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Hillcrest Laboratories
Hillcrest Laboratories (a.k.a. Hillcrest Labs) has
created the first pointer-based, interactive media
system for TV. Hillcrest Labs enables CE manufacturers,
service providers and Internet content companies to
deliver the most visually engaging and intuitive way to
browse, discover, and interact with digital media
throughout the home. Components of Hillcrest Lab’s
interactive media system can be embedded across a wide
range of in-home entertainment devices including PCs, DVRs, media adapters, and more. The company won a 2006
International CES Innovations Design and Engineering
Award, presented by the Consumer Electronics
Association. Based in Rockville, Maryland, Hillcrest
Labs was founded in 2001 by Dan Simpkins. The company is
funded by NEA, Columbia Capital and Grotech Capital. For
additional information, visit
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IBM
With over 80 years of experience, IBM is aligned around
a single business model: Innovation. IBM takes its
breadth and depth of insight on issues, processes and
operations across a variety of industries, and invents
then applies solutions to help solve our clients' most
intractable business and competitive problems. Our
industry specific solutions combine deep industry
insight with high-powered technology to unlock business
value for our clients. Our teams have the ability to
think globally and act locally with consultants
positioned in virtually every country and culture
worldwide. To learn more about how IBM is helping our
clients become more innovative, visit
www.ibm.com |
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The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) is an open,
industry driven initiative promoting distribution of
digital video and entertainment through existing coaxial
cable in the home. MoCA technology provides the backbone
for whole home entertainment networks of multiple wired
and wireless products. MoCA's Board of Directors include
Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), Cox Communications,
EchoStar (NASDAQ: DISH), Entropic Communications,
Linksys, a division of Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), Motorola
(NYSE: MOT), Panasonic (NYSE: MC), Radio Shack (NYSE:
RSH), Toshiba and Verizon (NYSE: VZ). For more
information, please visit
www.mocalliance.org. |
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Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and
leadership in wireless and broadband communications.
Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people
of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay
connected simply and seamlessly to the people,
information, and entertainment that you want and need.
We do this by designing and delivering "must have"
products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks --
along with a full complement of support services.
www.motorola.com/connectedhome |
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Peak8 Solutions
Peak8 Solutions is an automation software and services
company that improves the digital lifestyle user
experience. Peak8 offers an end-to-end solution suite
based on actual customer system information, real-time
error/issue resolution libraries and adaptive rules
designed to improve the productivity and effectiveness
of technical support call centers. Peak8 also offers
client-side software that improves the stability and
performance of digital lifestyle products while
empowering users with interactive self-service and self
help user guides. Peak8's products and services increase
customer satisfaction and reduce subscriber churn. We
also allow our Broadband service provider clients an
ability to capture an increased share of the
multi-billion dollar digital lifestyle, service and
support marketplace. Founded in 2004 and backed by a
group of veteran Broadband service provider and Customer
Service & Support executives, Peak8 is taking the lead
in the digital lifestyle, home networking, and technical
support marketplace. For more information and pricing
please contact us at
www.peak8solutions.com. |
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DSC
Digital Security Controls Ltd. (DSC) is an industry
leader in the design and manufacture of electronic
intrusion alarm products. The DSC brand is recognized
for superior quality and performance in over 140
countries worldwide. DSC includes intrusion alarm
control panels, intrusion alarm detection devices and
alarm communication products and services.
Founded in 1979, their success has been a result of
an unwavering commitment to continually bring new
standards of reliability, flexibility, performance and
value to products for the professional security
installer. DSC has a proud history of innovation, having
introduced the industry's first micro-processor-based
alarm panel, the PC2000, and the award winning Power832
that set a new standard for performance, flexibility and
value. www.dsc.com |
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HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum supports the development of a
next-generation single coax, powerline and phone line
standard for home networking, promotes its wide
adoption, and ensures compliance and interoperability.
HomeGrid has launched three work groups: a G.hn
Contribution Work Group, a Compliance & Interoperability
Work Group and a Marketing Work Group with the goals of
helping to establish industries' technical requirements,
ensuring interoperability, branding and marketing of
HomeGrid Certified Products.
www.homegridalliance.org |
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Intamac Systems Ltd
Intamac Systems Ltd the global leader in Internet based
monitoring, messaging and control services. Founded in
2000, and based in Northampton UK, the company has
developed an Internet-based communications platform that
allows consumers to remotely monitor and control devices
in their home. Intamac have signed contracts with major
corporate partners who use their broadband services to
increase ARPU, leverage broadband and reduce customer
churn. With an established customer base on 3
continents, Intamac have been recognised for market
leading innovation: Winner of the 2003 British Security
Industry Association Excellence Awards for Best
Innovation, winner of Digital Home Magazine 'Best online
home service' and a Red Herring “Top 100” company for
2006. Intamac is committed to innovating with new
technology products and services to improve the lives of
people at home and at work.
