(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com June 28.)

Vendors That Take IoT A Step Beyond

Amid an array of Internet of Things products and services on the market - from connected devices to solutions - for businesses and consumers, Gartner has found a handful of select companies that take IoT a step further.

The research firm recently listed five "cool vendors" in the IoT market, who help CIOs and their stakeholders build solutions through technologies targeting design, integration, platforms and security capabilities.

These five "cool vendors" bring an array of features to the table, including solutions to help customers accelerate time to market for IoT solutions, and secure identification capabilities that can bring solutions to the next level. Following are Gartner's five "cool vendors" in the Internet of Things.