MeshNetics, a leading wireless sensor technology provider and 802.15.4/ZigBee expert, today announced that together with the UK telemetry partner BOX telematics it has successfully completed the trial of the ZigBee-based wireless solution deployed to monitor building subsidence for Crawford & Company, the world’s largest independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies. Using the Zigbee-based wireless solution, Crawford & Company found that claim assessment time was cut dramatically.

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Tendril (www.tendrilinc.com), the leader in network operations platform software for customizing and deploying Wireless Sensor and Control Networks (WSCN), today announced Tendril Access – a line of user-friendly, flexible access points that provides functional access to any 802.15.4/ZigBee WSCN from traditional computing platforms such as PCs. Designed to serve as a gateway between wired and wireless networks, Tendril Access comes pre-packaged with a simple-to-use Windows driver with associated API – all for under US$100. Tendril Access can stand on its own as a WSCN access point to support an organization’s homegrown applications, or Access can connect to Tendril’s modular Network Operations Platform to create a pre-built, cohesive, comprehensive WSCN system.

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