At embedded world 2017, Rich Nass, Executive Vice President of Embedded Computing Design continues his search for Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology, and finds Steve Larrivee, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Cactus Technologies, Ltd. There, at Hall 2, Booth 251, Steve discusses the company’s industrial-grade flash memory portfolio.
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