IoT Global Awards 2018 winners named at Smart IoT London

London, UK,

Wednesday, March 21st, 2018:  

The winners of the IoT Global Awards 2018 have been announced at the Smart IoT London event, held today at ExCeL. Judged across 12 categories, including CXO of the year, by a specially assembled panel of 12 Internet of Things (IoT) industry experts and insiders, the awards attracted 149 entries in their inaugural year. The awards are co-sponsored by IoT Global Network and CloserStill Media, organisers of Smart IoT London.

“I have been impressed by both the quality and quantity of entries to these, the inaugural IoT Global Awards,” says Jeremy Cowan, the editorial director & publisher of IoT Global Network. “The shortlisted entries have been carefully assessed by our Judging Panel of 12 independent IoT experts. It’s clear from the range and breadth of technical innovations, products and services that have won awards today that the future of IoT will continue to be characterised by ingenuity and immense practical skill in turning this enormous opportunity into a reality that transforms lives and businesses across the world.”

The winners are:

AUTOMOTIVE, TRANSPORT & TRAVEL

Product:  BSQUARE, DataV Software

Service: GEOTAB, Revolutionising Automotive IoT

INDUSTRY & CONSTRUCTION

Product: Globalstar, Smartone Satellite Tracker

Service: Sensolus, Scaling Industrial IoT

RETAIL, MARKETING & HOSPITALITY

Product: Designworks Windsor, O2 Digital Clothes Rail

Service: SMARTRAC Technology GmbH, Smartrac Experiences Solution

BIG DATA, CLOUD & ANALYTICS

Product: Enlighted, The Enlighted System

Service: Cybeats

PLATFORM OF THE YEAR

Product: Wind River, Secure Device Lifecycle Management Tool

Service: Aeris, Aeris IoT Solutions & Connectivity

SECURING IoT

Service: Flexera, Flexera IoT Monetization Platform

Product: Cybeats

CONNECTED CONSUMER & SMART HOME

Product: Switchee

Service: Softeq, Full-stack IoT Product Development

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OR NEW LAUNCH

Product: RapidValue Solutions, Asseteze  – Smart Asset Manager

Service: DevicePilot

SMART CITIES, GOVERNMENT & UTILITIES

Product: Amscreen, Collaborative Smart City Solution

Service: Gemalto, End-to-end Cybersecurity solution for smart Utilities

 

CONNECTED HEALTH OR WEARABLE TECH

Product: NuCurrent – Wireless power solutions


CXO OF THE YEAR: Jim Heppelmann, CEO of PTC

START-UP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OR ECOSYSTEM OF THE YEAR:
SAP, SAP IoT Start-Up

“Thank you to all those who entered their IoT products, services and individuals into the awards and congratulations to our winners,” Cowan adds. “I’d also like to thank our VIP Judging Panel for their careful consideration of this year’s shortlisted entries which has resulted in a great selection of winners for these, the first IoT Global Awards.”

About IoT Global Awards:  The IoT Global Awards are co-sponsored by IoT Global Network (www.iotglobalnetwork.comand CloserStill Media, the organisers of Smart IoT London. Our goal is to stimulate excellence in collaboration and innovation within the IoT industry. We aim to provide you with the tools and information to help usher in a new age of global connectivity.

 

Contact details:

Jeremy Cowan

Tel: +44 (0)1420 588 638

j.cowan@wkm-global.com

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