Modern enterprises rely upon machine-to-machine (M2M) deployments for critical and cost-effective operations in everything from industrial and logistics automation, to energy management, security control and total facilities management.

M2M deployments require millions of edge controllers in factories, transportation hubs, hospitals and facilities to acquire, monitor and analyze data, automatically control functions, and transmit data and status to central databases. The ubiquity of broadband and wireless networks enable a new generation of Internet edge devices that allow operators and service providers to deliver, control,manage and update services on demand. Spurred by US Department of Defense and Wal-Mart mandates, RFID applications are now adding another huge market for edge controllers. The family of JNIB network edge devices have been created to address the M2M market.

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Target applications

• Wireless remote control, sensing, and telemetry for health care, security systems, utility metering, home/building automation, and transportation monitoring
• RFID systems for asset tracking, inventory control, and logistics operations
• Wireless sensor networks (e.g Zigbee) and location systems (e.g GPS)