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Gibson Labs,
the technology division of Gibson Guitar, has developed a wide
range of innovative products, including the first digital
guitar, the revolutionary MaGIC digital transport protocol and
the Indestructible line of speakers and amplifiers.
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Founded in 1992 as
Interprise Ventures, Global Inventures, Inc. is a
worldwide leader in incubating technology initiatives and
growing managed communities around these initiatives. Since
1993, Global Inventures has helped build a number of such
groups. Each was created from a "blank sheet of paper" and
designed to meet the particular requirements of their founders
and membership. Currently, these associations are centered
around communications infrastructure, broadband wired and
wireless connectivity, and web applications. Further
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For more than three
decades, Intel Corporation has developed technology
enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has
changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor
memory products, Intel introduced the world's first
microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies the computing
and communications industries with chips, boards, systems,
and software building blocks that are the
"ingredients" of computers, servers, and
networking and communications products. These products are
used by industry members to create advanced computing and
communications systems. Intel's mission is to be the
preeminent building block supplier to the Internet economy.
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Microsoft (Nasdaq
“MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and
Internet technologies for personal and business computing. The
company offers a wide range of products and services designed
to empower people through great software — any time, any place
and on any device. As part of Microsoft’s efforts to lead the
evolution of the home PC and its peripherals, focusing on
entertainment, communications and control, the company
launched Windows XP Media Center Edition in October 2002 to
strong consumer response and media acclaim. Windows XP Media
Center Edition combines the best of computing and home
entertainment, offering easy access to TV, PVR, Music,
Pictures, Video, and DVD in one place using one remote
control. For more information, go to
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/.
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A pioneer in broadband networking,
2Wire™ is dedicated to developing integrated solutions to
deliver broadband service and content throughout the home or
small office. Built upon the company's core expertise and
continued innovation in software and hardware, 2Wire
products enable home and small business users to fully leverage
the benefits of broadband. In addition, 2Wire
solutions offer service providers a flexible platform for
delivery and management of feature-rich Internet, telephony,
entertainment, and other enhanced broadband application
services.
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Fluke Networks
defined the cable installation and test business back in
1993 with the introduction of the industry's first digital
cable tester. Since then, the Company has continued to
manufacturer new test tools to accommodate the growing
requirements of today's voice and data networks. The
Company's comprehensive line of Network SuperVision
Solutions™ includes cable certification tools as well as a
complete line of test and verification solutions designed
for connected home applications.
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IBM's pervasive
computing strategy is to extend e-business applications to
the new class of client devices. This involves building,
deploying and developing mobile applications by partnering
with key industry players, developing groundbreaking
initiatives to set open industry standards; and deploying a
Business Innovation Services team with hundreds of wireless
consultants. IBM also makes chips for a wide range of devices
from the world's most powerful computers to the smallest cell
phones. IBM can be found on the Web at
www.ibm.com/pvc.
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The Motorola Broadband
Communications Sector provides a scalable, integrated
end-to-end system for the delivery of broadband services that
keep consumers informed, entertained and connected. Its
technology enables network operators and retailers to create
and execute on new business opportunities by providing
innovative products and services to the home.
Customer-responsive design and manufacturing expertise further
contribute to the company's position as the world's leading
supplier of digital cable set-tops and cable modems. For more
information about the Motorola Broadband Communications
Sector, visit
www.motorola.com/broadband.
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NETGEAR is a
leading provider of easy-to-use, high performance networking
solutions for homes and small businesses worldwide.
Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley in Santa Clara,
California, NETGEAR delivers the connectivity customers
seek to share Internet access and network audio, video, and
gaming entertainment. NETGEAR offers a full line of
award winning networking products, both wired and wireless,
including routers, access points, gateways, bridges, adapters,
switches, hubs, and firewalls available through retail,
broadband service provider, and value added reseller channel
partners worldwide.
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Agilent
Technologies is a leader in test, measurement and
component solutions for communications and electronics.
Agilent provides fiber-optic, wireless, and imaging
components, and is the world leader in optoelectronics.
Agilent's numerous isolation products are used in applications
ranging from power supplies and motor control to data
communications, digital logic interface, home automation and
control systems.