www.intamac.com |
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Macrovision
Macrovision provides distribution, commerce and
consumption solutions for software, entertainment and
information content to the home video, PC games, music,
cable/satellite, consumer software, enterprise software
and information publishing industries as well as
middleware solutions to enable the development of
connected devices. Macrovision holds approximately 240
issued or pending United States patents and more than
1,200 issued or pending international patents, and
continues to increase its patent portfolio with new and
innovative technologies in related fields. Macrovision
is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A. with
other offices across the United States and around the
world. More information about Macrovision can be found
at
www.macrovision.com. |
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Microsoft Mediaroom™
The award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol
Television (IPTV) and multimedia software platform is
driving the future of television by enabling broadband
service providers to deliver new connected TV and
entertainment experiences to consumers worldwide.
Microsoft Mediaroom provides new ways for consumers to
experience TV as part of their connected, digital
lifestyle while also creating new business opportunities
for broadband service providers, hardware manufacturers,
content creators, advertisers and application
developers. Over 20 of the world’s leading service
providers across four continents have selected the
Microsoft Mediaroom platform to drive their digital TV
services. With the new DVR Anywhere feature, and working
with leading programmers to showcase new connected TV
applications, Microsoft is delivering on its promise to
make the television experience truly social, personal
and connected.
www.microsoftmediaroom.com |
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Pulse~LINK
Pulse~LINK is the first semiconductor company to deliver
a solution capable of true room-to-room networking of
interactive High Definition content from a hybrid
wired/wireless chipset. Devices enabled with
Pulse~LINK's CWave™ UWB chipset allow HD content located
anywhere in the home to be shared across the existing
coax backbone with wireless connectivity in each room
for Set-Top Boxes, HDTVs, DVRs, DVD players, Gaming
Devices, Media Center PCs, and other multimedia
equipment. The ability to stream HD content throughout
the home increases consumer usability of these devices
and the consumption of premium content, driving up
revenue for both content and service providers. CWave
supports 1394, Ethernet and HDMI connections
simultaneously from a common chipset and provides
End-to-End Quality of Service, while still preserving
content protection mechanisms. Demonstrations of
Pulse~LINK’s Whole-Home Interactive HD™ solution at
CONNECTIONS™ will feature IPTV functionality with menu
navigation and interactive control capabilities.
High-quality 1080p HD content will be streamed across
hundreds of feet of standard RG59 coax to replicate
room-to-room connectivity. Also demonstrated will be
CWave’s unmatched wireless performance, showing high
data rate wireless streaming of 1080p content with
“Trick Play” capabilities for pause, fast-forward and
fast-rewind functionality. Pulse~LINK is a member of the
1394TA, HANA, and DLNA.
www.pulselink.net |
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Windows Media
Center
The new Windows Media Center in Windows Vista™
delivers high-fidelity visuals and surround-sound for
the most advanced home-entertainment. New Online Media
services will change the way you watch TV, like the SportsLounge featuring FOXSports.com, and more premium
TV and movie download and streaming services. Plus,
easily turn your house into a “Digital Home” by
wirelessly streaming these services, live and recorded
digital HDTV, and music and photo collections through
Xbox 360 and future Media Center Extender-compatible CE
devices.
www.windowsmediacenter.com |
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HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum supports the development of a
next-generation single coax, powerline and phone line
standard for home networking, promotes its wide
adoption, and ensures compliance and interoperability.
HomeGrid has launched three work groups: a G.hn
Contribution Work Group, a Compliance & Interoperability
Work Group and a Marketing Work Group with the goals of
helping to establish industries' technical requirements,
ensuring interoperability, branding and marketing of
HomeGrid Certified Products.
www.homegridalliance.org |
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ActiveVideo Networks
ActiveVideo™ is a dynamic environment that
infuses TV with the best features of the Web. ActiveVideo simply and inexpensively enables expanded
programming, navigation and advertising possibilities,
allowing viewers to define and share their own TV
experiences. Based on standard web authoring and
delivery technologies, ActiveVideo combines Web-based
media and targeted, clickable advertisements with the
high-quality video, immediate responsiveness and remote
control navigation of TV for uniform interactivity
across all digital set-tops and Web-connected
televisions.
www.ictv.com |
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Allegro Software Development Corporation
Allegro Software Development Corporation is the premier
provider of Web and UPnP/DLNA networking technologies
specifically targeted at embedded devices. Since 1996,
Allegro has been a force in the evolution of device
management solutions with its RomPager embedded web
server toolkit. As an active contributor to UPnP/DLNA
initiatives, Allegro also supplies a range of toolkits
that offer portability, easy integration and full
compliance with UPnP/DLNA device specifications. Allegro
is a headquartered in Boston, MA.
www.allegrosoft.com |
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AwoX
AwoX is the European leader in network media solutions.
