Harbor Research and e-principles Agree to Merge Combination
will expand coverage of M2M/Pervasive Internet research and consulting
services in both US and Europe. Company to publish comprehensive M2M
market forecasts; benefits from strong project pipeline and significant
opportunities for growth.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October
5, 2005 -- Harbor Research and UK based e-principles today
announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge
their M2M/ Pervasive Internet research and consulting services. As a
result, Harbor Research Europe is being formed and will be based in
London, UK. Harbor Research will then maintain offices in San
Francisco, Boston and London.
The merger creates a wide range of new opportunities for Harbor.
Most importantly, it provides a new European base for the company to
address the rapidly-expanding M2M/Pervasive Internet market, which is
now developing strongly in both Europe and the US and becoming
increasingly international in scope. At the same time, the merger will
extend Harbor’s involvement in the wireless market and in particular
the cellular market, an area that e-principles has specialized in due
to the strength of the cellular market in Europe. In addition to this,
e-principles’ involvement in market research of Pervasive Internet
services covering voice, video and multimedia will also be extended in
both markets, bringing considerably greater resources to bear on
research projects in those markets. As a result, Harbor Research will
also be in a unique position to address the challenges of new,
converged applications across the enterprise.
Harbor founder and
President Glen Allmendinger remarked on the flurry of recent activity
that has propelled the firm into the center of the M2M movement, “This
merger comes only several months after Harbor’s acquisition of peer
analyst firm Wireless Data Research. The combined expertise of the
three firms’ leadership now places Harbor Research in an unparalleled
position among research and consulting groups covering emerging
technologies for the Pervasive Internet. Our extensive
interaction with companies across numerous vertical markets in both
North America and Europe allows us to offer the freshest perspective on
significant business growth opportunities made possible by
networked devices and products.”
Last week, Harbor introduced a
provocative white paper outlining several initiatives aimed at
simplifying an increasingly complex global information economy.
The paper, titled Designing the Future of Information: The Internet Beyond the Web, is available free of charge via registration on the Harbor Research website at www.harborresearch.com .
The
enlarged firm’s first major analysis, to be launched shortly, will
address the current lack of a comprehensive M2M market forecast into
the next decade. This report will use the best practices from market
research and analysis of the three entities to create a definitive
methodology for segmenting and sizing the vast range of products and
services that essentially includes every electrically powered
device.
Robin Duke-Woolley, founder of e-principles who
will now head up Harbor Research Europe, has already been working
closely with Harbor for several months. He will join Mr. Allmendinger
in running multiple sessions at the upcoming M2M Expo and Conference
Europe 2005 at the Amsterdam RAI, November 8-10. For more information
visit www.m2mexpo.com
“This
is a very significant merger in the M2M/Pervasive Internet market and
creates several firsts,” commented Robin Duke-Woolley. “Not only does
it create the first truly international research and consulting firm
specializing in M2M/Pervasive Internet, it also creates the first to be
in a position to provide a comprehensive assessment of the whole market
and its competing elements. In addition to this, it positions the firm
to be the first to assess the impact of the future convergence of
machine and people centric applications across the business
environment.”
About e-principles e-principles (www.e-principles.com)
is a leading European provider of market research, analysis and
consulting services, with a particular focus on the rapidly developing
market for M2M/Pervasive Internet solutions, services and products.
E-principles provides support to both vendors and adopters to identify
and realize market opportunities. Our clients – including network
operators, service and solution providers and product manufacturers –
are all involved in the development, supply, maintenance or use of
M2M/Pervasive Internet products and services in the market and range
from start-ups to multinational companies.
About Harbor Research, Inc. Founded in 1983, Harbor Research, Inc. (www.harborresearch.com )
has been providing strategic consulting and research services to
clients for more than twenty 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 x23 415.615.0454 fax http://www.harborresearch.com
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