DASH7 Alliance is a non-profit industry consortium that promotes the use of the DASH7 ISO 18000-7 standard for wireless sensor networking. Formed in 2009, the Alliance now has more than 50 participants around the world. Manufacturers, systems integrators, developers, regulators, academia, and end-users all work together to promote the use of DASH7 technology in a wide array of industries and applications. DASH7 is a wireless connectivity technology standard designed to move digital content intuitively, simply and safely between electronic devices. It is a technology that evolved from the radio-frequency identification and sensing technologies used in the defense industry. “Because of its long range, ten-year battery life and its ability to penetrate water, concrete and other materials that can block other Radio Frequency (RF) signals, DASH7 has a great potential in the future” says Sami Kalliokoski. http://www.dash7.org/