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Intel Corporation
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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OpenPeak, Inc.
OpenPeak, Inc. creates software that enables simple setup and
intelligent, seamless, wireless control of consumer electronics,
digital media and home systems. OpenPeak also simplifies telephony by
creating control and provisioning software for an embedded VOIP PBX
that discovers telephones and is simple to set up. The software
leverages emerging technologies such as Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP), WiFi, and Z-Wave mesh networking to create software technology
that enhances usability and simplifies control.Additionally,
OpenPeak creates hardware reference designs such as WiFi to IR, WiFi
to Serial and WiFi to Z-Wave bridges to network-enable legacy devices
and make the Digital Home a reality. The company's consumer-friendly
software applications are designed for use by original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) in their products. The award winning OpenPeak
software has been licensed to Philips Consumer Electronics and other
OEM partners will be announced shortly.
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CNET.com
CNET, a property of CNET Networks, Inc., is dedicated to
helping people buy and use personal technology to enhance and enrich
their lives. CNET's award winning editorial staff reviews thousands of
products each year, providing expert and unbiased advice on what
products to buy. The site also offers help and how-to features
enhanced with video content that visually shows consumers how to get
the most out of technology once they own it. And, with an extensive
directory of more than 200,000 products and price comparisons, CNET
also gives consumers the most up-to-date and efficient shopping
resource on the Web.
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Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry association
devoted to promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs).
With the aim of enhancing the user experience for mobile wireless
devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s testing and certification programs
ensure the interoperability of WLAN products based on the IEEE 802.11
specification. Since the introduction of the Wi-Fi Alliance’s
certification program in March 2000, more than 2,000 products have
been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the expanded use of
Wi-Fi products and services across the consumer and enterprise
markets.
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AMD
AMD (NYSE:AMD) designs and produces microprocessors, Flash memory
devices and low-power processor solutions for the computer,
communications and consumer electronics industries. AMD is dedicated
to helping its customers deliver standards-based, customer-focused
solutions for technology users, ranging from enterprises to government
agencies and individual consumers. Founded in 1969, AMD is a Standard
& Poor's 500 company with global operations and manufacturing
facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and Asia. For more
information visit www.amd.com.
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Consumer Technology Publishing Group
The Consumer Technology Publishing Group (CTPG) of North
American Publishing Company publishes the leading industry magazines
in both the trade and consumer marketplace -- Dealerscope,
E-Gear, Custom Retailer and Picture Business. In
addition, the group produces tailored publications for industry
groups, such as The Source for Brandsource Members and HTSA
Quarterly for the Home Theater Specialists of America. CTPG also
produces custom publishing projects such as the Official Pre-Show
Planner, Directory, Show Guide and Addendum for the International CES.
Our expertise across the industry gives us the strongest voice in the
industry. www.napco.com
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DigitalDeck
DigitalDeck, a privately held company headquartered in Redwood
City, California, has developed and markets the DigitalDeck
Entertainment Network, an amazingly flexible and powerful “connected
home” entertainment system. With the DigitalDeck Entertainment
Network, consumers enjoy all these remarkable home entertainment
capabilities and more: media server, whole-home DVR, video
distribution from any entertainment source over Ethernet, access to
PC-stored digital photos for a slideshow on any TV, access to MP3
music throughout the house and control of all connected consumer
electronics devices with a single remote through a TV interface.
www.digitaldeck.com
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Entropic Communications
Entropic Communications is a privately held semiconductor company
based in San Diego, Calif., enabling home networking for digital
entertainment. Entropic's products allow consumers to easily share
digital entertainment throughout the home by leveraging the existing
coax infrastructure to fundamentally change the way content such as
movies, music, and images are stored and networked by the average
user. Its c.LINK-270 chipset can be embedded in various consumer
electronics devices such as STBs, DVRs, and TVs so they can seamlessly
share video and multimedia at up to 270Mbps over the coaxial cable
already installed in the average home. For more information:
www.entropic.com.
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Mediabolic
Established in 1999, Mediabolic is an industry-leading provider
of software infrastructure and services for connected entertainment
devices. Mediabolic embraces industry standards and provides
infrastructure and services that empower our manufacturing partners to
extend the capabilities of their products to ultimately expand their
revenue potential while saving money. Using a standards-based open
architecture, Mediabolic’s technology has enabled our partners to ship
one million units to date.
www.mediabolic.com
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The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA for short) was formed in
2004 as a non-profit mutual benefit corporation to develop and promote
specifications for the transport of digital entertainment and
information content over in-home coaxial cable.
The goal of MoCA is to create specifications and certify products
that will tap into the vast amounts of unused bandwidth available on
the in-home coax without the need for new connections, wiring, point
of entry devices or truck rolls. It is anticipated that the first MoCA
enabled products will be released within the next year.
