Department of Energy officially acknowledges Smart Grid is Machine-to-Machine Technology and is conducting workshop on $38 Billion in stimulus money during M2M`s Connected World event

CAROL STREAM, Ill.--(Business Wire)--
It`s finally official: After years of M2M (machine-to-machine) companies walking
the wilderness in search of mainstream validation, Brian J. Quirke, director of
communications for the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) in the Midwest, stated that
the smart grid is actually an M2M initiative. Quirke will be conducting a
special seminar entitled "How to Benefit from Stimulus Dollars" during M2M`s
Connected World (June 9-12, Chicago, IL) on guiding technology companies to take
advantage of $38 billion in stimulus money earmarked for DOE projects.

According to Quirke, "The smart grid is clearly an M2M initiative and the DOE
will be working with many companies to make this happen. In the next 18 months,
the U.S. Dept. of Energy will invest approximately $38 billion to protect the
environment and build the American economy using energy efficiency, renewable
energy, smart grid electricity, and clean fuels … while creating the jobs this
country needs." Quirke will be speaking at 2 p.m. on Wednesday June 10 during
the event. He adds, "The Department has set these goals: Get good projects
underway quickly … in a way that creates lasting value; deliver an unprecedented
degree of transparency; make a significant down payment on the nation`s energy
and environmental future."

With representatives and speakers from some of the country`s largest companies,
this year`s M2M Connected World (June 9-12, Chicago, IL) is validation that M2M
has entered the mainstream and hundreds of business professionals want to talk
about it. With M2M initiatives charted in fields ranging from managing fleets,
to urban planning, to home healthcare, there are few industries that are not
touched by these technologies today.

"If any company is playing in or around the M2M space and is interested in
finding out how the stimulus money is going to become available, Connected World
is the only place to be on June 10. The validation of M2M as a recognized
initiative by the current administration is a huge boost for our space," says
Peggy Smedley, publisher and editorial director of M2M magazine.

Companies like Exelon, AGCO, RhiZone, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, SJE Rhombus,
AT&T, MedApps, T-Mobile, Schlage, Cinterion Wireless Solutions, Hill-Rom,
Zoombak, Tridium, Pacific Controls, Cooper Power Systems, 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, and innovative
communications companies, manufacturing and industrial adopters, thought
leaders, technologists, and futurists.

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

Special presentations:
M2M and Venture Capital
Follow the Smart Grid Money: DOE presentation
Fleet Management:
Managing Fleets for Agriculture
Usage-Based Insurance
M2M Makes Our City Run
Consumer:
Simplifying the Experience
A GPS World
The State of the Connected Home
Security:
Educational Efforts
Beyond the Expectations
Track and Recover in Construction
Healthcare:
Connecting the Body
Empowering Patient Care
Keeping It Clean
Energy/Utilities:
Maximizing Uptime, Minimizing Costs
Wastewater Monitoring
Partnering for the Smart Grid
Building Control:
Smart, Centralized Building Automation
M2M Goes Global
Building Control

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.

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