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PRESS RELEASES

December 1, 2005 --  Special Savings Now on M2M and Wireless Research Reports

 
July 28, 2004 -- Wireless data services are just what the doctor ordered

November 12, 2003 -- New report projects growth of M2M-enabled devices; 880 million non-PC devices annually networked by 2010

November 11, 2003 -- Wireless Data Research Group and The FocalPoint Group to partner on M2M reports and services

July 10, 2003 -- San Francisco, CA -- FocalPoint 40: North American Innovators of M2M

April 10, 2003 -- San Francisco, CA – M2M Forecast: a new study brings the adoption of intelligent machines into focus


FOCALPOINT ARTICLES


Mobile Business Advisor -- Wireless Monitoring in Medical Research.  By Ian Barkin, Managing Director  (registration required)

Mobile Business Advisor -- Fighting Fires with Information.  By Ian Barkin, Managing Director (registration required)

Mobile Business Advisor -- Businesses Make the Wireless Connection.  By Ian Barkin & John Williams, Managing Directors (registration required)

M2M Magazine -- M2M: A community of always-on machines.  By Ian Barkin, Managing Director (subscription required - go here)

Electric Light & Power -- New Technologies Make Big Contributions to the Deregulated Power Industry.  By John Williams, Managing Director  (registration required)

Mobile Business Advisor -- Connect, Monitor, Manage: Find out how machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies can streamline business operations.  By Ian Barkin, Managing Director (registration required)

Mass High Tech -- Machine-to-machine industry heating up as local companies get connected.  By John Williams, Managing Director


FOCALPOINT IN THE PRESS
July 30, 2004 -- Managing Automation Magazine -- Cutting the Cord.
  By Lauren Gibbons Paul

April 26, 2004 -- BusinessWeek -- A Machine-to-Machine "Internet of Things".  By Andy Reinhardt

April 8, 2004 -- internetnews.com -- MobilePro files for ZigBee patent.  By Susan Kuchinskas

March 29, 2004 -- SmallTimes -- Millennial Net Hopes to Hook Up 21st Century Sensor Networks.  By Jack Mason

November 14, 2003 -- InfoWorld -- Machine-to-machine Technology Boosts Bottom Line.  By Ephraim Schwartz

November 3, 2003 -- Boston Globe -- Start Up Rolls Out 'Energy Harvesters'.  By Peter J. Howe

October 26, 2003 -- Dayton Daily News -- M2M's time may finally be at hand.  By Bob Keefe

September 8, 2003 -- EBN -- Machine-to-machine networks catching on.  By Crista Suza

September 2, 2003 -- Chicago Tribune -- Machine-to-machine talk not stuff of fiction.  By Jon Van (free registration required)

August 8, 2003 -- internetnews.com -- Zigbee gets a step closer to reality.  By Susan Kuchinskas

August 3, 2003 -- AutomationWorld -- Can you hear me now?  By Carol Wilson (free registration required)

May 30, 2003 -- Chicago Sun Times -- Firm sees M2M moving to mainstream over 2yrs.  By Howard Wolinsky

May 30, 2003 -- Chicago Sun Times -- Local firm a pioneer in machine-to-machine tech  By Howard Wolinsky 

April 25, 2003 -- Boston Business Journal -- TECHBIZ: Local firms vie for spots in the wireless-sensor market. By Tom Witkowski

April 24, 2003 -- Chicago Tribune -- Today's Viewpoint: Machine-to-machine chatter makes noise. By Christine Tatum  (free registration required)
Note: Click the link on the right labeled "The Rise of M2M Technology".  FocalPoint's company profile of
nPhase and our white paper are highlighted. 

April 23, 2003 -- Electric Light & Power Web Site -- M2M White Paper 
FocalPoint's M2M white paper is highlighted on EL&P's site.