LAS VEGAS --(Business Wire)-- Jan. 5, 2006 The ZigBee(tm) Alliance today announced it will begin certifying products as "ZigBee Certified" through a process designed to ensure that products are fully interoperable "out of box" and can easily enter into a ZigBee network. Through this certification process, member companies can now test the growing number of ZigBee-ready products already in the consumer market so they can be fully branded as ZigBee Certified for home, industrial or commercial market use. Independent test service providers, National Technical Services, Inc. (NTS) and TUV Rheinland Group, will oversee and conduct the Alliance's certification testing to ensure that products are interoperable in a variety of environments and end-user applications.
Manufacturers, OEMs and developers can qualify for one of three test programs: the "ZigBee Compliant Platform" testing program is for modules or platforms that are intended to be used as building blocks for end products; the "ZigBee Certified" testing program applies to end products built on a ZigBee Compliant Platform using a ZigBee public application profile; and the "ZigBee Network Capable" testing program is for products built upon a ZigBee-compliant platform but using a non-public ZigBee application profile. All testing programs ensure that ZigBee devices delivered to the market will coexist in any ZigBee network environments designed by the end user.
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Manufacturers, OEMs and developers can qualify for one of three test programs: the "ZigBee Compliant Platform" testing program is for modules or platforms that are intended to be used as building blocks for end products; the "ZigBee Certified" testing program applies to end products built on a ZigBee Compliant Platform using a ZigBee public application profile; and the "ZigBee Network Capable" testing program is for products built upon a ZigBee-compliant platform but using a non-public ZigBee application profile. All testing programs ensure that ZigBee devices delivered to the market will coexist in any ZigBee network environments designed by the end user.
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