Sensors Announces Winners of the 'Best of Sensors Expo' Awards

Millennial Net’s Wi-Stat wireless thermostat receives Best of Sensors Award at Sensors Expo 2007.

Sensors Expo & Conference 2007
ROSEMONT, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Questex Media Group, Inc. today announced the recipients of the Sensors “Best of Sensors Expo” Awards, honoring the most exciting new products on display at Sensors Expo & Conference, taking place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

Melanie Martella, Executive Editor of Sensors, presented gold, silver, bronze, and honorable mention awards to twelve exhibitors in four categories: Sensors; Data Acquisition Products; Communications & Networking Products; and Control Products and Technologies. Exhibitors submitted new product nominations and entries were judged on the basis of potential impact, application, distinctiveness, timeliness, and availability.

In addition to Martella, this year’s panel of judges was comprised of the magazine’s editorial staff, members of the editorial advisory board, and industry experts, including Deborah Lickness, Engineer, Advanced Sensors, John Deere and Ed Ramsden, Product Definer, SSIP/SSC, Maxim Integrated Products.

“The awards program recognizes the companies that are truly at the forefront of innovation and leadership in the sensors industry,” said Martella. “Choosing the winners from the exceptional pool of candidates was very difficult—there are some truly remarkable products out there. I offer hearty congratulations to the winners.”

The following is a list of award recipients, along with a description of their winning products:

	Honorable Mention:

Category: Control Products

Millennial Net Inc.: The MeshScape 5424 wireless thermostat is designed for easy retrofitting of existing HVAC infrastructures. It connects to existing HVAC wiring to harvest power and to control the HVAC unit and works with the company's Wi-EMS energy management system to provide Web-based remote monitoring, control, and maintenance of building environments. The judges loved the sheer utility of this device.

Best of Sensors Expo award winners will be featured on the Sensors web site at www.sensorsmag.com

About Sensors Expo & Conference

Sensors Expo & Conference is the leading sensor event in North America exclusively focusing on sensors and sensor-integrated systems. The conference program is dedicated to exploring the most up-to-date innovations in sensor technology including physical sensors, sensor networks, biosensors, MEMS/nanotechnology, instrumentation & controls, intelligent systems, machine-to-machine communication, wireless sensing and IT technology. Sensors Expo & Conference identifies cutting-edge trends, explores them in an information-packed conference program and reflects those trends throughout the exhibit floor with new product announcements, application presentations, technology focused tours, and a showcase of hundreds of products and services.

Sensors

Sensors is the premier publication dedicated to sensors, supporting technologies, and their applications. Serving an audience of 195,000 spanning online and e-mail newsletters, Sensors’ integrated media offer greater access to targeted news, analysis, and technical information surrounding sensors and related technologies. Reaching high-tech professionals in the sensing community, including product and system design engineers, production engineers, and managers, Sensors delivers focused news, trends, and product reviews in the areas of: Process Industries; Automotive; Electronics and Computers; Machine Manufacturing; Aerospace, Military, and Homeland Security; Specialty Markets; and Wireless and M2M.

About Questex Media Group, Inc.

Sensors and Sensors Expo & Conference are produced by Questex Media Group, Inc. (www.questex.com), a global, diversified business-to-business integrated media provider, headquartered in Newton, MA. Questex serves multiple industries including technology, beauty, travel, hospitality, leisure, home entertainment, industrial and specialty services through a range of well-established, market-leading publications, events, interactive media and integrated marketing services. The company’s properties include 23 trade publications, 50 websites, 25 conferences and tradeshows. Questex has more than 400 employees in offices throughout North America, South America, Asia and Europe.

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