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Winning Big With M2M – Pamplona Capital Management Increases its Stake
Yesterday, Mac-Grey was acquired by CSC ServiceWorks for a 41% premium over Monday’s share price. This is interesting to us because of the M2M element. The newly combined entity represents a perfect example of what can happen when things coin-operated or otherwise are connected to the cloud. Mac-Grey provides M2M enabled commercial laundry products and services. For example, if you owned an apartment building and wished to provide an on-premises laundry room, you might contract with Mac-Grey to provide that service. Mac-Grey would install and manage the washers and dryers and you, as the building owner, could collect a revenue... Continue reading
Posted Oct 16, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Intel stacks more chips onto its existing M2M wager
Posted Oct 9, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Will the US Government Shutdown Impact the Embedded Computing Market?
The answer is yes and depending on the length of the disruption, the impact will be significant. Decisions on new US aerospace and defense projects will be on hold but the effects of these delays will be minimal as these decisions only impact embedded computer supplier revenues 3 or more years in the future. What will be significant are the numerous small impacts over multiple markets which will tend to move embedded computer supplier revenues that would have been recorded in 4Q/2013 to 1Q/2014. Delays in inspecting and approving products at or for OEMs in medical, aerospace, and defense markets... Continue reading
Posted Oct 4, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Curtiss-Wright is Betting Big on SWAP
In today's earlier blog covering Eurotech’s big bet on M2M, we mainly discussed the Eurotech side of the deal. In this follow-up we will provide VDC's View of the Curtiss-Wright side as we believe they have a shrewd strategy in play. In Parvus, Curtiss-Wright receives a complementary set of mobile computing and networking products that will allow diversification beyond their core Mil/Aero markets into markets such as industrial where ruggedized products with superior Size, Weight, and Power (SWAP) attributes will be increasingly valued. With ~$20M or more in 2012 revenues and an EBITDA of ~25% Parvus is definitely not a... Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Eurotech is Betting "All-In" on M2M and the Internet of Things
Today’s announcement of the Eurotech sale of its Parvus division to Curtiss-Wright represents an all-in bet by Eurotech on the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M market in general. The approximate $38M in capital will allow Eurotech to further develop and support its portfolio of the High Performance Embedded Computing (HPEC), and “green” highly-efficient super computing products required at the edge of device networks as well as the cloud resources that support them. In the next 3-years we can expect that strategies and actions such as those undertaken by Eurotech will be the rule rather than the exception. One... Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Calling all Embedded Board & Module Suppliers – Stand up and be Heard!
Posted Sep 26, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Will the Hynix Wuxi Fire Impact the Embedded Computer Market?
We expect the September 4th fire at a Hynix semiconductor fab producing DRAMs to adversely impact suppliers of embedded products. The perception of a possible supply disruption for DRAMs has already affected pricing. Although Hynix is downplaying the event, the likely affect will be somewhere between a temporary shortage and a larger industry impact that some investors are predicting. Suffice it to say that the potential mix between a cleanroom and “thick black smoke” would be disrupting, even if the equipment was not obviously damaged. It is possible that materials and surfaces in some parts of the facility were contaminated.... Continue reading
Posted Sep 9, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Microsoft, Nokia, Qualcomm and Samsung Announcements will Enable New M2M Products and Applications
First of all, Microsoft announced this week that they would acquire Nokia’s devices and service business. This is an excellent example of what we expect will continue to happen in the M2M and embedded ecosystem. In this case, a larger, more highly capitalized supplier is able to integrate elements of mobile device solutions. This acquisition will allow the combined entity to gain market share that would not otherwise have been practical from a business perspective. For example, Microsoft will be far more capable of making strategic purchases of materials or R&D investments to create new, more competitive mobile and M2M... Continue reading
Posted Sep 6, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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3D Printing Will Impact Embedded Computing? VDC’s View of the Future
Posted Aug 27, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Sometimes Less Can Be More - A Lot More!
As you may recall, AMD won VDC’s Hardware Embeddy for the new G-Series SoC processors. The G-Series line of these processors continues to expand and this week provides another example of the broadening of that line to address lower TDP applications . With a maximum Thermal Design Power (TDP) of only 6 Watts the GX-210JA SoC formally announced this morning consumes a third less power than what was, until today, the lowest power G-Series member. On average, and depending on the application, AMD projects the new product will exhibit 3 Watts TDP. This may not seem like a big deal... Continue reading
Posted Jul 30, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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OEMs Shift Their Use of Professional Services to a Gain Competitive Edge
Posted Jun 19, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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At the Design West – Embedded Systems Conference – 2013 – Part 3
During the show, we met with Connect Tech Inc. who introduced us to two of their latest Xtreme PCIe/104 products, including the Xtreme/GPU product that can be ordered either with an AMD Radeon E6760 or an NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M. These modules can provide support for up to four displays, which is a lot of capability in a 3.77” x 3.55” form factor. If the solution needs Ethernet capability, the Xtreme/GbE packs 8 ports of Gigabit Ethernet connectivity into that same space. The conversation with Connect Tech took an interesting turn to a discussion about problems which may arise when... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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At the Design West – Embedded Systems Conference 2013 – Part 2
In this blog we will continue to provide a few more highlights from the suppliers we spoke to at the 2013 DESIGN WEST / Embedded Systems Conference that was held last week in San Jose. Small Form Factor Motherboards: At the VersaLogic booth we were shown several of their new small form factor motherboards, including the EBX format Copperhead that is powered by an Intel i7 processor and can support up to 3 independent displays. We also saw their COM Express Mini format Falcon and EPIC format Iguana that are powered by Intel Atom processors. The Iguana boards have a... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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M2M can Authenticate Actionable Intelligence for Hospitality Industry
