The increasing availability of public networks, fast cellular data and WiFi zones offer device vendors a compelling new market for networked devices. When it comes to devices, micro-management is a good thing. Machine to machine (M2M) applications have begun to allow a very detailed view of market and environmental data, providing improved service and highly optimized operation. Device management features such as remote diagnostics and software updates save on the cost of operating these intelligent devices.

The challenges in deploying this next generation of M2M and device management applications are twofold.

Safe and reliable operation of networked devices requires security. As data from M2M applications becomes integrated into the day to day operations of a company, this data stream must be both trusted and available.

Cost effective deployment of these devices requires a new generation of intelligent management software. These are not desktop computer systems managed by an IT department on a corporate LAN. The solution must be able to auto-configure, traverse unknown network topologies and scale to thousands of devices.

Device Web Services is a suite of secure management solutions for networked devices. PeerSec Networks has applied the same highly optimized malloc and filesystem free development methodology to produce full applications that handle end-to-end management.