ATLANTA, March 29, 2017
/PRNewswire/ -- The Weather Company, an IBM Business (NYSE:
IBM), and Samsung announce an expanded strategic alliance that will
make The Weather Company the default weather data provider on
select Samsung devices, beginning this year with Samsung's flagship
Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices. This includes powering Samsung's weather
widget and weather executions across select Samsung Android and
Tizen products. As part of the agreement, The Weather Channel App
for Android will also be promoted globally in the Galaxy App Store.
Samsung is one of the largest smartphone providers in the world,
and this collaboration provides The Weather Company the potential
to reach hundreds of millions of additional smartphone users over
the next several years.
"This is an exciting moment for The Weather Company and IBM.
This alliance with Samsung will put our weather information in
millions of new devices, allowing us to serve crucial weather
information to people in new markets across the globe," said
Cameron Clayton, CEO and general
manager, The Weather Company, an IBM Business. "Collaborating in
this way will also bring new opportunities to connect with users
and expand our growing IoT business."
"We are committed to providing our consumers with the best
weather data right at their fingertips, and we feel this
collaboration will greatly enhance the experience for those Samsung
users seeking weather forecasts, news and information and personal
insights on how to plan their day," said Injong Rhee, CTO of the Mobile Communications
Business at Samsung Electronics.
This global deal builds on the existing relationship between The
Weather Company and Samsung U.S. In 2016, The Weather Company
created The Weather Channel App for Samsung, designed exclusively
for Samsung Galaxy smartphones including the Galaxy S7 edge, S6
edge+ and Note 5. Bringing exclusive features such as
Edge-compatibility and Smart Weather Wakeup, the co-developed app
launched on Galaxy smartphones and then broadened to other
platforms including Gear S2 and more. The Weather Channel Apps
became part of the Made for Samsung program, and are in both the
Samsung Galaxy Apps store and the Gear Apps store.
The Weather Company, an IBM Business
The Weather
Company, an IBM Business, is the world's largest private weather
enterprise, helping people make informed decisions – and take
action – in the face of weather. The company offers the most
accurate, personalized and actionable weather data and insights to
millions of consumers and thousands of businesses via Weather's
API, its business solutions division, and its own digital products
from The Weather Channel (weather.com) and Weather Underground
(wunderground.com).
The company delivers up to 37 billion forecasts daily. Its
products include a top weather app on all major mobile platforms
globally; the world's largest network of personal weather stations;
a top-20 U.S. website; the seventh most data-rich site in the
world; one of the world's largest IoT data platforms; and
industry-leading business solutions.
Weather Means Business™. The world's biggest brands in aviation,
energy, insurance, media, and government rely on The Weather
Company for data, technology platforms and services to help improve
decision-making and respond to weather's impact on business. For
more, visit www.theweathercompany.com.
Video: The Weather Company and Samsung
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