appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message jasper technologies inc. formerly called jasper wireless inc. type private industry cloud computing software founded 2004 founder jahangir mohammed headquarters santa clara california us number of locations atlanta georgia singapore united kingdom 1 key people daniel collins co founder amit gupta co founder 2 services cloud platform m2m number of employees 400 website www.jasper.com jasper now part of cisco is an american corporation headquartered in santa clara california that provides a cloud based software platform for the internet of things iot and more specifically to enable product businesses to become iot service businesses . 3 the platform is designed to help organizations launch manage and monetize the deployment of the internet of things worldwide . 4 founded in 2004 jasper partners with over 120 5 mobile operator networks to serve iot and machine to machine m2m companies 6 across a wide range industries including automotive home security and automation agriculture food beverage wearable technology healthcare advertising and industrial equipment . 7 on may 2 2014 the company formerly called jasper wireless inc. announced a new company name jasper technologies inc. the company attributed the change to more accurately representing the company s product offerings . 8 on february 3 2016 cisco systems announced its plans to acquire jasper for 1.4 billion 9 and on march 22 2016 finalized the 1.4 b acquisition . 10 11 with the acquisition jasper becomes the iot cloud business unit within cisco . 12 jasper s ceo jahangir mohammed is now the gm of the iot cloud business unit reporting to rowan trollope svp of the iot and collaboration technology group at cisco . 13 contents 1 ceo background 2 funding 3 infrastructure 4 product functionality 4.1 jasper control center platform 4.2 functionality 5 strategic partnerships 6 awards & recognition 7 references 8 external links ceo background edit mr. jahangir mohammed founded jasper and served as chief executive officer and member of the board . 7 following the acquisition by cisco mohammed is now the gm of the iot cloud business unit . 14 he is considered one of the early pioneers in iot solutions 15 driven by the insight the iot is not about things it s about service . 16 over the past decade he has grown jasper into a global cloud based iot platform used by over 3 500 companies to manage millions of connected products and devices . 17 under mohammed s leadership jasper was selected for the 2015 world economic forum technology pioneer award which recognizes technology companies impacting business and society . 18 prior to jasper mohammed founded kineto wireless and worked at bell labs . 19 he is the holder of 12 u.s. patents related to wireless devices . he is also credited with inventing technologies to converge gsm and wi fi that have become gsma standards recognized around the world . 20 funding edit jasper is privately owned and was founded in 2004 with venture funding from sequoia capital and benchmark capital . it announced a 50 million funding round by temasek holdings on april 16 2014 . 21 jasper has a valuation of 1.4 billion . 22 23 infrastructure edit jasper technologies inc. is headquartered in santa clara ca with satellite offices in alpharetta georgia united kingdom and singapore as well as ten total data centers . 21 jasper employs approximately 300 people . 24 product functionality edit jasper control center platform edit the jasper control center platform is a cloud based solution for enterprises to launch manage and monetize an iot deployment using a single turnkey solution . 25 the platform is deeply integrated with 26 mobile operator groups representing more than 120 affiliates around the world including at & t 26 china unicom 27 telef nica 28 softbank 29 ntt docomo 30 am rica m vil 31 singtel 32 telenor 33 and telstra . 34 35 jasper s platform operates on a single base of code 36 that can be configured to meet specialized enterprise needs across a wide range of business models technologies and industries . 4 currently more than 3 500 enterprises across 6 continents and dozens of industries have deployed millions of connected devices with jasper control center . 37 through one turnkey and globally compatible platform solution the jasper control center delivers visibility and real time control for connected service businesses along with iot machine to machine m2m capabilities like provisioning mobile service management real time engagement support diagnostics billing and business automation . 25 functionality edit jasper s connected car cloud is used by eleven automotive oems original equipment manufacturer worldwide including general motors nissan ford motor company volkswagen and tesla motors . 38 39 the jasper platform enables carmakers to offer real time diagnostics safety security information and entertainment services as well as apps and wi fi hotspot services . 40 the jasper platform is also used by companies like coca cola 35 starbucks ge aviation allstate audi 41 and garmin 42 to offer new iot services . 35 coca cola for example is known to use jasper to connect vending machines which can help notify the respective manager of inventory and service needs . 7 ge for example is known to use the jasper platform for their connected jet engines which provide performance data to their service teams on the ground intended to reduce maintenance costs and increase engine life span . 43 strategic partnerships edit microsoft azure on july 30 2015 jasper and microsoft azure iot suite announced partnership to accelerate enterprise deployment and global growth of iot services worldwide . 44 salesforce.com on march 3 2015 jasper and salesforce announced partnership that aims to help enterprises lower the cost reduce time to market and enable global scale for their iot deployments . 45 sap se on march 3 2015 jasper and sap announced a partnership whereby jasper s control center platform is integrated with the sap hana platform intended to create business value for customers and partners by analyzing service subscription and usage data and shortening time to market for iot services . 46 reliance communications reliance communications a telecommunications service provider partnered with jasper to manage and monetise next generation iot businesses . 47 awards & recognition edit 2015 gsma global mobile awards winner best mobile innovation for the internet of things 48 2015 technology pioneer world economic forum recognizes 24 leading technology pioneers 49 2014 world communication awards winner the connected world initiative 50 2014 total telecom internet of things awards winner project of the year 51 2014 total telecom internet of things awards winner contribution to the iot eco system 52 2014 broadband infovision awards best internet of things innovation 53 gold stevie award winner executive of the year computer software up to 500 employees jahangir mohammed founder & ceo of jasper 54 gold stevie award winner company of the year computer software more than 250 employees 55 computer business review s top 5 networking companies driving iot 56 the journal and dow jones venturesource include jasper in the billion dollar startup club 57 business wire jasper considered as one of the top m2m platform providers 37 m2m wire jasper wins 2014 telecoms.com award for progress in m2m iot 58 gsma world congress jasper wins best cloud based technology for mobile at global mobile awards 2013 59 references edit jasper crunchbase jasper about us ramsey rachel 7 may 2014 . how jasper is enabling the iot transformation . m2m . retrieved 3 june 2014 . a b mitra sramana 20 may 2014 . jasper technologies enabler of the internet of things . 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