Crossbow Announces Industry First with Open, Integrated Platform to Enable Emerging Wireless Sensor Network Market.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.: --Announces MoteWorks(TM): enabling platform for device manufacturers to integrate wireless sensor networking capabilities quickly and economically --Showcases MoteWorks at ZigBee Open House, December 8th in Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. Crossbow Technology, Inc. (www.xbow.com), the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for the wireless sensor network market, announced today the industry's first, open, integrated platform for manufacturers of wireless sensor networks. The market for wireless sensor networks in industrial automation, supply chain management, building and home automation, asset tracking and environmental monitoring is expected to grow to well over 100 million devices by 2010, as forecasted by market analysts including ON World, WTRS WTRS Wittwer Syndrome and Harbor Research. Fragmented, niche offerings for creating wireless sensor network devices combined with concerns about reliability, ease of use and proven commercial deployments have made it difficult and expensive for device manufactures to bring products to market that realize the benefits of connecting the physical and digital world through wireless sensor networks. MoteWorks overcomes these obstacles by providing an integrated platform that has been architected for openness, standards support and flexibility. MoteWorks allows device manufacturers to integrate wireless sensor network capabilities into their innovative, differentiated products quickly and economically. The MoteWorks Software Platform, includes --Advanced mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. stack: Crossbow's field-proven network stack enables entirely battery powered multi-hop networks with multiple year battery life requirements and provides support for the ZigBee protocol. --Over-the-air-programming: A network service for reliable over-the-air-programming delivers fast set up and remote firmware update of low power, low data rate, field deployed networks. --Commercially supported 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 open-source TinyOS operating system, which is the most widely deployed operating system for wireless sensor network applications, is integrated and tested in MoteWorks and fully backed by Crossbow's professional support. --Gateway server: Middleware for running on a gateway server or network appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything provides seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of wireless sensor networks in existing enterprise infrastructure through web services interfaces. --Remote monitoring and management: MoteWorks' graphical client tool allows for easy end-user access of sensor information and network management. --Openness and standards: Designed to provide the developer with flexibility, MoteWorks provides open source software, standards support for 802.15.4 and ZigBee, well-defined APIs for application and driver development, and support for 900MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and 2.4GHz radio frequencies. MoteWorks supports a range of hardware platforms, including a complete OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and hardware development kit to support custom hardware designs. The OEM Hardware Development Kit provides: --Reference Design: Pre-programmed reference designs allow immediate prototyping of wireless sensor networks out-of-the box. --OEM Modules: Surface-mount processor/radio stamp-size modules enable fast integration of wireless communication in OEM hardware designs. --Sensor boards: Sensor interfaces and boards provide immediate sensor data acquisition capabilities for the pre-programmed reference designs. --Hardware specifications: Open reference design specifications, detailed hardware documentation and hardware debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. unit support rapid hardware development. To enable developers to use MoteWorks efficiently and quickly, hands-on training courses are provided through Crossbow's training department. These training courses are based on the experience gained in delivering developer training for wireless sensor networks over several years, with over 1000 developers trained in 2005. Additional services including custom hardware and software development, project consulting and customized training is available separately through Crossbow's professional services. "MoteWorks is the culmination of numerous commercial deployments of our wireless sensor network technology," said Mike Horton, 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. and President of Crossbow Technology. "We are now making this experience and the advanced features developed for these applications available to the general market as an integrated platform for fast, cost-effective designs of new, innovative wireless sensor network devices." "As the leading provider of microprocessor solutions for the wireless sensor network and ZigBee market, we are very familiar with the challenges our customers are facing in delivering successful products," said Alf-Egil Bogen, Atmel(R)'s AVR (Automatic Voltage Regulation) See voltage regulator. (R) Marketing Director (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ). "The tight integration of MoteWorks with Atmel processors allows wireless sensor network solutions to be delivered significantly faster, more reliably, and at lowest total cost." Pricing and Availability Pricing for the MoteWorks software platform, including one year of support, starts at US $995. A significant discount is available for academic users. MoteWorks will be generally available in Q1 2006. Full ZigBee certification for MoteWorks is anticipated during 2006. Demonstration at ZigBee Alliance Open House 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. will be demonstrating MoteWorks at the ZigBee Alliance Open House meeting Dec. 8th in Mongkok, Hong Kong. For registration and general information, please see www.zigbee.org. In a separate press release, Crossbow announced today new customer deployments of its wireless sensor network technology with Fortune 500 companies. For more information about MoteWorks and the customer references, please visit www.moteworks.com. About Crossbow Technology Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading supplier of end-to-end solutions in wireless sensor networks and the largest manufacturer of wireless sensor networks. Crossbow's wireless sensor networks products are used by select Fortune 100 companies for applications including industrial automation, building automation, home automation, environmental control, defense, security and asset tracking. Crossbow Technology, Inc. is also the leading supplier of inertial sensor systems for aviation, land and marine applications. Crossbow has a ten-year history of delivering sensors for applications and industries with the most stringent performance requirements in the harshest of environments. Crossbow is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . Major investors include Cisco Systems, Intel, Morgenthaler Ventures, Paladin Paladin archetypal gunman who leaves a calling card. [TV: Have Gun, Will Travel in Terrace, I, 341] See : Wild West Capital Group and The Cambria Group. Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Crossbow has representation in 24 countries world wide through direct offices and distributors. Crossbow Technology is a registered trademark of Crossbow Technology, Inc. Atmel(R) and AVR(R) are registered trademarks of Atmel Corporation. All other corporate names or trademarks stated herein are the property of their respective companies. (C) 2005 Crossbow Technology, Inc. |
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