Aricent And Axeda Partner To Enable Rapid Deployment Of M2M Solutions

Aricent consulting, systems integration and application development services will leverage the Axeda Machine Cloud to offer transformative solutions for telecom operators, M2M service providers, and enterprises in the Connected World

Aricent, a global technology innovation and services company focused exclusively on solutions for the connected world, recently announced a partnership with Axeda, a machine-to-machine (M2M) industry leader that provides advanced, cloud-based services and software for managing connected products and developing innovative M2M applications, to enable expedited deployment of M2M applications.

By offering consulting, systems integration and application development services, Aricent will support the delivery of innovative M2M solutions to help companies realize new business models, revenue streams, customer experiences and competitive differentiators. Leveraging the Axeda Machine Cloud,, Aricent will offer transformative solutions that reduce time-to-market, improve asset utilization, lower costs and increase revenues for telecom operators and enterprises in the Connected World.

“The current state of the highly complex M2M ecosystem is an essential opportunity for telecom operators and enterprises to further advance this market by developing differentiated service offerings to increase M2M applications and subsequently, M2M revenue,” said Alberto Balestrazzi, vice president portfolio management at Aricent. “Our customers are constantly looking at innovative M2M solutions to improve business and operational efficiencies. Aricent’s M2M process frameworks, expertise, and services, combined with Axeda’s M2M platform, will help address customers’ needs by rapidly deploying easy-to-manage, cost-efficient M2M solutions.”

M2M technology poses many communication options for telecom operators and enterprises by enabling real-time data communication to enhance the value between remote machines.

“Axeda’s cloud-based services are a long-term growth engine for service providers in the M2M market,” said Keith Bartlett, vice president for business development at Axeda. “The benefits of the Axeda Machine Cloud are threefold: rapid and easy implementation, ability to deliver innovative M2M service, and generate new revenue streams.”

For more information and key benefits of Aricent’s M2M services, visit:
http://www.aricent.com/services/machine-machine-m2m.html.

For information on Aricent’s M2M software, visit:
http://www.aricent.com/software/machine-machine.html.

About The Aricent Group
The Aricent group is a global innovation and technology services company that helps clients imagine, commercialize, and evolve products and services for the connected world. Bringing together the communications technology expertise of Aricent with the creative vision and user experience prowess of frog, the Aricent group provides a unique portfolio of capabilities to help companies be more holistic and agile in their approach to innovation and product development.
The Aricent group works with companies spanning the entire telecommunications ecosystem, offering services that target mission‐critical areas of communications service providers and directly impact their ability to provision services, provide service assurance, reduce customer churn and minimize cost of network operations.

Our client base also includes Fortune 500 brands in connectivity-enabled industries such as healthcare, energy, finance, retail, and media where we provide machine-to-machine (m2m), mobile applications, carrier services, and network infrastructure management solutions.

The company’s investors are Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office, Delta Partners, and The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. For more information, visit http://www.aricent.com.

About Axeda
Axeda provides the leading cloud-based service and software for managing connected products and implementing innovative M2M applications — taking the cost and complexity out of connecting and remotely servicing the products of the world’s leading companies. Customers use the Axeda Machine Cloud to deliver innovative M2M solutions and optimize their business processes with data from their connected products.

By relying on the Axeda Platform to power their connected products, companies are transforming their business by improving customer satisfaction, reducing costs and generating new sources of revenue. The M2M solutions behind these connected products range from remote service, fleet management, usage-based insurance, asset tracking, mHealth, and more. For more information, visit www.axeda.com.