# HMS Networks - Full Context for AI Agents

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> Last updated: 2026-05-22

## Company Profile
- Name: HMS Networks
- Sector: industrial-iot, hardware, networking
- Stage: public
- Status: active
- Founded: 1988
- Location: Halmstad, Halland, Belgium
- Website: https://www.hms-networks.com
- LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/company/hmsnetworks

## Overview
HMS Networks was founded in 1988 by Nicolas Hassbjer in Halmstad, Sweden and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm in 2007. The company builds industrial communication products under brands including Anybus, Ewon, Ixxat, Intesis, and HMS Hub, connecting machines, controllers, and cloud platforms in factories, infrastructure, and buildings.

The Belgian presence comes from HMS Networks' 2016 acquisition of Nivelles-based eWON SA for approximately USD 32.6M. eWON had been founded in 2001 by Serge Bassem and Pierre Crokaert and developed the Talk2M cloud VPN service for secure remote access to industrial equipment. The Nivelles site, located at Avenue Robert Schuman 22, now hosts the group's Industrial Data Solutions division and is one of HMS's main R&D competence centres alongside Halmstad, Karlsruhe, Barcelona, and Chicago.

Product development for Ewon hardware and the Talk2M platform continues to be led from Belgium, and the Nivelles team contributes to wider HMS roadmaps for industrial gateways and remote connectivity. The acquisition added around fifteen development engineers at the time, and the founders Bassem and Crokaert became two of the top ten shareholders in HMS Networks AB.

## Funding History
- 2007: Initial public offering on Nasdaq Stockholm
- February 2016: Acquired eWON SA (Nivelles, Belgium) for approximately USD 32.6M

## Recent News
- [2026-05-22] Not sure we’ve ever had a giveaway quite like this one… 👀 We’ve turned the new Ewon Edge into bricks! Get a chance to receive one of these at selected 2026 events this year. If you’re attending, be s (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hmsnetworks_ewon-ewonedgeandcloud-industrialconnectivity-activity-7463527247254016001-GYr-)
- [2026-05-21] Speed, visibility, and reliability now define customer experience. What once set you apart is now the baseline. Ongoing, secure, and IT-aligned support is expected. Reactive support is being replaced  (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hmsnetworks_customer-expectations-have-changed-activity-7463170817007284224-_HQ1)
- [2026-05-20] Day 1 of Cybersec Europe 2026 - complete ✅ OT cybersecurity has moved firmly into the mainstream this year, with NIS2 and IEC 62443 driving real urgency across the floor. Thank you to everyone who cam (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hmsnetworks_otsecurity-cyberseceurope-industrialcybersecurity-activity-7462883962047356946-VDfS)

## Links
- Website: https://www.hms-networks.com
- LinkedIn: https://se.linkedin.com/company/hmsnetworks
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