ESPOO, Finland, Apr 15, 2024 – Qt Group, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. are collaborating to streamline development of advanced graphical user interfaces (GUI) and software quality assurance for industrial IoT devices.

The combined force of Qt’s cross-platform development tools and Qualcomm Technologies’ means IoT manufacturers could significantly accelerate their devices’ time-to-market.

Qualcomm Technologies, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers, has long provided processors for devices in industries spanning smartphones, automobiles, Extended Reality, and IoT. Porting Qt Group’s platform on Qualcomm Technologies’ software significantly streamlines how software vendors develop and test UI solutions with Qualcomm Technologies’ advanced processors. It also greatly increases the ease and speed with which hardware vendors can, at scale, develop Systems on Modules (SoM) – tiny computer systems with ready-made components that can be used to easily create embedded electronic devices (from robots to security cameras).

In addition to these UI capabilities, OEMs accessing Qualcomm Technologies’ processors that support Qt can also access Qt Group’s intuitive, user-friendly software development and quality assurance tools, drastically lowering production barriers for manufacturers.

“When you tune out the noise surrounding tech innovation today, what is it really at the end of the day that impacts end users the most? It’s the user experience – specifically the user interface,” says Roger Mazzella, senior product manager at Qt Group. “At Qt Group, our team has been proud to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies in the automotive industry over the years. Now, we get to expand the benefits of all that groundwork to the IoT market, to which Qualcomm Technologies is well suited. Their high-powered processors handle data-heavy communication while providing ultra-fast performance that developers and end users expect.”

“The benefit of Qt’s technologies is that they already have a history of implementation across 70 industries,” says Juhapekka Niemi, senior vice president, product management at Qt Group. “We will give hardware and software vendors for IoT the UI/UX development and QA tools they need right out of the box. Since these vendors don’t have to perform any integrations themselves, the ease of developing GUIs significantly cuts down the time it takes to launch their products.”

By leveraging Qt’s development tools and framework, IoT manufacturers can apply advanced 3D graphics capabilities to their device’s UI, except in a much leaner package. Other frameworks, such as game engines, also cater to high-fidelity graphics, but these normally include features that are not necessary for creating GUIs on IoT devices. Since the Qt framework instead tailors its features to these IoT devices, developers can build and run the UIs on far lower hardware requirements.

“At Qualcomm Technologies, we strongly believe in building an industry ecosystem that allows manufacturers to create excellent hardware and software solutions for vertical markets using our chipsets,” says Manvinder Singh, vice president of strategy and partner solutions development of IoT, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “This collaboration gives developers a ready-made solution to build their creative solutions on top of.”

Qt Group’s tools for designing, developing, and assuring the quality of products aim to promote closer alignment between developers and designers, streamlining workflows by letting them work simultaneously within the same framework. The tools are ideal for cross-platform development, particularly for low-powered and embedded devices.

About Qt Group

Qt Group is a global software company, trusted by industry leaders and over 1.5 million developers worldwide to create applications and smart devices that users love. They help customers to increase productivity through the entire product development lifecycle: from UI design and software development to quality management and deployment. Their customers are in more than 70 different industries in over 180 countries. Qt Group employs some 800 people, and its net sales in 2023 were 180.7 MEUR.

To learn more, visit www.qt.io.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr 2, 2024 – Nozomi Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in OT and IoT security, has been recognized by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, on the 2024 Internet of Things (IoT) 50 list in the security category.

Each year, this list highlights vendors at the cutting edge of advancements in IoT hardware, software, and services. The commitment to innovation among the CRN IoT 50 empowers the IT channel to build and deliver groundbreaking IoT solutions that propel growth across the industry.

The 2024 IoT 50 honors the most influential vendors leading innovation in five categories, including IoT hardware, security, software, industrial IoT and networking and connectivity.

