| The Alliance promotes world-wide adoption of | | | | Zigbee Alliance Aims at….According to the |
| ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, | | | | ZigBee alliance website ( their goal is to provide |
| sensing and control standard for use in consumer | | | | the consumer with ultimate flexibility, mobility, and |
| electronics, energy, health care, home, commercial | | | | ease of use by building wireless intelligence and |
| and industrial areas. For more information, visit: | | | | capabilities into every day devices. They focus on: |
| ZigBee-style networks began to be conceived | | | | ß Defining the network, security and application |
| about 1998, when many installers realized that | | | | software layers. |
| both WiFi and Bluetooth were going to be | | | | ß Providing interoperability and conformance |
| unsuitable for many applications. In particular, | | | | testing specifications of zigbee products |
| many engineers saw a need for self-organizing | | | | ß Promoting the ZigBee brand globally |
| ad-hoc digital radio networks. | | | | ß To build market awareness |
| The emergence of wireless home automation | | | | ß Managing the evolution of technology. |
| technologies means that those interested in | | | | You can purchase zigbee products from |
| automating their home can do so without the | | | | Markets for Zigbee |
| cost of installing new cables. This is good news for | | | | The primary markets for the ZigBee Alliance |
| those wanting to automate an existing home and | | | | include, home Control, building automation and |
| great news for vendors wanting to take | | | | industrial automation. ZigBee's powerful but simple |
| advantage of the retrofit market. Wireless | | | | protocol promises to simplify wireless product |
| products also mean greater flexibility during | | | | integration, speed time to market, and reduce |
| installation and mobility of devices. Wireless, in this | | | | costs and risks for manufacturers looking to |
| context means radio frequency (RF) technology. | | | | embed wireless connectivity. |