Arch Rock Adds OEM Version of Wireless Sensor Network

'PhyNet OEM Edition' Allows Integration of Low-power Mesh Networking Directly into Sensing/Control Devices

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 10, 2008 - A new family of products from Arch Rock Corporation will let OEMs and system integrators embed Arch Rock's PhyNet wireless sensor network (WSN) technology into their offerings, creating high-volume, low-footprint sensing and control solutions based on IP (Internet Protocol) standards. These IP- enabled solutions can be seamlessly folded into end-user enterprise IT infrastructures, where each WSN - and even individual sensing devices - can be accessed and controlled through a familiar web services environment.

With PhyNet OEM Edition, solution providers can wirelessly connect a broad array of devices that were previously either "offline" or connected via wires, expensive and power-hungry cellular technology, or proprietary wireless mechanisms. These devices now can become part of large, resilient and secure router-based wireless mesh networks, communicating via standard IP protocols over IEEE 802.15.4 low-power wireless radio.

PhyNet OEM Edition extends to solution providers the advantages of Arch Rock's PhyNet WSN platform, first introduced as an end-user product in March. A new hardware/software module, ready to embed into third-party sensing and control devices, turns those devices into low- power wireless nodes that form resilient and responsive multi-hop mesh networks. These networks join the other components of the PhyNet architecture, the PhyNet Server and PhyNet Router, to form a complete WSN solution that can scale to virtually limitless numbers of geographically dispersed meshes, all centrally manageable within an enterprise network.

The embeddable PhyNet OEM module runs Arch Rock's comprehensive WSN software suite, which includes an implementation of the IETF 6LoWPAN standard for IPv6 communication over low-power radio, high-performance mesh routing protocols, full TCP/UDP services and ICMP/DHCP management. A comprehensive set of embedded web services lets OEMs use REST and SOAP interfaces to write applications that retrieve and manipulate data from the WSN and control its functions. The IP-enabled sensors appear in the user's web browser, mobile device or enterprise planning application, where their data can be viewed and they can be managed using standard IP tools.

By addressing common integrator requirements such as small footprint, deployment flexibility, long field-life on limited power, and the ability to custom-tailor the sensing environment, PhyNet OEM Edition significantly expands the range of devices that can be "PhyNet-enabled." Target customers include developers of remote monitoring and control solutions for the utility, municipal, environmental and safety compliance, and energy management markets.

About Arch Rock Corporation
Arch Rock is a pioneer in open-standards-based wireless sensor network technology. The company's products, which gather data from the physical world and integrate it into the enterprise IT infrastructure using IP networking and web services, are used in environmental monitoring, tracking and logistics, industrial automation and control. Arch Rock's founders, while at the University of California-Berkeley and Intel Research, did seminal research and development work on WSNs, creating three generations of wireless sensor nodes, mesh networking protocols, and the leading operating system for sensor
networks. For more information, visit http://www.archrock.com.

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