Crossbow Technology Releases Security Solution for Perimeter Monitoring, Intrusion Detection, and Identification.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Simple-to-Deploy Security Sensors Track Vehicles and People Using Crossbow's Mote Technology and XMesh(TM) Wireless Networking 

Crossbow Technology, 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 the release of a perimeter security solution using Crossbow's MICA(TM) Mote technology and XMesh(TM) wireless mesh networking. The turn-key platform consists of eight or more simple to deploy Mote security packages, model number MSP410, that can sense and track vehicles or people. The MSP410 security Motes are placed along a border or perimeter. By simply turning the devices on, a reliable wireless communications network is automatically formed allowing detections to be automatically communicated to the included MOTE-VIEW(TM) monitoring software. The wireless communications network uses Crossbow's XMesh(TM) technology, creating a self-healing, multi-hop mesh network. The MSP410 security Motes are powered by a pair of AA batteries and additional security Motes can be added to the network without any reconfiguration or maintenance.

"After four years of R&D on security applications for its MICA(TM) Mote technology and joint development work with customers in industrial and physical security, Crossbow is proud to release a revolutionary new sensory network platform for the growing needs in these markets," says Crossbow Technology CEO, Mike Horton.

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's wireless mesh networking products, also known as Smart Dust, are being used in a wide variety of applications including the improvement of agricultural efficiency and growth, monitoring and securing industrial plants and buildings, saving environmentally sensitive lands, preserving national landmarks, mitigating earthquake and fire damage, and securing and protecting the nation's natural resources. Crossbow is also a leading supplier of inertial sensor systems for aviation, land and marine applications and other instrumentation sensors.

MSP410 Security Solution Powers a Range of Deployments

Powered by two AA batteries and measuring 3.5" x 3.5" x 2.4", each MSP410 security Mote contains five low-power sensor elements. Within the MSP410 security Mote, Crossbow's MICA(TM) processor-radio engine actively monitors and combines the five sensors' elements and then communicates personnel and vehicle detection data. Sensor detection ranges from 20 to 80 feet. Typical deployment patterns are linear or grid arrays which can cover acres of area or miles of perimeter depending on the number of MSP410 Motes used. Detection data from multiple MSP410 Motes is communicated and aggregated across the wireless mesh network to generate tracking data.

The MSP410 Security Solution enables different security applications such as remote border security, perimeter protection, intrusion detection and identification, and occupancy monitoring. In a matter of minutes, a mobile or temporary electronic fence can be installed. For permanent installations, a mounting bracket is provided for screw down mounting of the security Motes.

MOTE-VIEW(TM) 1.0 Enables Easy-to-View Security Monitoring

MOTE-VIEW(TM) is the primary user-interface and client application between a user and a deployed network of wireless security motes. MOTE-VIEW(TM) offers historical and real-time charting, topology map showing sensor location, detection status, and tracking data.

MOTE-VIEW(TM) is Windows(R) XP and 2000 SP4 compatible and written on top of the Microsoft .NET framework. MOTE-VIEW(TM) supports the Crossbow MICA(TM) series platforms of wireless sensor network hardware, including the MSP410 security Motes, as well as standard MICA2, MICA2DOT, and MICAz Motes running the XMesh(TM) mesh network protocol stack.

For download of MOTE-VIEW(TM) 1.0 and the User's Manual, visit http://www.xbow.com/Support/downloads.htm.

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 wireless sensor networks. 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. 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 9001/2000 Certification in May 2002, its FAA Certification for the AHRS500GA in January 2003 and its FCC Certification for the MICAz in October 2004. Contact Crossbow at [phone], e-mail [e-mail] or visit Crossbow on the Web at www.xbow.com.

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