Today it was announced by Dell that they had brought in new partners to the Dell Internet of Things (IoT) Solutions Partner Program.  They also announced winners for the “Connect What Matters” IoT Contest. The addition of VMware, Nokia, Eurotech and others to the program allows Dell to provide more technology choices for customers and unlock new market opportunities. The promotion of DGLogik, Exara, and FogHorn from Registered to Associate tier demonstrates that partners can advance in the program based on established success criteria.

Also happening, is Dell is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the IoT division, showing how committed they are to the strength and advancement of data-driven innovation and digital transformation. The launch of the IoT division and Dell’s first purpose-built IoT solution, the Edge Gateway 5000 Series, had been an important step toward enabling real world IoT solutions for businesses.

“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.”

Dell and Intel also hosted the “Connect What Matters” IoT Contest from October 2015 to March 2016, encouraging businesses large and small to submit interesting, practical, data-driven ideas.

Platinum winner:

V5 Systems, a provider of portable, solar-powered security and Industrial IoT solutions. This 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.

Gold winners include:

• Eigen Innovations who built a video analytics solution that leverages thermal imaging cameras and PLC/sensor data for real-time process and quality control
• Iamus leveraged its IoT platform and facilities management expertise to build a unique smart streetlamp solution for various applications in smart city project.
• n.io applied its unique technology to turn a manually-dependent, subjective farming operation into a highly-instrumented and autonomous example of precision agriculture
• RiptideIO created a packaged software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to scale in small retail building spaces
• Software AG built a predictive maintenance solution that includes in memory edge analytics for acting on collected machine data in real-time

Silver winners include AZLOGICA, Blue Pillar, Calibr8 Systems Inc, Daliworks, ELM Energy, Independent Automation, Onstream, PixController, Inc., PV Hardware and We Monitor Concrete.