The document discusses the Internet of Things (IoT) and new developments in IoT. It provides:
1) A definition of IoT as interconnected devices, machines, objects, animals or people that can transfer data over a network without human interaction.
2) Details the growth of IoT from early experiments in the 1980s to over 26 billion active devices currently and a projected 75 billion by 2025, with the global IoT market reaching $457 billion by 2020.
3) Provides an overview of new features and improvements in Odoo's IoT Box solution, including automatic HTTPS certificate renewal, multi-company support, improved device status displays, easier device connection through IP scanning, and selection of devices across