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Yesterday I’ve been invited to a debate organized by the Fundació UPC about “internet in your pocket”. During the debate, Albert Calvet from CV&A Consulting talked about e-learning and its applications to cellphones. Carles Grau from Microsoft talked about the upcoming technology that Microsoft is preparing for new mobile devices, he talked about his Media Center integrated in some versions of Windows Vista, but I became surprised because he did’t talked about Windows Mobile Edition, that has become a winner between Operative Systems for mobile devices, maybe because the concept “PDA” is almost dead? Josep Fígols from Sun was really direct and concise; he said that Java is more alive than ever (making special attention to JME), he introduced the SunSPOT and said that any mobile device oriented applications needs a solid and strong backend (and of course, Java is the right technology to implement it). He also made a reference to the acquisition of MySQL by Sun (while Carles Grau noticed in an interview that Opensource has no sustainable Business Model behind). Xavier Kirchner from Telefonica I+D talked about more generalistic data and showed us why existing internet access from cellphones became a complete failure. I really liked his thought that we must look at cellphones as an interface to interact with social networking applications. I made a fast reference to most new devices (Iphone, Blackberry and Asus Eee PC) that make possible to take advantage from ubiquitous connectivity, but also to new devices that forge the anacronysm of typical input/output interfaces like keyboard/screen. Finally I talked about new network providers like Fon or future MVNO’s. A final reference was to Android and RSS as a upcoming platforms and standards needed to speed-up new applications development.

During the rest of the debate, we discussed about Opensource, about the inexistent initiative from the Y generation (while I was criticizing the University for not stimulating students creativity). Also there was a reference about the need of add semantic information to this huge amount of data that Internet is becoming. It was a really interesting debate that could have been running for hours because of topic’s interest and possibilities. Here you have my slides. I would like also to thank to the Fundació UPC the invite to a high level debate.

Dimarts dia 26 de Febrer estaré present a l’acte institucional de la UPC, en el transcurs de l’acte hi haurà una taula rodona sobre “Internet a la Butxaca”. El Sr Albert Calvet de CV&A Consulting, el Sr Xavier Kirchner de Telefonica I+D, el Sr Josep Fígols de Sun Microsystems, el Sr Carles Grau de Microsoft i jo mateix parlarem sobre la ubiqüitat de Internet i els models de negoci possibles associats a aquest nou canal.

Esteu tots convidats, aqui podeu veure la invitació digital i l’accés al formulari per inscriure’us.

The 2008 M2M 100 is a list of the most important and influential machine-to-machine technology providers as determined by the editors of M2M magazine and its editorial advisory board. It is designed to provide a snapshot of the market as it exists today and the companies with the greatest impact on its direction. The M2M 100 is published annually.

