Singlewire Software, a developer of innovative voice applications centered around secure, fast, and reliable mass notification, recently launched Singlewire M2M (machine-to-machine) plugin for InformaCast. The new technology allows systems to interact with each other without human intervention. With M2M plugin, the user can easily send InformaCast broadcasts when a contact closure has been triggered. The user can also trigger a contact closure when a specific broadcast has been sent.

“With the M2M plugin, organizations can more fully integrate notification into the business-critical systems on their network to protect people, improve productivity, and manage facilities,” stated Ken Bywaters, executive vice president ofPproduct Development at Singlewire Software, in a statement. “Our new plugin architecture in InformaCast makes implementation of this plugin quick and easy.”

An inexpensive addition for any user of InformaCast 8.0 with a valid Singlewire maintenance contract, M2M plugin requires installation of InformaCast 8.0 or later and fully configured contact closures from Perle, Barix, or other manufacturers. Singlewire will announce additional plugins on an ongoing basis.

A full-featured, network-based mass notification, emergency communication, and overhead paging system, Singlewire InformaCast allows users to simultaneously send an audio and/or text message to a variety of endpoints including IP speakers, Cisco (News - Alert) IP phones, overhead paging systems, computer desktops, digital signage, SMS text, social media sites, and more.

In related news, Singlewire recently released the Paging Gateway (News - Alert), saying that the solution allows InformaCast’s audio broadcasts across a network that does not/cannot support multicast traffic on the IP data network. This newest offering converts the network traffic generated by an InformaCast audio broadcast into a unicast stream.

Company officials said that the unicast stream can be received at a remote location and redistributed via multicast to IP phones, IP speakers, analog paging systems, computer desktops, and more. It comprises of server, application, and plugin.

Want to learn more about M2M technologies? Then be sure to check out the M2M Evolution conference, collocated with TMC’s (News - Alert) ITEXPO West 2011, taking place Sept. 13-15, 2011, in Austin, Texas. The M2M Evolution Conference is for those industry professionals interested in capitalizing on a rapidly growing segment of the telecom industry. The M2M Evolution Conference embraces the any-to-any strategy of the Internet today. Co-sponsored by TMC Partner Crossfire Media, it showcases the solutions, and examines the data strategies and technological requirements that enterprises and carriers need to capitalize on a market segment that is estimated to grow to $300 Billion in the year ahead. To register, click here.

Rahul Arora is a TMCnet contributor. He has worked as an editor and freelance writer for several reputed organizations in India. To read more of his articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell