M2M : Machine 2 Machine

The IPSO Alliance was formed to promote the Internet Protocol as the network technology of choice for connecting Smart Objects around the world. The Alliance is an organization and community joined together to promote and educate users on the benefits of using IP to network physical objects of all kinds. As a member of the alliance, your company will directly influence and help drive the adoption of the world’s most ubiquitous networking protocol by building stronger relationships, fostering awareness, providing education, promoting the industry, generating research, and creating a better understanding of IP and its role in connecting Smart Objects.
Goals of the Alliance:

* Promote IP as the premier solution for access and communication for Smart Objects.
* Develop and publish white papers and case studies and provide updates on standards progress from associations like IETF and IEEE, among others.
* Understand the industries and markets where Smart Objects can have an effective role in growth when connected via IP.
* Organize interoperability tests that allow members and interested parties to show that products and services using IP for Smart Objects can work together and meet industry standards for communication.
* Support IETF and other standards development organizations in the development of additional standards for IP for Smart Objects.

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BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The M2M specialist Telit Wireless Solutions and the Spanish network operator Telefónica Spain today announced a groundbreaking strategic alliance to provide customers with a turnkey M2M solution based on Telit’s innovative modules and Telefónica’s ‘Mundo Máquina’ and Smart M2M Platform. As part of the alliance, Telefónica will embed Telit modules into its M2M projects, which will result in enhanced performance for Telefónica customers looking to deploy their M2M project on time and within budget.

Telefónica selected Telit’s new UMTS/HSDPA module, announced at 3GSM. Both companies are currently working on the integration of Telit products into Telefonica’s M2M Smart Platform, a dedicated server for users of M2M technology.

”Telefónica is Spain’s leading network carrier and one of the world’s largest telecom companies with a strong focus on the M2M market,“ explained Roger Dewey, President and CEO of Telit Americas. ”Telefónica’s constant commitment to generating new services and supporting systems integrators in developing innovative applications is of high importance for us. This perfectly matches Telit’s strategy of offering its customers the latest M2M technology worldwide.”

As a result of this partnership, users will benefit from the close cooperation of these two leading players in M2M, securing solutions that include Telit’s M2M modules with corresponding support bundled with Telefónica’s data transmission and services. Customers benefit from Telit’s three core values: business scalability, ease of integration and investment protection.

”This is an important advantage for us. Through this close cooperation with Telit we can respond flexibly to our customers’ requests,“ said Raquel Perez Serrano, Product Manager of M2M at Telefónica.

AirQ to use Seimens One Platform Services … PR
02/06/2007

TORONTO — AirIQ Inc announced its intention to enter into a strategic agreement with the Siemens Wireless Modules Division of Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. to work together to provide digital solutions to North American machine-to-machine (M2M) markets.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Siemens M2M ONE, a global full solution provider of M2M technology and services, will become a lead channel partner for the AirIQ solution. AirIQ will utilize Siemens products across the breadth of its markets including AirIQ service for fleets, vehicle finance, consumer vehicles and personal tracking.

ampa, FL (PRWEB) March 19, 2006 — Simple Com Tools, LLC — creator of the award-winning COM1000 Industrial Internet Appliance, and leader in the M2M hardware market, and Motient Communications Inc. — nationwide provider of terrestrial wireless data solutions, today announced a new Joint Marketing Agreement designed to help integrators and customers ease the deployment of M2M applications.

Under the new agreement, the two companies will work together to simplify M2M solution building in several ways:

• Introducing Motient wireless data products and services to the rapidly expanding list of Simple Com Tools M2M oriented value-added resellers and customers;

• Providing compelling activation bundles for SCT products deployed on the Motient network with approved wireless data modems;

• Ensuring cross-training of products and services to assure that customers using SCT equipment on the Motient network have an exceptional M2M deployment experience.
Motient Communications is a Data MVNO providing wireless M2M and Telemetry solutions to Fortune 500 and the small to medium enterprise business market. Motient draws on over 15 years of experience as a network operator to offer one source support and wireless consulting services utilizing the Sprint (1xRTT) and Cingular (GPRS) data networks for a variety of industries and applications. Motient simplifies the wireless experience for application providers, hardware vendors, value-added resellers and customers by offering services that enhance the performance, efficiency and cost-effectiveness of enterprise wireless data networks.

“Motient is excited to be working with Simple Com Tools, first as a customer and most recently as a partner,” said Deb Peterson, Senior Vice President Systems and Business Development for Motient Communications, Inc. “Simple Com Tools minimizes the effort to collect machine data, as we enable solutions for the M2M/Telemetry marketplace. As a Data MVNO, Motient recognizes the value of top notch partners such as Simple Com Tools in engineering end-to-end solutions. Customers and Systems Integrators alike will benefit from the decades of wireless data experience, pre-sales engineering support and customer service provided by Motient and Simple Com Tools.”

The first joint promotion arising from the new Simple Com Tools/Motient partnership will be their ” Unwire Your Machines” promotion to be launched at CTIA in Las Vegas on April 6th, 2006. Under terms to be announced, SCT and Motient will be offering a special service discount for customers deploying SCT devices using modems from the Motient approved partner list. The list of approved modems is extensive, and includes such popular names as AirLink, BlueTree, Digi, Enfora, Multi-Tech, and Sony-Ericsson.

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS

Telcordia Technologies, Inc., (www.telcordia.com) today announced a strategic alliance with NorBelle, LLC (www.norbelle.com), an international wireless location technology provider, to commercialize and deliver mobile-to-mobile tracking solutions that provide real-time location reporting and significantly improved accuracy in tracking to end users. These applications will be part of the Telcordia(R) Maestro(TM) IMS portfolio delivering product- and hosted-based solutions to wireless carriers globally.

This new and innovative product offering is based on the Telcordia(R) Maestro(TM) IMS portfolio and NorBelle’s flagship product, Cearch(TM), which increases the accuracy and extends the application of location based solutions. Based on sophisticated algorithms developed and patented by NorBelle, it is maximized for handset-to-handset and handset-to-tag transactions. This state-of-the-art GPS and location accuracy enhancement system dynamically allows one wireless device in motion to track and locate any other wireless device in motion with precision.

M2M, Automation, Telemetry, Remote Monitoring, LBS