World`s three largest wireless carriers embrace machine-to-machine technology as sponsors of M2M Connected World 2009

CAROL STREAM, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
What do AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have in common, besides being the
largest wireless carriers in the United States? They`ve all embraced M2M
(machine-to-machine) technology, recognizing its potential for enabling billions
of machines around the world to communicate with each other. Each is a sponsor
of M2M Connected World 2009 (June 9-12, 2009).

"It`s clear with the announcement of the current administration`s smart grid
initiatives, that M2M has entered the mainstream conversation. M2M
communications can be found in fields ranging from fleet and device management,
power distribution, urban planning, and home healthcare; there are few
industries that are not touched by these technologies today," says Peggy
Smedley, publisher and editorial director of M2M magazine.

"T-Mobile is excited to support the M2M Connected World conference. We believe
it is a great place where we can all gather and focus with people who are trying
to bring M2M solutions to market," says John Horn, national director of M2M,
T-Mobile USA.

"M2M has practically become ubiquitous; OEMs (original-equipment manufacturers)
plan to use M2M technology as a piece of the equation when they develop and
field new products. You would be hard pressed to find a device that isn`t
communicating with someone or something somewhere; it`s no surprise that these
major carriers have become sponsors," adds Smedley.

Companies like Exelon, AGCO, RhiZone, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, SJE Rhombus,
MedApps, Schlage, Cinterion Wireless Modules, Hill-Rom, Zoombak, Tridium,
Pacific Controls, Cooper Industries, Wavecom, and Alarm.com, will be in
attendance to participate in and listen to three days of presentations on how
companies are seeing definite return on investment from M2M technologies.

Collectively these companies make M2M Connected World the premier international
gathering for M2M, smart services, wireless, telematics, innovative
communications companies, manufacturing and industrial adopters, thought
leaders, technologists, and futurists.

Presentations cover a broad range of industries and include such topics as:

Fleet Management:
Managing Fleets for Agriculture
M2M Makes Our City Run
Consumer:
Simplifying the Experience
A GPS World
Beyond the Expectations
Security:
Track and Recover in Construction
Healthcare:
Connecting the Body
Empowering Patient Care
Keeping It Clean
Energy/Utilities:
Maximizing Uptime, Minimizing Costs
Wastewater Monitoring
Building Control:
Smart, Centralized Building Control
M2M Goes Global

About M2M magazine

Connecting people, devices, and systems, M2M magazine is dedicated to the
machine-to-machine communication market. With the goal of helping companies
uncover ways to reduce costs and automate processes by networking their assets,
M2M magazine helps companies turn data into actionable information. Visit M2M
magazine on the Web at www.m2mmag.com.

Steve Lundin (312) 602-2434 slundin@bigfrontier.com
BIGfrontier for M2M magazine

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