<s>
Paradox	B-Device
Engineering	I-Device
SA	O
is	O
a	O
Swiss	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
designs	O
and	O
markets	O
solutions	O
and	O
services	O
enabling	O
smart	B-Device
cities	I-Device
and	O
Industry	B-General_Concept
4.0	I-General_Concept
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
solutions	O
are	O
ready	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
things	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
enable	O
cities	O
and	O
companies	O
to	O
collect	O
,	O
transport	O
,	O
store	O
and	O
deliver	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
data	O
lying	O
in	O
industrial	O
plants	O
or	O
urban	O
objects	O
,	O
transforming	O
information	O
into	O
actionable	O
intelligence	O
to	O
feed	O
business	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technologies	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
IPv6	B-Protocol
/	O
6LoWPAN	B-Protocol
open	O
standard	O
protocol	O
,	O
and	O
fully	O
interoperable	O
with	O
other	O
systems	O
or	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
established	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
with	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Novazzano	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Group	O
Minebea	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
leading	O
comprehensive	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
high-precision	O
components	O
,	O
acquired	O
full	O
capital	O
and	O
assets	O
of	O
Paradox	B-Device
Engineering	I-Device
SA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
was	O
aimed	O
at	O
accelerating	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Group	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
and	O
smart	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradox	B-Device
Engineering	I-Device
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
in	O
Novazzano	O
,	O
Ticino	O
Canton	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
it	O
began	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
engineer	O
pioneer	O
technologies	O
to	O
implement	O
interoperable	O
and	O
highly	O
scalable	O
IPv6/6LoWPAN	O
network	O
infrastructures	O
for	O
industrial	O
or	O
urban	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
it	O
entered	O
the	O
Smart	B-Device
Metering	I-Device
,	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
and	O
Smart	B-Device
City	I-Device
markets	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
modular	O
solution	O
for	O
urban	O
architectures	O
(	O
PE.AMI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thanks	O
to	O
this	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
with	O
the	O
Living	O
Labs	O
Global	O
Award	O
2012	O
for	O
presenting	O
a	O
wireless	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
solution	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Public	O
Utilities	O
Commission	O
and	O
start	O
a	O
pilot	O
project	O
supporting	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
streetlights	O
,	O
Ev	O
charging	O
stations	O
,	O
electric	O
meters	O
and	O
traffic	O
signals	O
management	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
PE.STONE	O
,	O
an	O
OEM	O
solution	O
for	O
developers	O
and	O
companies	O
willing	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
Internet	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
and	O
smart	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
2013	O
the	O
company	O
unveiled	O
two	O
successful	O
Smart	B-Device
City	I-Device
projects	O
in	O
Chiasso	O
and	O
Bellinzona	O
,	O
Switzerland	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
Minebea	O
Co	O
.	O
Ltd	O
joined	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
shareholder	O
to	O
strengthen	O
the	O
presence	O
in	O
Smart	O
City/Smart	O
Grid	O
,	O
smart	O
building	O
and	O
industrial	O
sensor	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
in	O
the	O
Smart	B-Device
City	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
Tinynode	O
SA	O
entered	O
Paradox	B-Device
Engineering	I-Device
's	O
ecosystem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Tinynode	O
was	O
specialized	O
in	O
wireless	O
vehicle	O
detection	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
companies	O
aimed	O
at	O
positioning	O
as	O
unique	O
enabler	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
smart	O
environment	O
through	O
compelling	O
solutions	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Internet	I-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
July	O
2015	O
Paradox	B-Device
Engineering	I-Device
is	O
part	O
of	O
MinebeaMitsumi	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leveraging	O
Paradox	B-Device
Engineering	I-Device
as	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
Excellence	O
Center	O
,	O
the	O
Group	O
is	O
accelerating	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
solutions	O
for	O
a	O
fully	O
networked	O
IoT	B-Operating_System
society	O
,	O
including	O
applications	O
for	O
automotive	O
,	O
medical	O
,	O
consumer	O
,	O
industrial	O
and	O
Smart	B-Device
Cities	I-Device
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Latest	O
developments	O
relate	O
to	O
blockchain	O
and	O
cybersecurity	O
services	O
for	O
Smart	B-Device
Cities	I-Device
.	O
</s>
