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Press Release
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Zensys’ Z-Wave Chip Named International CES Innovations 2006 Design
and Engineering Award Honoree
Upper Saddle River, NJ, November 21, 2005 – Zensys,
the inventors of the Z-Wave wireless mesh networking technology for
home control, today announced the ZW0201, its second generation Z-Wave
chip, has been named an International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
Innovations 2006 Design and Engineering Award honoree in the computer
components category.
The Innovations 2006 Design and Engineering
Awards recognize significant advancements in technology design and engineering.
The ZW0201 was selected as an honoree from a pool of more than 1,000
entries from 160 companies in 30 categories. Products are judged by
an independent panel of journalists, designers and engineers.
1 microcontroller, flash and SRAM memory storage and a range of
peripherals.
As the lowest priced, most efficient and smallest
wireless solution in the home control space, the ZW0201 is making affordable,
easy-to-use connected home solutions a reality for the mass market.
Many home control companies are currently integrating the ZW0201 into
their lighting, garage door, appliance control, shade & blind, access
control and home entertainment products. In addition, many consumer
electronics companies are integrating the ZW0201 into their remote controls,
routers, satellite television receivers and tablet PCs.
The ZW0201
will be displayed at the 2006 International CES in the all-new Innovations
Plus at the Sands. The 2006 International CES, the world's largest consumer
technology tradeshow, is being held January 5-8, 2006, in Las Vegas,
Nevada.
Zensys’ recognition as a 2006 Design and Engineering
Award honoree is its third recognition in the past three months. In
October, Z-Wave, which enables consumers to monitor and manage their
lighting, security systems and other home products easily, conveniently
and securely, from anywhere in the world, was named a Best Enabling
Technology of the Year by the Continental Automated Buildings Association
(CABA) and a 2005 Product of the Year award by Electronic House magazine.
“The honors and awards Zensys has received in the past three months
validate Z-Wave’s position as the industry’s home control technology
of choice,” said Per Nathanaelson, Zensys’ President and CEO. “As we
continue to reduce the size and cost of the Z-Wave chip, and increase
the number of Z-Wave enabled products on the market, we and our partners
will continue to execute on the promise of the connected home and enable
consumers in all types of environments to experience the convenience
and security of home control.”
About Zensys - Zensys is a provider
of wireless networking technology for control and status reading applications
and the developer of Z-Wave, a low-cost, two-way, wireless mesh network
communications technology that enables consumers to monitor and manage
their lighting, security systems and other home controls easily, conveniently
and securely from anywhere in the world. For more information about
Zensys and Z-Wave, visit
www.zen-sys.com
or www.z-wavealliance.com |
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