How technical standards help with switching to intelligent information

by on November 27, 2020

Intelligent information is now available in documentation, marketing, and service. Intelligent information complements smart applications, components, and systems. And just like services and components in Industry 4.0 environments, intelligent information must be interlinked. But the switch to intelligent information can be elaborate.

The following presentation by Ulrike Parson and Dr. Martin Kreutzer (Empolis Information Management GmbH) was recorded at the tcworld conference 2020. Note that the presentation is in German.

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