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Inaugural ZigBee Developers' Conference Provides Engineers Hands-On Product Development Training (19/8/2005)

The ZigBee(TM) Alliance today released its agenda for the inaugural ZigBee Developers' Conference, designed to provide engineers with valuable experience in product development using ZigBee technology in order to accelerate the market introduction of ZigBee products. Held in conjunction with CABA's Connected@Home2005 in Las Vegas, October 3 -5, the ZigBee Developers' Conference will feature opportunities for attendees to learn about the ZigBee technology and will provide developers of wireless monitor and control products valuable, hands-on experience on how to incorporate ZigBee technology into their designs.

The conference will commence with an introduction from Bob Heile, chairman of the ZigBee Alliance, and feature interactive presentations by ZigBee Alliance member companies. Attendees will learn about the ZigBee technology in both technical sessions and hands-on training workshops on the following topics:

-- ZigBee Development - Focused on the broad applications of the ZigBee technology, these in-depth discussions will provide details to help developers program for ZigBee and examine various factors that go into a developer's decision to use the technology. Topics range from the process of developing ZigBee applications for control systems and home automation to exploring the multiple facets of designing ZigBee applications. Member companies leading these discussions include: Assa Abloy Identification Technology Group; Cirronet; Daintree Networks; Ember; Figure 8 Wireless/Chipcon; Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.; Integration Associates; San Juan Software; TUV Rheinland Group; and ZMD.

-- ZigBee Compliant Platform Workshops - These half-day, hands-on workshops give developers the ability to work with the ZigBee-compliant platforms from Ember, Figure8 Wireless/Chipcon, Figure8 Wireless/Freescale Semiconductor and Integration Associates/OKI. Representatives from these companies will be available to provide technical guidance to attendees.

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