The Saving Power of M2M Technology - M2M Evolution

8/14/2013

M2M Evolution begins in: 11 Days. REGISTER NOW!   Featured Articles » Trash Meets Tech in London Tracking Method » Senior Citizens Get Boost to Independence with Home-Based Sensor Array » Growing Connected Car Market Attracts Cisco and Nvidia » Bluetooth Does Dental Care   Sponsored By: M2M Evolution Conference & Expo - August 26-29, 2013 Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas, NV M2M Evolution highlights how M2M technologies, the Internet of Things and the wireless network combine to significantly improve business processes, minimize risk, and drive revenue. Join us in Las Vegas for this two track program focused on providing you with information on how M2M solves business problems across multiple industries and in nearly all business functional areas. Conference sessions will focus on the retail and energy verticals as well as applications in big data, security and logistic functions (including transportation, fleet management and demand response). Members of the M2M ecosystem, including wireless carriers, application providers, platform companies, and device manufacturers will discuss their roles in creating effective technologies and procedures that work to create an ecosystem for actionable data, information and efficiencies.   Top Stories » ePortGo to Provide a One-stop Solution for the $11 Billion Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle Market » Securus eZoom Device Keeps Tabs on Teen Drivers » Lantronix Announces Global Availability of xPico Wi-Fi M2M Module » Novatel Wireless Second Quarter 2013 Up by 6 Percent   From The Expert Corner August 12, 2013 The Saving Power of M2M Technology By Melissa Warten Contributing Writer In this day and age, entering a church means turning off your cell phone or facing widespread disdain when it rings in the middle of a service. Technology doesn’t seem to have much place in the hallowed halls of religious sites. Yet for one historic location, machine-to-machine (M2M) technology is fitting in smoothly: Banska Stiavnica in Slovakia, home to Calvary Hill. Banska Stiavnica had once been home to an order of Jesuit priests who built three churches and 19 chapels on the site, each filled with art depicting the Passion of the Christ. The site, now known as Calvary Hill, used to be a popular pilgrimage location, but has suffered neglect in recent decades. When the Kalvarsky Fund decided in 2008 to restore the buildings, they were faced with metal thieves stealing supplies of copper wire after construction crews had left at night, thus interrupting and delaying the restoration process. But on such a wide expanse of land, traditional security options would have been inefficient in both method and cost. Read More    Featured Videos Carl Ford Wants to See You in Las Vegas    Featured Resources » Modular M2M Architecture » M2M Adoption Barometer » M2M for Business Security : Connect and extend your site and asset security   TMCnet's Blogs » Jackery Air Rechargeable Battery   Featured Communities » Embedded M2M Solutions » Machine to Machine Solutions » Machine to Machine Technology   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    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.   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a M2M Evolution columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of M2M technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the M2M Evolution Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask, group editorial director, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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