Posted May 1, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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At the Design West – Embedded Systems Conference 2013 – Part 1 the Embeddy
Posted Apr 29, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Embedded Sensing & M2M Enable Advanced Efficient Agriculture
Posted Apr 18, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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ALPR = Big $$ for Embedded Hardware Suppliers
An interesting opportunity for embedded hardware suppliers caught the attention of the VDC M2M Embedded Platform team. The opportunity was highlighted in a Boston Globe article this week about a local police department that equipped a cruiser with a $28K Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) unit. There were a number of eye-popping statistics starting with the fact that the unit apparently paid for itself in the first 11 days it was deployed. The ROI was accomplished from revenues generated by identifying vehicles and drivers with expired licenses, registrations, inspections, or other unpaid fines and fees. ALPRs can also be used... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Solar Panel M2M can Provide Actionable Intelligence
This morning, we saw a blog about how Danfoss was integrating an M2M application into their solar panel inverter products. What are these particular inverters? Before we begin, it’s worth taking a quick look at what an inverter does. First, a solar panel outputs DC power, at voltages that vary with the applied load. To be able to use this power at the residence and/or output it to the grid, it must be converted to a set AC voltage and frequency. This means that the DC output from the solar installation must be changed to the correct frequency (50 or... Continue reading
Posted Mar 22, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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The Next big Thing in Smart Phones is LITTLE
Last week, Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S4 Smartphone. The first wave of news indicated that it would be powered by Samsung’s new 8-core Exynos 5 octa processor. This is exciting to us because it represents one of the first commercial rollouts of the ARM big.LITTLE technology. Samsung intends to sell the Exynos 5 to other device makers as well. These types of processors although targeted for use in high-end mobile devices, may find M2M and embedded market traction as well because of the many functions that are included and the technology that balances processor speed and power consumption. The... Continue reading
Posted Mar 19, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Is Yahoo’s Collaboration Strategy Flawed? M2M & People Play Key Roles
Based on my experience, there is a point to Marissa Meyer’s new policy at Yahoo. Collaboration can indeed happen when people work in a same physical area. When I worked as a product support engineer back in the late 90’s, our team would take calls from field engineers as the second tier of customer support. There was countless times where the team members would overhear a conversation from a person on a call and offer assistance because they had a good idea about what the problem was. If anything, the challenge back then was proving to people that collaboration could... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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VDC Initiating Coverage on SMARC Embedded COMs
Supplier interviews for VDC’s 2013 Embedded Hardware Service for Embedded Products are currently underway. As a result of a recent SGET (Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies) announcement, we will now be including SMARC as a separate form factor in VDC’s embedded COMs report. SMARC, formerly known as ULP-COM, comprises a Kontron-proposed SGET standard for ultra low power COMs. In 2013, Kontron has announced the release of 3 new SMARC products utilizing one of Freescale, TI, or NVidia ARM-based processors. Somewhat similar in appearance to the DIMM-PC COM form factor which originated with JUMPtec (acquired by Kontron in 2002), SMARC modules... Continue reading
Posted Feb 26, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Will Cloud Based Virtualization Solve Sony’s PS3 - PS4 Platform Migration?
This week, Sony announced some details for the next generation of the Playstation 3 (PS 3) game system. The new product will be called the Playstation 4 (PS 4) which makes sense because once you build a brand, you do not want to create confusion or disruptions with your customer base. From a technical perspective brand continuity is not as easily accomplished while making significant architecture changes between platform models. This is precisely the issue that Sony could have with the PS 4 because of the changes in embedded processing. The PS 4 will now be using an x86 64-bit... Continue reading
Posted Feb 22, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Connect with VDC Research Group at embedded world 2013!
VDC Research Group will be joining the embedded world 2013 exhibition and conference. Last year’s conference was a fantastic event, with numerous exhibitions and great presentations of embedded hardware. This year's event looks to be no different with well over 700 exhibitor booths listed. VDC’s Embedded Hardware Team will be arriving February 26th and will be at the conference through February 28th. During that time, we welcome the opportunity to connect with attending vendors. We look forward to explaining VDC’s research methodology, learning about your latest product releases, and discussing your market research and strategic needs. If you would like... Continue reading
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Have Embedded Computing Systems Found a Home in Consumers’ Homes?
This is not to say that embedded computing products are not already found in the typical home. To be quite clear, embedded microcontrollers are used in almost every new appliance that has any type of display, or has features beyond the lowest cost bare-bones models. Embedded computing modules and integrated systems, however, are generally not found in the home, as they are much more expensive than functionally-comparable consumer products. Furthermore, embedded computing products are usually designed with ruggedized, but aesthetically plain, enclosures. Lastly, embedded computers usually have the minimum hardware required for a given application and offer few, if any,... Continue reading
Posted Jan 21, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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Is Huawei’s New Device the M2M Equivalent of 3M’s Post-it Note?
We just saw a review about Huawei’s new Ascend Mate SmartPhone that features a 6.1” touchscreen, and it was far from positive. In summary, CNN Money’s Adrian Covert found the Huawei product’s market placement to be in the less than ideal “Phablet” zone between phone and tablet. We agree with Adrian in one area, it is probably not an ideal size for a phone. But, at the same time, we believe this class of mobile product can possibly experience the same type of success as 3M’s well known Post-It product. Here’s a quick summary in case you did not know... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2013 at VDC Research: Embedded Microprocessor, Board & Systems Market Blog
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