Department of Energy officially acknowledges Smart Grid is Machine-to-Machine Technology and is conducting workshop on $38 Billion in stimulus money during M2M’s Connected World event

May 27, 2009

CAROL STREAM, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s finally official: After years of M2M (machine-to-machine) companies walking the wilderness in search of mainstream validation, Brian J. Quirke, director of communications for the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) in the Midwest, stated that the smart grid is actually an M2M initiative. Quirke will be conducting a special seminar entitled "How to Benefit from Stimulus Dollars" during M2M’s Connected World (June 9-12, Chicago, IL) on guiding technology companies to take advantage of $38 billion in stimulus money earmarked for DOE projects.