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CONNECTIONS™ Supporting
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For more information on how to become a supporting
organization for CONNECTIONS™, please contact
Chelsey Tyson. View
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AeA, the American Electronic
Association
AeA, the American Electronic Association, is the largest high-tech
trade association representing companies from all segments of the
technology industry. Member benefits include updates on government
affairs, access to capital, and a myriad of business services. In
partnership with Stanford University, AeA oversees the AeA/Stanford
Executive Institute, a renowned program for senior leaders in
technology.
www.aeanet.org
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The National Show
The National Show is the annual showcase and gathering place that
unites the cable telecommunications industry for three concentrated
days of networking, learning and collaboration.
The National Show brings the broadest range of industry solutions,
products, programming and technology together under a single roof. The
National Show - April 9 - 11, 2006, Atlanta, GA.
www.thenationalshow.com |
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Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry
association of more than 200 member companies 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. www.wi-fi.org |
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Broadband Services Forum
The Broadband Services Forum is an international industry
resource that 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.org
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Broadband Wireless World
No matter what your business model, or what type of network you
operate, you'll find all broadband wireless access technologies,
billing solutions and more, under one roof, in one place. Attend
Broadband Wireless World, April 26-28, 2006 to see you all your
access solutions and more on display. For more information, please
visit
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Business Wire
Business Wire, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is
the global market leader in commercial news distribution. Thousands of
member companies and organizations depend on Business Wire to transmit
their full-text news releases, regulatory filings, photos and other
multimedia content to journalists, financial professionals, investor
services, regulatory authorities and the general public worldwide.
www.businesswire.com |
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CEDIA
CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that
specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the
home. CEDIA members include Residential Electronics Systems
Professionals who have emerged as the “fourth contractor” in the
building and remodeling industries alongside electrical, plumbing and
HVAC professionals. For more information visit
www.cedia.org.
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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.
From its Tokyo headquarters, Dempa Publications, Inc. taps
offices worldwide for news about electronics. The full-sized Dempa
Shimbun reaches 295,000+ Japanese executives daily. English
periodicals include Journal of Electronics Industry (JEI), Asia
Electronics Industry (AEI), AudioVideo International (AVI), and
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The 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.
http://www.echonet.gr.jp
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FinPro
Finpro is a consulting organization with focus on
internationalization of Finnish companies. We offer services to
clients to succeed on the global market and to manage the risks
involved. Our offering consists of consulting, market access and
go-to-market strategies, innovation programs, and information &
networking services. We operate in Finland and in 50 locations
worldwide, also by working closely with local companies on the
international markets and the key players in the Finnish innovation
environment. More information in
www.finpro.fi. |
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hawkeye | Group
Winning in the digital home space requires sound strategy, the
right entertainment alliances and relevant targeted communication. You
need a good agent to do it right. That’s why many clients in the
digital home space partner with us.
www.hawkeyeww.com |
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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.
www.ihollywoodforum.com |
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Internet Home Alliance
Internet Home Alliance is a cross-industry network of leading
companies engaging in collaborative research to advance the connected
home space. A non-profit organization, the Alliance’s research
initiatives enable the participating companies to gain insights into
the connected home space and leverage those insights into viable
business new opportunities. Key members of the Alliance include Cisco
Systems, Inc., General Motors, Hewlett-Packard Company, Invensys,
Microsoft, Panasonic of North America, SBC Communications, Sears,
Roebuck and Co., and Whirlpool Corporation. For more information,
visit
www.internethomealliance.com.
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The InterStream Association
The InterStream Association is building an open settlement system
for the delivery of premium bandwidth. The Association will encompass
the content, transit & broadband provider, and information technology
industries.
www.interstreamtv.com |
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JETRO
JETRO has provided information and support to American companies
entering the Japanese market for over 50 years. Through a local
network of six offices in the United States, JETRO provides a
wide-range of services, such as timely market intelligence, extensive
business development support, and relevant business events designed to
encourage business partnerships between American companies and Japan.
www.jetro.org
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LonMark International
Few organizations have such a dramatic impact on the development
and acceptance of open, interoperable solutions than LonMark
International. For over a decade, the members of the LonMark
organization have been creating and publishing guidelines supporting
the independent development of products that can be seamlessly
connected together using the ANSI/CEA 709 networking standard.
www.lonmark.org
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TAHI
Based in the the UK, The Application Home Initiative is at the
forefront of promoting services over broadband into the home and has
members from world leading communication and energy companies,
universities, research organizations, government, small and medium
sized businesses. TAHI helps it’s members understand and grow
the market placing them at the forefront of broadband based services
in Europe and Internationally.
www.theapplicationhome.com |
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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.
The adoption of the UHAPI will help reduce the cost and complexity of
porting application software to new processors and architectures,
thereby accelerating application development overall.
www.uhapi.org |
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VESA
Founded in 1989, today VESA is the largest international trade
association that 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. Led by a Board of Directors,
which represents a voting membership of more than 140 corporate
members worldwide. For more information go to
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The Wi-Fi Technology Forum (Wi-Fi-TF)
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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Z-Wave Alliance
The Z-Wave Alliance is an open consortium of manufacturers who
build products based on Z-Wave. Its members lead the home controls
market, providing systems that deliver increased comfort, convenience,
safety and security, and help to conserve energy. Z-Wave products are
easy to install and use. They interoperate seamlessly across multiple
applications and multiple vendors. Currently, more than 125 companies
are developing products that incorporate the Z-Wave technology. For
more information about the Z-Wave Alliance, visit
www.z-wavealliance.com. |
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For more information on how to become a supporting
organization for CONNECTIONS™ in 2006, please contact
Chelsey Tyson. For
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