Atmel Receives ZigBee Smart Energy Certification for BitCloud Software Stack

September 28th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - - ATmega1284P reduces design footprint by doubling flash and quadrupling RAM size compared to existing picoPower megaAVR microcontrollers Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the availability of a 128 KB picoPower(R) megaAVR(R) microcontroller, targeting size-constrained, low-power applications. The small 44-pin package makes the ATmega1284P ideal for applications such as wireless and ethernet nodes, home automation and other code-intensive battery or signal-line powered products, combined with its ultra-low-power consumption, 128 KB of flash and 16 KB of random access memory (RAM).

September 13th, 2009 BOSTON - Ember, a leading provider of ZigBee wireless networking technology, announced today the general availability of its new EM35x InSight Development Kits through its worldwide distribution channels. The EM35x InSight Development Kits enable development and debugging of ZigBee products on the ARM Cortex-M3 based system-on-chips (SoCs) -- EM351 and EM357 -- in the recently launched EM300 Series semiconductor platform.

June 29th, 2009 DARESBURY, England - - Including the First Commercially Available Displays & Thermostats Packaged for Utilities & Companies to Trial Vesternet.com - the ZigBee eCommerce store - has packaged several of the first commercially available Smart Energy Certified products for companies to test real world smart metering applications. ZigBee Smart Energy is rapidly becoming the de facto standard of choice for smart grid deployments worldwide.

June 28th, 2009 SAN RAMON, California - - New energy harvesting, no battery required feature set expands ZigBee networks The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced development of the ZigBee Green Power feature set to establish a global, standard technology for self-powered devices operating through energy harvesting techniques. These devices will communicate seamlessly with existing ZigBee and ZigBee PRO networks and will enable maintenance free, environmentally friendly products that eliminate the need for wires and batteries to power control devices.

June 23rd, 2009 SAN RAMON, California and PORTLAND, Oregon - - Smart Energy is Key Smart Grid Standard and Champions Consumer Control The ZigBee(R) Alliance and HomePlug(R) Powerline Alliance today announced public availability of the next generation market requirements for Smart Energy, and supporting use cases. Smart Energy enables both wired and wireless communication between utility companies and everyday household devices such as smart thermostats and appliances.

June 7th, 2009 BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE, England - New EM300 Series first ZigBee system-on-chips (SoCs) based on the 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor Ember, a leader in wireless networking technology, today unveiled the EM300 Series, its next-generation ZigBee chip family that packs the industry's highest wireless networking performance and application code space into the lowest power-consuming chip set. Thanks to its unmatched performance, high code density and power efficiency, the EM300 family will be a boon to developers seeking to build sophisticated products for smart energy and home area networks (HANs) as well as home and building automation.

May 27th, 2009 SAN RAMON, California and BRUSSELS - ZigBee Smart Energy is the first open industry standard endorsed by ESMIG The ZigBee(R) Alliance, and the European Smart Metering Industry Group (ESMIG), are working together to define interoperable communications standards for smart metering technology across the European Union (EU). The ZigBee Smart Energy public application profile is the first open standard to be endorsed by ESMIG.

April 29th, 2009 DARESBURY, England - Vesternet has developed two core products: Zigbox - a compact ZigBee Ethernet gateway Zigbytes - a web-based user interface Together they form the backbone of any network: Zigbox gathers sensor data... & Zigbytes presents it online.

April 26th, 2009 SAN RAMON, California - World's leading low-power wireless networking standard adds new specification featuring seamless integration with global IT networks to portfolio The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating standardized wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, today announced it will incorporate global IT standards from the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) into its specification portfolio of low-power wireless networking standards. This move will expand the growing portfolio of successful ZigBee specifications and should further advance the rapid growth of Smart Grid applications that have widely adopted the proven ZigBee Smart Energy public application profile.

April 5th, 2009 BOSTON and CAMBRIDGE, England - Fueled by the significant surge in the deployment of smart meters, Ember Corporation, a leading provider of ZigBee wireless networking technology, today announced it closed an additional US$8 million in funding from its primary venture capital investors and strategic partners. Polaris Venture Partners, GrandBanks Capital, RRE Ventures, Vulcan Capital, DFJ ePlanet Ventures, New Atlantic Ventures, WestLB Mellon Asset Management (formerly West AM) and strategic partners such as Chevron Technology Ventures and Stata Venture Partners participated in the round.

September 15th, 2009 Duke picks Convergys for 'smart grid' systemCINCINNATI — Power company Duke Energy Corp. has chosen Convergys Corp.

August 19th, 2009 RadioShack carries T-Mobile's myTouch smart phoneFORT WORTH, Texas — RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday that T-Mobile USA Inc.'s new "Google phone" is now available in its stores in the U.S.

July 14th, 2009 LONDON - Think about a "smart house" that automatically turns the lights and cooling systems off and on as per our needs, and even texts us if we have left the front door open. Well, this could soon be a reality, thanks to University of Hertfordshire researchers' latest innovation- InterHome.

September 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Reports indicate that US President Barrack Obama intends to make the White House the greenest it has ever been, during his stay at the place. According to a report in Environmental News Network (ENN), upon first entering the White House, President Obama had said, "Each of us have a role to play in not being wasteful when it comes to energy.

September 25th, 2009 Judge considers possible Elizabeth Smart testimonySALT LAKE CITY — A federal prosecutor says Elizabeth Smart is a forgotten witness who should be allowed to testify at a competency hearing for the man charged in her 2002 kidnapping. At a hearing Friday in U.S.

March 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Security analysts have warned that US President Barrack Obama's plans to accelerate the development of an electrical "smart grid" could leave America's power supply dangerously vulnerable to attacks by computer hackers. According to a report by Fox News, the "smart grid" is projected to be a nationwide system of automated meters and advanced sensors that integrates new alternative-energy sources with traditional power plants.

September 21st, 2009 Ram Energy receives Nasdaq listing noticeTULSA, Okla. — Oil and gas company Ram Energy Resources Inc.

March 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed to set up an exchange for renewable energy, a top official said here Friday. 'There would be a national exchange kind of a thing where registration of renewable energy would be done,' CERC chairman Pramod Deo said during an interaction with members of the Merchants Chamber of Commerce here.

August 29th, 2009 Latest abduction invokes saga of Elizabeth SmartSALT LAKE CITY — The Utah father of Elizabeth Smart says he's horrified by the parallels between the latest abduction story to grip the nation and his own daughter's long journey with an alleged kidnapper. Snatched at knifepoint from her Salt Lake City bedroom, then 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was kept for nine months in 2002 and 2003 as her alleged abductor drifted around from Salt Lake City to San Diego.

September 30th, 2009 Federal judge OKs testimony from Elizabeth SmartSALT LAKE CITY — A federal judge says he will allow Elizabeth Smart to testify in competency proceedings for the man charged with her 2002 abduction. In a ruling monday, U.S.