[July 01, 2011] Deutsche Telekom is offering M2M Toolkit to developers Tweet (ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 01 July 2011 Release date- 30062011 - Deutsche Telekom is providing the M2M (Machine to Machine) Toolkit to developers and application solution providers to simplify and accelerate their M2M application development. The kit includes product-ready devices and a complete suite of developer tools. For developers, it will be easier to build M2M applications in a wide range of products, ranging from an intelligent blood meter to a complete smart home solution. Therefore it facilitates the process to offer value added services by leveraging the data gathered from machines. Deutsche Telekom AG and Intel have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on M2M technologies, tool kits and development of standards that will enable developers to more easily design wireless M2M solutions on 3G, WiFi, or Zigbee with a 'Smart Service Developer Kit' based on the Intel Atom processor and Deutsche Telekom's network and connectivity service. 'By providing the M2M Toolkit, Deutsche Telekom reinforces its long-term commitment to the growth of M2M segment, to bring innovative developers and application solution providers to the M2M eco-system, to support them to explore the segment with Deutsche Telekom's assets, and to enable them to succeed in the new 'Internet-of-things' world!' says Jurgen Hase, Vice President M2M Competence Center, Deutsche Telekom AG. 'Connecting billions of devices to enable rich classes of smart services requires persistent device connectivity, security, and manageability' said Kevin Johnson, director of Connected Devices for Intel's Embedded and Communications Group. 'The combination of the new M2M Toolkit based on the Intel Atom processor with Deutsche Telekom's network and connectivity services enables a faster rate of innovation and time to market for M2M solutions.' For more information about the M2M Toolkit, please see www.telekom.com/m2m. Intel and Atom are trademarks of Intel in the United States and some other countries. About Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 128 million mobile customers, 36 million fixed-network lines and approximately 17 million broadband lines (as of March 31, 2011). The Group provides products and services for the fixed network, mobile communications, the Internet and IPTV for consumers, and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in over 50 countries and has around 244,000 employees worldwide. The Group generated revenues of EUR 62.4 billion in the 2010 financial year - more than half of it outside Germany (as of December 31, 2010). [Editorial queries for this story should be sent to [email protected]] ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2011 Electronic News Publishing - [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]