More than 70% of homes in the United States have coax already
installed into the home infrastructure. Many have existing coax in one
or more primary entertainment consumption locations such as family
rooms, media rooms and master bedrooms - ideal for deploying networks.
Visit us at
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NETGEAR
NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR)
designs technologically advanced, networking products that address specific
needs for small business, defined to be businesses with fewer than 250
employees, and home users. The Company's suite of 100 products enables users
to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and
applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled
devices.
www.netgear.com
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Nortel
Serving both service provider and enterprise customers in more than 150
countries, Nortel delivers innovative technology solutions
encompassing end-to-end broadband, Voice over IP, multimedia services and
applications, and wireless broadband designed to help people solve the
world's greatest challenges.
www.nortel.com
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Philips Electronics, Semiconductors
The Connected Home.
Watch your favorite TV show or listen to your favorite music whenever
you want, from any room of your home. Stream a tennis match to your portable
media player, while your daughter streams a cartoon on hers. That’s harmony.
At Philips, we have the semiconductor and software technologies – media
processing connectivity (wired and wireless) and telephony – to make it
real. Our Nexperia family of systems-on-silicon provides highly integrated
solutions for digital TV, IP set-top boxes, home media centers, portable
media players and multimedia cell phones. That’s why we are prepared to be
your partner in making the connected home a reality.
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PRIMEDIA Home Technology Group (Connected: Managing Personal Media,
Home Theater, Stereophile, and Ultimate AV)
PRIMEDIA's Home Technology Group provides intelligently
integrated marketing solutions for the high-end audio, home theater,
photography, and convergence markets. Through our leading magazines,
websites, e-newsletters, direct mail and live events, we reach 2.8
million consumer electronics buyers every month with trusted editorial
content focusing on how-to instruction, tips and techniques, and
equipment reviews. Based on advertising market share, print
circulation, and online metrics, PRIMEDIA's Home Technology Group is
the leading supplier of information for the consumer electronics
market.
www.hometheatermag.com,
www.ultimateavmag.com,
www.stereophile.com,
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Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments’ extensive selection of silicon and software
spans multiple broadband and connectivity solutions, providing
customers with all the pieces required to quickly deliver innovative
products. Based on its pioneering DSP and analog technologies, TI’s
system level designs seamlessly work together and ease the development
of the newest consumer electronics, computing and portable devices. By
leaving the silicon and software integration issues with TI,
manufacturers can focus on the products consumers dream of having
today.
www.ti.com/cablemodem
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Wipro
Wipro provides Turnkey System & SoC solutions for an array of Home
Networking applications. A 1000+ member VLSI engineering team coupled
with a 5000 strong Embedded Software group makes Wipro one of the
world's largest Third Party Product Engineering Design services
company. A host of IPs in WLAN, UWB, 1394, USB and Ethernet, coupled
with strong design service expertise enables Wipro to provide turnkey
SoC solutions for applications like Video over Wireless, Wireless USB,
etc. www.wipro.com
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Zensys
Developed by Zensys, a provider of wireless networking
technology for control and status reading applications, Z-Wave is a
low-cost, two-way, wireless mesh network communications technology
that enables consumers to monitor and manage their lighting, security
systems and other home controls easily, conveniently and securely from
anywhere in the world. Z-Wave is a fully developed, affordable,
easy-to-use and interoperable technology that is available in more
than 40 wireless home control and automation products today.
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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade
association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry
through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the
fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more
than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development,
manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile
electronics, wireless and landline communications, information
technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as
well as related services that are sold through consumer channels.
Combined, CEA's members account for more than $113 billion in annual
sales. CEA's resources are available online at
www.CE.org, the
definitive source for information about the consumer electronics
industry.
CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Defining
Tomorrow’s Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into
industry services, including technical training and education,
industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research
and legislative advocacy.
www.ce.org
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Hanley Wood, LLC
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media company serving housing and
construction. Through five operating divisions, the company produces
award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events,
rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North
America's leading provider of home plans.Founded in 1976, Hanley
Wood is a $225 million company owned by VS&A Communications Partners
III, LP, the private-equity affiliate of media industry merchant bank
Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
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JETRO
JETRO (the Japan External Trade Organization) has 6 offices in the
United States that for over 50 years have provided information and
support to American companies wishing to enter the Japanese market.
JETRO provides a wide-range of services, such as timely market
intelligence, extensive business development support, and relevant
business events, all designed to encourage new business between
innovative American companies and Japan. For a complete list of our
events and services, please visit our website at
www.jetro.org.
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1394 Trade Association
The 1394 Trade Association is a worldwide organization dedicated
to the advancement and proliferation of the IEEE 1394 audio-video
standard. The Association implements and promotes standards for high
speed digital networking in home entertainment, automotive, computer,
and industrial applications. 1394-equipped products are available
under well known brand names such as FireWire, i.LINK, and DTV-Link
brands. For more information, visit
www.1394TA.org.
