SALT LAKE CITY, USA: Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based home control and entertainment systems, announced the shipment of its one millionth ZigBee product to Music Lovers, a Control4 dealer in Berkeley, California.
“Shipping our one millionth ZigBee device is a significant achievement for Control4. Broad consumer adoption of ZigBee technology furthers our vision of simple and affordable home automation solutions for any home,” said Will West, CEO of Control4.
“ZigBee technology allows us to provide and integrate with standards-based wireless products to give installers and consumers confidence when selecting and integrating home solutions.”
ZigBee is a global wireless standard that enables the control and automation of different electronics and environmental systems without costly rewiring or extensive remodeling. As a result of this technology, the Control4 platform can be installed quickly and easily in new or existing homes.
This distribution milestone positions Control4 as the defacto leader in ZigBee products for Home Automation. It also strengthens the company’s move in the fast-growing energy management market, providing utilities and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) vendors a proven in-home platform for their Home Area Network (HAN) solutions.
“We are delighted to be a part of this milestone,” said Hugh Fountain, owner of Music Lovers, “Over the years, Control4 has enabled us to bring our clients affordable, easy to use control solutions for their home entertainment systems. Thanks to Control4's powerful controllers and our dedicated in-home service, our clients enjoy the benefits of comfort, convenience and peace of mind that comes with whole-home control.”
Control4 was one of the first companies to develop home control products built on the ZigBee mesh networking standard and shipped its first IP-controlled system in April 2005. As an active member of the ZigBee Alliance, Control4 helped shape the current version of the ZigBee standard to promote its vision for affordable automation for every home.
The value of the ZigBee standard is its collaborative development environment, which fosters an ecosystem of interoperable devices including appliances, lighting, environment, energy management and security. Using ZigBee technology, Control4 and its base of over 1,200 dealers have made industry-leading strides in home automation, bringing effortless entertainment and control to every consumer with solutions that balance affordability and reliability.
“Control4 continues to be a cornerstone member of the ZigBee Alliance,” said Benno Ritter, Vice President of Marketing, ZigBee Alliance, “With this milestone, Control4 has shipped a huge number of ZigBee products and will continue to be a major player in the home automation industry.”
ZigBee is a global wireless communications standard that allows dramatically different devices to connect and work together to enhance everyday life. The ZigBee Alliance is a non-profit association of more than 300 member companies driving development of technology and products based on the ZigBee standard.
The ZigBee Alliance promotes worldwide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in energy, home, commercial and industrial areas. Control4 will continue to develop and expand its product line to provide consumers and installers a robust and reliable ZigBee product ecosystem.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
RFID, biometrics convergence -- II
Continuing from the previois blog, it's a pleasure to introduce RCG, who I met with my ex-colleague Darius in Hong Kong, late 2006. We were very impressed with RCG's capabilities. I'd like to put down here what I saw that day (and wish my friend to update me later).
Based in Hong Kong's Cyberport, RC Group (Holdings) Ltd is developing, producing and distributing state-of-the-art biometrics and RFID software through hardware and system integration. A leader in Asia Pacific region, RCG has plans for aggressive global expansion with its all-in-one biometrics and RFID applications.
RCG is offering the i4+ time and attendance system with biometric access control. It uses an ARM processor, and features high-precision fingerprint sensor and high-speed authentication processing engine. RCG developed the hardware and software for the product. It uses 13.56GHz Mi-Fare card, and supports fingerprint access and password. Current memory is 256MB, which is flexible as more RAM can be added. It supports up to 10,000 users.
RCG is offering the M29 biometric fingerprint door lock that supports 100 fingerprint enrollments. It incorporates the latest fingerprint recognition technology into the zinc-alloy doorlock. The M29 combines advanced algorithm and advanced, precise semiconductor sensor to guarantee a fast, reliable performance and good image-capturing capability.
The S903 from RCG is a biometric fingerprint access control device featuring a state-of-the-art semiconductor fingerprint sensor. It features 64MB flash memory that is expandable. It can store up to 3,000 fingerprints. RCG was scheduled to add card support by Q4-2006.
