Royal Philips and Samsung Electronics entered a strategic partnership March 8 to marry Samsung's connected devices with Philips' cloud platform for increased access and information sharing.
As part of the collaboration, the companies will connect Samsung's ARTIK Smart Internet of Things platform to the Philips HealthSuite Digital platform. This will enable healthcare application developers to leverage interoperable connected health device data to drive analytics and gain insights into future products.
"This collaboration will enable healthcare application developers to focus on the development of innovative applications rather than on the technical integration of devices," said Dale Wiggins, vice president and general manager of Philips HealthSuite Digital platform. "By strengthening our HealthSuite ecosystem with Samsung ARTIK, we will be taking another important step in breaking down the silos in today's healthcare domain to create a trusted and seamless care experience for both consumers and care professionals."
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