(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com Oct. 3.)

More IoT Green For Big Blue Partners?

IBM continues its march into the Internet of Things market.

On Monday, Big Blue announced it's pumping $200 million into a new global headquarters for its Watson IoT business in Munich, which will be home to some of the industry's first cognitive IoT laboratories.

In addition, IBM unveiled new IoT capabilities around blockchain and security, available on its Internet of Things Watson platform.

"IBM is making tremendous strides to ensure that businesses around the world are able to take advantage of this incredible period of technological transformation and develop new products and services that really change people's lives," said Harriet Green, Global Head of IBM's Watson IoT business, in a statement.

Here are five new IoT investments that partners will see from IBM.