ARM has scored a significant goal for its mbed platform for internet of things devices and sensors, which will now be connected directly to IBM’s IoT analytics systems. The two companies have announced plans to integrate the two platforms as the IT giant extends its tentacles into every corner of the IoT ecosystem via its cloud services, analytics engines and web of partnerships. ARM is looking for ecosystem control of its own, though on a far lower layer of the complex IoT stack. Its mbed OS, launched last year, provides a lightweight operating system for embedded devices powered by low end processors or microcontrollers, and integrates with the whole mbed developer platform. As well as unifying many types of chips…