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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to M2M Premier Web Reports. This section digs deeper into the print edition of M2M Magazine with complete interviews from sources quoted in the magazine as well as special focus articles. To begin, please use the directory below to select a Web Report.
DIRECTORY
• Location-Based Services
• M2M In Depth: LBS
LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
Issue: Jan/Feb 2008
Description:
Location-based services has emerged as one of the fastest growing sectors within M2M, and if recent market activity is any indication of what’s to come, 2008 could be the year of LBS (location-based services). LBS encompasses the wide array of applications that depend on GPS (global positioning system) and other location technologies as an essential enabling technology, and thanks to location-based services, companies have more visibility of all their mobile assets than ever before.

This in-depth supplement from M2M magazine features the newest applications of LBS within the M2M sector and includes interviews with executives from the leading technology providers in the machine-to-machine space.

Click here to read the supplement.
M2M IN DEPTH: LBS
Issue: Fall 2003
Article/Department:
Location-Based Services
Description:

The worlds of machine-to-machine communications and location-based services are converging, and the application opportunities are immense.
 
In February, M2M Premier will feature an in-depth report on how M2M is impacting applications for LBS (location-based services), AVL (automatic vehicle location), and GPS (global positioning system) technology.

Tracking-Service Applications
This feature article will explain the business value of location-based services for tracking high-value assets such as fleets, couriers, taxis, rental vehicles, and freight. The piece will also discuss what location-based services are, what technologies are used, and what obstacles may be encountered.

Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance
The Web report takes an in-depth look at how early adopters in the automotive insurance sector are using M2M to breathe life into the industry’s traditional business model.

Process Overview
Walk through the process of deploying an asset-tracking application—learn what hurdles to expect and also how to optimize the project for the greatest possible return on investment.

The report will offer compelling feature articles and contributed commentaries to help explain how networking physical assets opens up new opportunities for applications and industries to harness machine-to-machine communications.

 

  
       
CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES
Siemens Wireless Modules:
Intercommunication Driven by Wireless Modules: The New Use of Machines
DataRemote Inc.:
Where’s the Fleet?
Amplia Soluciones:
Iberian Pig Farming
DataOnline LLC:
Supply-Chain Optimization
Tendril Inc.:
Office Equipment