HARMAN Introduces HARMAN Ignite, the First Fully-Integrated, Cloud-Based Platform for Developing, Managing & Operating In-Veh...
January 04 2017 - 11:05AM
Business Wire
The new automotive cloud platform supports a one-stop ecosystem
connecting all aspects of a device, from OTA updates to data
analytics, with a heavy focus on automotive services
HARMAN (NYSE:HAR), the premier connected technologies company
for the automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today launched
the HARMAN Ignite Platform, delivering its customers seamless
management of connectivity, analytics, applications and devices in
one place. The new solution largely applies to connected services
in the automotive industry, but also extends to the realm of IoT,
including Smart Cities and Connected Enterprises.
“The HARMAN Ignite platform is a perfect match for Subaru
because it allows us to streamline our process for device
management,” said Anthony Landamia, infotainment product manager,
Subaru of America. “We are able to introduce and easily deploy new
cloud applications and services to our customers. Given
HARMAN’s history in on-vehicle and cloud technologies, we’re
excited to leverage this platform’s capabilities.”
The HARMAN Ignite Platform is an end-to-end platform that
enables connectivity, device management, application enablement,
analytics and managed services capabilities. It allows automakers,
dealers and service providers to introduce and easily deploy new
cloud applications and services. It is both scalable and modular
enabling OEMs to initially purchase a base set of functionality --
and through their partnership with HARMAN -- build on that core
base with additional services and capacity as needed. This new
platform targets the existing and future demands for scalability,
security and flexibility in the provisioning of connected car and
IoT services and applications.
“Ignite is part of the evolution of HARMAN being a service
provider and application enabler in the connected car of the
future,” said Roger Lanctot, associate director, global
automotive practice, Strategy Analytics. “Car companies are seeking
secure, flexible platforms that enable rapid prototyping and
updating of new services targeting new vehicle ownership models and
use cases.”
Examples of automotive use cases that leverage the HARMAN Ignite
Platform are highlighted below and will be demonstrated at the CES
this week:
- Vehicle Connect: Allows a
vehicle to communicate through the cloud to other platforms such as
smart homes, smart infrastructures, and vehicle-to-vehicle – which
helps simplify, streamline and enhance user experiences.
- Cloud-Based Driver Profiles:
Leverages the cloud to set preferences for content in any vehicle
the consumer accesses. This solution leverages predictive learning
in the vehicle to adjust preferences, provides access to third
party services regardless of vehicle and accommodates cloud
portability of preferences and identity.
- Car-as-a-Service: Delivers a
cloud service enabling Car Sharing, Ride Sharing and Fleet
Management models.
- Vehicle Health and Diagnostics:
Offers insights into vehicle health to help build relationships
with car owners and improves car performance while increasing
dealer service revenue.
- Content Personalization:
Delivers personal content intelligently for a driver’s
commute.
- Vehicle Analytics: Provides
insight into vehicle usage/quality issues for an individual or
group of users.
Specific capabilities of the new platform include:
- Connectivity: Facilitating the delivery
of data communication services on mobile and other communications
networks
- Analytics: Pre-built analytics models
covering common industry-wide scenarios such as warranty analytics
and fault detection leveraging real-time machine data
- Device Management: Enabling remote
management and over-the-air updating of devices
- Application Management: Accelerating
and simplifying the development of solutions, providing common
horizontal solution components, prebuilt accelerators and scenarios
to be re-used across industries & segments
- Overall Managed Services: Providing
services like delivery, analytics, over-the-air updates, device
management and other professional services
“We’re thrilled to introduce the HARMAN Ignite platform at CES,
as it underscores our strength as a turnkey provider of
comprehensive, integrated services for the automotive industry and
across all IoT vertical markets,” said Sanjay Dhawan, president of
HARMAN Connected Services. “With the HARMAN Ignite Platform, our
current and prospective customers and partners can maximize
efficiencies and minimize internal costs in their goal to fully
offer the connected lifestyle experience. We’re offering a whole
new level of customized and personalized services benefitting OEMs,
consumers and enterprises in the growing car share industry in an
unprecedented way.”
HARMAN at CES 2017
Visit the HARMAN showcase during CES 2017 for demonstrations of
the company’s full portfolio of connected car and lifestyle audio
systems that elevate the connected life. The HARMAN experience
showcase is located at the Hard Rock Hotel. Follow HARMAN
online during CES 2017:
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About HARMAN
HARMAN (harman.com) designs and engineers connected
products and solutions for automakers, consumers, and
enterprises worldwide, including connected car systems, audio and
visual products, enterprise automation solutions; and connected
services. With leading brands including AKG®, Harman Kardon®,
Infinity®, JBL®, Lexicon®, Mark Levinson® and Revel®, HARMAN is
admired by audiophiles, musicians and the entertainment venues
where they perform around the world. More than 25 million
automobiles on the road today are equipped with HARMAN audio and
connected car systems. The Company’s software services power
billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected,
integrated and secure across all platforms, from work and home to
car and mobile. HARMAN has a workforce of approximately 29,000
people across the Americas, Europe, and Asia and reported sales of
$6.7 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2016. The
Company’s shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol NYSE:HAR.
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