Norwalk, CT, (January 9, 2012) — M2M Evolution, the leading website dedicated to machine to machine technologies, today announced a call for entries for the 2011 Product of the Year Awards. M2M Evolution is sponsored by TMC, a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online, and Crossfire Media, an integrated marketing company with a core focus on future trends in technology.

The Third Annual M2M Evolution Product of the Year Award will recognize the best M2M technology products brought to market in 2011. The Machine to Machine evolution is not only about distance or speed, it is about process. The M2M Evolution Product of the Year Awards will encompass the systems and solutions that are delivering on the promise of gathering information regardless of proximity.

“The market for M2M technologies is exponentially growing and I am eager to honor those companies that help drive this evolution of technology and that initiate innovation," said Carl Ford, founder and community developer, Crossfire Media. "M2M benefits from the ability to compute and communicate inexpensively and ubiquitously. We look forward to seeing M2M's great innovators for the third annual M2M Evolution Product of the Year Awards."

“The M2M Evolution Product of the Year Awards was created to recognize and honor those companies that contribute to the advancement of the machine to machine industry,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC (News - Alert). “If your company has created innovative solutions, I encourage you to apply and join the list of honorees.” 

For 14 years, TMC has been honoring technology companies with Product of the Year Awards in various categories. These awards are regarded as some of the most prestigious and respected awards in the communications and technology sector worldwide.  Winners represent prominent players in the market who consistently demonstrate the advancement of technologies. Each recipient is a verifiable leader in the marketplace.

Early bird entries are due by January 25, 2012. Final deadline is February 15, 2012.

Learn more and apply for the M2M Evolution Product of the Year Awards.

Winners will be announced in April, 2012 on M2M Evolution and included in its e-newsletter.

For more information about TMC, please visit www.tmcnet.com.

About M2M

Launched in 2008, M2M Evolution is the leading website dedicated to machine to machine technologies and features the latest related news, articles, blogs, product reviews, and other resources to provide users a wealth of information on this emerging technology. The most daily content on machine to machine technologies can be found on the site and is provided by contributors on the TMC’s editorial staff, Crossfire Media’s team of experts, as well as articles contributed by foremost experts. The site is powered by TMCnet, the largest website in the communications industry with an average of two million unique visitors and 60 million page views per month.

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.

About TMC

TMC is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person, and online.  TMC publishes the Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Next Gen Mobility and Cloud Computing (formerly InfoTECH Spotlight) magazines.  TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world’s leading B2B communications event.  In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4G Wireless Evolution; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Expo; SIP Tutorial 2.0:Bringing SIP to the Web; Business Video Expo; Regulatory 2.0 Workshop; DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; CVx; AstriCon; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.

For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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