Internet of Things

Dell EMC Partners With FogHorn For Bundled IIoT Edge Solutions

by Dylan Martin

Dell EMC partners will have access to gateways and other edge devices preconfigured with FogHorn’s Lightning edge intelligence platform for out-of-the-box industrial Internet of Things deployments.

New Aruba Wi-Fi 6 Access Points Are An IoT Game-Changer For Channel Partners

by Steven Burke

‘This new Aruba WiFi technology is going to create a perfect storm in our Internet of Things and edge computing business,’ says Steve Shaffer, founder and CEO of Zunesis, ‘We are very bullish on it. The four times improvement in performance alone with the ability to run parallel streams of data is going to allow us to do so much more at the edge from an IoT perspective.’

GE Digital's Future Up In The Air As Parent Sells Other IoT Assets

by Dylan Martin

As General Electric continues to sell off various businesses, including two IoT-related divisions, two GE Digital employees publicly say they cannot speak to GE CEO Larry Culp’s commitment to the company’s digital division.

Igor's IoT Platform Uses Ethernet For 'Future-Proof' Smart Buildings

by Dylan Martin

IoT startup Igor is turning to the channel for its Power over Ethernet-based smart building platform, which can connect and analyze data from disparate systems and support unique use cases such as a gunshot detection application in schools.

PTC Hires Oracle Vet As New Channel Chief To Push IoT, Subscriptions

by Dylan Martin

In an exclusive interview with CRN, PTC’s new channel chief and his predecessor detail the company’s 2019 partner strategy for pushing Internet of Things solutions and increasing subscription sales.

GE Digital's Predix Now Supports Low-Latency, Offline IoT Deployments

by Dylan Martin

GE Digital’s new edge and private cloud capabilities for Predix are promising because manufacturers in some cases cannot rely on public cloud alone for industrial Internet of Things deployments due to reliability, security and redundancy issues, one partner tells CRN.

Dell's IoT Connected Bundles Give Partners Validated Solutions

by Dylan Martin

Dell Technologies wants to help solution providers accelerate Internet of Things projects with a new line of market-ready solutions that is exclusive to the channel.

Arrow: We Help Bring Simplicity To IoT Partner Projects

by Dylan Martin

From the aggregation of solutions to the aggregation of services, Arrow says it’s in a unique position to help simplify Internet of Things projects for solution providers.

Fortinet: NAC Best Equipped To Secure IoT On Networks

by Dylan Martin

Fortinet’s Peter Newton tells solution providers at The Channel Company’s IoTConnex conference that network access control solutions can help businesses secure Internet of Things devices and open up new selling opportunities.

Verizon 5G, IoT Businesses Blossom As Oath Media Business, Enterprise Services Falter

by Gina Narcisi

Verizon is excited about the ‘dawn of the 5G era’ as its focus on next-generation networking and IoT business takes off. The telecom giant's Oath business and its business services segments, on the other hand, took a hit during Q3 2018.

GE Delays Q3 Earnings To Let New CEO Complete Business Review

by Dylan Martin

General Electric’s delay of its third-quarter earnings comes two days after CRN reported that GE Digital had postponed its annual partner and customer event just weeks before its scheduled start.

5 Things Partners Should Know About GE's New CEO

by Dylan Martin

General Electric dropped a major surprise Monday by announcing that H. Lawrence Culp would replace John Flannery as chairman and CEO. Here are five things GE Digital partners should know about Culp, including his background and how he plans to run GE.

Honeywell Boosts IoT Automation Lineup With Acquisition Of Transnorm

by Mark Haranas

"Transnorm complements our portfolio of automated material handling equipment and supply chain software to enable us to deliver our vision of the connected distribution center to our customers," said Honeywell CEO John Waldron.

New Hitachi Vantara IoT App Makes Smart Repair Recommendations

by Dylan Martin

Hitachi Vantara launches Lumada Maintenance Insights, a new Internet of Things solution that uses machine learning to deliver intelligent maintenance recommendations.

IIoT Startup Falkonry Enters Channel With Machine Learning Tech

by Dylan Martin

Industrial Internet of Things startup Falkonry launches its global partner program to boost its machine learning-based predictive analytics software that doesn't require data science expertise.