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Google Gains B&N's Nook

May 3, 2013

In today's Wall Street Journal they reported that Barnes and Noble is joining the Android market.  The discussion was about the disappointing sales of the Nook in it's competition with Amazon's Kindle.  

Normally, I don't write about consumer space but I think the issue of needing to consolidation in the Application venues is interesting.  My general view point is that the Web should be its own App Store.  

Darwin Was Right Cream Rises

January 14, 2013

Jerry Coumo and Gari Singh talk about the world wide opportunity for M2M and the experiences they are having in speaking with startups in China and Global 200 customers.  The experience is amazing an on the Internet the scale and requirements are often similar for M2M.

ibmopportunity.mp3

JavaScript the Kinder Gentler Java for M2M

January 14, 2013

Gari Singh and Jerry Coumo of IBM continue the discussion with me on M2M and how people are developing solutions.   Taking advantage of open source is part of the puzzle.  The discussion also talks about Mongodb.

IBMonJavaandJavaScript.mp3

IBM Interview about MQTT being used for M2M

January 14, 2013

Listen to the first part of the IBM interview about MQTT.  Jerry Coumo and Gari Singh of IBM share their thoughts on what is happening with M2M.


IBMonMQTT.mp3

And here are some additional resourcesRelated articles AMQP vs. MQTT: Some Resources (java.dzone.com) IBM predicts five innovations for the next 5 years (nextbigfuture.com)

Big Messaging Using MQTT

January 14, 2013

Jerry Coumo and Gari Singh of IBM talked to me about Websphere and how they were enabling M2M.  A key ingredient is the use of MQTT as  messaging protocol which has been used for solutions such as St. Jude's patient care.  It's also been used by Facebook, for their Instant Messaging solution which shows how scalable the solution can be.  

The Issues we Face in Deploying M2M over LTE

November 27, 2012

Long Term Evolution [LTE] deployments include the phasing out of various 2G  and 2.5G solutions.  However, the trend to support the data needs of human users is undeniable.  However when it comes to machines, its not clear what drivers are going to make M2M an LTE driver.

Like humans, video for M2M surveillance is probably the most likely.  

How Do You Like M2M Evolution Now?

November 15, 2012

If you are new to the site, you may not realize how much more there is on the site, but its alot.  Particularly we are working on our new M2M magazine.  However, if you are new to us, let me take the opportunity to not only welcome you, but ask you to participate.

We need M2M to be as popular a term as Wi-Fi, in order for all the places M2M can help to truly take advantage of it.