ORANGE, Calif. and SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 2, 2017 -- AAEON, a major manufacturer of industrial computing solutions under the ASUS Group and a member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, is joining forces with Kii, a leading Internet of Things (IoT) Solution Enablement Platform vendor to unveil the IoT-driven next generation smart vending platforms and solutions in the marketplace. The two companies also work with a tier one manufacturer to provide fully integrated smart vending machines.