Economy 4.0
CodeMeter is the key enabler for the new economy : with client-centric solutions and by protecting the invaluable know-how of developers , it opens up new digital markets .
A New Paradigm As the concept of Industrie 4.0 is becoming reality and cyber-physical systems are getting connected in distributed , flexible industrial networks , plant engineers are shifting their attention from the specialized machines of yesterday to the customization of software . Through software , machine features can be activated or upgraded at the point of need to allow a far more fluent relationship between maker and buyer . The app stores of the mobile phone world have shown the way : Established sales processes can be taken to a new level and modular , scalable business models introduced that are truly responsive to the needs of the market . This has the very real potential to reduce production , inventory , and logistics costs – and to save the environment almost as a side-effect .
And New Threats Industrial espionage , cyberattacks , and outright sabotage are a direct consequence of all these new developments . Industrial availability now increasingly means digital reliability , and the IIoT world needs to remain awake to issues of physical security , privacy , IT security , trustworthiness , and business continuity . 14 WIBU-SYSTEMS AG