Enlighted

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Enlighted is a subsidiary of German conglomerate Siemens [1] that provides IoT (Internet of Things) platforms and products for commercial buildings. [2] [3] [4] The technology company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. [5]

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Enlighted's technology has been used by companies such as Google, LinkedIn, AT&T, HP, Intel, [6] [7] Hitachi Consulting, and Oracle. [8]

Overview

Enlighted is known for manufacturing smart light fixtures and other sensor-based products. [9] [10] They have provided smart sensors that use Bluetooth technology to turn on LED lights with location-based tracking. [11] [12]

Enlighted also provides an IoT sensory system that uses cloud-based software to improve energy saving and asset management. [13] [14]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Enlighted also launched Safe, a Bluetooth-based platform that helps monitor the spread of COVID-19 by tracing contact between employees. [15] [16]

History

Enlighted was founded in 2009 by Tanuj Mohan, Tushar Dave, and Premal Ashar. [17]

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References

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