The company's core business is developing software and
electronics products for license to OEMs, operators, and
consumer electronics manufacturers. AwoX helps its
customers to rapidly market DLNA-compliant network media
device by either integrating its patented modular SDK,
or adapting AwoX's hardware reference designs, or
customizing AwoX's finished product.
www.awox.com |
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Bsecure Technologies
Bsecure Technologies is a consumer managed security
provider dedicated to keeping families and their
networks safe from the many dangers and security threats
that come in from the Internet. Our patent pending Web
2.0 managed services deliver a unique, superior, turnkey
security solution to BSPs and Home Networking Equipment
Manufacturers.
www.bsecure.com |
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in
networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an
essential part of business, education, government and
home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based
(IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these
networks.
Cisco hardware, software, and service
offerings are used to create Internet solutions that
allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase
productivity, improve customer satisfaction and
strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has
become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the
productivity improvements that Internet business
solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the
way people work, live, play and learn.
www.cisco.com |
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Control4
Control4 makes Everyday Easy. We give you simple and
practical control of your music, movies, lights,
temperature and security system from anywhere in your
home, or anywhere in the world. Our wired and wireless,
easy to use products make your home your favorite place
to be by bringing a new level of effortless
entertainment, peace of mind and comfort and convenience
to you and your family.
www.control4.com |
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DigiOn
DigiOn is a software developer and has established a
firm position in the worldwide home network field. Its
solution conforms to global open standards to ensure
interoperability among a wide variety of consumer
devices. The product brand is DiXiM and is able
to provide SDK and DMS/DMA applications for DLNA™
Certification. We also support Microsoft® Media Center
Extender™. DigiOn is headquartered in Fukuoka, Japan,
and has been a promoting member of DLNA® since 2007.
www.digion.com |
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DS2
DS2 is the leading technology innovator and a global
provider of high-speed semiconductor solutions for
Powerline Communications and other wire-line network
communications products. DS2 products deliver quality
multimedia home networking, networked entertainment and
broadband access applications to and throughout the
home, office, or building, and to and throughout
regions. Our state-of-the-art ICs and software solutions
enable consumer electronics, home networking and digital
entertainment equipment and broadband access products.
DS2 - connecting the Planet.
www.ds2.es |
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Enure Networks
Enure Networks offers the world’s first product
capable of automating the home network environment, from
setup and management to recovering from problems,
without requiring user or service provider intervention.
Focused entirely on solving the problem from within the
home, the software provides dramatic reductions in
technical support inquiries.
www.enure.com |
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Exent
Exent is the leading global market solutions provider
for broadband-based monetization of PC and video games.
Exent delivers technologies and products for game
publishers, broadband service providers, advertising
agencies, consumer electronics manufacturers, media
companies, brand owners, consumer portals, retailers and
others. Exent's product line supports multiple
solutions, including digital distribution of video
games, cross-platform enablers, in-game advertising and
community building solutions. Exent's digital
distribution solutions supports both 2' and 10'
environment and all standard business models - ad-based,
purchase, subscription, rental, and try-before-you-buy,
utilizing its leading streaming and DRM platform.
www.exent.com |
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Heinrich-Hertz-Institute
The Heinrich-Hertz-Institute was founded in 1928 and is
engaged as a pioneer in the field of optical
telecommunications since more than 30 years. HHI has
dedicated itself to overcoming the technical and
technological hurdles that stand in the way of complete
penetration of bandwidth technology into the user
community and to developing cost-efficient solutions for
the global market.
Core Competencies are:
• Electronic Imaging
• Communication Networks
• Interactive Media (3-D, New HMI)
• Photonic Components
The HHI is seen as a know-how leader in
main areas of telco developments (see also video
compressing, i.e. H.264/AVC).
www.hhi.de |
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HD-PLC Alliance
HD-PLC Alliance was established in 2007, aims to promote
widespread use of HD-PLC and interoperability among
products using the technology. Its activities include
expanding development of new products, education and
increased awareness of the technology's benefits. The
Alliance is open to companies, globally wherever engaged
in developing products or providing services based on
the HD-PLC format, as well as to any company interested
in the HD-PLC technology, encourages their
participation. Please visit:
www.hd-plc.org. |
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Intellon Corporation
Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) is a market leader in powerline
communications, providing HomePlug® compliant and other
powerline integrated circuits for home networking,
networked entertainment, BPL access, smart grid
management and other commercial applications. Intellon
created and patented the baseline technology for
HomePlug 1.0, and is a major contributor to the baseline
technology for the 200-Mbps PHY-rate HomePlug AV
powerline standard. With over 14 million HomePlug-based
ICs sold, Intellon is the market share leader in the
HomePlug IC market.
www.intellon.com
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Invest in Germany
Invest in Germany is the official investment promotion
agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. Our mandate
is to promote Germany’s international image and to
assist and advise potential investors in Germany.
Foreign enterprises planning to establish their business
operations in Germany can obtain information on the
business environment such as corporate investment
framework, tax regulations, and subsidies. Our range of
services includes strategic planning, market research,
and competitive analysis.
www.invest-in-germany.com |
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Movea, Inc.
Movea, Inc. is a global leader in technology, patents
and products for motion-sensing applications in
consumer, healthcare, mobile and other markets. Movea
sells innovative consumer products under its GYRATION
brand, including media center remotes, mobile devices
and advanced mice which provide solutions for the
rapidly expanding “digital lifestyle” markets. Movea is
headquartered in Grenoble, France and Milpitas,
California and sells products and technology through
retail and OEM channels. See
www.gyration.com
and
www.movea-tech.com for more details. |
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PlumChoice
PlumChoice is the nationwide leader in providing
remote technical services. Since 2001, PlumChoice has
been the industry leader in technical innovation and
integrated services, providing customers with affordable
solutions to their technology problems anytime,
anywhere. Through its exclusive SAFElink™ platform,
PlumChoice offers comprehensive flexible service options
for networking, software, PCs, MP3 players, digital
cameras, mobile devices and MORE. PlumChoice’s
U.S.-based, 100% industry-certified agents are available
24/7/365. PlumChoice’s Partner program helps business
partners add technical services to extend their
connection to both consumer and SMB customers and grow
revenue quickly.
www.plumchoice.com |
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Power Monitors Incorporated
Power Monitors Incorporated has been providing electric
utilities with a wide range of power quality measurement
tools for 20 years. This year at Connections we extend
our leadership into the Power Line Communications market
by introducing the only measurement tools that can
analyze, debug and proof out IPTV, broadband and control
PLC systems. Our Spectrum Analyzer, Protocol Analyzer,
and Field Tech Meter will be PMI’s first Power Line
Communications products. These new devices support
Control Protocols such as X10, UPB, INSTEON and HPCC.
Broadband protocols supported include HomePlug AV,
HD-PLC, and OPERA.
For information or 24x7 tech support call (800)
296-4120.
www.powermonitors.com/plc |
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Pure Networks
As OEMs and service providers look to offer more IP
services into the home, maintenance, security, and
support of the network will become critical and more
expensive to deliver. From device provisioning and
setup, to ongoing maintenance and monitoring, Pure
Networks solutions provide unprecedented visibility into
the home network, reducing the cost of supporting the
digital home while enhancing customer satisfaction. For
more information on how Pure Networks can help your
organization, visit us in booth # 306 or at
www.purenetworks.com. |
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SingleClick Systems
SingleClick Systems is a leading provider of networking
software, installed on 20 million computers worldwide.
Its award-winning product, HomeNetManager, provides
individuals and small businesses with a simple and
powerful way to manage and maintain their networks.
SingleClick's Remote Access technology enables customers
to remotely control their PC's as well access and stream
personal digital content to any web-enabled computer or
mobile device. Additional information is available at:
www.singleclicksystems.com |
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support.com
support.com provides Instant Technology Relief(r) to
consumers and small businesses by resolving their
PC-related problems quickly and easily. support.com also
powers premium support offerings for partners such as
eircom and Office Depot, using an integrated remote
service delivery system to ensure a world-class customer
experience. For more information about support.com,
visit
www.support.com.The company behind support.com is
SupportSoft (NASDAQ: SPRT), a leading provider of
software and services that make technology work by
allowing both users and analysts to detect, diagnose and
correct problems at home, in the office and anywhere in
between. For more information about the company, visit
www.supportsoft.com. |
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SmartLabs, Inc.
