TMCnet.com RSS Service - isite_m2m_evolution http://m2m.tmcnet.com http://m2m.tmcnet.com http://www.tmcnet.com/tmcnet/tmcimg/tmcnet3.gif http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338841-get-what-pay-choosing-between-premium-low-end.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338841-get-what-pay-choosing-between-premium-low-end.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 15:09:53 GMT In my previous column, I made several predictions about how the demand for high-accuracy wireless location will grow this year, for applications ranging from public safety to location surveillance to consumer applications. However, not all applications require the highest accuracy. In some cases, less granular accuracy may be sufficient to meet a user's needs. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338755-eseye-debuts-hera600-series-high-performance-integrated-service.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338755-eseye-debuts-hera600-series-high-performance-integrated-service.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 10:55:46 GMT Eseye, a provider of M2M solutions, says its newly launched HERA600 series of high-performance integrated service routers are designed to offer the ideal cellular data connectivity solution for M2M sensor technology. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338715-new-gt-1100-from-orbcomm-offers-self-powered.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338715-new-gt-1100-from-orbcomm-offers-self-powered.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 08:51:49 GMT Space is a valuable commodity for logistics companies, and the less space an item takes, the more products the companies are able to ship. Although machine-to-machine devices are generally small, they can take up space in such a way that it makes it difficult to load other items. The new GT 1100 by ORBCOMM is a self-powered M2M device that tracks and monitors assets while taking up less space, fitting in indented spaces on cargo containers. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338683-m2m-evolution-week-review.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338683-m2m-evolution-week-review.htm Sat, 18 May 2013 07:55:00 GMT As always, the M2M space saw plenty of activity this week, so let's jump right in! http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338647-staying-afloat-an-m2m-flood.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338647-staying-afloat-an-m2m-flood.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 17:48:30 GMT If you already know the "Internet of Things" exists then you are on the right track. The next step is knowing that machine to machine (M2M) technology is not a fad, it's how things work and it's on the verge of exploding and changing the consumer world. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338641-growth-seen-several-european-nations-m2m-sector.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/topics/m2mevolution/articles/338641-growth-seen-several-european-nations-m2m-sector.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:15 GMT There is continued growth predicted in several European nations when it comes to the machine to machine (M2M) sector. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338629-prescription-m2m-success-axeda-varian-partner-medical-device.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338629-prescription-m2m-success-axeda-varian-partner-medical-device.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 15:29:54 GMT Varian Medical Systems is one of the M2M pioneers in the medical device industry. A leading manufacturer of integrated cancer therapy systems, Varian provides top-notch customer service and ensures machine uptime with SmartConnect - its award-winning, M2M-driven remote monitoring and management solution. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338624-gainspan-drives-first-soc-combining-wi-fi-zigbee.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338624-gainspan-drives-first-soc-combining-wi-fi-zigbee.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:39 GMT That Wi-Fi capability is critical for IoT, but recently GainSpan - at least in my humble opinion - significantly raised the IoT bar with the introduction of a next generation SoC, the GS2000, which adds important integrated ZigBee IP support to its communication capabilities. The GS2000 is now available for sampling, and full production of the GS2000 is slated for later this year. It is an accomplishment that, as far as I am concerned, clearly qualifies as an M2M transcendent event. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338623-big-data-little-data-me-we.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338623-big-data-little-data-me-we.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:13 GMT Today you still have a human being on the other side of M2M who is going to do something with that data, says Niels Helkov, vice president of e-Health and M2M Americas at Orange Business Services, but not too far down the road, machines will start talking to other machines and making decisions, even without human intervention. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338622-operational-mapping-m2m-challenges-getting-most-out-big.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338622-operational-mapping-m2m-challenges-getting-most-out-big.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:56 GMT If you remember my column from last issue, we did a survey early last year where just more than 7,000 IT decision makers that were utilizing technology responded. Just 6 percent told us they were actually utilizing M2M; 8 percent told us they knew exactly what the term M2M was. But when we asked things another way, 18 percent had deployed some sort of M2M solution. More people thought it was "mobile to market" than "machine to machine". People just didn't know what it is. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338621-re-of-m2m.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338621-re-of-m2m.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:39 GMT M2M has a connection to digital signage; the emerging role of back-office systems in business success; energy management; facilities management; health care; smart buildings, both commercial and residential; mobile workforce management; point-of-sale and vending; safety and security; social machines; and any kind of asset management - even when those assets are trees in the Amazon rainforest. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338620-selling-picks-during-gold-rush.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/column/articles/338620-selling-picks-during-gold-rush.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:49:22 GMT We have talked about the fact M2M has a lot M&A opportunities. In the case of many of these sites, I think the only roll up that can be done is making them part of a multi-level marketing play. Really there are legions of companies offering bar codes and only a few of them have embraced RFID, NFC or even 3D barcodes. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338619-real-carrier-challenge-m2m-lies-it.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338619-real-carrier-challenge-m2m-lies-it.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:13 GMT In the 3G/4G smart device era, wireless operators are struggling with device numbers on the order of two, three or four per household. Some larger carriers have 100 to 200 million handsets, tablets and laptops connecting to the network, and data consumption is growing at an exponential rate. In M2M, wireless becomes embedded in everything. In the connected home, that means refrigerators, thermostats, lights, televisions, alarm systems and more. In a telematics situation, smart utility meters or warehouse cooling systems will be sending information across the network. And the numbers will multiply exponentially; suddenly, mobile operators will have billions, not millions, of devices on the network. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338618-machine-crowdsourcing-next-logical-step.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338618-machine-crowdsourcing-next-logical-step.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:44:37 GMT In the work that Etherios has been doing matches well with the concepts of better service management with faults and errors being integrated to the workflow of the company for better dispatch and escalation. I bring this up because there was a lot of VC discussion at SXSW about social machines; the viewpoint was there should be a better tie in to the analytics that seem to dominate our social networks and our machine-to-machine reporting. In other words, this has expanded to be more about the analytics that can be integrated and perhaps offered to (and from) outside sources. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338617-from-simple-the-complex-asset-tracking.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338617-from-simple-the-complex-asset-tracking.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:39:23 GMT First of all, let me give you some perspective. Barcodes took more than 15 years to get adopted, leaving Bernard Silver and David Collins very frustrated. The patents were sold for peanuts, and implementations were considered not viable economically. Barcodes adopted by the food industry were not understood by the public, and some faithful groups thought they were the devil's symbol. Using barcodes for inventory seemed to have implementation problems. How many times have you seen multiple barcodes adhered to the item? (Often bored, I would pick at the end of the one that looked the oldest.) http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338616-ready-change-vending-space-gets-lift-from-interactive.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338616-ready-change-vending-space-gets-lift-from-interactive.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:37:48 GMT Vending machines have come a long way since my father-in-law took over his father-in- law's vending business in the late 1960s. Heck, they've come a long way since my father-in-law retired and shut down the business eight years ago. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338615-opportunities-sensors-the-internet-things.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338615-opportunities-sensors-the-internet-things.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:43 GMT Sensors will play a much bigger role in the IoT providing feedback on environmental conditions, machine performance, lighting, the state of smart appliances and so on. And because there are so many more things than there are people, the IoT represents a huge market opportunity for the sensor industry and sensor-enabled services. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338614-holistic-treatment-better-wi-fia-holistic-treatment-better.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338614-holistic-treatment-better-wi-fia-holistic-treatment-better.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:59 GMT That means these devices could fail to work as needed due to Wi-Fi connectivity problems, and that could in turn put patients, health care providers, and medical device providers in jeopardy. That said, there are inherent risks in relying on standard Wi-Fi for M2M applications. However, Ixia is one vendor that has introduced a solution it is prescribing to those seeking a higher level of Wi-Fi connectivity. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338613-m2m-security-keeping-tabs-the-growing-sea-devices.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338613-m2m-security-keeping-tabs-the-growing-sea-devices.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:34:01 GMT M2M devices are also different from cellphones because people tend to replace phones about every 5 years whereas M2M devices tend to have 20-year life spans. That means M2M devices, some of which are located in remote areas, and the networks that connect them should be designed with this longer life span issue in mind, said McDaid, adding that if an M2M device is comprised, you have to assume that will recur in other devices over the next 20 years or so. http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338611-solving-m2miot-equation.htm http://m2m.tmcnet.com/magazine/features/articles/338611-solving-m2miot-equation.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:25 GMT There's been a lot of talk about how large the market is for the Internet of Things and M2M, but there seems to be a shortage of practical and useful information around how one really goes about developing and deploying a winning iIntelligent system.