Harbor Research Inc. Acquires Wireless Data Research to Strengthen Pervasive and M2M Market Leadership
Harbor Research Inc. announces it has reached an agreement with Bay Area peer Wireless Data Research to acquire the company. The acquisition will be effective immediately.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2005 -- Harbor Research Inc., a Boston and
San Francisco based technology consulting and research firm, has acquired
Wireless Data Research (WDR), a leading analyst firm focusing on wireless
technologies and machine to machine communications (M2M).
With this move,
Harbor Research, which earlier this week announced a partnership with leading
European M2M analyst e-principles, further expands its coverage of new
technologies, market forecasting and analysis of key suppliers and adopters of
pervasive wireless solutions.
Harbor and WDR are known for their
extensive analysis and commentary on emerging M2M opportunities across all major
vertical markets. Only a handful of analysts have focused primarily on pervasive
computing and M2M applications. Harbor Research has been at the forefront of
articulating the business models driven by wireless and IP networking.
Glen Allmendinger, president of Harbor Research, acknowledges the
immediate boost to his firm’s wireless expertise as well as the fresh,
complimentary perspective that WDR adds to its coverage of the impact M2M is
making globally. “Wireless Data Research has consistently produced top-notch
forecasting and is widely considered one of true experts in the field”,
Allmendinger said.
Harbor Research intends to incorporate WDR’s body of
knowledge into its research services and products, including a new version of
its acclaimed online market analysis platform SmartSphere.
Wireless Data
Research president Ian McPherson commented, “The combination of WDR’s innovative
research on emerging wireless technologies with Harbor’s unique coverage of
adopter practices and progress creates a formidable presence that will provide
considerable clout in moving this entire market forward. As a strategic advisory
firm for companies implementing asset management and supply chain solutions as
well as technology suppliers building solution alliances, there is no better
place to turn to.”
Harbor Research will be presenting more detail about
its strategy and direction at this week’s M2M United, one of the premier annual
conferences in the pervasive and machine to machine arena being held this week
in Chicago.
About Wireless Data Research:
WDR (www.wirelessdataresearch.com) is a strategic advisory and
research company that provides market assessment and analysis in order to allow
its clients to make more informed decisions about the development and adoption
of wireless technologies. WDR specifically focuses on understanding integration
and adoption issues for wireless-enabled enterprise applications, which is
essential for vendors, investors and end-users to optimize solution performance
and maximize return on investment.
About Harbor Research, Inc.:
Harbor
Research, Inc. (www.harborresearch.com) has been providing strategic
consulting and research services to clients for more than 20 years. With a
reputation as specialists in understanding emergent and disruptive opportunities
in high technology, Harbor Research works with clients who seek to establish
strategic advantage in changing markets. Harbor Research’s ground-breaking
Pervasive Internet research is widely regarded as the definitive work on the
business impact of integrating networked devices into business processes.
Contact Information:
Marc Kriessmann
Harbor Research, Inc.
415.615.9400, ext.
23
415.615.0454 fax
http://www.harborresearch.com
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