The report identified the following key highlights of the Cumulocity IoT platform:

• “Strong application development and enablement features”
  With an effective vendor-provided web application development SDK, customers are empowered to create their own AngularJS monitoring and operations interfaces that can be hosted and managed directly in the platform.
• “Excellent device management capabilities, including strong support for LWM2M”
  Device management capabilities, a distinct area of strength for the Cumulocity IoT platform, are both broad and deep. Typical features such as device onboarding/sunsetting, device maintenance, and remote diagnostics are all present.
• “Excellent platform management tools”
  Software AG provides a highly effective suite of on-platform interfaces to manage nearly all aspects of the AEP solution. Other platform features such as user and tenant administrator, event processing rules, audit trails, and multi-factor authentication settings are all logically and effectively exposed.*

MachNation is the only firm exclusively dedicated to testing and researching IoT platforms, middleware, and services in its hands-on IoT platform test. According to the MachNation report: “The IoT application enablement space has continued to grow into one of the most critical technology sectors of the Internet of Things... Enterprises realize that a well-built IoT AEP saves significant development time and money in the creation and operation of an IoT solution.“

Bernd Gross, CTO of Software AG noted: “Today, we are at a turning point for IoT. Businesses around the world recognize that they need to develop a comprehensive IoT strategy - and that an IoT platform is an essential component in its delivery. Early pioneers are already seeing a return on their investment, increasing operational efficiencies, introducing new business models, increasing customer intimacy, and the mass market needs to catch-up while it can.

At the same time, IoT technology offerings have ballooned in recent years to support the evolving market with considerable investment from venture capitalists and mega-technology companies. It is in this environment that we are extremely proud that our continued leadership has been recognized by MachNation for the fifth consecutive year.

With Cumulocity IoT, we make the adoption of IoT easy; no matter the size, market or where the customers are in their IoT journey. Cumulocity IoT is open, independent, agnostic, and ready to be used immediately. This rating as a leading vendor gives our customers the reassurance they want - that they have a strong partner in their path to success.”

The Cumulocity IoT platform operates across cloud, on premises and at the edge. It allows customers to prove end-to-end business concepts quickly with a handful of “Things” and rapidly scale deployment to over twenty global data centers while connecting with telco grade reliability. It provides total freedom and choice in designing, building, deploying and upgrading IoT solutions and services. The platform comprises a range of pre-packaged solution accelerators, self-service access to wide-ranging IoT capabilities such as Condition Monitoring, Predictive Maintenance and Track & Trace, as well as quick and easy device and sensor management, thus bringing the worlds of IT and operational technology (OT) together.

Further details about Cumulocity IoT can be found here. 

*About MachNation
MachNation is the only firm exclusively dedicated to testing and researching Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, middleware, and services. MachNation owns and runs MachNation IoT Test Environment (MIT-E), the industry’s only independent, hands-on, benchmarking lab for IoT platforms. MachNation specializes in understanding and predicting IoT technologies including their impact on digitization, hardware, communication services, applications, and support tools. MachNation specialists provide guidance to industrial enterprises, the world’s leading IT vendors, and communication service providers. MachNation participates in many of the world’s most exclusive IoT events and contributes regularly to leading IoT and business press.

About Software AG
Software AG offers Freedom as a Service. We reimagine integration, spark business transformation and enable fast innovation on the Internet of Things so you can pioneer differentiating business models. We give you the freedom to connect and integrate any technology—from app to edge. We help you free data from silos so it’s shareable, usable and powerful – enabling you to make the best decisions and unlock entirely new possibilities for growth.

Software AG has more than 4,700 employees, is active in 70 countries and had revenues of € 866 million in 2018.

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