Zebra Technologies, ARM Announce Licensing Agreement to Extend Zatar, mbed IoT Platforms

Zebra Technologies and ARM, the world’s leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier, announced the signing of a commercial licensing agreement for Zebra to use ARM’s CoAP and other ARM mbed technologies within its Zatar platform.

Zatar, Zebra’s Internet of Things (IoT) platform, is a cloud-based, multi-sensor integration platform for connecting legacy and smart devices to the Internet and enabling third party applications to easily work with the devices over an open source API.

“The ARM mbed ecosystem is expanding rapidly and we are extremely pleased that Zebra’s Zatar IoT platform will deploy our technologies,” said Krisztian Flautner, general manager, IoT business, ARM. “We are looking forward to this important collaboration with Zebra to promote the use of standards-based IoT solutions to businesses of all sizes.”

The collaboration aims to redefine the way devices and things connect to the Internet using technology standards, a trend that is quickly becoming part of the enterprise.

“ARM’s mbed platform will deliver unparalleled opportunities to promote the use of standards-based IoT solutions and will accelerate Zebra’s goal of providing increased visibility into business operations,” said Phil Gerskovich, senior vice president, new growth platforms at Zebra Technologies. “Combining Zebra’s Zatar IoT platform with mbed IoT device technology will help redefine the way devices connect to the Internet by facilitating efficient and secure communications.”