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Airgo Networks, Inc.
The founders of Airgo Networks have pioneered a wireless
communication technique known as Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). A breakthrough in
wireless, MIMO OFDM has been adopted as the foundation for defining
the new IEEE 802.11n standard for next generation Wi-Fi®.
First-to-market with 802.11a/b/g-compliant MIMO enhanced chipset
solutions, Airgo, with its True MIMO™ technology, substantially
improves the performance and reliability of wireless, enabling the
most bandwidth-intensive applications and eliminating the need for
wires.
www.airgonetworks.com
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Allegro Software Development
Corporation
Allegro Software is a leading supplier software toolkits that
bring Internet standards to networked devices. The RomPlug embedded
ANSI-C source code toolkits provide UPnP/DLNA support for building
Media Players/Servers and Internet Gateway Devices. The RomPager
toolkits provide embedded Web (HTTP/HTML/XML) and email (SMTP/POP3)
applications for device management. These stable, field-proven,
protocol-compliant stacks were designed from the ground up for
embedded devices, and work with any RTOS/processor environment.
www.allegrosoft.com
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Atheros Communications
Atheros Communications is a leading Developer of semiconductor
system solutions for wireless communications products. Atheros
combines its wireless systems expertise with high-performance radio
frequency, mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills to
provide highly integrated chipsets that are manufacturable on
low-cost, standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
processes. Atheros technology is being used by a broad base of leading
customers, including personal computer and networking equipment
manufacturers.
www.atheros.com
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Bedrock Learning, Inc.
Bedrock Learning provides foundational training for residential
technology professionals through online courses and printed learning
materials. Through detailed and engaging online courses, installers
become field-ready. Students are awarded a Certificate of Completion
upon passing a course. Courses include Introduction to Residential
Technologies, Structured Wiring, Lighting Control, Home Networking,
Whole House Music, and other core topics. Bedrock Learning also
provides custom curriculum development, online course hosting, and
Learning Management System (LMS) services to residential technology
corporations.
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Belden CDT Electronics Division
Belden CDT Electronics Division is a leading manufacturer of
specialty cable products for a wide range of applications. Belden
CDT’s HomeChoice® line of structured cables features the award winning
Banana Peel™ technology. HomeChoice serves the residential market
requirements for Home Office and Communication Networking, Home
Theater, Home Automation and Security applications.
www.belden.com
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BridgeCo
BridgeCo is a pioneer of digital entertainment networking
solutions. The company's Entertainment Network Adapters(tm) (ENAs) are
the world's most comprehensive, cost-effective and highly integrated
silicon and software platforms for connecting Internet media sources,
PCs and consumer electronics throughout the home. BridgeCo ENAs are
used in a wide range of innovative and legacy products produced by the
multi-billion dollar global consumer electronics industry, including
Digital Media Players, Audio/Video receivers, DVD players, musical
instruments and breakout boxes.
www.bridgeco.net
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CE Lifestyles
CE Lifestyles is the first national consumer electronics
magazine written specifically for women. From the publisher of
Smart Computing, CPU, and PC Today, CE Lifestyles
devotes each monthly issue to helping our discriminating readers view
home theater systems, digital cameras, wireless phones, smart
appliances, and innovative furniture designs from a fresh,
intelligent, and thoughtful editorial perspective. Women decide which
electronics products make sense for their home, fit their budget, and
reflect their taste. CE Lifestyles is there to help.
www.ceLifestyles.com
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CopperGate Communications
CopperGate develops markets and sells home networking chipsets.
Coppergate products address the growing home multimedia networking
market, fueled by the immense popularity of broadband access
technologies and the growing need of Telcos and other operators to
provide "triple-play" voice, data and video services over a whole-home
network. The company's technology uses existing phone and coax wires
to create a single powerful yet low cost home network backbone with
data rates up to 128Mbps and guaranteed QoS that complements short
distance UWB and 802.11 data networks.
www.copper-gate.com
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Corinex Communications Corp.
Corinex is a leader in the development of HomePlug, Video, and IP
telephony customer premise solutions. From delivering high speed
broadband backbones over electrical wiring, TV cables and phone lines,
to distributing full motion HDTV video signals, to our VideoPhone and
VoIP technologies, Corinex is focused on providing unique AnyWire
Connectivity™ solutions. According to INSTAT DMR, Corinex has a market
share of 48% in the HomePlug networking market and is the price and
technology leader in delivering Video and VoIP products for the mass
market. Solutions from Corinex are ideally suited for the SOHO,
enterprise, education, government, hospital, and hotel markets.
www.corinex.com
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Design of Systems on Silicon (DS2)
Design of Systems on Silicon’s (DS2) technology sets global
benchmarks in terms of performance and features and provides seamless
interoperable solutions for all power line communications (PLC)
applications and markets, implementing the ETSI worldwide standard to
guarantee connectivity in a networked digital era. DS2`s CES 2005
award winning 200 Mbps chips are the chips of choice for ultimate
feature-rich, low cost PLC access (BPL) modems and consumer electronic
appliances. www.ds2.es
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Destiny Networks, Inc.
