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June 27, 2005: Santa Barbara,
CA
Crossbow Technology and Richards-Zeta
Form Key Strategic Alliance
Wireless Sensor Networks and
Building Intelligence Deliver Real-World End-to-End
Solutions for Intelligent, Connected Buildings
Crossbow Technology, Inc. and
Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence, Inc., today jointly
announced the formation of a key strategic business
and technology alliance intended to deliver the power
of wireless sensor networks and building intelligence
to end-users. The alliance formed by Crossbow and Richards-Zeta
will benefit clients of both companies by providing
the integration of technology platforms and forming
complete end-to-end solutions. This collaboration between
Crossbow and Richards-Zeta will make it possible for
users requiring extensive sensing solutions to now integrate
multiple sites with many sub-systems into one intelligent,
IP-centric platform.
Richards-Zeta, who is exhibiting
at RealComm 2005 conference in Anaheim, CA June 27th-28th
with Cisco Systems and Panduit Corp. as joint Platinum
sponsors, will also be hosting a demonstration of Crossbow’s
wireless mesh network solutions. Attendees at RealComm
(www.realcomm.com) will witness the interaction of several
technologies from different companies, all integrated
onto a single IP backbone.
Crossbow’s wireless sensor
platform includes a wide array of sensors for building
automation, utilities, transportation, industrial, and
military applications to monitor critical operating
parameters over a wide range of environmental conditions.
In many building automation applications, the deployment
of a wireless network of sensors can significantly increase
the availability of information regarding the operating
efficiency of major systems and sub-systems. Through
the deployment of these wireless sensor networks, the
property becomes an intelligent building that can be
better managed and operated. Richards-Zeta’ OMEGA
user interface and M2 hardware platform seamlessly integrate
with Crossbow’s wireless sensors enabling the
integration of wireless sensors in disparate building
systems.
This strategic alliance follows
recent major investments in Crossbow by Cisco Systems,
Intel Capital and Paladin Capital Group. Crossbow’s
alliance with Richards-Zeta further builds on the existing
relationship between Cisco and Richards-Zeta, and further
solidifies the delivery of solutions for developing
smarter and connected buildings. These mutual relationships
are expected to deliver new wireless sensor networking
solutions to end-users. Both Crossbow and Richards-Zeta
will be driving the joint adoption of technologies,
from the integration of wireless mesh networking directly
into Richards-Zeta’s Mediator/M2 hardware and
OMEGA suite of web tools, to the bundling of building
intelligence integration products with the deployment
of a sensor network provided to customers by Crossbow.
The alliance between Crossbow and Richards-Zeta is expected
to boost both immediate and long-term sales, while creating
new sales and marketing channels for both companies.
Attendees at RealComm will be
able to speak with executives from both Crossbow and
Richards-Zeta, along with representatives from Cisco
and Panduit. This powerful team of world-class industry
leaders, at one venue, will showcase the unsurpassed
and innovative solutions for the enterprise-wide, global
business of connected real estate.
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 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 Technology, Inc. is
also the leading supplier of inertial sensor systems
for aviation, land and marine applications and other
instrumentation sensors. Crossbow has a ten-year history
of delivering sensors for applications and industries
with the most stringent performance requirements in
the harshest of environments.
The company has shipped more
than 500,000 of its 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., and with direct offices in Beijing, China and
Osaka, Japan, 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 +1-408-965-3300,
e-mail info@xbow.com or visit Crossbow on the Web at
www.xbow.com.
About Richards-Zeta.
Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence, Inc. is a manufacturer
of IP centric building integration controls. Richards-Zeta
has a legacy of first to market innovations, including
perfectHOST®, the industry’s first all-in-one
graphical programming and graphical user interface package,
now an integral component of the OMEGA® platform
suite. For more information on Richards-Zeta please
go to: www.richards-zeta.com.
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