Skkynet Wins Best IoT Security Solution Award at M2M Expo 2015
SkkyHub™ service recognized as secure, commercially available, end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT) solution with “Best IoT Security Solution” win.
Mississauga, Ontario, February 3, 2015 – Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc. (“Skkynet” or “the Company”) (OTCQB:SKKY), a global leader in real-time cloud information systems, is pleased to announce that its SkkyHub™ service won the Battle of the Platforms for Best IoT Security Solution at the M2M Evolution Conference and Expo in Miami on January 27, 2015. The M2M (machine-to-machine) show brings together CIOs, CTOs, managers, engineers, and other key players working to connect devices and machines on the Internet of Things (IoT). Live demonstrations of SkkyHub connected an on-site industrial control panel to the cloud, enabling show participants to interact with the system from their smart phones, manipulating the controls on the panel in real-time.
“On behalf of Crossfire Media, TMC and M2M Evolution, I am excited to announce Skkynet as a 2015 Battle of the Platforms Winner,” said Carl Ford, CEO, Crossfire Media, executive director of content, M2M Evolution. “Its award-winning SkkyHub is driving machine-to-machine advancements that are transforming what is possible in the Internet of Things. Skkynet truly deserves this award and I look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”
“We are honored to win the Battle of the Platforms, particularly in the category of security,” said Ken Collins, Director of Product Development for Skkynet. “Our secure-by-design approach to the IoT means that individual devices, remote systems, and whole industrial plants can connect to each other via the cloud without any additional hardware or VPN, and without opening any firewalls or exposing any data to the Internet.”
Skkynet’s SkkyHub™ service allows industrial and embedded systems to securely network live data in real time from any location. Secure by design, it requires no VPN, no open firewall ports, no special programming, and no additional hardware. It enables bidirectional supervisory control, integration, and sharing of data with multiple users, and real-time access to selected data sets in a web browser. The service is capable of handling over 50,000 data changes per second per client, at speeds just a few milliseconds over Internet latency.
About Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc.:
Skkynet Cloud Systems, Inc. (OTCQB:SKKY) is a global leader in real-time cloud information systems. The Skkynet Connected Systems platform includes the award-winning SkkyHub™ service, DataHub®, WebView™, and embedded toolkit software. The platform enables real-time data connectivity for industrial, embedded, and financial systems, with no programming required. Skkynet’s platform is uniquely positioned for the “Internet of Things” and “Industry 4.0” because unlike the traditional approach for networked systems, SkkyHub is secure-by-design. Customers include Microsoft, Siemens, Metso, ABB, Honeywell, IBM, GE, Statoil, Goodyear, BASF, Cadbury Chocolate, and the Bank of Canada. For more information, see http://skkynet.com.
About Crossfire Media
Crossfire Media is an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology. We service communities of interest with conferences, tradeshows, webinars and newsletters. Crossfire Media has a partnership with Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) to produce events and websites related to disruptive technologies. Crossfire Media is a division of Crossfire Consulting, a full service Information Technology company based in New York.
About TMC
TMC is a global, integrated media company that supports clients’ goals by building communities in print, online, and face to face. TMC publishes multiple magazines including Cloud Computing, M2M Evolution, Customer, and Internet Telephony. TMCnet is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries, and is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors monthly. TMC produces a variety of trade events, including ITEXPO, the world’s leading business technology event, as well as industry events: Asterisk World; AstriCon; ChannelVision (CVx) Expo; Cloud4SMB Expo; Customer Experience (CX) Hot Trends Symposium; DevCon5 – HTML5 & Mobile App Developer Conference; LatinComm Conference and Expo; M2M Evolution Conference & Expo; Mobile Payment Conference; Software Telco Congress; Super Wi-Fi Summit – The Global Spectrum Sharing and TV White Space Event; SIP Trunking, Unified Communications & WebRTC Seminars; Wearable Tech Conference & Expo III; Fitness and Sports Wearable Technology (FAST) Expo II, WebRTC Conference & Expo IV; and more. Visit TMC Events for additional information.
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