Company announces new cloud service at annual conference.
Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone maker, has announced a new cloud service for connecting “Internet of Things’’ devices.
The South Korean electronics leader said Artik Cloud was designed to make it easy for software developers to connect different devices with one another. The service has open application programs, or APIs, to sync the various devices.
Artik’s launch is part of Samsung’s efforts to be part of connected homes, cars, cities, manufacturing sectors and other areas. Last year, Samsung introduced SmartThings for Open Cloud, which hooks up smart devices for the home in the cloud.
Artik Cloud is the company’s first cloud service for customers. Previously, Samsung had developed software for its own devices and services but never for its customers.
Artik Cloud was unveiled during the company’s annual developer conference held April 27 in San Francisco. Samsung officials are placing a strong emphasis on coding to ensure its dominance as the market leader in mobile devices at a time when smartphone sales are flat.
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In the first quarter, Samsung saw a 0.6% decline in smartphone shipments. Over the same period, Apple, the world’s most valuable company, saw shipments of its iPhones fall 16% amid cooling demand for smartphones and stalled economic growth in China.
During Samsung’s conference, officials said the company was evolving into a software and services provider, and urged software developers who typically build on Google’s Android operating system, which is used by Samsung and other companies, to go with building software just for Samsung.
Executives encouraged developers to create finance apps and services that use Samsung’s new mobile payment service. They also touted Samsung’s Knox security technology as the most secure mobile system available.
As part of efforts to raise its profile for writing code and leading technology trends, the company showed off its new device for connecting cars to the Internet, its new lineup of internet TVs and its virtual reality headset – devices all connected to the Internet of Things.
While the Internet of Things is still emerging, Samsung executives have enlisted coders to help the company become a leader in the software space much like it become for hardware.
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