PORTLAND, Maine, Apr 2, 2026 – HighByte released HighByte Intelligence Hub (V4.4) software with a new Pipeline AI Agent for industrial data pipelines. The feature lets manufacturers use natural language to configure pipelines, review existing pipeline logic, and modify pipeline stages through a connected large language model. Users can generate a new pipeline from a text prompt or revise an existing one, with changes requiring human review before they are applied.
“Industrial AI requires a strong data foundation, and that foundation is built pipeline by pipeline,” said John Harrington, chief product officer at HighByte. “The Pipeline AI Agent makes sophisticated pipeline configuration more accessible to every member of the team, whether they are experienced engineers looking to move faster or newer users building their first integrations. Paired with the federated namespaces capabilities in version 4.4, organizations now have the tools to unify distributed data and put it to work for industrial AI at enterprise scale.”
Version 4.4 also adds Central Data, which extends the Intelligence Hub’s central configuration capability by exposing the data plane of remote hubs to a central hub. After connection, users can browse remote namespaces, run Smart Queries, and build pipelines that pull data from distributed sources as needed. The release keeps source data in edge systems rather than moving it to a central repository.
“Scale and innovation are words used liberally in our market, but they are concepts we take seriously with every release,” added Harrington. “Staying in synch with our ecosystem partners like Databricks and CESMII are proof of this.”
The Databricks Zerobus connector offers direct, low-latency streaming ingest into Delta tables without intermediate event streaming services. The release also includes i3X support, the app-centric API standard being developed through CESMII, making the Intelligence Hub one of the first industrial software products to ship with an i3X Server.
The update also adds native support for Databricks Zerobus and an implementation of the i3X industrial API standard. HighByte said the Databricks connector streams data into Delta tables without intermediate event streaming services. The company also said the release includes an i3X server implementation. Version 4.4 is now available under standard pricing. Users can start a trial or purchase a subscription license.
Source: HighByte
About HighByte
HighByte, founded in 2018 and based in Portland, ME, develops software that helps manufacturers and industrial companies integrate and manage data from operational and information technology systems. The company focuses on data architecture and integration needs within global manufacturing as organizations modernize their operations. Its primary product, HighByte Intelligence Hub, is an Industrial DataOps application that supports model-based data flows and provides structured, ready-to-use data for cloud systems. The software uses a codeless interface intended to simplify configuration and support faster integration work. HighByte serves industries such as manufacturing, energy, consumer goods and industrial products.