7 Layers Inc. Irvine, California Engineering/Deployment Services
Accenture Ltd. Hamilton, Bermuda (U.K.) Application Platform/Middleware
Advantech Cincinnati, Ohio Embedded Hardware
Aeris Communications San Jose, California Network Connectivity/Services
Airbiquity Seattle, Washington Application Platform/Middleware
Arcom Control Systems Inc. Overland Park, Kansas Embedded Hardware
AT&T Inc. San Antonio, Texas Network Connectivity/Services
Augusta Systems Inc. Morgantown, West Virginia RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking (Radio Frequency Indendification)
AVIDWireless Irving, Texas External Hardware
Axeda Corp. Foxboro, Massachusetts Application Software
BlueTree Wireless Data Inc. Montreal, Quebec External Hardware
BOX Telematics West Midlands, United Kingdom External Hardware
CalAmp Corp. Oxnard, California Embedded Hardware
CETECOM Inc. Milpitas, California Machine-to-Machine
Comtech Holdings Ltd. Bolton, England (U.K.) Application Platform/Middleware
Comtrol Corporation Maple Grove, Minnesota External Hardware
Connect One Ltd. Phoenix, Arizona Embedded Hardware
Coronis Systems Inc. Montpellier, France RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
CriticalWireless Corp. Austin, Texas Application Platform/Middleware
Crossbow Technology Inc. San Jose, California RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
CrossBridge Solutions Lincolnshire, Illinois Network/Application Services
DataOnline LLC Berkeley Heights, New Jersey External Hardware
DataRemote Inc. Ventura, California External Hardware
Digi International Minnetonka, Minnesota External Hardware
DPAC Technologies Corp. Garden Grove, California Embedded Hardware
Dust Networks Inc. Hayward, California RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
Echelon Corp. San Jose, California Application Platform/Middleware
ei3 Montvale, New Jersey Application Platform/Middleware
Eka Systems Inc. Germantown, Maryland RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking (Radio Frequency Indendification)
Ember Corp. Boston, Massachusetts RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
EMRT Pittsford, New York Engineering/Deployment Services
Enfora LP Plano, Texas Embedded Hardware
Esprida Corp. Mississauga, Ontario Application Platform/Middleware
Ezurio Ltd. High Wycombe, United Kingdom External Hardware
General Electric Co. Fairfield, Connecticut Application Platform/Middleware
Hetrogenous Inc. DBA FalcomUSA Northridge, California Embedded Hardware
Honeywell Intl. Inc. Morristown, New Jersey External Hardware
IBM Armonk, New York Application Platform/Middleware
Integ Process Group Inc. Wexford, Pennsylvania External Hardware
Iridium Satellite LLC Bethesda, Maryland Network Connectivity/Services
Isochron Inc. Austin, Texas Application Platform/Middleware
Janus Remote Communications Aurora, Illinois Embedded Hardware
Jasper Wireless Inc. Sunnyvale, California Network Connectivity/Services
Kore Telematics Herndon, Virginia Network Connectivity/Services
Kyocera Wireless Corp. San Diego, California Embedded Hardware
M2M Data Corp. Englewood, Colorado Application Platform/Middleware
MeshNetics Phoenix, Arizona RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking (Radio Frequency Indendification)
Millennial Net Burlington, Massachusetts RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
Mobile Electron LLC Lutz, Florida Deployment Services
Moblize Houston, Texas Application Platform/Middleware
Morey Corp. Woodridge, Illinois External Hardware
Motorola Shaumburg, Illinois Embedded Hardware
MOXA Technologies Brea, California External Hardware
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. Mounds View, Minnesota Embedded Hardware
MWA Intelligence Scottsdale, Arizona Asset Tracking
NexAira Inc. San Diego, California Engineering/Deployment Services
Numerex Atlanta, Georgia Network Connectivity/Services
Omnilink Systems Alpharetta, Georgia Application Platform/Middleware
Opto22 Temecula, California External Hardware
Orange SA London, England (U.K.) Network Connectivity/Services
ORBCOMM Dulles, Virginia Network Connectivity/Services
Pedigree Technologies Fargo, North Dakota RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking (Radio Frequency Indendification)
Perle Systems Inc. Nashville, Tennessee External Hardware
Precidia Technologies Inc. Ottawa, Ontario Application Platform/Middleware
QUALCOMM Wireless Business Solutions San Diego, California Network Connectivity/Services
Questra Corp. Redwood City, California Application Platform/Middleware
Raco Wireless Cincinnati, Ohio Network Connectivity/Services
RF Monolithics Inc. Dallas, Texas RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
Rogers Business Solutions Toronto, Ontario Network Connectivity/Services
SAP AG Waldorf, Germany Application Platform/Middleware
Savi Technology Inc. Mountain View, California RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
Sena Technologies Inc. San Jose, California Embedded Hardware
Sensicast Systems Inc. Needham, Massachusetts RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
SensorLogic Inc. Addison, Texas Application Platform/Middleware
Shanghai SimCom Ltd. Shanghai, China Embedded Hardware
Siemens AG Munich, Germany Embedded Hardware
Sierra Wireless Richmond, British Columbia Embedded Hardware
Simple Com Tools Tampa, Florida External Hardware
SmartSignal Corp. Lisle, Illinois Application Platform/Middleware
Sprint Nextel Corp. Overland Park, Kansas Network Connectivity/Services
T-Mobile USA Inc. Bellevue, Washington Network Connectivity/Services
Telit Morrisville, North Carolina Embedded Hardware
Telus Mobility Edmonton, Alberta Network Connectivity/Services
Tendril Networks Inc. Boulder, Colorado RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
Texas Instruments Inc. Dallas, Texas RFID/Wireless Sensor Networking
Tridium Richmond, Virginia Application Platform/Middleware
V2 Telecom Sao Paulo, Brazil Deployment Services
Velocita Wireless Woodbridge, New Jersey Network Connectivity/Services
Verizon Wireless Bedminster, New Jersey Network Connectivity/Services
Vianet Ltd Dunfermline, England (U.K.) Application Platform/Middleware
Vodafone Group PLC Newbury, England (U.K.) Network Connectivity/Services
Wavecom Cedex, France Embedded Hardware
WebTech Wireless Inc. Burnaby, British Columbia Deployment Services
Wind River Systems Inc. Alameda, California Engineering/Deployment Services
WinSystems Inc. Arlington, Texas Embedded Hardware
Wyless PLC Uxbridge, England (U.K.) Network Connectivity/Services
Your Voice SpA Milano, Italy Application Platform/Middleware
Ziphany LLC North Tonawanda, New York Application Platform/Middleware

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Source: http://www.specialtypub.com/m2m/m2m100/listing.asp

A good way to know about the usage of the development frameworks is to look at the job positions offered asking for knowledge on it. Indeed.com allows you to look through the history of job offers by keyword so you can have an idea of the evolution of the job demand.

