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Industry News Anti-Kidnap Child Protection in Wearable Devices PodsystemM2M has announced that its Best Signal Multi Network SIM cards have been selected by MyFamily Mobile for their wearable children specific voice and data messaging and smart locator anti-kidnap devices. MyFamily Mobile offers a range of voice and data messaging and mobile personal emergency response services for families via durable and simple to operate wearable devices, controlled from any mobile, tablet or PC. MyFamily Mobile devices use a blend of GPS, GSM, RFID and WiFi to provide the most accurate location information, indoors and out. Safe zones, or geo-fences, can be defined to alert loved ones if the boundary is crossed. In the event of a kidnap or other emergency, devices are equipped with a panic button that triggers an automatic location beacon and, if necessary, an armed response team to help recover loved ones that are in danger. For MyFamily Mobile, the highest priority is the safety and protection of their customers' young family members. With "mission critical" tracking, when a child's safety is at stake, reliable connectivity is crucial. This is why MyFamily Mobile has selected PodystemM2M's multi network SIM cards. These SIMs can connect to several networks in each country and will automatically swap networks if the signal is lost. This is essential for the type of situations in which MyFamily Mobile tracking devices are deployed, as the wearable device is much less likely to lose coverage as it roams, even in rural areas. MyFamily Mobile are developing their devices on a new server platform for use in the US and Europe. With Podsystem's flat rate US and EU data and support from a team of IoT and M2M experts, PodsystemM2M's technical support is key to MyFamily Mobile. Subscribers have never experienced a down time even when travelling abroad. Invisibility Central to $80 billion Wearable Market By 2020 Juniper Research has revealed the key technologies that it believes will become the most disruptive by 2020. The new report 'The World in 2020 - A Technology Vision' is being offered as a free download in celebration of the launch of its new online research platform. The report argues that invisible wearables (i.e. wearables indistinguishable from non-smart technology) are likely to see significant adoption before the end of the decade. Within a wearables market that Juniper estimates will be worth approximately $80 billion annually by 2020, fashion-first wearables will have a much greater appeal than tech-centric devices, as they will blend in with consumers' lives more effectively. However, the report points out that this will not be a strategy that every wearables company will pursue, as the appearance of tech may ultimately become part of an overall design aesthetic. Meanwhile, dermally-attached wearables (such as biostamps) are in a more embryonic state, and require a more significant shift in consumer habits than accessories-based wearables, limiting their adoption among general consumers for the foreseeable future. 26 www.RemoteMagazine.com IoT Startup IQP Partners with Three Giant Japanese Companies Internet of Things (IoT) startup IQP has partnered with three Japanese giants. The companies that are partnering with IQP include Fujitsu, NEC Engineering, and KDDI. IQP is now in the process of raising its first external funding round and is expanding its activity in the US in search for new customers and partners. The company has already established presence in New York City and plans are underway to set up a branch in the Silicon Valley during this year. Israeli entrepreneur Guy Kaplinsky, who serves as the company's CEO, founded IQP in 2011 with an owner investment of $5 million. The company, which launched its sales activity in 2014, is headquartered in Tokyo with R&D operations near Tel Aviv, Israel. According to a Gartner report on the growth of IoT[, by 2020 there will be 26 billion objects connected to the internet, excluding PCs, tablets and smartphones. Due to the typically large investment of both time and money involved in developing and commercializing IoT applications, American and international companies still find it difficult to develop profitable business models around IoT. IQP's platform makes it simple for brands, manufacturers, telecom operators, public service providers and other organizations to quickly develop applications in IoT and other areas, without any knowledge in programming code. It also enables companies to create their own App market and allow third parties to develop applications for an ecosystem which generates profits from IoT applications. As a result, the companies turn their Internet of Things activity from a source of expenses and risks to a source of ensured revenue from new services. For example, global corporations such as car manufacturers are required to develop, finance and maintain on their own free IoT applications in many countries over the world. Glassbeam and ThingWorx Partner to Bring Advanced Analytics to the Internet of Things Glassbeam, Inc. has joined the PTC ThingWorx partner ecosystem as a ThingWorx Ready partner. As a ThingWorx Ready partner, Glassbeam will be integrated seamlessly with ThingWorx to deliver a comprehensive, advanced analytics platform, which will be available in the ThingWorx Marketplace. ThingWorx is the first platform designed to build and run the applications of the connected world. ThingWorx reduces the time, cost and risk required to build innovative applications for smart, connected products. With Glassbeam as a partner, ThingWorx customers will be able access a proven IoT analytics platform with advanced machine learning and real-time analytics right out of the box. ThingWorx Ready certification means that Glassbeam will be capable of directly ingesting and analyzing data collected and stored inside the ThingWorx platform. Customers will benefit from an integrated, complementary and cloud-based analytics platform designed specifically for complex, multi-structured machine data and IoT. Glassbeam's patent-pending, cloud-based technology enables customers to reduce costs, increase revenues, accelerate product http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - M2M 2015

Editor's Choice
Safeguarding the IoT: Putting Security Front and Center
Remote Device Management for the Internet of Things
Not So Remote Any More: Incorporating Wireless Connectivity into Remote Site Equipment for Anytime Access and Greater Control
M2M with HMI
OMG Standards in the Oil & Gas Industry
Internet of Things West Preview
Modern IT Solutions Turn Worry into Confidence
IoT Products and Services
Industry News

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