Following joint development efforts by the two companies, Visonic will bring to market new sensors and other security peripherals based on its market-leading security devices and Ember’s robust Zigbee communication technology.

The new security devices will be dedicated for use with the icontrol Openhome software platform from icontrol Networks, a leader in broadband home management. Their availability will enable broadband service providers to expand their next generation services offering to include home security, remote monitoring and home control services.

The Zigbee RF communication protocol offers numerous benefits for security devices designed to operate as part of a complete home management solution, including long battery life and long range. Ember’s extensive experience in developing Zigbee technology solutions enables robust, highperforming chipsets, providing a perfect complement to Visonic’s extensive experience in developing, manufacturing and supporting market-leading wireless security devices.

Ember’s EM357 Zigbee Soc (system on chip) will be integrated in the Visonic line of sensors and other security peripherals for the icontrol Openhome platform. The new Zigbee-driven Visonic sensors and peripherals will provide energy usage and range performance at the level of today’s topof-the-line security sensors currently available, as well as high sensitivity and reliability – all crucial to dependable home security.

“As the first major security vendor to develop a wide range of Zigbee-based security peripherals, Visonic has taken on an important role in the Zigbee ecosystem,” said Dennis Natale, Vice President of Sales at Ember Corporation. “We are excited about the potential this opens, for us and Visonic, and for broadband service providers, who can integrate the new sensors and devices into an expanded services offering.”

Oren Kotlicki, Director of Strategic Business at Visonic, added: “Reliability and performance have always been cornerstones of our wireless security offering, so we work with only the best possible technologies for every application. As a top developer of Zigbee technology, Ember is the ideal partner to provide us with the communication performance we need for high-performing security sensors and peripherals for the home management services market.”

The first Visonic Zigbee-driven security sensors and peripherals are due to be available later this year.