M2M : Machine 2 Machine

BT has completed a trial of an RFID tracking device that allows construction companies and plant hire firms to monitor the location and status of their equipment on large construction sites.

The trial was conducted on a major London construction site over a two month period, and utilised a box which houses an RFID reader alongside GSM and GPS communications chips, and a battery.

The box can be used to scan RFID information embedded in vehicles, tools and other expensive machinery which is then sent wirelessly to BT’s servers via the mobile network, and accessed remotely using a browser.

“A major problem in the plant hire business and construction industry is that 20-30% of the time, the owners don’t know where their assets are, whilst there is limited access to power and data connections on site.” said Anthony Godec, sales director at asset tracking specialist OxLoc, which partnered BT in the trial.

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS

SAN JOSE — Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ:ELON), a global networking company providing technology and solutions for controls, smart metering, and energy and environment management, today announced that it will participate in the E-Street initiative, a research group aimed at further developing a solution for reducing energy usage in outdoor lighting systems in the European Union (EU). E-Street, the Intelligent Road and Street Lighting panel, is comprised of the world’s leading companies experienced in producing intelligent, networked streetlight systems that can provide as much as a 70% reduction in energy usage. E-Street is part of the EU’s Intelligent Energy Europe program designed to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS

Remote Monitoring. Although less touted than the quest for universal EHRs, remote monitoring is another area driving the evolution of healthcare IT today. Medical device companies are increasingly choosing to embed into their products systems that allow off-site personnel to monitor the equipment’s performance. While most current monitoring detects only equipment failures, medtech executives expect to see a gradual shift to a model of monitoring under which companies would potentially be able to predict when failure is likely to occur, and remotely diagnose and fix the equipment.

Although medtech giants such as GE Healthcare have been developing remote diagnostic capabilities for capital-intensive equipment since the early 1990s, smaller companies are now beginning to outfit their devices with these IT capabilities—and these capabilities are beginning to be implemented on less-expensive devices, such as drug-dispensing machines.

Although the proliferation of monitoring capabilities for hospital equipment remains big news, the form of remote monitoring that is gaining the most attention—including that of the federal government—is the development of technologies that enable physicians to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions. In November, Senator Coleman and Senator Jeff Bingaman (D–NM) introduced the Remote Monitoring Access Act, which encourages the use of remote monitoring technologies to track patient information in real time. The bill would provide Medicare coverage for certain monitoring services for patients with heart failure, diabetes, cardiac arrhythmia, and other chronic conditions

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS

May 16-18
Palm Springs, CA

The GridWiseâ„¢ Expo is organized in continued spirit of the Constitutional convention, to further the development, education and commercialization of the GridWise Vision.
Being held at the Palm Springs Convention Center in downtown Palm Springs, California, the event will build as a high level summit, with a networking-based format and while the expo reflects the growing subject, the conference content will be key the reason to attend

The venue has significant potential capacity for side meetings, workshops and socializing activities.

The GridWise Expo is co-located with two synergetic events in the general area of IT in device centric applications – BuilConn & M2M. These events provide additional benefits to sponsors, exhibitors as well as attendees.

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS

OSVM Universe brings innovative end-to-end features to the M2M market and is ideally suited for use in automation, fleet management, and vending machines. It can also be seamlessly integrated to existing enterprise solutions such as ERP or a CRM system with a server-side plug-in. Utilizing two-way wireless communication, OSVM Universe provides companies with a safe and cost-effective means to remotely service and update devices deployed in the field. Additionally, OSVM Universe offers developers a simple-to-use tool for creating robust M2M applications, which can securely exchange application data between the device and the server.

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS