Digi International's conference brought together successful
customer stories, solutions demonstrations and the recognition of
IoT leaders
HOPKINS, Minn., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Digi
International®, (NASDAQ: DGII), (www.digi.com), a leading global
provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and
services, announced the winners of its annual IoT Awards, presented
during Digi's Global IoT Conference on June
6 in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
The conference convened more than 300 IoT leaders and
practitioners who, over the three-day event, covered a wide range
of topics including business transformation, deployment at scale
and artificial intelligence; as well as the future IoT and 5G as
industry experts discussed developing trends surrounding the
next generation of IoT products.
The conference closed with an Awards Ceremony which recognized
the invaluable work Digi's customers and channel partners have
undertaken throughout the past year. Digi extends its continued
congratulations to this year's recipients:
The IoT Leadership Award honored Evoqua, a leader in
the protection and improvement of water resources, which developed
an IoT customer centric platform that is changing the water
treatment industry. Evoqua provides increased value and
insights for its customers while refining operational performance
through continuous monitoring and advanced edge machine learning.
The company leverages predictive analytics to deliver a proactive
service model.
The Business Impact Award was given to Otis Elevator for
its integration of IoT solutions to continue making buildings
smarter through enhanced traffic management during peak hours of
operation, and better serving customers by maximizing effectiveness
of maintenance, repairs and improving uptime.
The Best IoT Application Awards honor organizations which
have distinguished themselves as IoT game-changers by the
successful development of IoT solutions; using technological
insights to demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset and knowledge of
the market. This year's joint winners are:
- Innovative Application of the Year 2019
(Co-Winners):
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- AddÉnergie - Revolutionizing charging
infrastructures with intelligent solutions, AddÉnergie operates
four major electric vehicle charging networks in North America, and relies on Digi gateways to
ensure seamless, cost effective wireless connectivity to the
networked stations. In addition, it uses its cloud-based management
system, making the network completely manageable remotely.
- KEP – Kessler-Ellis Products designs, manufactures and services
industrial process automation and control products. With its
complete IoT solution, KEP leverages the unique opportunity to
measure steam required to heat and power major cities.
- Best IoT Application for Healthcare - Walgreens -
Collaborating with SmartSense, Walgreens utilizes hardware and
software solutions to oversee and monitor medication quality and
quantity in their pharmacies and clinics.
- Best IoT Application for Retail - RaceTrac. The chain
uses its SmartSense by Digi solution, which integrates temperature
sensors with a facilities management platform; meaning when a
sensor goes out of range, technicians are automatically informed to
drastically reduce equipment down-time.
Digi International's Channel Awards recognized
distributors and partners which have excelled in providing value to
its customers and helping to further the IoT market overall. This
year's awards were bestowed upon:
- Innovation Integrator of the Year 2019 - S&T
- Innovative Integrator 2019 - SageNet
- Global Distributor of the Year 2019 - Digi-Key
Electronics
- Regional Distributor of the Year North America 2019 -
Synnex Corporation
- Regional Distributor of the Year Rest of World 2019 -
Fengbao Trading
- Regional Distributor of the Year EMEA 2019 - Melchioni
S.P.A.
- IoT Partner of the Year 2019 - Express Systems &
Peripherals
- New Product Introduction (NPI) Partner of the Year 2019
- Mouser Electronics
- VAR of the Year 2019 - Clever Devices
The conference, sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS), Synnex
Corporation, Mouser Electronics and Symmetry Electronics also
featured a keynote from Dr. Ajay
Agrawal, Economist and Author of "Prediction Machines."
Application-specific sessions were presented by Digi IoT experts as
well as AWS, Hitachi and Symmetry Electronics. Guests also heard
from Digi customers including RaceTrac Petroleum and Evoqua, and
could explore applications in action in the IoT Zone with more than
30 demonstrations of solutions and products.
For additional information on Digi International's channel and
customers, please visit: www.digi.com.
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About Digi International
Digi International
(NASDAQ: DGII) is a leading global provider of business and
mission-critical Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and
solutions. We help our customers create next-generation connected
products and solutions to deploy, monitor and manage critical
communications infrastructures and compliance
standards in demanding environments with high levels of
security, relentless reliability and bulletproof performance.
Founded in 1985, we've helped our customers connect over 100
million things, and growing. For more information, visit Digi's
website at www.digi.com, or call 877-912-3444 (U.S.) or
952-912-3444 (International).
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