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http://learningexchange.ptc.com/tutorials/by_product/thingworx/product_id:7 includes:
Creating a Thing
http://learningexchange.ptc.com/tutorial/4681/creating-a-thing-template
Send Data to the ThingWorx Server from Java Edge SDK Programs