Arkessa Named A “Cool Vendor IN THE Internet of Things” by Gartner

Arkessa Ltd, a provider of Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) platforms and services has announced that it has been identified as a “Cool Vendor” in Gartner Inc’s “Cool Vendors in the Internet of Things” report [1].

Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory company, defines a “Cool Vendor” as a company offering a technology or product that is innovative, impactful, and intriguing.

The Gartner report analysed innovative approaches to managing IoT applications and solutions.

“We are delighted that Gartner has identified Arkessa as one of the five Cool Vendors in IoT, globally.  We believe it is testament to our team’s commitment to continuous innovation and customer focused solutions in M2M and IoT”, said Andrew Orrock, CEO of Arkessa. “Working with our customers and partners has enabled Arkessa to understand their needs and develop solutions that truly meet the challenges of optimised connectivity, security, and control – not to mention ease of deployment and cost optimisation.”

Arkessa provides M2M and IoT products and services to enable devices to be connected, to communicate and to be managed. The Internet of Things is set to transform the way that people live and organisations operate and Arkessa is providing M2M and IoT solutions for a host of organisations, some of which have deployed hundreds of thousands of devices using Arkessa’s platforms.

Arkessa has three main products for IoT and M2M:

  • Enterprise IoT Integration Platform: An Enterprise IoT Service bus which connects IoT devices to Enterprise systems, taking care of the plethora of different IoT communications methods, standard and proprietary devices and legacy devices/systems so that Enterprises can derive real business value from their Internet of Things.
  • M2M Management Platform: Enabling Enterprise customers to manage, control and secure their own connectivity through a single management platform, providing them a scalable and future-proofed solution for emerging communications technologies.
  • M2M Connectivity: Managed, secure and highly reliable M2M connectivity including GPRS, 3G, 4G, and satellite communication across multiple networks and all accessed through a single industry-leading portal.

 


[1] Gartner “Cool Vendors in the Internet of Things, 2014”; Alfonso Velosa, Jim Tully, Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Ganesh Ramamoorthy, Satish R.M; 25 April 2014

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