M2M solution provider eDevice has launched an energy management service to help control and reduce electricity and water consumption. Based on its wireless GPRS and LAN gateway technology and IDeMS middleware, eDevice gateways transfer electricity, water or gas meter readings from users' homes to EDF Energy's (France's national utility company) processing servers. This service is currently offered in France by the company EDELIA.

This simple and innovative service provides detailed information on consumption with a consumer alarm service if leaks or abnormal differences in consumption are detected. eDevice gateways record meter readings transmitted by radio from electricity, gas and water meters and transmit them over the Internet via customers' ADSL/cable routers or via the GPRS network. This data is then archived and transferred by IDeMS, the middleware supplied by eDevice, to EDELIA's consumption analysis servers. IDeMS also detects anomalies and carries out remote maintenance on all installed gateways.

“The affordability of eDevice gateways, their usability enabling installation by the end-user, and their compatibility with GPRS networks and LANs mean that we can reach a broad public while staying focused on data analysis to optimize consumption,” said Jacques Allard, president of EDELIA.

For more information, visit www.edevice.com.