Driving Toward IoT
Samsung is launching a giant push within the Internet of Things for the transportation business, and is trying to work with channel companions to achieve transportation prospects, equivalent to trucking firms. Samsung stated this week that it is partnering with fleet administration know-how firm Magellan to create a brand new transportation providing consisting of Samsung gadgets — Galaxy tablets and telephones, outfitted with Samsung’s Knox safety software program — embedded with digital logging and different know-how from Magellan. The firms are working with Synnex because the distribution associate for the providing. Since many trucking firms are served by resolution suppliers, this creates a significant alternative for the channel, stated Ted Brodheim, vice chairman of Samsung Vertical Business, in an interview with CRN.
What follows is an excerpt of our dialog with Brodheim.