SmartLabs, Inc. is the world's leading authority on
electronic home improvement and automation and the
industry leader in home-control wireless networking
technology. SmartLabs Technology is the pioneering
architect of INSTEON, the first home automation network
technology to combine the home's electrical wiring with
radio frequency communications. INSTEON delivers a
secure, reliable and fast connection for remote control
of lighting, security, entertainment systems,
appliances, climate and more. SmartLabs' INSTEON
Alliance offers a focused community for developers to
incorporate the INSTEON standard into their products.
Information regarding INSTEON can be found at
www.insteon.net.
SmartLabs (www.smartlabsinc.com)
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Technicolor Electronic Distribution Services
Technicolor offers end-to-end and ŕ la carte online
digital supply chain solutions for download, streaming
and on-demand content delivery. Our hosted backend
services enable the management and distribution of
broadband audio, video and software content. Services
include: content ingest & prep, DRM & license
transaction management, hosting & storage, distribution
& delivery, order fulfillment and professional services.
www.techicolor.com/eds |
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Ubicom
Ubicom develops communications and media processor and
software platforms that address the unique demands of
real-time interactive applications and multimedia
content delivery in the digital home. The company
provides optimized system-level solutions to OEMs for a
wide range of products including wireless routers,
access points, bridges, VoIP gateways, connected digital
photo frames, streaming media devices, and other network
devices. Ubicom's unique multithreaded processor design,
real-time operating system, and application-level
solutions combine to ensure a high-quality user
experience with unprecedented ease of use.
www.ubicom.com |
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uControl
uControl is a leading provider of next-generation
home security and automation solutions. The uControl
Home Security, Monitoring and Automation (SMA) solution
enables Broadband Service Providers to deliver the next
generation of services for the Digital Home. The
uControl SMA Platform and accompanying TouchScreen
combine to create an open, technology-agnostic
infrastructure that works equally well for all homes
whether they have an existing wired alarm system or
require a new wireless alarm system to be installed.
Beyond home security, the uControl SMA Platform delivers
the next generation of energy management, home
automation and Digital Home services that customers will
demand.
Founded in November 2005, uControl's
management team consists of former executives from Cisco
Systems, NetSpeed, Motive, BroadJump and TippingPoint.
They are credited for developing products and services
that automated installation and support processes for
DSL and cable modem service providers. uControl's board
of directors includes former executives from alarm and
telecommunications service providers including ADT, GE
Security, Clearwire, MFS and others.
For more information about uControl,
visit
www.ucontrol.com or call customer support at
1-888-357-4214. |
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The Universal Powerline Association (UPA)
The Universal Powerline Association (UPA) is an
International not-for-profit trade association working
to promote global standards and regulations in the fast
developing Powerline communications market. The UPA aims
to catalyze the growth of Powerline technology by
delivering UPA plug tested and certified products that
comply with these specified standards and regulations.
All products and applications designed around UPA
guidelines will communicate, from simple coexistence to
full interoperability.
www.upaplc.org |
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Zilog, Inc.
Founded in 1974, Zilog is a global supplier of 8, 16
and 32-bit microcontroller and microprocessor
"system-on-a-chip" (SoC) solutions that allow design
engineers the freedom and creativity required for
continued innovation in embedded design. The company won
international acclaim for designing one of the first
architectures in the microprocessors and
microcontrollers industry. Today, Zilog designs,
develops and markets a broad portfolio of devices for
embedded control and communication applications used in
consumer electronics, home appliances, security systems,
point of sales terminals, personal computer peripherals,
as well as industrial and automotive applications. Zilog
is headquartered in San Jose, California, and employs
approximately 500 people worldwide with sales offices
throughout Asia, Europe and North America.
www.Zilog.com |
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ActiveVideo Networks
ActiveVideo™ is a dynamic environment that
infuses TV with the best features of the Web. ActiveVideo simply and inexpensively enables expanded
programming, navigation and advertising possibilities,
allowing viewers to define and share their own TV
experiences. Based on standard web authoring and
delivery technologies, ActiveVideo combines Web-based
media and targeted, clickable advertisements with the
high-quality video, immediate responsiveness and remote
control navigation of TV for uniform interactivity
across all digital set-tops and Web-connected
televisions.
www.ictv.com |
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Heinrich-Hertz-Institute
The Heinrich-Hertz-Institute was founded in 1928 and is
engaged as a pioneer in the field of optical
telecommunications since more than 30 years. HHI has
dedicated itself to overcoming the technical and
technological hurdles that stand in the way of complete
penetration of bandwidth technology into the user
community and to developing cost-efficient solutions for
the global market.
Core Competencies are:
• Electronic Imaging
• Communication Networks
• Interactive Media (3-D, New HMI)
• Photonic Components
The HHI is seen as a know-how leader in
main areas of telco developments (see also video
compressing, i.e. H.264/AVC).
www.hhi.de |
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Invest in Germany
Invest in Germany is the official investment promotion
agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. Our mandate
is to promote Germany’s international image and to
assist and advise potential investors in Germany.