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AMX Corporation
simplifies your life. For more than 20 years, powerful AMX
control systems and innovative one-touch automation solutions
continue to make your home the perfect blend of technology and
simplicity. By working with top manufacturers worldwide, AMX
systems seamlessly integrate thousands of electronics for
maximum convenience, productivity and luxury. It's Your World.
Take Control.
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Belden
Electronics Division, the leading manufacturer of
specialty wire and cable products for a wide range of
applications offers HomeChoiceTM, and Banana Peel™ cables, the
residential line of UL verified structured cabling products
for Home Automation, Home Office, Home Theater, Communication
Networking, and Security applications.
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CABA is an
industry association that promotes advanced technologies for
the automation of homes and buildings in North America. CABA's
mission is to encourage the development, promotion and pursuit
of this automation through initiatives and collaborations, to
work with standards and protocol groups, and to be a source of
information for the industry and the public.
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Digital 5, Inc. is the
leading supplier of networking software technology for
connected consumer electronics devices. D5's approach of
integrating software on silicon delivers exciting new features
for its audio and video silicon partners, and ensures OEMs of
low cost, cutting edge consumer entertainment products.
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Entropic Communications is
a fabless semiconductor company based in San Diego,
California. Entropic has developed a breakthrough networking
and communications solution enabling multiple HD and SD video,
audio and data to be shared over the existing in-home coaxial
cable and environment. Entropic is targeting and being
embraced by cable and satellite operators, and set top box,
consumer electronics and PC manufacturers.
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FutureSmart
Systems, Inc., is a leading provider of digital
communications and networking systems for homes,
condominiums and apartments. The company provides complete
residential infrastructure for Internet access, cable and
satellite TV, whole house audio, computer networking,
telephone and security. For more information visit www.futuresmart.com
or call 801.617.3100.
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Gyration is a
provider of hardware and software solutions that remove the
technological barrier between user input devices and digital
displays in the business communications, PC and Home
Entertainment markets. Gyration combines motion-sensing
wireless peripherals, such as remote controls, mice and
keyboards, with customized software applications to enhance
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HP is a leading global
provider of products, technologies, solutions and services
to consumers and businesses. The Company's offerings span IT
infrastructure, personal computing and access devices,
global services, and imaging and printing. HP completed its
merger transaction involving Compaq Computer Corporation on
May 3, 2002.
More information about HP is available at http://www.hp.com.
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Home Director
designs, manufactures, sells and installs home networking
products which it calls the "Power Behind Intelligent Living."
Winner of the 2001 Innovative Technology Award from the
National Association of Home Builders and Popular Science
Magazine, and the 2001 Mark of Excellence Award from the
Home Automation and Networking Association, the company's home
networking solutions have been purchased by more than 45,000
home owners in the United States and Canada. Home Director is
located in California's Silicon Valley. To learn more about
Home Director, visit
www.homedirector.com or call 1-800-426-7144.
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Internet Home Alliance is a cross-industry network of
leading companies advancing the home technology market.
Members of the Alliance, a non-profit organization, include
Best Buy, Cisco, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, IBM,
Invensys, Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Corporation of
America), Sears, Roebuck & Co., Sun Microsystems and
Whirlpool. For more information, visit
www.internethomealliance.com.
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Intersil
Corporation is a global semiconductor leader in the design
and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless
networking solutions. Intersil's product portfolios address
four fast growing markets - flat panel displays, optical
storage (CD and DVD recordable), power management and wireless
networking. Contact
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Intrigue
Technologies’ Harmony Remote quickly established itself as
the new standard in home theatre control. Using a new
intelligence database, Smart State Technology™,
Intrigue allows home control to expand to new levels. By
leveraging the online SST Database, Intrigue allows elaborate
touchscreen home control without needing specialized training
to set-up.
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ITRAN Communications is a
leading provider of cutting edge power line modem technology. A
fabless communications semiconductor company, ITRAN designs,
develops, and markets proprietary digital and mixed-signal
integrated circuits for home networking, power line
telecommunication, access, AMR (Automatic Meter Reading)
applications, automation and control applications over existing
electrical infrastructure.
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Oak Technology, Inc., a
leading provider of solutions for the storage, manipulation
and distribution of digital content, is committed to driving
the emerging world of connected consumer appliances. The
company's fully integrated products and technologies target
two key markets: digital imaging (advanced copiers, printers,
faxes, scanners and MFPs) and digital home entertainment
(digital TV, HDTV and PVRs).
