Tendril's Strong Silicon Partnerships Provide Foundation for Its Tightly
Integrated Platform
Tendril Also Announces Tendril Monitor: the First Monitoring, Alert and
Diagnostics Application for Managing ZigBee Wireless Networks
DENVER and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tendril
(http://www.tendrilinc.com), the leader in network management software for
building, deploying and managing ZigBee(R) applications, is marking a major
milestone in the ZigBee market with the announcement of an improved and
expanded version of the industry-first Tendril Network Operating
Platform(TM). The Tendril platform dramatically simplifies and speeds the
development and deployment process for ZigBee applications by addressing
key operational challenges related to building, deploying and managing
networks that utilize the open ZigBee low-power wireless protocol.
In addition to launching this significant new release of its software
platform, Tendril is also releasing the first in a series of groundbreaking
application modules that leverage the unique capabilities of the Tendril
Network Operating Platform. Tendril Monitor(TM) automates the process of
diagnostics and monitoring of the quality, reliability and day-to-day
operations of ZigBee networks as well as the applications built on those
networks. The significant benefits of Tendril Monitor and other
applications to be released later are made possible by utilizing the first,
free industry-leading sub-4K Tendril Agent(TM). Companies can simply
compile the agent into their devices and derive the entire network
monitoring and diagnostics benefits of Tendril Monitor.
Tendril is unveiling these new ZigBee software products at the Embedded
Systems Conference (http://www.esconline.com) and ZigBee Developers'
Conference (http://www.zigbee.org), which are being held concurrently in
San Jose, California this week. Attendees of the conferences can visit
Tendril at Booth # 6011 in the ZigBee pavilion in the McEnery Convention
Center.
"This release of the Tendril Network Operating Platform is a major leap
forward in software for the ZigBee market, and it underscores Tendril's
leadership position on the software side of the market for companies that
are taking an open approach to their 802.15.4 deployments by using ZigBee,"
said Adrian Tuck, CEO of Tendril. "ZigBee is the only open standard in the
market, and Tendril's software is designed to fully support companies that
want an open approach to their wireless sensor network initiatives."
"Deployments of ZigBee are poised to accelerate rapidly, and software
will play an important role in addressing the operational issues that would
otherwise slow down the adoption curve for this wireless technology.
Tendril has been a pioneer in providing robust software that accelerates
and simplifies the process of working with ZigBee, and this new release of
the Tendril Network Operating Platform continues that track record of
market leadership," said Kirsten West, Principal Analyst at West Technology
Research Solutions, LLC. "Tendril is the only software company focused on
Network Operations that has close technical partnerships with each of the
major hardware vendors in the ZigBee market, and these relationships are a
major asset in ensuring that its software platform meets the needs of
customers."
The Tendril Network Operating Platform is the first and only
comprehensive software platform for ZigBee applications -- providing an
open, extensible, scalable software platform that enables manufacturers and
integrators to quickly build ZigBee applications, effectively deploy them
in the field, and easily manage them when operational. The Tendril Network
Operating Platform reduces the burden of bringing ZigBee applications to
large-scale production deployment. The Tendril Network Operating Platform
can be deployed alongside existing ZigBee applications for those who have
already built their products. It also can be used to build effective ZigBee
applications that come pre-wired to solve all of the operational challenges
leading ZigBee product companies face today.
"Tendril's software is designed to address the host of network
operations challenges that organizations face as they implement and deploy
wireless sensor network solutions. It allows customers to glide over speed
bumps that would otherwise add a tremendous amount of time and cost to
their projects and, in many cases, actively impede their actual
path-to-production. Tendril's software was the first in the market, and by
working closely with our silicon and network stack partners we have made
this second generation platform the most comprehensive and most attuned to
the needs of customers on the market today," added Adrian Tuck. "Our
software helps customers successfully answer key questions such as: 'How do
I install and commission my network?', 'How do I diagnose network problems
in the field?', 'How do I integrate this network with the rest of my
enterprise software?', 'How do I speed up the deployment process and get to
the market faster?', and many other critical network operations issues. It
is a mission-critical application for companies that are deploying ZigBee
production applications."