IoT devices are typically unmanaged, connected across healthcare, transportation, energy, building automation, manufacturing and other critical infrastructure applications and networks, and have minimal built-in security controls for their lightweight operating systems. Nozomi Networks’ platform uniquely combines network and endpoint visibility, threat detection and AI-powered analysis for fast, effective incident response so users have control of their IoT devices, from thermostats to security cameras.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by CRN for our achievements in IoT security,” said Andrea Carcano, co-founder and chief product officer of Nozomi Networks. “The explosive use of IoT devices in our critical infrastructure, coupled with the ever-changing threat landscape, creates unique security challenges for businesses today. Since day one our solutions have been rooted in addressing the complex requirements of industrial and critical infrastructure environments, and we will continue to pave the way with record innovation, market leadership and unmatched product excellence.”

“IoT continues to be an exciting driver of channel growth, and the companies recognized on the 2024 CRN IoT 50 are helping pave the way with innovations that lead to groundbreaking IoT solutions,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, US Content, and executive editor, CRN, The Channel Company. “It’s an honor to showcase these vendors for their unwavering commitment to strengthening the IT channel and driving continuous transformation that delivers new opportunities to partners.”

The 2024 CRN IoT 50 list will be featured in the April issue of CRN Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/IoT50 beginning April 1, 2024.

About Nozomi Networks

Nozomi Networks protects the world’s critical infrastructure from cyber threats. Their platform uniquely combines network and endpoint visibility, threat detection, and AI-powered analysis for faster, more effective incident response. Customers rely on them to minimize risk and complexity while maximizing operational resilience.

For more information, visit www.nozominetworks.com.

About The Channel Company

The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. As the channel catalyst, we connect and empower technology suppliers, solution providers and end users. Backed by nearly 40 years of unequaled channel experience, we draw from our deep knowledge to envision innovative new solutions for ever-evolving challenges in the technology marketplace.

For more information, visit www.thechannelcompany.com.

PALO ALTO, CA, Mar 12, 2024 – Remote.It, a leading SaaS-based network connectivity management platform, today announced the launch of its channel-focused full reseller program for businesses looking to leverage its remote networking service capabilities. Remote.It’s technology allows companies to replace manual network management with instant, secure, and code-based networking that provides seamless network connectivity across all IoT devices and services.

The channel-focused model enables resellers to provide industry leading networking solutions to their customer base while also customizing the branding as their own.

The channel-focused model enables partners to provide industry-leading networking solutions to their customer base while also customizing the branding as their own. Further, this now enables resellers to bundle services for installation, monitoring, reporting, and managing services.

“Our clients are actively seeking simpler and more efficient network management tools to face the shortage of IT engineers,” said Eric Hsu, general manager at NetBridge, a leading network equipment distributor in Taiwan. “Remote.It simplifies account and permission management for cloud and on-premise servers, including management of IoT and OT devices.”

“Remote.It has been instrumental in enhancing our remote network management offerings at Embedded Works. Their innovative solutions have empowered us to deliver connectivity options to any IoT device throughout our customer base,” said Andy Do, CEO at Embedded Works. “With Remote.It, we’ve been able to help reduce the annual cost to manage, support, and troubleshoot end devices for our clients.”

Remote.It services apply to resellers from all industry verticals with remote or distributed users, devices, services, and resources. Remote.It customers and partners include Trimble, Arm, RaspberryPi, Docker, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Carbon Robotics, among many others.

“The world is now always connected, but private networking still lives in the legacy dark ages of manual configuration and maintenance. With this program, we are responding to the market’s requests from system integrators, resellers and device partners wanting to fundamentally integrate secure connectivity across all of their assets,” said Ryo Koyama, Cofounder and CEO of Remote.It. “In the same way that cloud computing has fundamentally replaced the data center, resellers now are able to leap ahead and offer cloud driven networking services as part of their offerings.”

Remote.It partners in the program are able to offer their customers the following benefits:

• Simplify connectivity – connect over complex networks without networking knowledge of configuration.
• Share private resources with employees, contractors, customers, and vendors securely – share individual resources not subnets.
• Deployment & integration – Connectivity-as-Code builds into the deployment or device provisioning process.
• Reduce work – remove ongoing management of IP address overlaps, subnet collisions, security groups, access control groups, and more.
• Real time monitoring of remote devices.

To learn more about the reseller program and pricing, visit Remote.It.