Foreign enterprises planning to establish their business
operations in Germany can obtain information on the
business environment such as corporate investment
framework, tax regulations, and subsidies. Our range of
services includes strategic planning, market research,
and competitive analysis.
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Actiontec
Actiontec Electronics develops broadband connectivity
and broadband- powered solutions that simplify and
enrich the digital life. Actiontec offerings range from
the market’s broadest selection of IPTV-capable
broadband home gateways for bringing IP-based video
service into the home, to DSL modems,** wireless
networking devices, routers and digital entertainment
devices.
www.actiontec.com |
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CopperGate Communications
www.copper-gate.com |
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HiWired
HiWired is a leading provider of customized remote
technology support services to ISPs, retailers, OEMs,
small businesses and consumers. Through a team of
US-based technicians, proprietary business intelligence
technology, and marketing services capabilities, HiWired
offers partners a turnkey solution to quickly increase
revenues and customer loyalty with minimal corporate or
capital investment. Available 24/7, HiWired makes it
simple for consumers to utilize, enjoy and integrate
their technology into their lives. For more information,
please visit
www.hiwiredinc.com |
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Icron Technologies Corporation
Icron Technologies Corporation developed, commercialized
and patented ExtremeUSB® technology which transparently
bridges any USB device over any media (CAT 5, fibre,
power line, and wireless) enabling users the freedom to
go beyond the desktop.
www.icron.com |
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WirelessHD
Formed in 2006, the WirelessHD Consortium has created
the next generation wireless interface specification for
HD media streaming and transmission. WirelessHD will
facilitate technical advancement by creating a
specification focused on fixed and portable devices.
WirelessHD is the first CE and technology
industry-supported, HD digital wireless interface for
simplified media streaming and HD content portability.
For more information on WirelessHD, please visit
www.wirelesshd.org. |
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Z-Wave®
Z-Wave®, the award-winning, interoperable wireless mesh
networking technology and defacto home control standard
allows a wide array of devices to communicate with each
other including lighting, appliances, HVAC, and
entertainment centers. The 200+ Z-Wave products in the
market help consumers create affordable solutions to
save energy and feel safer by monitoring their homes
remotely and managing devices more conveniently.
www.z-wave.com |
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Celeno
Communications
Celeno is a leading provider of semiconductors and
subsystems for emerging multimedia home networking
applications. Celeno’s innovative WiFi components and
subsystems power the next generation of wireless home
networking equipment that enables consumers and service
providers to quickly and easily deploy robust,
whole-home wireless entertainment networks. Powered by
Celeno’s system-on-a-chip (SoC), home gateways,
multi-room DVRs and media servers can distribute
multiple video streams to set-top boxes, PCs, television
sets and other WiFi-enabled consumer devices.
For more information, please visit
www.celeno.com. |
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Devicescape
Devicescape provides secure and seamless Wi-Fi access
from any device to any network. Devicescape technology
ships in over 100 different devices from top
manufacturers like Intel, Nokia, Nintendo, and HP.
Devicescape also partners with the world’s leading
network operators to improve the value of their Wi-Fi
business.
www.devicescape.com. |
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Green
Plug, Inc.
Green Plug, Inc. is the first developer of digital
technology enabling real-time collaboration between
electronic devices and their power sources. The
company’s innovative green power components allow
manufacturers to standardize on one universal power
connector and eliminate environmental waste from
discarded external power supplies.
www.greenplug.us |
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ZeeVee
Inc.
ZeeVee Inc., the creators of ZvCast™ technology for
localcasting anything a computer can do to all the HDTVs
in the home, is redefining television as we know it.
ZeeVee’s ZvBox™ is liberating viewers from traditional
TV constraints, and opening the HDTV to the universe of
internet and computer content and applications. ZeeVee’s
technology allows for a more content-rich, interactive,
and enjoyable entertainment experience, all from the
comfort of the couch. For more information, visit
www.ZeeVee.com. |
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Platinum Supporting
organizations
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AeA, the
American Electronics Association
AeA, the American Electronics 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
Catchpole Corporation
Catchpole has 20 years of experience helping clients
to resolve questions such as these, providing a range of
speaker program and executive branding resources.
