Vianet Group plc provides smart, cloud-based, and Internet of Things solutions to the hospitality, unattended retail vending, and remote asset management sectors in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and Canada. The company operates in two segments, Smart Zones and Smart Machines. It offers SmartContact, a contactless payment solution; SmartVend, a vending management system; iDraught, a draught beer quality and waste management system; SmartInsight, which provides actionable data and insights through interactive reporting; SmartAcademy, which offers a range of e-learning videos and face to face training courses to support the business; and SmartMetrics, a telemetry solution that offers data capture and machine management services. In addition, the company rents fluid monitoring, machine monitoring, and contactless payment equipment. Vianet Group plc was founded in 1995 and is based in Stockton-on-Tees, the United Kingdom.