Intel used the Intel Developer Forum to remind the world of its IoT ambitions, and announced three prominent deals at the event to this end. First, we heard of a collaboration with Microchip to add the Intel Enhanced Privacy ID (EPID) into Microchip’s products. A second deal with Atmel does the same thing, and the third deal unveiled was a partnership with Google and its 3D mapping initiative Project Tango, which adds Intel’s RealSense technology to the platform. The EPID is a hardware technology that provides a root of trust and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) compatibility – to provide confirmation of identity when sending data from end-points. EPID has been shipping in many Intel platforms since 2011, and is currently…