Catchpole client companies include startups and
established firms in such fields as information
technology, consumer electronics, healthcare, financial
services, and entertainment. Each year Catchpole
pro-actively secures more than 600 client speaking
engagements at conferences, trade shows, and business
group meetings around the world. We work with clients to
make certain that each engagement we secure helps to
advance their business goals, elevate their company’s
market stature, and enhance their executives’ thought
leadership.
www.catchpole.com |
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The Home
Gateway Initiative (HGI)
The Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) has been officially
launched in March 2005 and with its worldwide key
players in the Home Gateway and broadband home domain is
driving the development of specifications of broadband
residential gateways supporting the delivery of
multi-play services. Release 1.0 specifications have
been published on July 2006.
www.homegateway.org |
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TM Forum
The TM Forum continues to expand its importance and
influence in the converged communications industry in
these exciting times. All parts of the NGOSS framework
-- particularly eTOM and SID -- are increasingly
accepted as de facto standards for analyzing telecom
business processes and for building easy-to-use systems
to automate those processes. Prosspero interfaces
increase in acceptance and use every day. The TM Forum
Technical Program has over 40 projects with thousands of
registered participants from across the industry and
around the world. Uptake of TM Forum work is reflected
in the fact that the TM Forum Training Program has
taught over 4000 student training days around the world
in the last two years.
www.tmforum.org |
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Supporting ORGANIZATIONS
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ADMIN Ltd.
ADMIN Ltd. is a St. Petersburg based consultancy focused
on mobile content & Internet industry development,
electronic commerce, high-tech investments, business
consulting and international cooperation. ADMIN Ltd. is
an organizer of annual Mobile VAS Conference (www.vasforum.ru),
Mobile Monday St. Petersburg (www.mobilemonday.ru)
and other IT events. The Russian Mobile Content Market
Report is also available.
www.admin.spb.ru |
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The Alliance for Telecommunications
Industry Solutions (ATIS)
ATIS is a United States based body that is committed to
rapidly developing and promoting technical and
operations standards for the communications and related
information technologies industry worldwide using a
pragmatic, flexible and open approach.
Over 1,100 industry professionals from
more than 350 communications companies actively
participate in ATIS’ 22 industry committees and
incubator solutions programs. ATIS develops standards
and solutions addressing a wide range of industry issues
in a manner that allocates and coordinates industry
resources and produces the greatest return for
communications companies.
www.atis.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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CABA
CABA is the only industry association to
offer industry intelligence to stakeholders in all areas
of home & building automation. CABA's resources cover
areas such as HVAC, lighting, security, A/V,
communications technologies, energy management and
controls. A number of resources are available through
the association including iHomes & Buildings magazine,
research, CABA's forums, CABA's monthly eBulletin,
Information Series reports, Event Reports and the CABA
web site. Please visit
www.caba.org for
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CEDIA
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation
Association (CEDIA) is an international trade
association of companies that specialize in planning and
installing electronic systems for the home. These
systems include home networking, home automation and
communication systems, media rooms, single or multi-room
entertainment systems, and integrated whole-house
subsystems providing lighting control, security, and
HVAC systems.
www.cedia.org
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Consumer
Electronics Powerline Communication Alliance (CEPCA)
Consumer Electronics Powerline Communication
Alliance (CEPCA) is a nonprofit corporation established
to promote and continuously advance high speed PLC
technology to utilize and implement a new generation of
consumer electronics products through the rapid, broad
and open industry adoption of CEPCA specifications.
CEPCA aims to provide consumers with a comfortable and
friendly user experience while achieving optimal
performance. CEPCA implementations will become an
essential function to the widespread usage of CE
devices. www.cepca.org |
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ETA
International
ETA International promotes optimal career paths for
in-demand trades within the electronics industry. We
develop certification programs to support individual’s
professional development from entry to master levels in
disciplines such as: Residential Electronics Systems,
Computer, Data Cabling, Fiber Optics, Biomedical,
Avionics and many more. Visit
www.etainternational.org or call 800-288-3824. |
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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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Fiber-to-the-Home Council
Now in its seventh year, the Fiber-to-the-Home Council
is a non-profit organization established to help its
members plan, market, implement and manage FTTH
solutions. Council membership includes municipalities,
utilities, developers, and traditional and
non-traditional service providers, creating a cohesive
group to share knowledge and build industry consensus on
key issues surrounding fiber to the home. Communities
and organizations interested in exploring FTTH options
may find information on the FTTH Council web site at
www.ftthcouncil.org. |
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HANA
HANA is a cross-industry collaboration of members
addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, HD home
entertainment products and services. The membership
includes leading companies from the four industries most
impacted by the HD revolution: Content Providers,
Consumer Electronics, Service Providers and Information
Technology. HANA is creating design guidelines for
secure HD A/V networks that will speed the creation of
new, high quality, easy to use HD products. HANA
membership is open to all companies involved in the
digital entertainment industry. For more information,
visit
www.HANAalliance.org
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HomeGrid Forum
HomeGrid Forum supports the development of a
next-generation single coax, powerline and phone line
standard for home networking, promotes its wide
adoption, and ensures compliance and interoperability.
