May 9, 2008   Wireless Sensor Networking Venture RF Monolithics Inc., www.rfm.com, Dallas, Texas, and Dust Networks Inc., www.dustnetworks.com, Hayward, Calif., recently formed a partnership to integrate Dust technology into a variety of products... (More)
Networked Payments Precidia Technologies Inc., www.precidia.com, Ottawa, Ont., announced it provided E-Z Mart Stores Inc., www.ezmart.com, Texarkana, Texas, with its iPocket232 serial IP (Internet protocol) adapter... (More)  Enfora’s Spider SA-G+  Accenture Deploys Monitoring Solution  Digi Buys Wireless Router Company  Mobility for Wireless Mesh ALL HEADLINES Toll System for Private Vehicles Siemens Mobility, www.siemens.com, Erlangen, Germany, and NXP, www.nxp.com, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, will work together to develop a new telematics and toll system for private vehicles. NXP’s ATOP... (More)				Managing Project Relationships  Design and Seek  Driving the Need for PM  ICONICS Teams Up with Kepware ALL OF TODAY'S HEADLINES       Which of the following is the hottest application area in M2M today?       Location-based services     Advanced metering infrastructure     Automated home technology     Smart services     Location-Based Services: Enabling Large and Small Enterprises Location-based services combine cellular communications, GPS technology, and software to provide broad application-oriented visibility that can be... Table of Contents On the Brink Would the real M2M please stand up? At a United Nations summit in 2005, the Intl. Telecommunications Union, www.itu.int, Geneva, Switzerland... Table of Contents Step by Step: A Guide to M2M Technology Deployment Wouldn’t it be nice if M2M applications came with a user manual? A simple, straightforward, and preferably illustrated guide showing how to connect... Table of Contents
Pioneers This is the fourth edition of the M2M Pioneers, and each year the message of those selected becomes more refined and even more defined. (More) Piece By Piece: Making M2M End-to-End A growing number of companies in vertical markets are moving toward broad use of end-to-end systems to meet their M2M (machine-to-machine) needs. Driving this trend is a convergence of forces that... (More) Viasys Healthcare Inc.: Reliability Check-Ups High technology has transformed modern medicine. With the help of advanced diagnostic and monitoring equipment, doctors and nurses can recognize and diagnose serious conditions earlier and more... (More) Numerex Setting Standard It’s not surprising when I sit down and talk with a CEO of a company I expect to hear the achievements of that company. (More) M2M in Action We have so much to talk about this issue that I really don’t know where to begin. First and foremost, I would be remiss if I didn’t congratulate all the finalists that will walk away with either a... (More) European Mobile LBS Cellular Communications in M2M Adoption OnStar Tops Consumer Telematics Vendor List GPS Systems Revenue Grows		Mobile Broadband Networking Acquisition -  April 15, 2008 Sierra Wireless Inc., www.sierrawireless.com, Richmond, B.C., announced it will acquire CradlePoint Inc., www.cradlepoint.com, Boise, Idaho. CradlePoint is a developer and supplier of wireless... (More) Siemens Wireless Modules Sold -  March 12, 2008 Siemens Wireless Modules, www.siemens.com/wm, Munich, Germany, announced it has been purchased by private equity investor Granville Baird, www.bcpe.co.uk, London, U.K., and T-Mobile Venture Fund, a... (More) Wavecom on M2M In this podcast from the second-annual M2M United conference, M2M magazine Editorial Director Peggy Smedley speaks with Anders Franzen, chief operating officer of Wavecom, about advances in technology for machine-to-machine communications. Franzen explains how adopter success stories are helping M2M move beyond the early adopter phase and realize its vast potential for creating business value. To hear more podcasts, please click here M2M Value Chain Awards This award honors the most successful corporate adopters of M2M technology and the team of solutions providers that made their success possible. (More) Establish Your IT Team -  April 28, 2008 As more applications are implemented, more computers are brought onto the network, and more integration of the systems is desired, the need to hire and retain competent IT (information technology) staff becomes pressing. (More)