Johannesburg - Local Internet of Things firm IoT.nxt will open its first official international office in the next few days and has also achieved Microsoft Gold Partner status.
This represents the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies and means the company has a close working relationship with Microsoft, according to CEO Nico Steyn.
IoT.nxt achieved Microsoft Gold Partner status for its data platform this month, less than a year since the company was recognised as a Silver Partner.
The company joins 68 other Gold Partners for data platform in South Africa, and is now in the select company of 568 Gold Partners for all competencies in the country.
“Achieving Gold Partner status is testament to the commitment of our team as they are required to pass stringent assessments. Migrating from Silver to Gold Partner status in a relatively short period of time was achieved thanks to the fast – and accelerating – growth IoT.nxt has achieved since the start of the year,” Steyn said.
“As our company is currently expanding beyond South Africa, we are excited to now be included in the global community of Gold Partners, a support community of technology companies with comparable challenges,” he added.
IoT.nxt opens its first fully-fledged international office in The Hague in the Netherlands at the end of this month.
“We believe IoT is not about technology but about business strategy, and approach all our customer relationships from this point of view. Being a Microsoft Gold Partner gives companies we engage with the assurance that we are committed to the highest level of excellence and professionalism, with the backing of Microsoft,” he added.
A delegation from the company will visiti the USA in September to explore and further develop opportunities identified during the team's visit of various tech hubs in the USA earlier this year.
The company will also participate in the IoT Solutions World Congress taking place in Barcelona in early October.
IoT.nxt’s attendance at this event was part of its prize as the overall winner of the 2017 MTN Business IoT Award, presented in June.
IoT.nxt was launched in October 2015. Steyn said that since then, the workforce has quadrupled and with the new investment, the company is looking to double.