M2M: At the End of the Day, It's about the Ends of the Day - M2M Evolution

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9/05/2012

ITEXPO West begins in: 26 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Machine to Machine Solutions Cut Costs, Increase Revenue » Vodafone Signs on as Gold Sponsor for M2M Evolution Conference » TMCnet Currently Accepting Applications for its M2M Battle of the Platforms Conference   Sponsored By: Eurotech Eurotech solutions combine hardware, firmware, operating systems, M2M middleware and device cloud services that drive business success. A global leader in connecting distributed devices that make up the Internet of Things, Eurotech collaborates with customers, partners, and integrators to bring rugged, reliable and cost effective data management solutions to market.   Top Stories » Spirent Unveils Hybrid Location Technology Solution » Pharr Police Department Uses COPsync Network » IBM and Vodafone Announce Collaboration   From The Expert Corner September 05, 2012 M2M: At the End of the Day, It's about the Ends of the Day By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media Over the weekend, I watched a movie about Ike Eisenhower’s planning of D-Day. It was a good movie but it showed how far we have come in the last century when it comes to feedback and evaluation. In the movie the projections on casualty requirements, weather forecasts, and enemy strength all get evaluated with the best guess and speculation.   The lack of immediate feedback adds to the drama. So when D-Day occurs the reports at the end of the day are the only indication as to whether projection equaled implementation. Today we are capable of aiming tactically in a much more precise manner than we ever had but it is still a ground war when it comes to M2M. According to MarketsandMarkets’ M2M Global Forecast M2M is going to be an $86B industry. Included in the analysis are a lot of raw materials. Like D-Day it’s about evaluating the parts that bring you the whole.  The sum of the parts includes hardware components, technologies and applications... Read More    Featured Videos M2M Evolution Get Your Move On.    Featured Resources » A Frost & Sullivan Executive Summary - Balancing Customer Experience and Profitability in a Mobile World » WiMAX Business Deployment Guide: Portability, not mobility, may be what makes WiMAX an attractive option for your current business broadband needs » Closing the Services Configuration Gap   TMCnet's Blogs » We Built the M2M Evolution Conference For You!   Featured Channels » Embedded M2M Solutions » Machine to Machine Solutions » Mobility Tech Zone   Visit www.m2mevolution.com for the Latest Machine to Machine News & Info   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit M2M Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a TMCnet columnist! Interested in reaching M2M Evolution's Global M2M Communications and Technology Audience of 80,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.

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