M2M United Conference

Below you will find links to each and every PowerPoint presentation from the sessions and speeches at M2M United. Again, we hope you enjoyed the show, and we thank you for making M2M United such a great success.

IBM's Andy Stanford-Clark - keynote speech

• Unlocking Business Value

Track A - Morning

• The Business of M2M - Gartner
• Testing and Deployment - Axeda & nPhase
• Testing and Deployment - Siemens
• M2M and Telematics - Siemens
• M2M and Telematics - Sony Ericsson
• M2M and Telematics - Wavecom
• Industrial Roots - Arcom & Opto 22
• Industrial Roots - SensorLogic

Track A - Afternoon

• The Business of M2M - Gartner
• Testing and Deployment - Axeda & nPhase
• Testing and Deployment - Siemens
• M2M and Telematics - Siemens
• M2M and Telematics - Sony Ericsson
• M2M and Telematics - Wavecom
• Industrial Roots - Arcom & Opto 22
• Industrial Roots - SensorLogic

Track B - Morning

• Research Findings - Aberdeen
• Preventative Maintenance - ei3, Swantech & Indus
• Service Revolution - Cisco Systems, Lantronix & Tridium
• Vertical Service Plan - Wavecom, Kyocera Wireless & Comtech

Track B - Afternoon

• Research Findings - Aberdeen
• Preventative Maintenance - Click Software, Questra & Indus
• Service Revolution - Syclo, Lantronix & Tridium
• Vertical Service Plan - Wavecom, Kyocera Wireless & Comtech

Track C - Morning

• RFID Deployment - Harbor Research
• Costs of Deployment - AirLink, Kore Wireless & Kyocera Wireless
• Hardware Components - Multi-Tech, Enfora & Sierra Wireless
• Network Connectivity - Aeris.net, Orbcomm & Cingular Wireless

Track C - Afternoon

• RFID Deployment - Harbor Research
• Costs of Deployment - AirLink, Kore Wireless & Kyocera Wireless
• Hardware Components - Aplicom
• Hardware Components - Enfora, Sierra Wireless
• Hardware Components - Janus
• Network Connectivity - Aeris.net & Orbcomm
• Network Connectivity - Cingular Wireless

With outstanding turnout, great speakers, insightful sessions, and the prestigious Value Chain Awards, the first-ever M2M United Conference was a tremendous success. Thanks to all of you for making it possible.

In this post-show interview, Peggy Smedley, president of Specialty Publishing and editorial director of M2M Magazine, reflects on the conference and discusses where M2M should go from here.

Dan Miklovic is vice president and research director for Gartner. He leads global manufacturing industry research as well as business models and management strategies in e-business. Today Miklovic moderated one of the three session tracks at M2M United, and addressed the business issues behind M2M and how the technology provides solutions to companies' problems.

Peggy Smedley, president of Specialty Publishing and editorial director of M2M Magazine, interviewed Miklovic about today's sessions and the role M2M plays within a business.

Glen Allmendinger is the president of Harbor Research, a leading technology consultancy and analyst group. Yesterday Allmendinger presented findings from an M2M study that will be publishing the Harvard Business Review in October. Today he moderated one of M2M United's three session tracks.

Allmendinger sat down for an interview with Peggy Smedley, the editorial director of M2M Magazine and host of the M2M United conference, to discuss the strengths of the conference and where M2M is headed in the future.

Andy Stanford-Clark is manager of pervasive messaging technologies for IBM at its Hursley Research Lab near London as well as "Master Inventor" for the IBM Academy of Technology. In today's keynote speech, Andy discussed how M2M communications enables and empowers on-demand business operations.

M2M Magazine's editorial director Peggy Smedley caught up with Andy after his speech to ask him a few questions about IBM's work in the M2M industry and about his thoughts on the future of M2M.

Jim Brazell, consulting analyst with the IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, presented findings today from a recently published study called "M2M: The Wireless Revolution." A major finding of the report is the birth of a new generation of computing classified as 4th Generation Computing, new class of M2M device that consists of a system on a chip packaged with a battery (or other power source), a radio and a microprocessor.

The report is available at http://system.tstc.edu/forecasting/reports/m2m.asp, and here's an interview with Jim about the report and its findings.

The M2M United conference, highlighting the latest technologies and applications for machine-to-machine communications, will opens tonight, June 27, in Chicago. The conference is sponsored by M2M Magazine and features some of the leading solution providers who will exhibit throughout the two-day event.

The leading analysts in the industry will be here, including Gartner, Aberdeen and Wireless Data Research. Each of these analysts will moderate a track of sessions targeted for executives and people in operations and technology.

Here's an interview with Peggy Smedley, the president of Specialty Publishing Co. and the editorial director for M2M Magazine. Keep checking back throughout the next two days for more updates and information from the M2M United conference!