Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for managing devices, actuating sensors, making decisions, visualizing data and trends, and collecting and analyzing connected device and user data for manufacturers, resellers, and users of connected devices related to the Internet of Things; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for developing programs in an object-oriented programming language; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for use in building applications for connecting people, services and devices to the internet; Platform as a service (PAAS) featuring computer software platforms for managing and maintaining software applications for connecting people, services and devices to the internet