Destiny Networks accelerates adoption of the digital home by
providing the migration path from what homeowners currently own and
use. Ubiquity, Destiny's software application, provides robust and
simple control of legacy entertainment components and other analog
home systems, while converging them with the new digital platforms.
Destiny controls entertainment systems with a reliable, easy-to-use
remote control previously only available on very expensive systems,
but with the ease-of-setup more common to programmable remote
controls.
www.destinynetworks.com
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Devicescape Software
Devicescape Software was formed to dramatically accelerate the
development of a rich, ubiquitous, easy to use network of devices,
that we call the devicescape. As the leader in wireless software for
devices, we provide the only complete wireless software platform that
empowers device manufacturers to deliver on the promise of life
without wires. The Devicescape platform enables the creation of a
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Digital 5, Inc.
Digital 5, Inc. (Digital 5) is a leading provider of software
enabling both wireless and wired sharing of multimedia content among
networked consumer electronics (CE) devices. Digital 5's software
technology is used to enable new products for existing CE categories,
such as DVD Players, televisions, and stereo systems, giving them the
capability to access media content over a home network and the
Internet. These products allow consumers to enjoy their music, digital
pictures, or video in the comfort of their various home entertainment
locations. With headquarters in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and
operations in California and India, Digital 5 can be contacted on the
World Wide Web at
www.digital5.com.
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Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
Members of Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), share a
vision of an interoperable network of personal computers (PC),
consumer electronics (CE) and mobile electronics devices in and beyond
the home, enabling a seamless environment for sharing and growing new
digital media and content services. Founded in 2003, the group
established and maintains a platform of interoperability based on open
industry standards that, when used by manufacturers, will support the
sharing of media through wired or wireless networks.
www.dlna.org
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DivX, Inc.
DivX creates and distributes DivX® video technology, an
international phenomenon often called the "MP3 of video" that has
revolutionized the creation, playback and delivery of high-quality
digital video. With over 160 million users worldwide and an estimated
2 billion DivX files in existence, DivX video offers a full range of
video solutions for the software, hardware, video-on-demand and gaming
markets, leveraging the market’s leading video compression technology
to create a seamless, connected consumer experience across devices and
platforms. www.divx.com
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Exent Technologies
Exent Technologies is the market leader in providing technology
and solutions for secure digital delivery of gaming and edutainment
software. Exent enables its customers to provide their audiences a
state-of-the-art online gaming experience with the best available
content, and the ultimate user experience in a secure,
copyright-enforcing manner. Exent supports various markets, including
broadband service providers (BSPs), consumer portals, brand owners,
retailers, and game publishers and developers seeking to digitally
distribute, manage & monetize a gaming & applications service.
www.exent.com
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GE Infrastructure, Security
The Security business of GE Infrastructure is a wholly owned
subsidiary of the General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) focused on
communication and information technologies for security, safety and
lifestyle enhancements. The company has operations in more than 30
countries and is represented by some of the best-known brand names for
intrusion and fire detection, access and building control, video
surveillance, explosive and drug detection, key management, and
structured wiring. For more information about GE's security business
and our product offerings, please visit
www.gesecurity.com.
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The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc.
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. is an industry-led
initiative established to create specifications for home powerline
networking products and services and to accelerate the demand for
these products and services worldwide through the sponsorship of
market and user education programs. Currently, the Alliance is
comprised of about 50 industry-leading companies. HomePlug Sponsor
companies include Arkados, Inc. a subsidiary of CDKNet.com, Inc. (OTC
BB:CDKN), Cogency Semiconductor, Comcast (CMCSK), Conexant (CNXT),
EarthLink (ELNK), Intellon, RadioShack (RSH), Sharp (SHCPFM) and SONY
(SNE). Visit
www.homeplug.org for more information.
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Jungo Software
Technologies
Jungo Software Technologies is a leading provider of CPE software
for the digital home, small office and small business (SMB) routers.
We enable our OEM and ODM customers to develop innovative networking
equipment. OpenRG, the company’s flagship product, offers OEMs and
ODMs an integrated software solution that includes a range of
broadband applications coupled with extensive remote management
capabilities. It is a complete suite of software technologies for
residential/SOHO gateways, wireless access points, cable/DSL modems
and integrated access devices.
www.jungo.com
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Microsoft Corporation
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide
leader in software, services and solutions that help people and
businesses realize their full potential.
www.microsoft.com
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Mirra, Inc.
