Dell Advances its IoT Program

Marking the one-year anniversary of the formation of its IoT division, Dell announced the addition of VMware, Nokia, Eurotech and others to its Dell Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions Partner Program.

“We’re proud of the progress that we’ve made this past year,” said Andy Rhodes, executive director, Commercial IoT Solutions, Dell. “With the launch of the Edge Gateway and Embedded Box PCs, our quickly growing partnership program and now our successful IoT Gateway Contest, our efforts underscore Dell’s deep commitment to driving IoT adoption for real world use.”

In addition, V5 Systems, a provider of portable, solar-powered security and Industrial IoT solutions, was named the platinum winner of

“Connect What Matters” IoT Contest run by Dell and Intel. V5 Systems’ technology can be deployed without being tied to power or data cables for applications from law enforcement to agriculture to other outdoor uses. The portable units contain analytics, multiple sensors (including video, acoustic and chemical detection), power, computing and Wi-Fi and cellular communications. V5 evolved its intelligent security platform to support more use cases and technologies by working with Dell OEM Services to provide intelligent gateways for use at the edge of networks expanding Industrial IoT applications.

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