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  • NextGen RFID-Sensing Inclusion of Telematics50%
    Entry posted 10/29/09 by Benjamin Friedman , tagged Automotive, Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail, IT Portfolio, M2M, RFID
    NextGen RFID-Sensing Inclusion of Telematics


    The Auto ID and Sensing Expo, held at MIT and produced by the Cambridge Enterprise Forum, offered a preview of what's ahead for auto-ID and related sensor-based technologies. In years past, this event was focused on UHF-RFID.  This year's event was expanded to include technologies ranging from automotive telematics to specialized RFID-data-acquisition systems designed for vertical industries.  It reasons that the driving force behind RFID-related technologies has moved from  third-party commercial-and-federal mandate to need-based functionality defined along vertical-market requirements. 

  • M2M in MP3
    Entry posted 8/19/09 by Benjamin Friedman , tagged Best practices, Innovation, M2M, Product Development, Technology
    M2M in MP3

    I was recently interviewed on M2M Radio. This interview was conducted  by M2M Magazine editor Peggy Smedley. Peggy and I discussed factors  shaping the M2M market; topics covered ranged from the Manufacturing Insights M2M vendor selection framework to the manner by which the overall M2M ecosystem might benefit from the US Federal Government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

  • Qualcomm/Verizon Announce Joint Venture
    Entry posted 8/14/09 by Benjamin Friedman , tagged M2M, Technology
    Qualcomm/Verizon Announce Joint Venture

    The recent announcement of a Qualcomm Verizon joint venture represents a major step forward for the machine-to-machine (M2M) market. In the past twelve months the M2M market has exhibited a steady maturation that has lessened the fragmentation that had once defined the space; an example of this maturation is Deloitte's alliance with Axeda Corporation. In a similar vein, the Qualcomm / Verizon  announcement will expand awareness of M2M and the manners by which M2M enabled devices solve business issues facing product companies spanning vertical industries. 

  • M2M Connected World — Has An Agenda Emerged?
    Entry posted 7/9/09 by Benjamin Friedman , tagged Economic Crisis, Innovation, M2M, North America
    M2M Connected World — Has An Agenda Emerged?

    I recently attended the M2M Connected World industry event. In years past, this event was defined by the unequal representation of vendors and end-users, the vendors presenting compelling and competing technologies to one another — certainly not atypical of an emerging market. This year’s attendance (estimated at 500) was decidedly geared toward end-users considering the technology as a vehicle for solving important business challenges.