Ember’s ZigBee technology platform was named the “Best New Wireless Product” by the attendees at the BuilConn event held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL last month.
The company won the coveted Buildy Award for its high performance ZigBee platform that uses lower power, wireless technology to help make living and working environments smarter and more energy efficient.
The Buildy Awards are designed to increase awareness of the benefits of whole building integration and interoperability, and to highlight organizations and individuals who best support the vision of networked building systems. Buildy Award nominations are reviewed by the BuilConn board and selected by BuilConn attendees in an open ballot during the event. Winners were announced at the Industry Gala on Thursday, May 24.
The ZigBee Alliance, of which Ember is a founding member and promoter, was also honored at this year’s event, winning the Initiative Award. The winner of this award is a company or organization that has shown or launched a key initiative to enable or otherwise forward the subject of integrated and intelligent buildings.
“Ember’s Buildy Award demonstrates that our members are truly leaders and innovators in their fields,” said Bob Heile, chairman of ZigBee Alliance. “ZigBee Alliance members like Ember are bringing great new products to market for wireless lighting, HVAC, security, safety systems and other automation applications, resulting in huge energy savings, cost savings and a better environment.”
Ember’s ZigBee technology will be on display again at the Sensors Expo & Conference, the only industry event in North America exclusively focusing on sensors and sensor-integrated systems. Ember will also present at the conference on the topic of Overcoming the Challenges of Developing Large Wireless Networks, with ZigBee, June 12 from 4:00 – 4:45 p.m.
“We are honored to receive this award from BuilConn,” said Ember CEO Robert LeFort. “Recognition from the attendees at this year’s event for Ember as well as the ZigBee Alliance for their initiatives in the building automation market, reaffirms our belief that Ember’s ZigBee technology can have a significant impact in managing the global challenge of energy demand.”
ZigBee: Wireless Control That Simply Works
The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance is a rapidly growing, non-profit industry consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, technology providers, OEMs, and end-users worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at www.zigbee.org.
About Ember Corporation
Ember develops wireless sensor and control network technologies that help make our living and working environments safer, smarter, more comfortable and energy efficient. Ember’s ZigBee-based semiconductors and software enable communication between devices embedded in a variety of building and home automation products. Ember is headquartered in Boston and has a semiconductor development center in Cambridge, England and distributors worldwide. Ember is a lead member of the ZigBee Alliance, and its platform is the National Technical Systems’ (NTS) “Golden Suite” for 802.15.4/ZigBee interoperability testing. For more information, please visit www.ember.com.
