About The Book
Imagine a car so smart that it can communicate with other cars and navigate traffic better than you can. Imagine the plants in your garden letting the sprinkler system know they need water. Imagine a small wearable device that can transmit essential health information, within seconds, to your doctor—all without discomfort or disruption to your daily activities.
For some, this world may seem like the stuff of science fiction, but the concept of smart devices is not new—some of these services have existed for over decades. However, for the first time the key trends have aligned to allow an exponential growth of new devices and services, which will eventually dwarf the market of computers and mobile phones. With that we are truly witnessing a new technological revolution.
The Internet of Things, Machine-to-Machine (M2M), connected devices, ubiquitous computing, embedded computing, smart services—all are terms that attempt to describe parts of the same phenomenon of the material world communicating information back to us making us more productive and in touch with our environment.
Daniel Kellmereit
With more than a decade of experience in the high-tech sector, Daniel Kellmereit, has assisted large global companies to develop business strategies, shape markets, adopt emerging technologies, design strategic alliances, and launch new products and services. He has also worked with early-stage companies to build compelling products, grow their businesses, and raise capital. In his current position as CEO of Detecon, Inc., he is responsible for the North American and Latin American regions. Previously, Daniel led the San Francisco office of Detecon and the Strategy & Innovation group in the U.S. He works with clients in the telecom, Internet, hardware, software, and services industries, as well as investors. Prior to joining Detecon, Daniel was co-founder and CTO of a software as a service (SaaS) company, building complex software products for the supply chain industry. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Daniel Obodovski
With nearly 20 years of experience in the wireless and high-tech sectors, Daniel Obodovski’s passion is helping companies go to market with connected devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies. He has worked with some of the top people in the industry to realize the vision of the Internet of Things. Most recently, Daniel was Director of Business Development at Qualcomm, where he led the commercial launch of multiple M2M products and businesses. Prior to that, Daniel was Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development at Motorola Germany. In 2011 Daniel co-founded, and currently co-chairs, M2M SIG at CommNexus San Diego. Daniel holds an MBA degree from the University of South Carolina and Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, as well as a Master’s degree from the Moscow State Lomonosov University.
