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CEL Throws In Lot With ZigBee Alliance

July 10, 2008

California Eastern Laboratories has joined the ZigBee Alliance, an international organization dedicated to the development and deployment of products based on the Zigbee/IEEE 802.15.4 open global standard for wireless connectivity. The ZigBee Alliance now claims more than 250 company members. As a Participant Member, CEL will take part in ZigBee Alliance working groups and member meetings, helping to shape the organizations' specifications.

According to Rich Howell, CEL's director of business development, "Our ZigBee radio modules provide a fully integrated drop-in solution for our customers' low-cost, low-power IEEE 802.15.4 networks. By joining the alliance, we can assure our customers that our products are not only industry compatible, but they're also based on the most advanced ZigBee hardware and software."

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.