In mid 2016, the company introduced its first channel program and partnered with information technology providers, including global systems integrators Accenture and Capgemini, to help companies find and communicate with customers. The company released a digital device, called SmartLink, in July 2016; the product was developed in collaboration with Electric Imp and connects postage meters to Pitney Bowes' cloud-computing technology, and enabling other maintenance and monitoring services as well. Pitney Bowes also released a suite of digital services, including: Clarity Advisor, which collects machine data to "combat unplanned downtime"; Clarity Optimizer, which uses analytics to increase productivity; and Clarity Scheduler which, according to "Computer Weekly", "automates placement of the right job on the right machine at the right time".