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Onzo's international strategy strengthened by ZigBee Alliance
Onzo, the leading global designer of in-house energy management systems, announces that it has become a Participant in the ZigBee Alliance of major technology-based companies cooperating to offer reliable and cost-effective wirelessly networked products based on an open global standard. Working with ZigBee has enabled Onzo to develop rapidly a range of innovative energy products that work with a smart metering infrastructure.
Ben Pirt, Onzo's Chief Technology Officer, commented: Onzo is very pleased to have joined the ZigBee Alliance. Use of the ZigBee standard and the support provided by the Alliance marks a new and important phase in our plans to offer ground-breaking in-house energy displays and services around the world. This will help us develop valuable and innovative tools that enable consumers to manage their energy use, saving money and protecting the environment. Although we are working with the developers of several wireless standards, and shall continue to do so, we are particularly excited that ZigBee is leading the way in ensuring the interoperability between sophisticated in-house displays and smart metering, to provide the consumer with an extensive new range of benefits. We are helping to develop further the ZigBee system and look forward to active future participation in the Alliance.
Onzo's participation was welcomed by ZigBee Chairman Bob Heile, who said: We are delighted Onzo has joined the ZigBee Alliance. ZigBee is widely recognized as the technology that can best deliver benefits of energy management systems to consumers. Onzo brings added expertise and innovation to this space and we welcome their contribution.
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ZigBee is the global wireless language connecting dramatically different devices to work together and enhance everyday life. The ZigBee Alliance is a non-profit association of more than 280 member companies driving development of ZigBee wireless technology. The Alliance promotes world-wide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in energy, home, commercial and industrial areas.
