Machine-to-machine communication is new business concept and from the last few years, it is evolving very fast. Multi-Tech (News - Alert) Systems, M2M (machine-to-machine) communications products and services company has introduced its MultiConnect OCG-E, embedded version of the Open Communication Gateway (News 
- Alert). This solution works in open Linux development environment.
According to a press release, it is a totally certified 3G cellular modem and multiple interfaces in one embedded hardware platform, enabling many companies the quickest and most cost effective path to enabling wireless M2M communications
“We are pleased to address a very common customer requirement for greater hardware, software and form factor design flexibility. The combination of an embedded hardware platform to host a customer’s application, combined with a certified cellular modem dramatically reduces their time to market and cost savings,” said Rick Bailey (News - Alert), senior product manager, Multi-Tech Systems.
It combines cellular hardware and Multi-Tech’s CoreCDP, a distribution version of the Linux operating system and complete Linux build environment.
The open communications gateway offers core applications to be embedded in the modem rather than attaching a modem onto discrete hardware running the core application. Combining the applications engine and the modem into a single off-the-shelf hardware platform, this Multi-Tech solution provides companies to develop custom applications in a very short period of time.
The MultiConnect OCG-E models are carrier and PTCRB (News - Alert) or CDG approved, relieving customers the burden and expense of obtaining these approvals independently. All MultiConnect OCG-E models are based on Multi-Tech’s proven hardware design featuring our SocketModem cellular communication devices and an ARM9 400MHz processor.
In other company news, TMCnet reported that Multi-Tech Systems has extended the functionality of its FaxFinder product line by announcing that its IP Fax Server is now Avaya (News - Alert) compliant.
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