Mirra, Inc. is a developer of digital content protection products
for the home office and small business markets. Mirra’s product, the
Mirra Personal Server, is an easy-to-use multiple-PC backup personal
server, for users who need a simple and affordable way to protect,
remotely access, and share their digital files. Additionally, Mirra
guarantees the safety of data with its exclusive MirraGuard Data
Guarantee. Mirra distributes its products through a number of
retailers across the U.S.
www.mirra.com
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Nero Inc.
Nero provides high quality software solutions for the global
digital media market. With its compression technology- Nero Digital™,
based on industry standard MPEG-4, Nero presents a complete a/v
solution for CE and mobile devices. With AVC/H.264 video and HE-AAC
audio, Nero Digital™ offers outstanding audio/video quality with a
vast range of HD profiles, industry standards based DRM and VCPS copy
control measures.
www.nero.com
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NetCentrex
NetCentrex™ develops unique next generation network (NGN) voice and
video solutions that optimize network infrastructure and enable
service providers to deliver voice-video-data and fixed-mobile
converged services for consumer and enterprise markets. Solutions,
built on the same IMS compliant infrastructure, include IP telephony,
video telephony, Triple Play, IP Centrex, and voice/video VPN. Triple
play solutions are delivered through the IPlay3™ platform. Founded in
1998, NetCentrex has over 40 operator and service provider customers
in over 25 countries.
www.netcetrex.net
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Pure Networks, Inc.
Pure Networks recently released product, Network Magic, is the
only software that makes the day-to-day use of consumer home networks
easy, intuitive and enjoyable. With Network Magic, consumers can setup
Windows home networking in minutes instead of hours, repairs are made
automatically, and sharing pictures, files, printers and more is
secure, reliable and effortless. Located in Seattle, WA, Pure
Networks’ vision is to transform home networking from being painful
and frustrating into an easy, useful, and fun experience.
www.purenetworks.com
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Renesas Technology
Renesas Technology, ranked the #1 microcontroller supplier worldwide
and a global leader in semiconductor sales, offers home networking
solutions for manufacturers of home networking equipment that not only
encompass Renesas’ broad line of semiconductors, but also key support
products such as security and protocols. Renesas’ solutions are
developed using their extensive technical resources and cover
Ethernet, IEEE-1394 and PLC wire-based networks, as well as wireless
LANs that use Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB and IrDA technology.
www.renesas.com/america
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SercoNet Ltd.
SercoNet is a leader in triple play delivery in the home and SOHO.
The company has developed several breakthrough technologies that
enable home users and service providers to form in-home IP based
backbone. The company's revolutionary system, WirePlus™ enables
in-home distribution of multiple VoIP lines over any existing phone
wire and 108Mbps Wi-Fi for data and multimedia. This hybrid solution
just plugs into existing telephone outlets, placing wireless
connections and IP telephony services where needed.
www.serconet.net
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Sereniti Inc.
To simplify the complexities of home networking, Sereniti
delivers managed services to help consumers conveniently administer,
secure, share and get the most out of their home PC networks. As part
of the managed service solution, Sereniti provides technical support
(voice, chat and email) for the consumer’s network and devices, with
remote pc diagnostics and network administration. For Broadband
Service Providers and Retailers, Sereniti offers an easily deployed
solutions platform, home network expertise and a revenue sharing model
to increase customer loyalty and profitability. Sereniti is actively
pursuing OEM and co-branding partner opportunities.
www.sereniti.com
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Sonic Solutions
Based in Marin County, California, Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:
SNIC) (www.sonic.com)
is the leader in digital media software, providing a broad range of
interoperable, platform independent software tools and applications
for creative professionals, business and home users, and technology
partners. Sonic’s products range from advanced DVD authoring systems
and interactive content delivery technologies used to produce the
majority of Hollywood DVD film releases, to the award-winning Roxio-
and Sonic-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup solutions
that have become the premiere choice for consumers, prosumers and
business users worldwide.
www.sonic.com
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Streamload
Streamload is the leading Internet service for transfer and
storage of personal digital entertainment. The service allows users to
easily and securely send, receive, store and access their digital
files, like video, music, and photos. Its technology provides users
the freedom to move their media across all their devices as well as
store and deliver their collections to others without regard to file
size or storage limitations. Streamload has been in business for 6
years, grown 300 percent in the last 3 years, manages more than 350
terabytes of data, and has over 25,000 paid subscribers and 2.2
million user accounts.
www.streamload.com
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Universal Electronics
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. UEI's
primary markets include OEMs in consumer electronics, personal
computing, as well as MSOs in cable and satellite subscription
broadcasting. www.uei.com
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Xanboo Inc.
