The most interesting feature of the GPRS-enabled unit is the fact that its battery life is measured in years - up to five years the firm claims.
According to the vendor, iSense can be used in static, as well as mobile application, with real-time data transmitted to a central server, where it is then available for viewing, recording and assessment.
The unit is billed as having a wide range of security applications including temperature-controlled storage and distribution, pharmaceuticals, transport, energy, maintenance, healthcare, building and manufacturing.
The resulting data, says the IMC Group, Hanwell's parent company, could inform decision-makers on operational efficiency, cost savings, environmental policy, compliance with legislation, energy usage, safety and conservation.
IMC's sales director Derek Richardson said that the launch of iSense represents a milestone in monitoring.
"It's like nothing else on the market. For the first time, it becomes possible to measure a countless array of parameters in situations that were previously extremely difficult, if not impossible", he said.
"Leading up to the launch, we've already begun dealing with enquiries from all over Europe, monitoring everything from blood temperatures in rural abattoirs to the effective working of railway signal boxes and structural strain on bridges in the countryside", he added.