Crossbow's ZigBee-Ready, Smart Dust MICAz Mote Receives FCC Certification; Certification Gives Crossbow Another Significant Edge Over Its Competitors.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Crossbow Technology
Crossbow Technology, Inc. (also referred to as XBow) is a California-based company with two distinct product lines. One is based on MEMS inertial sensor systems. , Inc. (www.xbow.com), the leading end-to-end solutions supplier in wireless sensor networks and the largest manufacturer of Smart Dust wireless sensors, announced today that its latest Mote, the MICAz(TM), has received certification from the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public interest. (FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. ). "The FCC certification of the MICAz is very significant," Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Mike Horton Dr. Michael William Horton (born 1964) is a fictional character on the soap opera Days of our Lives. He was named after Mickey Horton, who was thought to be his father, and Bill Horton, his father. said. "It eases any regulatory issues as the Smart Dust technologies continue to evolve. It also gives our customers a guaranteed path to production for 802.15.4/ZigBee radio technology. This certification gives Crossbow yet another significant edge over our competitors." High Demand for Smart Dust Sensors Demand for wireless sensor networking in the industrial sector has increased by more than 30 percent this year, largely due to the increased reliability and scalability of mesh networking Mesh networking is a way to route data, voice and instructions between nodes. It allows for continuous connections and reconfiguration around broken or blocked paths by “hopping” from node to node until the destination is reached. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report issued by research firm ON World, Inc. With thousands of nodes per network to be commonplace within five years, ON World forecasts 168 million nodes to be deployed by 2010. Crossbow boasts a long list of technology firsts and patents, and has the largest installed base of commercial customers running large-scale wireless sensor networks in the industry, also known as "Smart Dust." The FCC certification of the MICAz reinforces and extends Crossbow's market leadership in the rapidly growing indoor and high data rate wireless sensor networking arena. The MICAz is the first Mote to deliver low power, true mesh networking support for these applications that typically also require high levels of security for data transmission along with programmable power configuration for optimizing battery life. The MICAz is a 2.4GHz, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.15.4 compliant, Mote module used for enabling low-power, wireless sensor networks. It enables higher bandwidth wireless sensor networking applications and is optimized for even harsh indoor environments that require high data rate transmissions. For more information about the MICAz, please visit http://www.xbow.com/Products/productsdetails.aspx?sid=101. Based on Open Standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced Unlike its competitors, Crossbow's wireless sensor mesh networking platform is based on open standards. Operating on the TinyOS open source operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , the platform supports fully modular interoperability and migration to any emerging radio, protocol and transmission standards. For example, the 2.4 GHz MICAz is 802.15.4 and ISM band compliant and can easily support ZigBee standard protocols. MICAz is the latest in a rapidly expanding family of Crossbow motes tailored to support specific application requirements. It is plug-and-play with all of Crossbow's sensor and data acquisition boards, gateways and software. ZigBee Member Crossbow is a member of the ZigBee Alliance, a rapidly growing, non-profit association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. ZigBee is the only standards-based technology designed to address the unique needs of low-cost, low-power, wireless sensor networks for remote monitoring, home control, and building automation network applications in the industrial and consumer markets. ZigBee Alliance members are defining a global specification for reliable, cost-effective, low power wireless applications based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. The alliance consists of leading semiconductor manufacturers, technology providers, OEMs and end-users worldwide. Additional information can be found at www.zigbee.org. About Crossbow Technology Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading end-to-end solutions supplier in wireless sensor networks and the largest manufacturer of Smart Dust wireless sensors. Crossbow has for years been at the forefront of creating and deploying smaller, smarter, wireless sensing devices and mesh networking platforms for large-scale defense, environmental, agricultural, industrial monitoring and control, building automation, security and asset tracking applications. Crossbow's open architecture, TinyOS-based platform enables highly intelligent multi-sensing devices to dynamically and reliably self-organize to efficiently capture and send detailed physical data anywhere, anytime. Crossbow is also a leading supplier of inertial sensor systems for aviation, land and marine applications and other instrumentation sensors. The company has shipped more than 500,000 of its Smart Dust and other advanced sensors to more than 1,000 customers, including select Fortune 100 and other leading industrial, defense, technology, civil engineering and manufacturing companies. Named one of the Top 25 Companies to Watch in 2003 by Semiconductor Innovation Letter, the company's strategic partners include Intel Corporation. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Crossbow has distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company received its ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001/2000 Certification in May 2002, its FAA Certification for the AHRS AHRS Attitude Heading Reference System AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System AHRS Attempted Hours (educational transcript) AHRS Altitude Heading Reference System AHRS Army Human Resources System AHRS Automatic Heading Reference System 500GA in January 2003 and its FCC Certification for the MICAz in October 2004. Contact Crossbow at 408-965-3300, e-mail info@xbow.com or visit Crossbow on the Web at www.xbow.com. Crossbow Technology and MICAz are trademarks or registered trademarks of Crossbow Technology, Inc. All other corporate names or trademarks stated herein are the property of their respective companies. Copyright (C)2004 Crossbow Technology, Inc. |
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