The building efficiency revolution emerges now from the inter-related confluence of the collapsed cost of microprocessors, enabling embedded intelligence in offerings as simple as light bulbs (soon), as well as the development of standards and interfaces for the formerly "dumb" hardware, and the ubiquity of the Internet.

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Outfitted with embedded technologies and new levels of intelligence, buildings are capable of self-communicating status, problems and issues.

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Last October Esri acquired SpotOn, a geo-spatial business intelligence software developer which worked with IBM Cognos to provide customers with embedded maps in their reports.

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The missing link is this: In our new world of an embedded digital infrastructure that connects all of our lives, the power of connectional intelligence holds exponential, and previously untapped, potential for breakthroughs in ways we can barely begin to imagine.

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"Edge devices connected and working in unison with an enterprise's broader IT infrastructure unleash the potential of the Internet of Things by yielding the actionable data and operational intelligence that drive businesses forward, " said Kevin Dallas, general manager of Windows Embedded at Microsoft.

ENGADGET: Windows Embedded 8 Industry scheduled for release first week of April

Software tools, sold on a subscription basis to developers looking to add more intelligence and functionality to a growing range of products, are an increasingly important part of its embedded-software business.

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