With its end-to-end "SDK" provisioning technology platform, from
the device to the central server, Xanboo designs applications
and services delivered over high-speed internet connections for
consumer and business markets.Whether using our own 2-way wireless
devices, standard IP cameras, Zigbee and/or Z-Wave devices, from
cameras, sensors, thermostats, and power/lighting controls, Xanboo
offers complete solutions for services involving access and control of
devices anytime, from anywhere.
www.xanboo.com
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Yitran Communications, Ltd.
A fabless semiconductor company, Yitran Communications Ltd.
designs, develops, and markets high performance, low cost PLC (Power
Line Communication) modem chips. Yitran's integrated circuits provide
robust and reliable communication over the existing electrical wiring
and power grids and enable a variety of "No New Wires" applications,
such as Home Automation, Command & Control, AMR (Automatic Meter
Reading) and Internet distribution over power lines. Yitran's customer
and partner lists include leading companies, such as Renesas, MEW
(Matsushita Electric Works), Hitachi, KEPCO, Kinden, LG and Microsoft.
For further details: www.yitran.com.
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Rotani
Rotani specializes in the development and design of future-prove
WLAN solutions for high-bandwidth applications, where sustained radio
performance is essential. Rotani’s AirReferee™ technology utilizes a
unique multi-radio design, integral antenna module and control
software to eliminate interference from adjacent wireless systems.
AirReferee™ benefits the entire WLAN industry. By licensing Rotani’s
cost-effective designs, industry affiliates can expand market
opportunities, improve customer satisfaction and expand the lifecycle
of current and upcoming wireless networking products.
www.rotani.com
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Zetera
Zetera is the developer and licensor of technology that enables
storage system manufacturers to deliver high performance network
storage at unprecedented low cost. Built on the twin standards of IP
and standard network switches, Zetera has created a new class of
network storage technology that is superior in performance, cost,
scalability and compatibility to all other types of network storage
including NAS, SAN, Fibre Channel and iSCSI. Zetera technology scales
from consumer applications through enterprise storage.
www.zetera.com
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Accenture LLP
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services
and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance
businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process
expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture
can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients
improve their performance.
www.accenture.com
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Yahoo! Inc.
Yahoo! Inc. is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most
trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Yahoo! provides online
products and services essential to consumers' lives, and offers a full
range of tools and marketing solutions for businesses to connect with
Internet users around the world. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
Calif.
www.yahoo.com
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Broadcom Corporation
Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in wired and wireless
broadband communications semiconductors. Our products enable the
convergence of high-speed data, high definition video, voice and
audio. Broadcom provides equipment manufacturers of networking,
digital entertainment, broadband, and mobile devices with the
industry’s broadest portfolio of solutions that support our core
mission: Connecting everything®.
www.broadcom.com
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Hewlett-Packard Company
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure,
global services, business and home computing, and imaging and
printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2005, HP revenue
totaled $81.8 billion. More information about HP (NYSE, Nasdaq: HPQ)
is available at www.hp.com.
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Macrovision
Macrovision develops and markets content and software value
management solutions for the video, music and software industries.
Macrovision’s technologies are embedded in over 9 billion DVD, VHS and
CD units representing over $130 billion of protected entertainment
content. Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and
has offices worldwide.
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Personica
Just Say it! Personica is a provider of voice based user
interface for the home. Users are frustrated with complex and hard to
use interfaces for communications, entertainment, and home control.
With Personica’s PersonifiedAssistant (PA) interface, users can speak
in natural language and don't have to remember any commands. PA can
help navigate and guide through many choices for control, content and
services. It requires no training, and understands user preferences
and needs. PA can be embedded in VoIP Terminal Adapter, Media Station,
SetTopBox, PVR, Home PC, DSL/Cable Modem and also can be hosted in the
network.
www.personica.com
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Entone Technologies
Entone Technologies is a leading provider of standards-based
solutions that uniquely address two revolutionary developments in home
entertainment: on-demand television and in-home multimedia networks.
The company's proven technology enables digital content providers to
reliably deliver a variety of personal television services, such as
video-on-demand (VOD) and network personal video recording (nPVR).
www.entone.com
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SMS.ac
SMS.ac, Inc.
is a wireless communications company whose proprietary MMSbox
technology enables the exchange of text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS)
mobile communications across any technology platform and deliverable
to any enabled wireless device. SMS.ac is host to the largest wireless
community in the world, offering connectivity to more than 400 mobile
networks worldwide. Through its core MMSbox™ technologies, SMS.ac,
Inc. enables interoperable, worldwide wireless interaction between
network operators, technology standards, the Internet, enterprises,
consumers and application/content developers. Through its global
initiatives, SMS.ac is igniting the widespread adoption and use of
wireless data. www.sms.ac
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SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS |
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Broadband Services Forum
The Broadband Services Forum (BSF) is an international
organization created by the merger of two leading industry fora: the
Broadband Content Delivery Forum (BCDF) and the Service Creation
Community (SCC). The two organizations share a strong multi-vendor,
multiservice stance focused on many of the same topics in the
industry. The BSF provides a forum for dialogue and development, along
with the tools and information to address the fundamental business and
technology issues vital to the growth and health of the broadband
industry. The Broadband Services Forum fosters collaboration across
the broadband value chain including content, service and technology
providers.