The guys from the Spring Team have compared the evolution of positions asking for “java and spring” vs “java and ejb”. The growth of Spring positions is amazing, and gives an idea of how well the IT industry is adquiring this open source framework. EJB have not decreased, however I think it’s a matter of time, because the flexibility of the Spring framework and the large set of plugins to connect to other frameworks is a pro that is convincing even the more old-school project managers.

[Via the Spring Source Team Blog]

La innovación tecnológica de Dexma ha sido premiada por Bancaja.

Dexma Sensors ha ganado uno de los premios de ‘Empresas de Base Tecnológica’, en los Premios de Emprendedores.

EMPRESAS DE BASE TECNOLÓGICA:

• Iberobotics, S.L.
  Fabricación, importación y distribución de equipos robotizados de uso doméstico y profesional. Santander (Cantabria).

• Vinci Energia Coop. V.
  Desarrollo de un método y sistema de conversión de energía solar en mecánica o eléctrica. Castellón.

• Alimentos funcionales de origen tradicional S.L.
  Producción de alimentos de origen vegetal sin lactosa ni leche. Aldaia (Valencia).

• Solaiemes S.L.
  Consultoría y desarrollo de aplicaciones y tecnologías móviles (telefonía, PDA). Madrid.

• Veracetics, SL
  Investigación, desarrollo, producción y comercialización de extractos vegetales (Aloe Vera). Madrid.

• Miramedia Comunicación S.L.
  Innovación y generación de nuevos medios de comunicación y publicidad. Valencia.

• Dexma Sensors, SL.
  Ingeniería especializada en redes de sensores inalámbricas y M2M (comunicaciones entre equipos). Barcelona.

• Cultivos Marinos del Cantábrico S.L
  Cultivo y distribución de algas marinas. Gijón (Asturias).

• Sharika Digital S.L.L.
  Desarrollo de aplicaciones de alto valor añadido utilizando software libre. Donostia (Guipúzcoa).

• Quobis Networks SLU.
  Instalación de sistemas de networking, telefonía IP y despliegue de redes inalámbricas. Vigo (Pontevedra).

En poques hores s’acabarà l’any 2007, un any ple de reptes que poc a poc s’han anat superant i altres que seran de ben segurs superats durant el 2008. Es moment doncs de mirar enrere de forma lleugera i fer un balanç del cami recorregut. Tot l’equip de dexma estem contents i orgullosos de fins on hem arribat i estem segurs d’arribar molt més lluny durant el 2008. Ens agradaria també encomanar aquesta empenta a totes les empreses i particulars amb qui hem colaborat i compartit projectes, i desitjar-los a tots unes bones festes i un millor any que ens espera.

Fins l’any vinent!

article @ http://pinnova.upc.es/innoves/innoves77/

These days have been very busy, we’re still in SIMO (Madrid, Spain). Visit us whenever you want!
Remember: stand 1A146.

Sensor Telemetry: Tapping into the Enormous Potential of Sensor Technologies and Two-way Wireless Communications

The emerging trend of Sensor Telemetry combines data—historical and current—with two-way wireless communications to offer unprecedented visibility into and management of equipment, products and interactions. It promises organizations more detailed, real-time views, not just of individual business transactions, but of physical state and operations, and human conditions. Sensor Telemetry will also enable organizations to respond faster and even predict incidents before they occur.

Accenture Technology Labs, the technology research and development organization within Accenture, believes that Sensor Telemetry will offer organizations the potential to improve performance by generating new revenue streams and improving their operational effectiveness. How? Imagine, for example, the goods in the back of the delivery truck being able to tell the truck driver that they have fallen over and are broken. Or imagine if utility poles could alert city officials if harmful insects enter the city limits. Sensor Telemetry can help organizations across many industries develop new revenue-generating services.

more info

from IDTechEx

Active RFID, where a battery drives the tag, is responsible for an increasing percentage of the money spent in the RFID market. It will rise from 12.7% of the total RFID market this year to 26.3% in 2017, meaning a huge $7.07 billion market. If we include the market for cell phone RFID modules (another form of active RFID), the market is an additional $0.44 billion in 2007 and $1.2 billion in 2017.

Analysis of 75 case studies

In the analysis of 75 active RFID case studies from 18 countries, the largest number of projects has been in Logistics with around double the number for each of the nearest contenders - Air Industry, Automotive/Transportation and Healthcare. Added to those as important sectors will be such things as safety of constructions and people monitoring. Meanwhile, RTLS is being put in about 50 hospitals yearly, for staff, patients and assets. In the case studies, the items that are tagged were mainly containers, followed by vehicles, conveyances and people.

Applications of Active RFID by market vertical 2007-201