Digi Int'l, Unit Etherios And France's Kerensen Announce Strategic Alliance Deal

(RTTNews) - Digi International Inc. (DGII) Wednesday announced that the company and its unit Etherios along with French operational consulting firm Kerensen Consulting entered into a partnership to integrate Device Cloud by Etherios and The Social Machine in Kerensen's product portfolio. The company said the partnership would accelerate convergence of Internet of Things and CRM in Europe and Asia.

The company noted that the Social Machine and Device Cloud by Etherios are powerful additions to the Kerensen Consulting portfolio, allowing it to offer best-in-class CRM services to its customers already using the Salesforce platform.

With The Social Machine, companies can seamlessly create actionable business information from machine data.

Mike Dannenfeldt, senior vice president of Etherios Solutions, said, "Etherios sought out a strategic partner to meet the increasing international demand for Internet of Things solutions delivered through The Social Machine and Device Cloud by Etherios. The combination of Etherios' cutting-edge Internet of Things software and Kerensen's local presence with Salesforce.com customers in European and Asian markets ensures success in deploying connected product solutions."