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The Emerging Machine-To-Machine Market Goes Global
3/31/2010
Over the past 12 years, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication has evolved from an emerging market focused on 'blue collar' applications like fleet tracking to a large, technology-driven market that delivers new products and services that reach into almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives. While the connected...
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M2M: It's A Matter Of Trust
3/31/2010
On June 30, 1948, New York-based Bell Labs announced the invention by electrical engineer John Pierce of a revolutionary, solid-state device named the 'transistor.' That same year, a provocative book triggered controversy. Cybernetics: or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine, by Norbert Wiener...
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The Value Of GPS And Truck Tracking Software
12/21/2009
If the importance of having GPS inside your truck has remained elusive to any fleet out there, a recent story, courtesy of a press release from Intergis, should put that myth to bed. By Brian Straight
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RFID & Bar Code Coexistence
8/26/2009
Bar code solutions are still the technology of choice for several applications despite the rise of RFID (radio frequency identification). But, what does the future hold?
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RFID Search & Rescue
5/26/2009
The real-time location capabilities of RFID (radio frequency identification) technologies can help you weather the current economic storm.
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Get In The M2M Zone
3/16/2009
There are few events throughout the year that truly focus on M2M (machine-to-machine) communications, but the M2M Zone Pavilion at CTIA Wireless is one of them. The M2M Zone is an exclusive section of the CTIA Wireless show floor that features exhibitors with wireless M2M services and products. The M2M Zone is where...
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What's M2M Mean To You?
2/23/2009
M2M is an acronym with many possible meanings. Google it, and you'll be bombarded with websites for everything from a Norwegian female pop duo to a brand of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software. Even as it relates to the technologies and topics
Integrated Solutions typically covers, M2M can stand for...
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'Tis Mobile Security Season
2/23/2009
As we enter into the holiday season, many of your employees may hope to receive a new iPhone 3G or BlackBerry Storm as a gift. However, if you're responsible for the mobile device initiatives of your business, you may hope these employees receive a lump of coal instead.
The consumer popularity of Apple's iPhone...
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What's Your GPS Strategy?
2/23/2009
While Integrated Solutions frequently covers the GPS success stories of field service organizations, I only recently experienced the joy GPS technology could bring me on a personal level. On a business trip to California earlier this year, my rental car came
equipped with a GPS device that provided me with...
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Keys To Mobile Excellence
2/23/2009
Getting the right person to the right job with all the information they need to complete the job at the lowest possible cost is an ongoing struggle field organizations face. I recently participated in a Webinar titled Building The Business Case For Service
Mobility Excellence that examined the challenges associated...
