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Equipping Today’s Fleets
5/17/2012
Whether a fleet consists of 200 hundred trucks or 20, keeping track of all of them can be a challenge. And that’s just the trucks. Many companies today are interested in monitoring a wide range of driver behaviors, and they need systems that will help them to sort through all the data. That’s where M2M (machine-to-machine) technology comes in. Because in the end, a fleet-management system is only as good as the useful information it puts into the hands of its customers.

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Devices at School
5/17/2012
Connected devices in the classroom are becoming less and less of a taboo. In fact, many school districts are implementing programs within classroom walls that rely on students’ use of connected devices to enhance the learning process.

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Technology Makes Cars More Intelligent
5/16/2012
We’ve been hearing a lot about driverless cars recently, as companies like Google continue their research on vehicles that can drive themselves. While the market is not yet close to offering an autonomous car on your local dealer’s lot, the technologies that may make these vehicles possible are already being developed.

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Data When It Counts
5/15/2012
When it comes to life-or-death situations, the importance of realtime data is second to none. For this reason, M2M (machine-to-machine) technologies, including connected devices and the networks that support the transfer of mission-critical data, are being used across the country to increase first responders’ efficiency and decrease their response time.

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Getting Schooled on Asset Tracking
5/11/2012
In the world of M2M (machine-to-machine), variety is indeed the spice of business opportunity. If you can think of it, most of the time, it can be done. And while developers are the force behind the codes and perhaps even the hardware, it is often the users that are the real M2M innovators.

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M2M Highlights from CTIA
5/10/2012
As the 2012 Intl. CTIA Wireless show in New Orleans comes to a close today, it’s a good time to take a look at some of the important M2M (machine-to-machine) announcements made during the event. The trade show focuses on the global wireless marketplace, so it’s little wonder so many announcements dealt with advanced-network technologies such as 4G.

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Winning with Wi-Fi
5/9/2012
With more devices than ever offering a wireless connection, consumers expect to have access to their connected functions at all times. They want to check their email in the drive-through, buy some songs at the hair salon, or even unlock their front door at the dentist. Some users opt to purchase cellular connectivity for their devices, while others hop from one Wi-Fi network to another.

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Sierra Wireless Announces Products
5/9/2012
The CTIA Wireless convention in New Orleans is all about wireless connectivity and the devices that take advantage of it. So it’s no surprise companies are rolling out enhancements designed to make it easier for customers to get connected.

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RACO Wireless Enables M2M Connectivity for GPS and Automated Collections Technology Provider PassTime
5/8/2012
New Orleans, LA — International CTIA WIRELESS 2012 (Booth #3161)— May 8, 2012 —RACO Wireless, a preferred machine-to-machine (M2M) provider for T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced that it will expand its M2M connectivity and SIM management support for PassTime. PassTime is a national provider of GPS tracking and automated collection technology solutions to the specialized automotive finance industry.

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M2M Monitors Cardiac Arrhythmias
5/8/2012
This week at CTIA, an announcement of a new cellular module is helping push the medical industry forward, as connected devices can monitor, analyze, and diagnosis patients on the road or in the home, allowing physicians to continue to watch vitals after the patient has been discharged.

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TomTom, RIM Team up for Realtime Traffic
5/8/2012
Connected GPS-enabled devices such as PNDs (personal navigation devices) and smartphones have changed the way we commute. By providing realtime, often hands-free, traffic data and turn-by-turn directions, M2M (machine-to-machine) technology helps us run our lives and businesses more efficiently.

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New M2M Resource for Developers
5/8/2012
Developers: Are you looking for cellular and connectivity hardware to support M2M applications for automotive, smarting metering, retail, enterprise, and more? This week, at CTIA, Qualcomm announced a new resource for developers that will help search and find the appropriate hardware for M2M applications.

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RACO Wireless Helps M2M ‘Go Global’ Cost-Effectively with Embedded Multi-Mode IMSI SIM
5/8/2012
New Orleans, LA — International CTIA WIRELESS 2012 (Booth #3161)— May 8, 2012 — RACO Wireless, a preferred machine-to-machine (M2M) provider for T-Mobile USA, Inc., today announced that OnAsset Intelligence has successfully deployed their industry-leading asset tracking solution internationally using the embedded multi-mode international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) SIM developed by RACO Wireless in collaboration with mobile security solution provider Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), and T-Mobile USA, and Everything Everywhere Limited, the UK’s largest communications company.

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M2M Partners Combine Platforms
5/8/2012
M2M (machine-to-machine) technology companies know that partnering with others is a great way to support the overall space. At this week’s CTIA Wireless in New Orleans, two companies announced they will be working together to increase the efficiency of each of their respective solutions.

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T-Mobile Moves forward with 4G
5/8/2012
As consumers and enterprise users demand faster connectivity, cellular carriers are working to upgrade their networks to 4G. At CTIA Wireless, T-Mobile USA announced infrastructure vendors for its $4 billion 4G network evolution plan.

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