Threshold Corporation

Press Release: ONE-NET announced today that it is releasing a new version of its ground-breaking open-source wireless protocol. ONE-NET Version 1.5 marks the evolution of the protocol from a proof-of-concept technology to a robust, production-ready software.

“What started as a revolutionary vision by a group of engineers in Petaluma, CA has now evolved into a protocol that can truly change the way we live” stated Kevin Cotter, ONE-NET’s director of alliance development.

ONE-NET announced today that Microchip Technology Inc. [NASDAQ: MCHP], a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has joined the ONE-NET open-source wireless networking alliance. Microchip joins a growing list of companies supporting the ONE-NET wireless standard.

“We are excited that Microchip plans to support ONE-NET with its excellent line of PIC® microcontrollers,” said James Martin, CEO of Threshold Corporation, and a founding member of the ONE-NET alliance.

Stephen Caldwell, director of Microchip’s RF Products Division, added, “ONE-NET is an important development in the RF space. We expect our customers to view ONE-NET as an important part of establishing a robust link for command and control networks, with its throughput, latency and network breadth.”

December 8, 2008 – Petaluma, California – ONE-NET announced today that Teridian Semiconductor has joined the ONE-NET open-source wireless networking alliance. Teridian Semiconductor joins a growing list of companies supporting the ONE-NET wireless standard.

Teridian's family of precision measurement microcontrollers combine very high precision analog measurement circuitry with a 32 bit RISC measurement engine, single clock per instruction 8051 microcontroller, RAM, peripherals, and Flash memory into a single chip. Teridian provides Flash memory options that range from 8KB to 256KB.

November 6, 2008 – Petaluma, California – ONE-NET announced today that Spansion Inc. has joined the ONE-NET open-source wireless networking alliance. Spansion joins a growing list of companies supporting the ONE-NET wireless standard.

“We are pleased that Spansion will be supporting ONE-NET”, said James Martin, CEO of Threshold Corporation, and a founding member of the ONE-NET alliance.

In the 1960s, a cartoon family called The Jetsons brought us the original "smart" home, complete with robot servants, picture phones and other futuristic gadgets. Forty years later, a Petaluma tech startup is launching a wireless automation system aimed at making the smart home a reality.

"The home of the future is going to be very connected," said James Martin, chief executive officer of Threshold Corp.

His 4-year-old company hopes to begin selling its system in August. It's built around a digital home controller that lets consumers manage all their electronics -- TVs, media players, clocks, lights, computers, security systems and temperature controls -- from a single point. The technology also shows homeowners how much energy they're using.

Wireless Energy Monitoring Made Easy

New wireless products from Threshold allow you to control products and monitor their energy use.

May 20, 2008 | by Steven Castle

We’ve been covering energy monitoring and the huge hole that exists in the home control market to show your energy use in an easy way. (See “Saving Energy with Wireless Mesh Networks” and “Affordable Energy Monitoring.”) The really good news is that there are low-cost systems becoming available.