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CONNECTIONS™ Announces HomePlug® Powerline Alliance
Press-Only Coffee Break Event on May 2
Parks Associates and CEA® today announced the HomePlug® Powerline
Alliance will host a press-only coffee break during CONNECTIONS™ 2007 on
Wednesday, May 2, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The HomePlug Alliance is working in a variety of methods to drive the
worldwide acceptance of high-speed networking over power lines. The
Alliance will address members of the media with a brief presentation
including a technology forecast and current strategy, as well as offer
major news on behalf of Alliance members. HomePlug will also offer private
media interviews following the coffee-break.
Who: HomePlug Powerline Alliance
When: May 2, 2007 from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Where: Press Room, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara,
California
What: The HomePlug Powerline Alliance will give press exclusive
access to spokespeople from several member companies, including Arkados,
Inc., Asoka, GigaFast, Intellon Corporation and Yitran. Additionally,
Matthew Theall, president of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance and powerline
initiative manager at Intel Corp., will highlight:
- HomePlug Alliance “State of the Industry” Update and Forecast
- Review of recent milestones, including impressive membership growth
and global technology adoption
- Insight regarding Intel’s plans to integrate HomePlug technology
into their mainstream platform in 2008
- Company and product news from HomePlug’s individual member companies
Founded in 2000, the HomePlug Alliance is the first and only powerline
communications organization to offer an open-standard based technology
backed by multiple silicon providers. With more than nine million HomePlug-enabled
products in use on six continents, HomePlug technology is the leading
global standard for high-speed powerline networks. Further, the HomePlug
Powerline Alliance is the only powerline standards organization that
ensures interoperability and compatibility through a strict product
certification process that was developed by product manufacturers
worldwide.
Media can visit the HomePlug Powerline Alliance throughout CONNECTIONS
at their booth – #401. Additional information on HomePlug and its member
companies is available at
www.HomePlug.org.
About the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance:
The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. is an industry-led initiative
established to create specifications for home high-speed powerline
networking products and command & control among platforms within the home,
and broadband access services to the home. The Alliance accelerates demand
for HomePlug-enabled products and services worldwide through the
sponsorship of market and user education programs. Membership in the
Alliance has grown to include more than 80 industry-leading companies.
HomePlug Sponsor companies include Cisco (CSCO); Comcast (CMCSK); GE
Security, Inc., an affiliate of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE); Intel
Corporation (INTC); LG Electronics (Korea Stock Exchange: 6657.KS);
Motorola (MOT); RadioShack Corporation (RSH); Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd. (SSNGY.PK); Sharp Laboratories of America; TCL Group Holding Co., Ltd
(TCL Group); and Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI).
Contributor members include Arkados (OTCBB: AKDS), Conexant (CNXT); Gigle
Semiconductor; Intellon Corporation; and SPiDCOM Technologies. Additional
information about the Alliance, including a complete listing of certified
products, is available at
http://www.homeplug.org.
HomePlug is a registered trademark of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance,
Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks mentioned and/or
used belong to their respective owners. |