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Royal Philips Electronics
of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics
companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR 31.8 billion
in 2002. It is a global leader in color television sets,
lighting, electric shavers, medical diagnostic imaging and
patient monitoring, and one-chip TV products. Its 170,000
employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of
lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances,
semiconductors, and medical systems. Philips is quoted on the
NYSE (symbol: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other
stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at
www.philips.com/newscenter.
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Launched April 1
with the merger of Hitachi Semiconductor and Mitsubishi
Electric's System LSI and SRAM/Flash memory divisions,
Renesas Technology is now the #1 microcontroller supplier
in the world and #3 semiconductor company. Align your
development strategies with the leader. Stop by our booth,
#306, to see our standalone home networking demonstration and
to learn how our integrated product roadmaps can enable
leadership in your products.
www.renesas.com Hitachi Semiconductor, a leader
in the semiconductor market established by the SuperH RISC
processor and H8 microcontroller families, has now merged with
Mitsubishi Electric's System LSI and SRAM/Flash memory
divisions to create the #1 microcontroller company in the
world, RENESAS TECHNOLOGY. Stop by the Renesas booth to view
our standalone home networking demonstration and see why we
are #1.
www.renesas.com
Mitsubishi Electric, a leader in the semiconductor
market established by our custom ASIC solutions and M16C
Platform microcontroller family, has now merged with Hitachi
Semiconductor to create the #1 microcontroller company in the
world, RENESAS TECHNOLOGY. Stop by the Renesas booth to view
our standalone home networking demonstration and see why we
are #1.
www.renesas.com
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Universal
Electronics Inc. (UEI) develops software, firmware, and
turnkey solutions that enable consumers to wirelessly connect,
control and interact with an increasingly complex home
environment. Nevo, UEI’s leading embedded software solution
for visual home control, leverages UEI’s 16 years of
experience, broad portfolio of patented technologies, and the
industry’s leading database of home connectivity software,
which it licenses to many of the largest Fortune 500
companies.
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Zensys (www.zen-sys.com)
is a leading wireless technology company in the rapidly
emerging market for Control Networks. The company offers a
comprehensive line of products and services, including chip
sets, development kits and engineering services, required by
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMís) to successfully
develop and market wireless control and monitoring products.
Drawing upon its expertise, Zensys has developed Z-Wave ,
a breakthrough RF-based technology. Z-Wave is a reliable and
low-cost control technology that enables embedded
intelligence and wireless communication for a variety of
residential and light commercial applications such as
lighting and appliance control, automated meter reading,
thermostat and ventilation control, security, and
residential gateway connectivity.
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Global Caché,
in Silicon Valley, is dedicated to producing state-of-the-art
products that enable technology in homes. Our debut product,
the Home Network Adaptor, provides the means for network-based
home automation and management software to access, control,
and deliver services in a networked home to diverse and
previously unconnected devices and appliances.
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GlooLabs can get your
connected home media device to market faster and cheaper. By
running our interoperable GLOO software layer and with the
support of GlooLabs¹ professional services, you can have a
wireless audio media device on the market for Christmas season
2003. With its open philosophy, device manufacturers can
leverage our community of developers creating innovative
applications. Windows, Mac, Linux, iTunes, Musicmatch,
Rendezvous, and UPNP all seamlessly communicating together in
peer-to-peer fashion. Think open. Think interoperable.
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Newnex
manufactures standard and custom IEEE 1394/USB interconnect
products such as cables, converters and repeaters, etc. Newnex
FireNEX 1394 optical repeater can transfer data at 400 Mbps up
to 500 meters. The company is in development of 1394b (800
Mbps) optical repeater and Cat5 repeater for home networking
applications.
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VIA Technologies, Inc. is
the PC industry’s foremost fabless supplier of core logic
chipsets, x86 processors and a wide range of communications,
networking and multimedia chips, as well as a leading
innovator in complete platform solutions. Headquartered in
Taipei, Taiwan, VIA has branch offices in the US, China and
Europe.
www.viatech.com
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Minneapolis-based
Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is one of North America’s
leading specialty retailers of consumer electronics, personal
computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company
operates retail stores and commercial web sites under the
names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca),
Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com), Magnolia Hi-Fi (MagnoliaHiFi.com),
Media Play (MediaPlay.com), Sam Goody (SamGoody.com), and
Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company reaches consumers through
nearly 1,900 retail stores in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Cisco
Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet.
