Does the Term Platform Really Just Mean Network Analytics? - M2M Evolution

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5/23/2012

Featured Articles » Gurtam Signs On as Gold Sponsor for M2M Evolution Conference » Encore Networks Offers Resistant Version of Copper-to-Cellular (C2C) Router » NetComm Wireless Introduces NTC-40 Router Series   Sponsored By: M2M Evolution Conference & Expo - Austin, Texas At M2M Evolution Conference in Austin, Texas, you can meet and mingle with experts in transportation, security, health, cold chain, automotive, and safety to discuss the strategies for M2M growth as well as the new business of proactive response centers - people who use M2M technology to buy time and avoid risk. Technology companies ranging from wireless carriers, platform companies, and device manufacturers will present and discuss their roles in creating effective technologies and procedures that work to create an ecosystem for actionable data and information. At M2M Evolution, you are face-to-face with companies merging M2M Technology with the business needs of the deploying enterprise.   Top Stories » GreenRoad Central Mobile App Looks to Forward Fleet Management, Keep Drivers Connected » The Phases of M2M » M2M Solutions Provider ThingWorx to Sponsor M2M Evolution Conference & Expo   From The Expert Corner May 23, 2012 Does the Term Platform Really Just Mean Network Analytics? By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media Sometimes it’s fun to talk to people in the know and just enjoy the candor. At CTIA (News - Alert) over 100 companies identified themselves as M2M platforms. Some of them were fairly logical and had a good story to tell, while others just felt like they were rebranding things. Just as the term ‘cloud’ can be used as another word for the Internet, platform can be used as another word for well, let’s look at it. Network management systems. Logically this is a good fit. As I said to my friend, “Take a network element system and have it threshold the sensors.”  Eureka – M2M. Router management systems. Aggregate and report and you have an M2M platform. Business intelligence systems.  You can’t go anywhere without knowing the rules – M2M platform. Have a collection of APIs? If you communicate with the sensors you can call it a platform. And so it continues. So let’s try to get our arms around what we need from a platform. First of all we can make the case that all of these platforms are valid components. Sensor management, network diagnostics, traffic prioritization, business intelligence and of course API’s all bring value to platform strategies... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with Sprint - Samantha Jordan    Featured Resources » The Key to Proactive, Efficient IT Service Delivery » Hyper-Mobility meets Security in the corporate environment » Top Five Considerations for Deploying Next-Gen Appliances   Featured Channels » Embedded M2M Solutions » Machine to Machine Solutions   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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