Building, Deploying & Managing ZigBee Applications Quickly and Easily
Key capabilities and benefits of the Tendril Network Operating Platform
for companies in the building and home automation, energy management and
conservation, and industrial control and process management markets
include:
-- Building ZigBee Applications
-- Reduces complexity and time to market dramatically
-- Simplifies and automates enterprise integration
-- Leverages open standards
-- Works with both off-the-shelf ZigBee devices and devices installed
with the Tendril Agent
-- Deploying ZigBee Applications
-- Facilitates network planning and helps users avoid common planning
pitfalls
-- Provides a wealth of easy-to-use deployment tools
-- Take advantage of ready-to-use templates for diagnostics and test
functionality
-- Ready for use with devices where there is a premium on storage,
including latest SoC and small microcontrollers
-- Managing ZigBee Applications
-- Creates robust monitoring, diagnostic and alarming systems
-- Automates the complexity of firmware management and backup
-- Addresses critical security and power management requirements
-- Supports the operators and users of deployed networks, unlike other
platforms designed only with the developer in mind
For additional technical detail about the Tendril Network Operating
Platform, please visit http://www.tendrilinc.com/prod_op.php.
Tendril Monitor Dramatically Simplifies Day-to-Day Network Monitoring
To complement this new and improved version of the Tendril Network
Operating Platform, Tendril also plans to release a series of application
modules that integrate with the Tendril Network Operating Platform and
support specific network management and deployment needs. Tendril Monitor,
the first of these application modules, provides the most comprehensive set
of deployed network monitoring and diagnostics statistics available
anywhere. Complete with a default GUI, comprehensive rules engine and an
API, Tendril Monitor simplifies building a custom monitoring tool or the
integration of existing enterprise monitoring tools with ZigBee.
Tendril's close relationship with its stack and silicon partners has
resulted in unique "hooks" into the respective ZigBee network stacks for
unprecedented data gathering. The Tendril Agent(TM), compiled alongside the
ZigBee stack overcomes the weaknesses associated with "sniffer" or
"polling" data gathering to dramatically increase network coverage and
reduce network traffic.
"After installation, wireless networks are not 100 percent 'hands free'
-- they require a watchful eye in order to ensure the health and integrity
of the network. That is where Tendril Monitor comes in," said Tuck. "It
provides an easy-to-use tool that enables all key constituents to monitor
the network and detect, diagnose and resolve issues that require either
software changes or physical changes. Tendril Monitor does so with an
intuitive interface that can be used by non-technical, users -- with
diagnostics and alarming features that address all the key aspects of
day-to-day network monitoring and management. Building this kind of
application from scratch would require a tremendous time and resource
investment, which makes this ready-to-deploy application a valuable
component of a company's ZigBee toolkit."
For more information about the features, functionality and benefits of
Tendril Monitor, please visit http://www.tendrilinc.com/prod_monitor.php.
Availability and Pricing
The next-generation Tendril Network Operating Platform and Tendril
Monitor application module will be available this quarter. Initial
shipments will support the Ember, TI and STMicroelectronics platforms, and
additional versions will follow for other major hardware platforms. Pricing
for this new version of the Tendril Network Operating Platform software is
designed to support a low-cost of entry, including a developer license for
API use and a runtime license. Companies should contact Tendril for
specific pricing, which varies according to the number of runtime licenses.
Application modules like Tendril Monitor are sold separately.
About Tendril
Tendril is uniquely positioned to catapult the "Internet of Things"
economy to critical mass by assimilating everyday electrical things into
the enterprise computing environment. Our focus is on network operations
and deployment -- the next big stage of the Wireless Sensor and Control
Network industry. We make software that allows companies to build, deploy
and manage these networks. With this approach, Tendril can address the
macro trends of energy efficiency, security, life expectance and
connectedness that will generate new revenue streams for companies in the
industrial and building automation, physical security and home automation
industries. For more information about Tendril visit
http://www.tendrilinc.com.
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 original
equipment manufacturers worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional
information can be found at http://www.zigbee.org.
Tendril, Tendril Access and Network Operating Platform are trademarks
of Tendril Networks. All other trademarks are property of their respective
owners.
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Related links:
http://www.tendrilinc.com
http://www.esconline.com http://www.zigbee.org/
CONTACT:
Rich Miller, +1-303-539-6933,
rmiller@trippecompany.com, for Tendril
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