NEC (News - Alert) Corporation, a Japanese company engaged in the integration of IT and network technologies recently announced the arrival of its new solution, called "CONNEXIVE, in the market.

CONNEXIVE, a cloud based infrastructure service will leverage M2M technologies to connect a variety of sensors and terminals to networks, NEC clarified in a press release.

The company is going to offer this solution as cloud based services and packaged software from September 1 through cloud platforms.

In the release, NEC explained how CONNEXIVE works to enable M2M communication service. Based on cloud and using M2M technology, CONNEXIVE first collects information from devices such as sensors, vending machines, information terminals and automobiles that are connected to networks. This information enables telecom operators and companies to create a variety of new services that include remote device maintenance, sophisticated control management and improved control of vehicle operations.

According to NEC, the new CONNEXIVE Cloud Based Infrastructure Service features authentication of connected devices, control functions and data collection and storage as a cloud based service. By availing this service, the companies will no longer require to develop system infrastructure for M2M services individually. Thus the system will help reduce system development time by approximately 30 percent and decreases installation costs by approximately 20 percent.

The new service complies with international standards that include the Open Mobile (News - Alert) Alliance (OMA) and Broadband Forum (BBF) which are adopted by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI ), NEC noted in the release.

Along with the new service, NEC will offer an "Additional Data Storage Service" and an "Access Line Service." These services will be offered as optional services as introductory offer.

The Additional Data Storage Service enables the flexible addition of storage space when data exceeds system capacity. The Access Line Service is an outsourcing service where NEC both secures and manages a variety of access lines for M2M services, the company informed.

NEC revealed that the company is also investigating cloud based services that integrate M2M applications and system infrastructure for the agricultural and industrial machinery management areas.

Last week, NEC Corporation announced that it has begun shipping two new business-use models of its Android (News - Alert) based LifeTouch Cloud Communicator series, the LifeTouchNOTE Business Model and the LifeTouch Security Pack Model.

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