Managed Services for remote machines enabled by Comtech-PTC VAR agreement

September 13, 2005

  • Remote Managed Services enabled in Benelux and Scandinavia regions
  • PTC RM&S add value in their chosen market to Comtech's "out of the box" M2M solution
  • Combined client business focus, technology and business model to offer service rapidly

Comtech Holdings Ltd, the leading Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Solution Enabler and PTC Remote Management & Service (PTC RM&S) a Value Added Reseller (VAR) today announce a cooperation agreement. Together, the companies offer remote managed services solutions in the Benelux and Scandinavian regions for industrial telemetry applications.

PTC RM&S are a "one stop shop" delivering complete managed solutions to industrial end users by monitoring, controlling and managing their remote machines and assets through a managed services approach. Comtech provide the "M2M within" the application (end-to-end communication infrastructure) through their µWEAVE "out of the box" telemetry system. µWEAVE comprises an intelligent GSM/GPRS gateway for remote machines, web-based back-office management software and specialised M2M managed services. PTC RM&S deliver value-added hardware and managed services above the µWEAVE platform to tailor solutions to meet the end users needs offering a one stop solution to the end client. The µWEAVE "out of the box" concept provides flexibility through "configuration rather than design" with a managed services based approach that offers a quick time to market and rapid Return on Investment (ROI).

We offer to our client the benefits that an M2M solution will bring to his business. Therefore we consider Comtech's µWeave `out of the box' not only a swift to implement concept ideal for low volume solutions, which is perfect to clarify the individual business case and ROI in a quick trail, but also a reliable basis that can be easily optimised for high volume applications" said Wessel Koning, Technical Director, PTC RM&S, "This fits our business model as the exclusive VAR for the Benelux and Scandinavia markets perfectly. With Comtech's know how and expertise, we have not only complemented our manmaged services but we have also established a valuable partnership around this unique concept."

PTC RM&S have with their system integrator Koopmans & Zwart been enable to achieve fast time to market in offering managed services based around their core competency without the need to bother with the underlying communication technology. Likewise, Comtech are able to offer solutions to market specific end users through partners who are experts in their field. A true win-win partnership, which provides a blueprint for success that is to be duplicated in many other regions and markets.

Successful M2M adoption is no longer about technology from vendors; it is about end users proving the business case and delivering a rapid ROI," said Barry Lowe, Managing Director, Comtech Holdings Ltd, "µWEAVE offers the managed services based platform that can be tailored by companies such as PTC RM&S to aid end users with their business case and ROI, in order to dominate their chosen markets".

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