Aricent Rated in the Leadership Zone for Internet of Things Technology Services by Zinnov

REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 6, 2016) - Aricent announced today that it has been ranked among the top engineering and design companies worldwide in the high-growth Internet of Things (IoT) Technology Services market sector, according to the Zinnov Zones 2016 - Internet of Things Technology Services report. 

Aricent, a global leader in innovation and design, was rated by Zinnov as an overall leading service provider. It was included in the leadership zone for five of the seven IoT Technology Services categories, and in the execution zone for the remaining two categories. 

"We are elated to receive this recognition from Zinnov," said Frank Kern, Aricent's Chief Executive Officer. "We help the world's leading companies solve their most important business and technology innovation challenges, from the customer to the chip. The recognition from Zinnov is a testament to the caliber of our services. Being in the leadership position for IoT Technology Services fuels our market leadership, and reflects our consistent focus on helping companies become durable in the digital era."

Aricent was also recently recognized by Zinnov as one of the top leaders in the semiconductor, telecommunication, and entertainment industries, according to the Zinnov Global Service Provider Rating for Product Engineering Services 2015 report and the Zinnov Global Service Provider Rating for Media & Entertainment report. Aricent's consistent performance and capabilities across all of three market segments go-to-market strategy in the product engineering service space across industries. 

Aricent is a premier product engineering and design services company, with recognized depth across various industries: Semiconductor, Telecommunications, Automotive, Industrial Automation, Consumer Electronics, Consumer & Enterprise Software, Networking, Internet Services and Media & Entertainment.

"Aricent is an innovator and early adopter in building IoT solutions and providing end-to-end product engineering services to customers across industry verticals," said Sidhant Rastogi, partner & practice head, Zinnov. "We extend our heartiest congratulations to Aricent, and recognize the company as one of the leading players in IoT. Aricent has been at the forefront of bringing the best of offerings to the market and fostering innovation."

The Zinnov Zones 2016 - Internet of Things Technology Services study analyzed the Global IoT market and trends from the perspective of both spenders and service providers. Global service providers were rated on their IoT Technology Services competency across the Zinnov Zones. The ratings were conducted across seven segments: advisory & consulting, product development engineering, and managed services and their respective sub-segments. The segment results were aggregated to provide an overall position of each service provider. The report, including detailed ratings, is available online at zinnov.com/zones.

About Aricent
Aricent is a global design and engineering company innovating for the digital era. With more than 12,000 design and engineering talent and over 25 years of experience, we help the world's leading companies solve their most important business and technology innovation challenges. Key investors are KKR & Co. LP and Sequoia Capital.

About Zinnov
Founded in 2002, Zinnov -- meaning Zeal in Innovation -- is a leading Globalization and Market Expansion Advisory firm, with specialization in areas such as Digital Transformation, Global Sourcing, Emerging Markets Expansion, Human Capital Optimization, Small & Medium Businesses, Innovation, Cloud Computing and Enterprise Mobility. Zinnov offers advisory services to global leaders in business and technology and works collectively with them to tackle prevailing organizational challenges by analyzing changing dynamics, improving performance, and building institutional capability. The services delivered to its clients through advanced reasoning and analytical techniques, provides solutions help in integrating organizational vision, business definition and processes. Visit us at www.zinnov.com. To request information, contact Jaya Shukla at media@zinnov.com