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The People Power Company (or simply, People Power) is an American technology company and software and mobile app creator headquartered in Silicon Valley. It is, perhaps, best known as the creator of the "Presence" app, which allows unused smart phones and tablets to be turned into home monitoring devices and energy efficiency tools. Their products frequently employ "Internet of Things" (IoT) concepts and methodologies. ==History== The People Power Company was founded by Gene Wang (CEO) and David Moss (CTO) in Palo Alto, California in January 2009 and officially launched in November 2009. Wang and Moss had previously worked at Bitfone, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. People Power was initially envisioned as a greentech company with a focus on energy efficiency.〔 In March 2010, the company released its first product, an open-source home energy developer kit called SuRF (Sensor Ultra Radio Frequency). SuRF was created for the Open Source Home Area Network (OSHAN). SuRF allowed developers to create a system for monitoring electrical use in a home or business.〔 Also in 2010, the company received a $1 million Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Department of Energy. It acquired additional funding of $2.5 million in a series A funding round from New Cycle Capital and Greener Capital. In November 2010, the company released its cloud-based Energy Services Platform (ESP) which allowed users to control the energy use of third-party devices.〔 In 2011, People Power struck a deal with the City of Palo Alto to employ the ESP system in city-owned buildings. It also released an Android app as a part of the ESP program that could monitor energy usage. At CES 2012, the company announced a partnership with Monster Cable.〔 It was also developing a beta version of the People Power 2.0 mobile app designed to monitor and control energy usage.〔 In 2013, the company released its "Presence" app, which is designed to turn older smartphones and tablets into home monitoring devices and sensors using the device's built-in camera.〔 The Presence app also allows users to monitor and control third-party internet-connected appliances and electrical usage in their homes. The app was originally available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices.〔 In mid-2013, the company's Chief Scientist, John Teeter, was selected as a Presidential Innovation Fellow and worked at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). He would go on to work on the Green Button Initiative, which is a program designed to allow home energy customers to access and download their energy usage data. In 2014, People Power began energy efficiency pilot programs in Cape Cod and Oahu. These pilot programs provided a certain number of homes (around 700 in Oahu) with the Presence app and several free "SmartPlugs," which were created by Monster Cable and can be connected to and controlled via Wi-Fi. In Hawaii, the results of the pilot program showed that homes could reduce their energy usage by about 10% per month. In early 2015, the company released the Fabrux software architecture designed to allow developers to create products and services in the fields of energy management, elder care, and home security (among others). Fabrux allows multiple devices to connect to multiple cloud services, and supports the major communication protocols for IoT. In addition, the company has also announced other software systems such as the Crux Command Center and Influx. In September 2015, People Power received $4.4 million in a series B funding round led by MediaTek, bringing its total funding to $12 million. People Power also has a company band (the People Power Band) that plays a mix of covers and original songs. The band, which features Gene Wang on saxophone and David Moss on trumpet, has played at numerous "green" events and conferences including Earth Day SF and Earth Day on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. The band has released two albums: ''Green Bandwagon'' and, in 2015, ''Powered Up''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「People Power Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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