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Beaming up your home may soon be routine

The Wall Street JournalThe market for home-monitoring systems is expected to grow from $91 million in 2007 to $400 million in 2012, according to Parks Associates, a Dallas research firm.

From the article "Beaming up your home may soon be routine," by Kate Goodloe and John Jurgensen.

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