The group has been chartered to bring interoperable IP routing to low-power wireless networks used to connect large numbers of sensors and other embedded assets.

The low power consumption of the RFD21715 is based on GainSpan's GS1010 SoC. The module also offers AES encryption, TCP/IP (IPv4), UDP, DHCP, and SNMP, which provides for remote device configuration and management.

The middleware enables the creation and management of intelligent enterprise networks, featuring data from sensors and other edge assets. The enhancements in the software's latest version include additional data-integration options and more robust event-processing capabilities.

The court ruled that AuthenTec's technology does not infringe on Amtel's intellectual property rights.

A Strategy Analytics report finds the global automotive semiconductor market grew by 9.2% in 2007, to $19.3 billion, and Freescale commands 10.3% of that growing market.

Sentilla's Perk Kit pervasive computing kit allows developers to create Java applications for tiny wireless computers used for low-power, large-scale wireless networks.

The ZigBee-enabled BrownBetty system uses a mesh network with nodes placed on existing streetlight infrastructure to create a backhaul communication network.

IDS-SL13A RFID chip from IDS Microchip lowers price barrier by up to a factor of 10; opens multiple new markets for automatic data-logging/tracking systems.

Company will finish prototype development for system to rapidly detect and identify bioterrorism threats under the Department of Homeland Security's "Detect to Protect" Project.
