Telegesis announces world's first ZigBee PRO compliant module

UK ZigBee specialists Telegesis have today announced that their ZigBee
module product range has successfully achieved certification based upon
the ZigBee PRO feature set of the ZigBee standard. The widely acclaimed
Telegesis AT Command layer has been tested by US test house National
Technical Systems Inc at their Culver City laboratories in California,
USA, where Telegesis was granted ZigBee certification for their
Manufacturer Specific Profile (MSP). This makes the Telegesis ETRX2 the
world's first ZigBee PRO compliant module.

All Telegesis ZigBee PRO products are built around the Ember EM250 chip
with core mesh networking technology provided by Ember Corporation's
EmberZnet 3.1 software. EmberZNet PRO 3.1 was the first ZigBee software
to support the ZigBee PRO Feature Set and it was one of three platforms
to be granted a "Golden Unit" status by the ZigBee Alliance.

Telegesis will be releasing their ZigBee PRO compliant products to beta
customers during February 2008 with the whole Telegesis ZigBee PRO
range expected to be generally available shortly afterwards.

Telegesis managing director Nicholas Gomersall said: "We are delighted
to be the first company in the world to offer our customers certified
ZigBee PRO compliance with our module range. ZigBee is now a technology
that is truly ready for use in real world applications and we envisage
rapid expansion of our customer base throughout 2008 as ZigBee is
applied to a wide range of wireless solutions".

"Telegesis is our longest standing module partner and we are very
pleased to see them achieving ZigBee PRO certification for their
products," said Ember vice president of marketing, Bob Gohn. "Ember
customers now have the option of ZigBee PRO compliant modules to
accelerate the development of their ZigBee solutions."

ZigBee Alliance chairman, Bob Heile, added: "We congratulate Telegesis
on being a leader in producing a ZigBee certified module based on the
latest ZigBee feature set, ZigBee PRO. The ZigBee Alliance expects many
other ZigBee companies to begin certifying their own ZigBee products to
meet the rapidly growing demand for ZigBee technology."

"NTS is pleased to see manufacturers, such as Telegesis, bringing
ZigBee PRO compliant products to market so quickly, and having them
officially certified to verify that they meet the standards developed
by the ZigBee Alliance," commented Osman Sakr, chief technology officer
of NTS. "We're looking forward to seeing an explosion of new products
based on Telegesis' modules in the coming year."

About Telegesis

Telegesis is a specialist provider of ZigBee module technology enabling
companies to design in ZigBee PRO wireless capability without the need
for specialist RF or embedded firmware capability. This reduces cost
and risk for the design engineer whilst getting the wireless solution
to market faster. Telegesis is a Participant Member of the ZigBee
Alliance.

About Ember Corporation

Ember Corporation develops ZigBee wireless networking technology that
enable companies involved in energy technologies - enertech - to help
buildings and homes consume less energy, operate more efficiently, and
keep people comfortable, safe and secure. Ember low-power wireless
technology can be embedded in potentially any device to be part of a
self-organizing mesh network. Ember is headquartered in Boston and has
its radio development centre in Cambridge, England, and distributors
worldwide. The company is a promoter and Board member of the ZigBee
Alliance and its platform is the "Golden Suite" for 802.15.4/ZigBee
interoperability testing.

About ZigBee:

Wireless Control That Simply Works The ZigBee Alliance is an
association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost
effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control
products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance
membership comprises technology providers and manufacturers worldwide.
Membership is open to all.

About NTS

National Technical Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of engineering
services to the defense, aerospace, telecommunications, automotive and
high technology markets. Through a world-wide network of resources, NTS
provides full product life-cycle support, offering world class design
engineering, compliance, testing, certification, quality registration
and program management.

Photo A high resolution image of the ETRX2 module can be downloaded
from: http://www.telegesis.com/photos/ETRX2%20Hi-res.tiff.zip

Telegesis, Marlow Business Centre, 84 Station Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7
1NX, UK

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