About Remote.It

Remote.It was founded by networking experts who previously invented and implemented the first hardware TCP/IP stack in silicon logic (acquired by NVIDIA). Leveraging their deep knowledge of the network stack, they invented core technology that enables direct access to any specific service anywhere, while eliminating the need for any of the vulnerabilities associated with the open ports typically associated with remote access. The company has been granted seven patents on its core technology. They provide zero trust IT/OT networking as a service.

Remote.It is available via free download, to learn more visit www.remote.it.

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LAS VEGAS, NV, Mar 11, 2024 – POND IoT, a leading provider of innovative Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, is excited to announce that it has partnered with FrontierUS to become an authorized Peplink & Starlink solution provider. This partnership aligns POND IoT with Peplink and Starlink, marking a significant step forward in offering superior Internet connectivity globally, especially in challenging environments.

POND IoT becomes an authorized Peplink & Starlink solution provider

This collaboration leverages the strengths of Starlink’s Flat High-Performance satellite network and Peplink’s advanced SD-WAN routers, addressing the critical needs for speed, reliability, and affordability in Internet services. It represents a significant advancement for businesses operating in mobile, maritime, and remote areas.

“We are thrilled to partner with POND IoT,” says FrontierUS president & CEO Paul Wieland. “Leveraging Peplink and Starlink’s cutting-edge technologies will enable POND IoT to provide their customers with truly unbreakable connectivity anytime, anywhere.”

Through this partnership, POND IoT will provide value-added networking products and services by joining a global network of Authorized Peplink & Starlink Solution Providers, significantly contributing to the expansion of high-speed Internet access worldwide.

For further details about this partnership, visit https://www.pondiot.com/starlink.

About POND IoT

POND IoT is a premier global provider of IoT connectivity solutions, leveraging its multi-IMSI smart SIM technology to offer access to the three largest US networks on a single profile, as well as 800+ partner networks worldwide. The company is dedicated to simplifying IoT with comprehensive coverage, exceptional support, and competitive pricing. Its portfolio includes scalable wholesale and enterprise solutions, reliable internet failover, advanced asset tracking and management, eSIM technology, and more. POND IoT is committed to delivering seamless connectivity and empowering businesses of any size with the tools needed for success in a connected world.

Learn more at: www.pondiot.com.

LONDON, UK, Mar 4, 2024 – Mobica, the global software and engineering provider, has announced Gary Butters as their chief executive officer (CEO).

Gary joined Mobica as chief revenue officer (CRO) in November 2020 and as part of outgoing CEO Sam Kingston’s leadership team, delivered significant success, leading to Mobica’s acquisition by Cognizant in March 2023.

Gary Butters

This acquisition will significantly expand Cognizant’s IoT embedded software engineering capabilities as part of their overall strategy to help companies modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world. Gary takes over the role with the remit to complete the integration of Mobica into Cognizant while continuing to deliver double-digit growth.

Mobica, which is headquartered in Manchester UK, with operations in Europe and the US, provides world-class software engineering and development expertise to many of the most recognised global brands. Founded in 2004, it serves a number of sectors, with particular expertise in the automotive, manufacturing, industrial and semiconductor industries.

In his role as CEO, Gary will continue Mobica’s vision of delivering exceptional value and innovation to it’s clients and customers, while spearheading its growth plan as demand for engineering and software expertise continues to rise.

Commenting on his appointment, Gary says: “Over the past few years, Mobica has seen demand for our world-class engineering increase significantly, particularly with the acceleration in AI and machine learning. This has seen some of the once ‘traditional’ industries such as automotive and manufacturing undergo a radical transformation.

“As a result, companies are increasingly seeking skilled professionals – particularly in areas such as software development, AI, IoT, and data analytics – in order to stay competitive and meet evolving customer expectations. However, they are vying for a limited pool of technology talent, so access to Mobica engineering services has been vital to enable our customers to remain agile in a rapidly evolving landscape.

“Our ongoing growth is a testament to our team of dedicated ‘Mobicans’ and our unwavering dedication to delivering cutting-edge software engineering solutions. We have consistently provided clients with access to top-tier engineering talent, enabling them to drive digital transformation and achieve their business objectives. I am looking forward to working with our talented team as we continue our ambitious growth plans.”

For more information, visit www.mobica.com.