RCG's FX Guard Pro biometric access control with face-recognition technology. It has a built-in IR sensor and RFID reader is optional. It is the first facial recognition application that runs primarily on TCP/IP. It adopts RCG's ultra-fast, highly accurate facial verification engine. RCG works with a partner in Germany for facial recognition. It also offers a Mi-Fare RFID card reader or EM card. Symbol is providing RCG the RFID tags, readers and antennae.
On the RFID side, RCG is offering mobility solutions, asset management and security control, and middleware. On the mobility side, it offers inventory database control and access device, and field service solution (using Symbol’s mobile PDA with GPRS).
RCG is also offering the asset monitoring system and control solution. It uses Symbol RFID tag and program readers, uses its own middleware and provides the solution, which is essentially aimed at the SMEs. It is a partner with EPCGlobal.
RCG has been included in the list of Hong Kong’s pilot projects. It also offers middleware and does the entire RFID software for the middleware in Hong Kong. It also adopts some SOA concepts.
Commenting on the outlook for 2007, Dr. Kam Hong Shum, CTO, said that one trend would be the convergence of RFID and biometrics. Next, there would be integration of devices into ERP, HR and payroll, etc. According to him, biometrics had huge potential. For RFID, there could be more of check-and-trace solutions, ported on devices such as Wi-Fi, GPS/GPRS terminals, besides using ZigBee for location tracking.
Based in Hong Kong's Cyberport, RC Group (Holdings) Ltd is developing, producing and distributing state-of-the-art biometrics and RFID software through hardware and system integration. A leader in Asia Pacific region, RCG has plans for aggressive global expansion with its all-in-one biometrics and RFID applications.
RCG is offering the i4+ time and attendance system with biometric access control. It uses an ARM processor, and features high-precision fingerprint sensor and high-speed authentication processing engine. RCG developed the hardware and software for the product. It uses 13.56GHz Mi-Fare card, and supports fingerprint access and password. Current memory is 256MB, which is flexible as more RAM can be added. It supports up to 10,000 users.
RCG is offering the M29 biometric fingerprint door lock that supports 100 fingerprint enrollments. It incorporates the latest fingerprint recognition technology into the zinc-alloy doorlock. The M29 combines advanced algorithm and advanced, precise semiconductor sensor to guarantee a fast, reliable performance and good image-capturing capability.
The S903 from RCG is a biometric fingerprint access control device featuring a state-of-the-art semiconductor fingerprint sensor. It features 64MB flash memory that is expandable. It can store up to 3,000 fingerprints. RCG was scheduled to add card support by Q4-2006.
RCG's FX Guard Pro biometric access control with face-recognition technology. It has a built-in IR sensor and RFID reader is optional. It is the first facial recognition application that runs primarily on TCP/IP. It adopts RCG's ultra-fast, highly accurate facial verification engine. RCG works with a partner in Germany for facial recognition. It also offers a Mi-Fare RFID card reader or EM card. Symbol is providing RCG the RFID tags, readers and antennae.
On the RFID side, RCG is offering mobility solutions, asset management and security control, and middleware. On the mobility side, it offers inventory database control and access device, and field service solution (using Symbol’s mobile PDA with GPRS).
RCG is also offering the asset monitoring system and control solution. It uses Symbol RFID tag and program readers, uses its own middleware and provides the solution, which is essentially aimed at the SMEs. It is a partner with EPCGlobal.
RCG has been included in the list of Hong Kong’s pilot projects. It also offers middleware and does the entire RFID software for the middleware in Hong Kong. It also adopts some SOA concepts.
Commenting on the outlook for 2007, Dr. Kam Hong Shum, CTO, said that one trend would be the convergence of RFID and biometrics. Next, there would be integration of devices into ERP, HR and payroll, etc. According to him, biometrics had huge potential. For RFID, there could be more of check-and-trace solutions, ported on devices such as Wi-Fi, GPS/GPRS terminals, besides using ZigBee for location tracking.
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