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QuietCare adds ZigBee technology - McKnight's Long Term Care News

Link: QuietCare adds ZigBee technology - McKnight's Long Term Care News.

QuietCare has announced the adoption of ZigBee, an advanced wireless networking technology. The revelation was made at last week's AAHSA show in Washington. ZigBee will help staff interaction with residents, improve care plan design and aid managerial oversight, according to the firm. ZigBee technology is targeted at radio-frequency applications that require a low data rate, long battery life and secure networking. http://www.quietcaresystems.com/

QuietCare adds ZigBee technology - McKnight's Long Term Care News

Link: QuietCare adds ZigBee technology - McKnight's Long Term Care News.

QuietCare has announced the adoption of ZigBee, an advanced wireless networking technology. The revelation was made at last week's AAHSA show in Washington. ZigBee will help staff interaction with residents, improve care plan design and aid managerial oversight, according to the firm. ZigBee technology is targeted at radio-frequency applications that require a low data rate, long battery life and secure networking. http://www.quietcaresystems.com/

Plogg uses Zigbee to monitor electricity usage

Link: Plogg uses Zigbee to monitor electricity usage.

A U.K. company has developed a plug-in electricity meter that relies on the wireless ZigBee protocol, which is now being evaluated for use in the North American market. Called the Plogg, it can be used by a business, such as a restaurant chain, to monitor energy usage for appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners, with all the data collected at a central server via the Internet. If an appliance were left running after-hours, the Plogg could be used to alert someone or could be set to automatically switch off power. Energy Optimizer Ltd. in Grimsby, England, developed the device. Boston-based Ember Corp. developed the ZigBee transceiver used in the Plogg, as well as wireless mesh networking software that can link Ploggs to monitor an entire building or campus. The mesh software requires a module from Telegesis (UK) Ltd., which is based in Bucks, England.

Utility Automation & Engineering T&D - Comverge launches nation's first ZigBee-enabled demand response system in Houston pilot program

"Comverge Inc., a provider of demand response and energy efficiency solutions, has launched what it says is the nation's first ZigBee-enabled demand response program as part of a pilot sponsored by the Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET). "

"Using ZigBee-enabled demand response thermostats (SuperStat) and digital control units (DCUs), Comverge successfully executed load control operations from its hosted data center in Atlanta, Ga., to selected residents in Houston, Texas."

"The ZigBee enabled demand response system utilizes an AMI solution from Itron, integrated with Comverge's demand response technology."

Link: Utility Automation & Engineering T&D - Comverge launches nation's first ZigBee-enabled demand response system in Houston pilot program. 

New RadioAdapter device available from Grimwood Heating

Eliwell, a manufacturer of electronic controllers, commercial refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, has developed the RadioAdapter to provide connectivity in monitoring and control systems.

The RadioAdapter offers IEEE 802.15.4 wireless connectivity to bridge and extend existing communication networks between monitoring systems and controllers.

The Radio Adapter is being sold by Grimwood Heating in Australia.

Link: New RadioAdapter device available from Grimwood Heating.

Hospitality Net - Industry News - Delta Chelsea Hotel Enlists TimeLox® to Install Wireless Electronic Locking System

Link: Hospitality Net - Industry News - Delta Chelsea Hotel Enlists TimeLox® to Install Wireless Electronic Locking System.

Built on the ZigBee™ Standard ISO 802.15.4 platform, the only wireless highly-secured and open standards-based platform to address the unique needs of remote monitoring and access-control network applications, DC-ONLINE provides the Delta Chelsea with increased system reliability and performance at an affordable cost. Operating on an open, reliable and secure platform like ZigBee also enables smooth interface and integration opportunities for other online devices such as safes, energy management and mini bars. Part of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality Group, TimeLox is a leading developer of locking systems for the international hospitality industry, offering user-friendly security systems that meet the unique operational needs of large hotels, casinos, and resorts. For more information, please visit www.timelox.com.

Zigbee-based point-of-sale terminal

Innoviti launched a Zigbee-based point-of-sale terminal under its own brand name at the beginning of 2007. This is unique among many of the Indian companies that generally act as ODMs.

From the company's press release:

"Payezee™ is a wireless accessory for point-of-sale (PoS) terminals for the pay-at-table and other short-range wireless markets. payezee™ is currently being sold in Asia through PoS OEMs.

payezee™ pro is a new enhanced version of payezee™ based on ZigBee technology. payezee™ pro uses ZigBee’s ability to allow for quick addition and removal of devices in a mesh network to reduce the power consumption in standby to about 1/10

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of that in other short-range technologies. It further reduces operating mode power consumption to about 50% of other technologies. In addition, Innoviti has developed a custom network layer that effectively uses the low data rate requirement of a payment transaction to trade-off bandwidth vs. range and provide for an increased range in payezee™."

ZigBee modules survive encased in ice: News from Digi International

Digi's XBee ZigBee modules were used to monitor the temperature of a ice skating rink in Heerenveen. The project was implemented by PTC Remote Management and Service, who created a battery-based wireless mesh system that is embedded in -20 C ice in order to monitor the temperature of the rink and adjust the temperature to maximize speed skater race times.

Ingen Announces New Medical Technology, OxyAlert(TM)

Link: Ingen Announces New Medical Technology, OxyAlert(TM).

At the beginning of October, Ingen Technologies, a publicly traded medical device manufacturer, announced its new wireless-enabled OxyAlert(TM) product. OxyAlert(TM) relays the status of an oxygen delivery system to a remote receiver via a wireless microchip referred to as "ZigBy". This product enables freedom of movement for patients and caregivers from the oxygen delivery system, while monitoring the amount of oxygen delivered.

According to a recent article in ZDnet, the product is based on IEEE 802.15.4 chips from Jennic, but that we could find no other evidence of this.

Privaris Announces Gate Access Solution Enabling ''Fast Lane'': using 802.15.4

Privaris announced a new application of 802.15.4: security gate access control. The Privaris plusID 90 transmits credential data via 802.15.4 from a person or vehicle carrying the identity verification fob. The data is received by the Privaris Long Range Transceiver, which decrypts the credential information and passes it to an external control system to open the gate. The range for this device is specified as up to 300 feet, enabling vehicles to pass through a gate a speeds up to 20 mph.

for more information, read the company's press release:  Privaris Announces Gate Access Solution Enabling ''Fast Lane''.