PR News: SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroG Wireless, Inc., an innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, today announced the creation of the ZeroG Wireless Design Partner Program, an ecosystem of various embedded design experts. The Company designed the program to connect ZeroG customers with experienced design houses offering services in embedded wireless designs, accelerating customers' development process for embedded applications.

ZeroG's design partners have wireless experience with embedded system integration, radio-frequency (RF) design, computer networking and embedded software for ZeroG Wi-Fi modules. Design partners have experience in developing a wide array of embedded applications, including utility and smart energy, consumer electronics, industrial controls, remote device management, retail, medical, healthcare and fitness.

"We are committed to making it easy to build embedded applications with ZeroG Wireless Wi-Fi modules, creating an Internet of Things." said Tim Colleran, vice president of marketing of ZeroG Wireless. "Having this program will help our customers take their products to market easier and faster." ZeroG supports its design partners through training of the ZeroG Wi-Fi modules development process so designers can quickly build embedded applications. ZeroG design partners also have access to early-released software and system development tools.

"Arrayent builds networking and server software to Internet-connect products and Wi-Fi opens up a wide range of embedded applications. ZeroG has created a low-power Wi-Fi module that is focused on the ease-of-development for embedded Wi-Fi. Arrayent's partnership with ZeroG will help our customers reduce the overall design cycle of new embedded applications," said Shane Dyer, president of Arrayent Inc, one of ZeroG's design partners.

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Reuters (PRNewswire): SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- ZeroG Wireless, Inc., an innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, today announced that it has joined the U-SNAP (Utility Smart Network Access Port) Alliance and has early availability of U-SNAP modules, simplifying the process for smart-grid customers to "just add Wi-Fi" to their applications. U-SNAP's modular form factor, coupled with ZeroG Wireless' low-power embedded Wi-Fi, enables a whole new class of connected thermostats, appliances, power meters and many other home automation products to be brought to market with seamless Internet connectivity.

"ZeroG's Wi-Fi I/O products provide a secure, cost-effective, and mature IP solution for our smart grid customers," said David Friedman, senior director, strategic marketing, ZeroG Wireless. "Joining the U-SNAP Alliance and developing U-SNAP modules was a natural fit for us because it offers another simple means for our customers to just add Wi-Fi to their products."

"We are very pleased to have ZeroG as a U-SNAP member," noted Jon Rappaport, Chairman of the U-SNAP Alliance. "A compelling array of U-SNAP enabled products will be coming to market later this year and next, creating a broad ecosystem of Smart Grid ready, Energy Aware devices. ZeroG's Wi-Fi modules provide a perfect example of the future-proof flexibility of the U-SNAP standard, while simplifying Internet connectivity and device integration."ZeroG is currently engaged with alpha customers using its U-SNAP modules.

First products using these modules will be available in Q4'09, after which the Company will announce availability and marketing plans around the U-SNAP modules. For more information and to be considered for ZeroG's U-SNAP alpha program, please contact zgsales@zerogwireless.com.

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