Maestro Wireless Solutions starts operation in Americas.

March 16, 2009 - PRLog -- HONG KONG-PRC-03/16/2009 -Maestro Wireless Solutions is now ready to deliver its Maestro Heritage Series modem to the North-American market. Successfully approved by FCC and PTCRB early this month, the Heritage Series combine a based unit offering GSM/GPRS/EDGE technologies in an industrial grade design with pluggable boards catering for diverse Machine to Machine applications.

“This is new and exciting challenge for Maestro” commented Xavier Dupont, Managing Director of Fargo Telecom Group, Maestro’s parent company. “We are now looking for partners and Value-Added Resellers. Maestro Wireless Solutions is committed to provide plug-and-play, specialized, finished products. Our development is driven by industrial needs, not by technological trends, our goal is to solve real business problem; in a segmented B2B market like M2M with multiple niche applications, distributors are the key, they are the one on the field, close to reality.”

In conjunction with FCC and PTCRB approval, Maestro Wireless Solutions is proud to announce the addition of Olivier Bernard as VP of Sales, America. Mr. Bernard, based out of California, will play a key role in bringing Maestro Wireless solutions to the US Market. Mr. Bernard has over 15 years experience in sales, marketing engineering and general management, having spend the last three years with a leading GPS start-up where he built-up the sales and marketing organizations from ground-up.
His technology experience includes GPS systems, multiple telecommunications platforms and semiconductor devices. Mr. Bernard received his MSEE from the University of Southern California and his MBA from University of California, Berkeley.

The Heritage Main Unit embedded an high-performance ARM9 processor running at 104 MHz and enhanced memory up to 64 MB, over the air firmware and software update, Auto TCP connection are supported as well as secure connection to web server (SSL, HTTPS, FTPS).

Two Option Boards are already available. The 6+6 digital I/O boards offer the perfect extension for demanding monitoring and control application, while the Ethernet Boards will transform the Heritage Series into a powerful TCP/IP gateway.

The software side is also subject to customization, the Heritage Series supports standard industry protocols such as Modbus RTU or DNP 3.0 (total solution are available on request) and is compatible with most SCADA server software or Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) that support these protocols.

The development of the Heritage Series concept is the result of more than 10 years experience in the M2M communication world. The Heritage Series simplifies access to industrial technology, key features/functionalities are developed upstream by our team, the final user just has to fine tune the setting through a clear Graphical User Interface. The Option-Boards concept offers significant economy of scale and lowers the cost of the final device, and it is also a call for new partners to develop their own board on an existing reliable platform, lowering financial risk and Total Cost of Ownership.

About Maestro Wireless Solutions: Your trusted M2M wireless solutions

Specialist:
Maestro Wireless Solutions designs and offers a comprehensive portfolio of wireless industrial modems and integration services for the Machine to Machine (M2M) markets.

Extensive experience:
Applying more than 10 years experience and know how of M2M communication, the Maestro team provides effective and highly reliable wireless solutions from off-the-shelf, generic easy to use modems, up to specific and optimized OEM integration. Over the years the team has developed a strong expertise in wireless solutions for the M2M market. As of today, over 200 000 Maestro modems have been deployed in more than 40 countries worldwide.Maestro has become a market reference in terms of robustness and cost effectiveness with large scale development in harsh environment such as Russia, India and South Africa.

Global Reach:
Based in Hong Kong, Maestro Wireless Solutions has a global reach through its network of 40 local distributors and partners through Europe and Asia and is now looking for partners and Value Added Resellers in Americas.

Contact Info US:
Olivier Bernard - VP of Sales - America
Maestro Wireless Solutions Ltd
352 Central Avenue, Menlo Park, CA94025
Tel: +1(650)561-4424
OJBernard@maestro-wireless.com
http://www.maestro-wireless.com

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Maestro Wireless Solutions designs and offers a comprehensive portfolio of wireless industrial modems and integration services for the Machine to Machine (M2M) markets.

Based in Hong Kong, Maestro Wireless Solutions has a worldwide distributor network.