Case Study: Preventative Care Isn't Just for Healthcare IoT
	Earlier this year MarketResearch.com predicted that the healthcare market segment will reach $117 billion by 2020. Read a recent blog post featuring Bipin Thomas, chairman of ICURO and an ICURO case study to understand what's happening in healthcare IoT, and how it has closer ties to the industrial IoT than you may think.

View all upcoming worldwide events ThingWorx will be speaking, participating in or hosting at http://www.thingworx.com/events

Congratulations to TJ Butler who won our drone raffle at the IoT Evolution Expo!

Introduction to ThingWorx 6.5 Training Class- Munich, Germany

This class will be held in English. Students are expected to bring their own laptop computers to class. For more information, or to register for this class, talk to your local Training Advisor. Additional classes can be found in our global course schedule.

Industry of Things World USA

Join us at Industry of Things World USA where PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann and Professor Michael Porter will deliver a compelling keynote on How Smart, Connected Products Transform Competition & Companies. Use the code PTCIOT25 to enjoy 25% off your ticket price.

An Intro to Smart Cities: What to Consider Before Making your City Smart & Connected

March 2, 2016 at 2pm ET

Many have been batting around the phrase "Smart Cities". But what does that really mean? What exactly is going to become "smart"? How am I going to talk to it? What's the tangible benefit for me and my constituents? In this webcast, ThingWorx will attempt answers to these questions and more on how a standard city becomes a smart, connected city.

ThingWorx Connectivity – Virtual (instructor-assisted) Class, North America

In this course, you will survey the various ThingWorx connectivity technologies. We begin by introducing each technology at a conceptual level and discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each technology, enabling you to decide which is right for your implementation. Additional classes can be found in our global course schedule.

IoT Panel Webcast - Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls for IoT Development

March 24, 2016 at 2pm ET

Apps for the IoT are exploding in every marketplace and industry. For many experienced development organizations, IoT has a "dangerous" familiarity to embedded systems development. However, challenges involving cloud services, mobile applications, embedded sensors, and internet transports are derailing many implementations which add expense and development time to correct. Join us for best practices and common pitfalls that can help keep your IoT rollout on-time and within budget.



	Create Successful IoT Initiatives. Learn how at LiveWorx 2016, June 6-9 Attend the world's largest IoT event
	If you're ready to start an IoT journey, there are five key principles you should consider to ensure the success of your first initiative. The first is to start small and scale fast, which allows you to leverage existing effort to add new value and experience immediate ROI. View the remaining tips from IoT Business Consultant Kent Eriksson, or learn more about LiveWorx, the one event where you will witness limitless IoT innovations.


	Interested in becoming a partner?
	ThingWorx offers a variety of partner engagement models and at Mobile World Congress you'll be able to meet with our experts to choose a path that's right for you. Submit your meeting request and we will soon meet in Hall 8, booth C13!


	ThingWorx launches revamped Marketplace, boasting fresh design and improved usability
	The new design puts the focus on apps and extensions with improved search and filter options that allow users to find exactly what they are looking for. Users will now find all related information about a component or partner in one single view, making everything accessible within a single screen.


	Meet the January Developers of the Month
	Congratulations to Tomas Coufal and Dumitru Zanfir! See their winning entries and submit your own ThingWorx project for February.