HomeGrid has launched three work groups: a G.hn
Contribution Work Group, a Compliance & Interoperability
Work Group and a Marketing Work Group with the goals of
helping to establish industries' technical requirements,
ensuring interoperability, branding and marketing of
HomeGrid Certified Products.
www.homegridalliance.org |
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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 75 industry-leading companies. HomePlug Sponsor
companies include Cisco (CSCO); Comcast (CMCSK); GE
Security, Inc., an affiliate of General Electric Co.
(NYSE: GE); Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.; Intel
Corporation (INTC); LG Electronics (Korea Stock
Exchange: 6657.KS); Motorola (MOT); 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);
Corporate Systems Engineering; Gigle Semiconductor;
Intellon Corporation (ITLN); SPiDCOM Technologies; and
Yitran Communications Ltd. Additional information about
the Alliance, including a complete listing of certified
products, is available at
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ITA Alliance
The Interactive Television Alliance is an
independent, self-funding, non-profit trade and
professional organization representing the broad
interests of the entire ITV industry.
There is no other single organization
that represents the full range of concerns for the ITV
industry in the US. Many ITV companies currently belong
to a number of associated organizations. NATPE, the
Television Academy and Producers Guild represent the
content side. CEA, SMPTE, and the ITAA represent
technology and standards. NAB and NCTA represent
distribution. And ANA, AAAA, CTAM and the IAB represent
advertising and marketing. We intend to collaborate
actively with all of them as we advance the industry.
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JETRO
JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) provides
support and information to American companies looking
for successful entry and expansion in the Japanese
market. JETRO provides market intelligence, extensive
business development support, and relevant business
events, all designed to encourage new business between
American companies and Japan.
www.jetro.org |
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KeystoneTech Group
KeystoneTech Group, is a Marketplace Maker for high
technology commercialization, serving companies from
start-up to Fortune 50 - a nexus linking novel
technologies to funding sources, commercial industry and
government marketplaces. Target technology sectors
include Digital Media, Voice and Data Communications
[including IPv6, Mobile and Wireless], Internet, and
Data Management.
www.keystonetechgroup.com |
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The MPEG Industry
Forum
The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a
not-for-profit organization with the following goal: “To
further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing
them as well accepted and widely used standards among
creators of content, developers, manufacturers,
providers of services, and end users.” With over 60
member companies representing broad worldwide interests
in all aspects of digital video, the MPEG Industry Forum
was established to further the understanding and
adoption of MPEG-4, MPEG-7, MPEG-21 and other emerging
MPEG standards. MPEGIF serves as a single point of
information on technology, products and services for
these standards, offers interoperability testing, a
conformance program, marketing activities, and is
present at international trade shows and conferences.
www.mpegif.org |
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Tekrati
Tekrati is the world's most popular online destination
for finding the best of high tech industry research and
the analysts who produce it. Each year, Tekrati provides
more than a quarter million visitors with access to
industry analyst biographies and blogs, and links to the
top research studies from the leading tech market
research companies. Find more at
www.tekrati.com |
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The Wi-Fi
Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global, non-profit industry
association of more than 300 member companies devoted to
promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs).
With the aim of enhancing the user experience for
wireless portable, mobile, and home entertainment
devices, the Wi-Fi Alliance’s testing and certification
programs help 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 4,000 products have
been designated as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, encouraging the
expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services across the
consumer and enterprise markets.
Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Alliance®, WMM®, the Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo, and the Wi-Fi ZONE logo
are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA)™, Wi-Fi Multimedia™, and the Wi-Fi Alliance
logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance.www.wi-fi.org |
MORE INFORMATION
About CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and
Showcase, hosted by leading research firm Parks Associates in
partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), is
the premier executive event focused on the market developments
and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
CONNECTIONS™ sessions provide high-level
research, knowledge, and analysis to over 1,000 executives from
the converging industries developing products and services for
consumers. Topics include IPTV and “TV 2.0,” bundled services,
consumer storage, mobile applications and content, social and
digital media, and home and lifestyle management.
For twelve years, the following industries have
participated at CONNECTIONS™: new media, digital entertainment
and gaming, home networks, Internet and television services,
software and middleware, digital health, mobile applications and
services, consumer electronics, and home control systems and
security.
For information about CONNECTIONS™,
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