www.broadbandservicesforum.orgContact
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Circle F Media
Circle F Media specializes in helping technology companies reach
consumers via mainstream media and public events. We are committed to
helping technology companies sell product by creating benefits-focused
advertorials for national magazines, through the creation of sponsored
television segments for national and local broadcast, and by creating
special events and web-based promotions. Circle F Media's mission is
to penetrate consumers' daily lives with technology's message.
www.circlefmedia.com
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Dempa Publications, Inc.
Dempa Publications, Inc. will present Information Appliances
Forum Asia (IAFA) Taipei 2005 as an official forum of Computex
Taipei 2005, with the full support of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic
Affairs (MOEA). Computex is an international trade show focusing on
digital information and communications, running May 31 to June 4 at
the Taipei World Trade Center.Dempa created the IAFA conference and
exhibition in 2002, offering intensive B2B activity, including keynote
speeches and technical presentations from industry leaders,
business-matching sessions, and a pre-qualified audience. The success
of this event led to repeat presentations in Tokyo, Taipei, Beijing
and Shanghai throughout 2002, 2003 and 2004.
www.chinacom.com.tw
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The Digital Lifestyles Resource Center
The Digital Lifestyles Resource Center is a dynamic work in
progress that features timely news, relevant articles, white papers
and perspectives related to emerging technology trends. The site
examines the major players and industries, the viewpoints and
positions, the products and services that are shaping today's digital
lifestyles.
www.digital-lifestyles.com
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ECHONET Consortium
The ECHONET Consortium was established in 1997 and has since
developed key software and hardware technologies for home network
systems that conserve energy, improve home security and healthcare,
enable remote monitoring and control of equipment, and so on. The
ECHONET Specification is a universal transmission standard for various
services in home network systems that combine home appliances of
different manufacturers for either newly built or existing houses.
ECHONET stands for Energy Conservation and Homecare NETwork.
www.echonet.gr.jp/english/index.htm
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Hawkeye
hawkeye | Group Digital Home was created to navigate the consumer
migration to a complete Digital Home for both our technology clients
who will have a supporting role in the transformation and for our
general markets clients who will begin to use the Digital Home as
their primary means of communication to their customers.To learn
more, visit us at
www.hawkeyedigitalhome.com or call (214) 659-5656.
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IBDNetwork
Founded in September of 1999, IBDNetwork (International
Business Development Network) is the first membership-based
organization to accelerate deal making. We believe that business
executives and the quality of their relationships determine their
companies¹ success. IBDNetwork explores the business side of
technology through events and newsletters that cover the latest
innovative technology, partnerships, company growth, business models,
and investment strategies. IBDNetwork's members, event attendees, and
newsletter subscribers are VCs, CEOs, and VPs of business and
corporate development from both private and public companies --
typically the company "forecasters" that need to understand new market
opportunities and trends to help plan their companies' strategic
initiatives.
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iHollywood Forum
iHollywood Forum is based in Los Angeles and produces ongoing
educational seminars and business development opportunities for
entertainment and music industry executives, content creators,
technology developers, manufacturers, investors and entrepreneurs.
MobileTech Forum holds forums and executives summits addressing mobile
and wireless content, commerce, technology and applications. Contact
us for information on upcoming events and view the agenda at
www.ihollywoodforum.com. Our summits include: Digital Media
Summit, Impact 2004: Branded Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising;
iWireless World; Mobile Entertainment Summit; Digital Games Summit.
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Internet Home Alliance
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 Cisco, General Motors,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Invensys, Microsoft, Panasonic (Matsushita
Electric Corporation of America), Procter & Gamble, SBC
Communications, Sears Roebuck & Co. and Whirlpool Corporation. For
more information, visit
www.internethomealliance.com.
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LonMark International
For over a decade, LonMark International has been a leading
developer and proponent of open systems for use in building,
industrial, transportation and home/utility automation worldwide.
LonMark membership is extended to any person, firm, or corporation
engaged in the development, distribution, or marketing of open,
multi-vendor control systems utilizing ANSI/EIA 709 protocol and
related standards.Over 600 products have been verified to conform to the LonMark
International guidelines. These products are eligible to carry the
LonMark logo, a mark of excellence and indicator that certified
products can interoperate over a common network. For more information
about LonMark International, please visit
www.lonmark.org.
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The Networked Home
The Networked Home is no longer a concept for the future - it is
here today and developing fast. Attend Informa Telecoms and Media's
Networked Home Conference to learn how you can start to profit now!
