Collaboration in the machine-to-machine (M2M) space is continuing to increase exponentially as this week Clear2there, the master distributor for Viewbiquity (News - Alert) products in North America, announced that fleet management provider M2M Certified LLC will offer Viewbiquity’s VCI (Viewbiquity Cloud Interface)  M2M (machine-to-machine) platform to its customers.

M2M Certified is a California-based company that utilizes GPS tracking services to deliver specialized market access services to serve the growing needs of the global M2M sector.

“Clear2there (News - Alert) and Viewbiquity offer a very compelling product portfolio that will help our customers improve productivity and efficiency, as well as integrate many exciting new capabilities like video surveillance and M2M management,” said Kelly Venturini, CEO M2M Certified in a statement. “We fully expect that our ability to deliver VCI will translate into enormous productivity and efficiency benefits for the many customers we serve.”

Viewbiquity’s VCI not only guarantees efficiency and cost savings but it also provides reliable connectivity, application control, device configuration, automated database logging capabilities, inherent redundancy and backup, according to company officials. With VCI, users can create a single Network Operations Center (NOC (News - Alert)) to manage multiple sites and monitor the network performance while supporting multiple devices, applications and resources.

Clear2there, a leading provider of advanced M2M and video surveillance solutions for service providers and enterprises, is not only the master distributor for Viewbiquity products in North America, but it will also offer the combined fleet management and M2M solution through its established distribution channels.

“As we expand our offerings in the M2M space, we recognize that fleet management and GPS tracking is a key application for small, medium and large businesses that rely on vehicle fleets,” said Greg Mantia, chief executive officer for Clear2there.  The VCI solution delivers a superior solution that helps address these business needs.”

VCI is a hybrid solution that relies on the power, flexibility and efficiency of cloud-based technology to offer a secure, cost-effective M2M platform. The platform boasts command and control capabilities, two-way VoIP communications, video surveillance, sensor monitoring, and geofencing, as well as supporting both automated and manual responses.

VCI is delivered as a monthly service that requires no activation costs, and can be implemented through low-cost edge devices such as laptops and netbooks, according to officials. VCI supports both Java Script and HTTP APIs, giving legions of developers a low-barrier, solid and sustainable platform on which to write new applications.

Earlier this year at ITEXPO (News - Alert) East 2011 in Miami, Clear2There’s President Craig Steen spoke with TMCnet about what it means for the company that it is now a master distributor for Viewbiquity products.

“The distribution will really enhance our whole overall offering, first and foremost with video surveillance,” Steen said. “It’s going to give us a positioning with some new channels that are out there, service providers – both wired and wireless providers – as well as really strengthen our existing channel distribution with the ability to sell more hardware and other software type solutions.”

In just a few days at ITEXPO West 2011 in Austin, Texas, attendees will be able to learn more about what’s going on in the M2M space by attending M2M Evolution, “the event that is everything M2M.” M2M Evolution is aimed at any company that is looking to utilize the wireless network to extend control over their supply chain, product development, and distribution channels. Everyone from product life cycle managers to distribution managers to warehouse managers should attend M2M Evolution.

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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.