Cisco's Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the
foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government
networks around the world. Cisco provides the broadest line of solutions
for transporting data, voice and video within buildings, across campuses,
or around the world.
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Core Networks is an
industry leader developing OSS products for cable operators
worldwide, providing the tools they need to maximize revenues
from their networks. Core's product line, beginning with its
flagship product, CoreOS™, has evolved into a suite of tools,
each designed with cable operators' specific needs in mind.
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Twenty years as the Mac Product
Experts makes Macworld
the top resource for Mac professionals and enthusiasts.
Macworld's issues are packed with troubleshooting and
tips, breaking news, analysis of future trends, and the most
trusted Mac product reviews and buying advice. As the Mac
community moves to Mac OS X, Macworld remains the best way to
stay informed about what's new, exciting, and important.
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Jungo Software
Technologies is a leading supplier of residential gateway
software solutions, driver development tools and hardware
access applications. Jungo offers integrated reference designs
with several of the most influential global silicon vendors,
enabling its customers to simplify device development cycles,
improve performance and accelerate time to market. Jungo is a
privately held company with corporate offices in San Jose,
California, sales and support offices in Taiwan and an R&D
center in Israel. Founded in 1998, Jungo's investors include
TeleSoft Partners, Infineon Ventures and Intel Communications
Fund. Find out more at
http://www.jungo.com.
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The ATM Forum is a
non-profit international organization dedicated to speeding
the education and mass-market deployment of Asynchronous
Transfer Mode (ATM) and other communications technologies as
the foundation for broadband networks. The ATM Forum is
focused on the development of interoperability specifications
and promotion of industry-wide cooperation with key
technologies such as MPLS, DSL, FR, UMTS, Gigabit Ethernet,
SONET/SDH in the promotion of next generation networks
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The Interactive Television
Alliance is an independent, self-funding, non-profit trade
and professional organization representing the broad interests
of the entire iTV industry. Members include representatives
from Content, Distribution, Advertising Applications,
Data/Commerce, Production and Hardware companies. The ITA
aggressively promotes the deployment of interactive television
technologies through public awareness, industry outreach,
education, networking opportunities, and professional
services.
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Since its inception in 1994, the
LONMARK
Interoperability Association has become a major driving
force in the establishment of interoperable guidelines for
building, industrial, transportation and residential/utility
automation. LONMARK
membership is open to any manufacturer, end-user and system
integrator committed to the development and use of open,
interoperable products using multi-vendor LONWORKS
control networks. Products that have been verified to
conform to Echelon's LONMARK
interoperability guidelines are eligible to carry the LONMARK
logo, an indicator that a product has been designed to
interoperate over a LONWORKS
network.
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Day one of the LONMARK
Spring 2003 General Meeting in Milan will find
Industry leaders on hand to share their expertise, get updated
on the achievements of the Association and its
membership, and forge new business relationships. Day two of
the event will feature an exhibit program combined with
speakers called: "Interoperability Works", designed to educate
the marketplace and create a unique collaborative environment
for the international LONWORKS
community.
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TeleChoice assists
companies in creating new markets around innovative business
models, technologies, products, services, and applications. As
the strategic catalyst™ for the telecom industry, TeleChoice
helps start or greatly accelerate the process of crystallizing
a business or market strategy, value proposition, or
differentiated position. Playing a strategic role, TeleChoice
enables clients to launch new businesses, new markets, and new
products and services rapidly and successfully. Supporting
service providers and the technology vendors that serve them,
TeleChoice focuses on leading-edge public network
technologies. Since being founded in 1985, we have been
differentiated by our proven ability to transform new
technologies into successful products and services. Our
portfolio of offerings helps clients conceptualize, launch,
market, and capitalize on innovations in networking—faster,
more efficiently, and more profitably.
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The Wi-Fi
Technology Forum (WFTF) is a whole community discussion
package. A non profit organization manned mostly by
volunteers, its primary aim is for recognition as a powerful
voice of member organizations and end users of the Wi-Fi and
wireless community worldwide. We offer among various needs,
news and reviews, information exchange as well as market
research, forecasts and repots.
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