Smart Product Ecosystems Connection (SPEC) Delivers Information and Analysis About Smart Connected Products and Services
Norwalk, CT (Sept. 17, 2009) – Technology Marketing Corporation (
TMC) and its partner, Crossfire Media, have announced the launch of a new Web site, Smart Product Ecosystems Connection (SPEC). The site can be found at
www.specosys.com.
As the proliferation of smart products is changing the competitive landscape for technology solutions, the new Smart Product Ecosystems Connection site is being launched to serve as the definitive information portal.
An additional partner in the site is
Mary Cronin, PhD, a professor in the Information Systems Department of Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.
This resource carries the latest news and insights about smart products and services including smart mobile, smart auto, connected smart health devices and services, smart homes and personal energy management. Daily news and expert analysis provide an in-depth view of new smart product releases, ecosystem partnership announcements, revenue models, competitive strategies, financial deals, industry trends, predictions, commentary, product and service reviews and more.
SPEC articles analyze industry convergence trends and cross-sector alliances. The SPEC site highlights the strategic connections as smart ecosystems and industry leaders collaborate, compete, and innovate in the mobile, health, automotive, home entertainment and energy management sectors.
The site serves C-level execs, product managers, business development, channel marketing and sales managers, technology strategy directors, product design engineers, application developers and integrators in addition to analysts, venture capitalists and investors.
SPEC’s coverage areas will extend into a variety of industries at the convergence of smart products. These include
Telecom & Mobile;
Health & Medical;
Automotive & Telematics;
Home Automation and Connected Home Entertainment Devices; Energy Monitoring and
Personal Energy Management Solutions.
SPEC is covering the ecosystem landscape for each category in depth: smart products and services, business models, emerging platforms, technology partners, innovation and IP analysis, distribution and sales channels, product design reviews and competitive analysis.
“Our new SPEC site is designed to educate and inform the emerging smart ecosystem market as we help the community see the total picture of industry convergence and smart product collaboration and competition across sectors,” said Rich Tehrani (
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SPEC content will be provided by TMC (
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editors and contributors from around the globe. Mary Cronin and other feature columnists will provide top level analysis of product and company announcements, trends, and indicators of convergence across smart product ecosystems.
About TMC:
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes
Customer Interaction Solutions,
INTERNET TELEPHONY,
Unified Communications, and
NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by as many as three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet has ranked within the top 3,000 in Quantcast's (
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Alert) Top U.S. sites, placing TMCnet in the nation’s top .03 percent most visited Web sites. In addition, TMC produces
ITEXPO,
4GWE Conference (in conjunction with Crossfire Media),
Digium|Asterisk World and
AstriCon (in conjunction with Digium (
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Alert)), and Communications Developer Conference.
TMC also serves technology professionals with industry-specific Web sites:
IT.TMCnet.com,
Cable.TMCnet.com,
WiMAX.TMCnet.com,
Robotics.TMCnet.com,
Satellite.TMCnet.com,
Green.TMCnet.com,
Healthcare.TMCnet.com, and
Education.TMCnet.com. For more information about TMC, visit
www.tmcnet.com.
About Crossfire Media:
Crossfire Media is an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology. We service communities of interest with conferences, tradeshows, webinars and newsletters. Crossfire Media services also include providing insight to technology companies and associations to assist in the development of business and technical strategy as well as the development and implementation of effective communications and marketing strategy. To implement communications and marketing strategies, Crossfire Media utilizes a variety of physical and virtual experiences including web, publications, face to face events, and webinars.
Crossfire Media has a partnership with Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) to produce events and websites related to disruptive technologies. Crossfire Media is a division of Crossfire Consulting, a full service Information Technology company based in New York.
TMC contact:
Lorna Lyle
Marketing Director
llyle@tmcnet.com
203-852-6800 ext. 285