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M2M platforms to play critical new role in IoT Just as the industry evolves from its vertical M2M heritage to a horizontal IoT, the requirements for Jim Morrish, software platforms are Machina evolving. A new white Research paper published by Machina Research, a provider of strategic intelligence on the M2M, IoT and Big Data markets, explores how the M2M platforms space evolved to the current day status. Perhaps most interestingly, it identifies the need for a new kind of platform together
with the ideal functionality of such platforms. To date, different kinds of M2M platforms have emerged to assist with the development and deployment of applications. However, the industry is now at a tipping point. The old ‘stove-pipe’ M2M application approach is giving way to a more integrated method to application development which draws from a wider range of data sources (including M2M connected devices of different types and also corporate and other IT systems) and
stitches them together with more sophisticated applications. The M2M/IoT Application Platform provides the ‘glue’ which intermediates between application developers, M2M connected devices and a range of niche and specialised M2M platforms and wider enterprise IT systems. Referring to the dynamics of this new M2M/IoT world, Morrish commented: “In the world of the M2M/IoT application platform, the application developer is king.”
Aeris enables M2M app data management and analytics platform – via the cloud M2M application developers looking to improve how data is stored, processed, published and consumed, might want to consider a cloud-based approach that has recently been launched by Aeris Communications, the Made for Machines™ technology and service provider. AerCloud, a next-generation M2M Application Enablement Platform (AEP), provides data management and analytics functionality for M2M applications.
As the value of M2M data extends beyond just monitoring and control, sophisticated users are extracting actionable business intelligence from their M2M data – multiplying the value of their deployment in the process. Additionally, the eco system itself is undergoing an undeniable shift. “As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates, more companies will be looking to use
cloud-based platforms and companies like Aeris, which offer a full-stack solution,” says Carrie MacGillivray, vice-president of mobile services and IoT at analyst firm IDC. “Data and applications are where the value will be realised. This will cause a paradigm shift in the IoT ecosystem. Vendors who are able to incorporate data and applications into their IoT story will be well-positioned for success" she says.
Eurotech to improve M2M application device lifecycle management Eurotech, a supplier of embedded technologies, products and systems, has launched the Everyware™ Software Framework (ESF) 2.0 to give developers proven M2M building blocks and built-in remote device and application management. The upgrade provides a cost-effective, flexible and IT-oriented device application framework to build the new generation of connected, smart devices and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. It provides complete device abstraction consistent
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across all hardware interfaces including serial ports, USB ports, Ethernet, WiFi, GPS, cellular modems, Watchdog, CAN port, digital and analogue I/Os and others. Designed to separate applications from the hardware underneath, ESF 2.0 easily leverages software developments across different hardware architectures, generations and devices. Coupled with modern protocols and Eurotech’s Everyware Cloud integration platform, the framework helps companies focus on core competencies with instant
M2M cloud platform connectivity at a faster time to market.