The Networked Home, Applications, Standards, Technology,
Interoperability - Driving The Take-Up Of Networked Home Services
will take place June 8-9, 2005, at the Rennaissance Hotel in
Amsterdam. For more information, visit
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OSGi Alliance
The OSGi Alliance and its members specify, create, advance, and
promote an open service delivery and management platform promote its
wide industry adoption. The OSGi Alliance serves as the focal point
for a collaborative ecosystem of service providers, developers,
manufacturers, and consumers. As an independent non-profit
corporation, the OSGi Alliance also provides for the fair and uniform
creation and distribution of relevant intellectual property –
including specifications, reference implementations, and test suites –
to all its members. OSGi technology is currently being delivered in
products and services shipping from several Fortune Global 100
companies. www.osgi.org
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UHAPI Forum
UHAPI Forum is a non-profit trade organization launched by leading
companies in the consumer electronics (CE) industry to promote the
Universal Home API (UHAPI) specification, an open standard solution
that will facilitate faster development of applications for CE
devices.The UHAPI Forum provides the industry with support for
implementing the UHAPI specification, leading to reduced
time-to-market and development costs and increased interoperability of
CE products, systems and software.
The aim of the UHAPI Forum is to standardize a set of open APIs for
a variety of appliances such as analog and digital televisions,
set-top boxes, DVD players and recorders, printers, personal video
recorders, home servers and other consumer audio and video devices.
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The Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA)
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is an
international non-profit corporation led by a Board of Directors,
which represents a voting membership of more than 130 corporate
members worldwide. VESA supports and sets industry-wide interface
standards for the PC, workstation, and consumer electronics
industries. VESA promotes and develops timely, relevant, open
standards for the display and display interface industry, ensuring
interoperability and encouraging innovation and market growth.
www.VESA.org
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Ward Davis Communications
"Engineers Helping Engineers" That’s what Ward Davis
Communications is about. That’s our vision. Our engineers scour
the market for the latest hardware and software products available to
support modern networks. They look for proven market leaders as well
as innovative new products.Whether it’s a component, a subsystem or
a complete communications system good engineering practice requires
accurate testing. Many of our engineers have designed test systems for
large corporations; they know first hand what benefits accrue from
reliable, accurate test data. They meet with our customers and suggest
methodologies, procedures and tools. We help our customers prove the
viability of the proposal with on-site demonstrations and evaluations.
Our support staff can perform systems metrics, install software,
configure software products and develop baselines. They are trained
and certified to install and configure several leading software
products. www.warddavis.com/wdc
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The Wi-Fi Technology Forum
The Wi-Fi Technology Forum (Wi-Fi-TF)
network is a non-profit worldwide organization based in the UK.
Manned mostly by volunteers, aims to report and inform its audiences
on all aspects of Wi-Fi and wireless technology. With its round the
clock Wi-Fi Newswire© service, discussion forums, reviews and other
resources, the Wi-Fi-TF operates on impartiality and
non-profitability. The Wi-Fi-TF network owns and operates a string of
Wireless and Wi-Fi Technology sites.
www.wi-fitechnology.com
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WiMedia Alliance
The WiMedia Alliance promotes wireless personal-area network (WPAN)
connectivity and interoperability for multiple industry-based
protocols. The WiMedia Alliance develops and adopts standards-based
specifications for connecting wireless multimedia devices, including
application, transport, and control profiles; test suites; and a
certification program to accelerate wide-spread consumer adoption of
"wire-free" imaging and multimedia solutions. Learn more at
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The World Future Society
The World Future Society helps individuals, organizations, and
communities see, understand, and respond effectively to change.
Through media, meetings, publications and dialogue among its members,
it raises awareness of change and acts a neutral forum for exploring
possible, probable, and preferable futures. Founded in 1966 in
Washington, D.C., the Society has nearly 25,000 members in more than
eighty countries. Chapters of the World Future Society offer speakers,
educational courses, seminars, and other opportunities for members in
local areas to meet and work together.
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The World Future Society U.S.
National Capital Region Chapter
The World Future Society U.S. National Capital Region Chapter
provides an independent, interdisciplinary, open forum to learn,
explore, develop, produce and promote futures thinking. We leverage
resources unique to the Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia region
in order to craft better futures for ourselves and our world. We offer
a variety of programming, a world-wide distributed newsletter Future
Takes, and a forum in which to engage other forward thinkers. Visit us
at www.natcapwfs.org.
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ZigBee Alliance
The ZigBee Alliance creates specifications that leverage
existing standards to enable reliable, wirelessly networked,
cost-effective, low-power consuming, and secure, monitoring and
control products. ZigBee is the perfect solution for applications that
transmit periodic data or intermittent data, such as light switches,
motion sensors, access controls, and security monitoring. Learn more
at: www.zigbee.org. |
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