Oracle’s Research Findings on ‘Machine to Machine’ (M2M) Data Project

1. Companies Extend Use of M2M Data for Strategic Decision Making and Business Opp
2. Growing Cloud Usage &  Need to Integrate-Secure Data -  Key in M2M Initiatives

Kuala Lumpur, 6 November 2012 - Oracle Corporation today announced the results of its “Designing an M2M Platform for the Connected World” research that examines the evolving drivers behind ‘Machine to Machine’ (M2M) projects.

The research was produced by M2M analyst experts from Beecham Research on behalf of Oracle. Participants included end-users, major product OEMs , systems integrators, mobile network operators and M2M platform providers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Key Findings on M2M Data Research
• 75 percent of participants note that M2M projects enable new services and revenue streams. Adopters use M2M data for strategic decision making, providing feedback on product and services performance in the field, and tailoring products and services to meet specific customer needs.

• 85 percent of users said better management of large volumes of M2M generated data is necessary to address performance and costs issues, especially as applications.

• 65 percent of respondents saw high value in the use of Complex Event Processing (CEP) to provide users with the real-time intelligence for immediate action without human intervention, such as reflecting weather conditions in agriculture management to trigger automatic irrigation.

• 80 percent of respondents note that minimizing downtime in M2M has become critically important.

• Securing M2M Data is Critical:
o Ensuring end-to-end security indicated by 60 percent of participants.
o Integration with IT, indicated by 50 percent of participants.
o To coordinate partners in an increasingly complex value chain, indicated by 45 percent of participants.

• Powering M2M Solutions in the Cloud: 90 percent of respondents noted the cloud as being “vitally important” to reducee the cost and complexity of delivering M2M solutions.

• Platform Standardization Growing in Importance: 50 percent see the advantages of having the same software development environment and programming language, such as Java, across all components of an M2M solution.

“The “Designing an M2M Platform for the Connected World” research shows a shift in focus towards extracting value from that data and capitalizing on new business models which are enabled by the pervasion of connected devices, “ said Chris Baker, Senior Vice President ISV, OEM and Java Sales, Oracle Alliances & Channels.

 “The substantial growth prospects for the M2M market can only be achieved through successful deployment of an end-to-end M2M solutions,” said Robin Duke-Woolley, CEO of Beecham Research.