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Article Title Author Company eMag Issue Article Synopsis
Home Automation 2.0: What Everybody Should Know! Gerard O’Driscoll HomeMentors

Feb 2013

 Do you ever wonder why home automation has been around since the 18 hundreds… and its adoption by the general population has failed dismally?
Why I Love My Lutron RadioRA 2 System Josh Christian DSI Entertainment Systems

Jun 2012

 Working for a custom installer and integrator, Josh from DSI Entertainment Systems had the choice of several systems. Find out why he chose Lutorn's RadioRA 2 and why he loves it.
Key Digital's Compass Control Dan O’Donnell KeyDigital

Jun 2012

 There are many offerings in the market for automation are from software companies – for 13 years KeyDigital has been building some of the most advanced hardware solutions for Digital AV connectivity and their customers demanded a better way to control not only their hardware but other products in the eco systems they are specifying.
Proactive AV and Home Automation Monitoring Mark Anderson HomeToys.com

Apr 2012

 Break fix is perhaps the worst service model a custom installer can employ. An inexpensive pro-active monitoring system can be an installer's best friend.
Inside a Hi-tech Luxury Yacht Willem Bok BMB Electronics BV

Apr 2012

 Yacht building company De Scheepsbouwers Maritiem (The Maritime Shipbuilders) has reason to celebrate: They have finished building yacht number 1,000! As this was a special project De Scheepsbouwers went overboard (not literally!) and designed and built a rather special vessel, named the Stevenvlet 1500.
Interview - Expanding Markets and Product Lines Jay McLellan HAI

Jun 2011

 We are firmly convinced that every premise should have automated control for comfort, convenience and safety – along with remote access. Security and energy management are a natural fit, since one system provides information (occupancy, mode, etc) to the other, and both are things that we want remote access on our smart phones and mobile devices. This helps with energy savings. That’s the practical side of the business. The fun side of the business is the built-in audio, music servers and colorful touch-screens. So the driving force will be all of the above – especially as we are increasingly connected in this world.
The Future of Home Control and Automation Jeffrey Singer Crestron

Oct 2010

We all just want simple, convenient, reliable access to our equipment – and no one wants a dozen remotes on their coffee table. With a home control system, you can consolidate all those remotes and reduce wall clutter too.

Crestron DigitalMediaâ„¢ Debuts in the UK Jeff Singer Crestron

Apr 2010

 Crestron DigitalMedia (DM) was engineered to break through the barriers and overcome the challenges, hassles and confusion that surround HDMI and HD digital signal distribution in whole home environments.
The New State of Whole-Home Entertainment David Feller BOCS

Aug 2009

 I’m a fairly typical home-entertainment geek with 2 TiVos with Cable boxes attached (these are the primary reason for my desire for whole-home entertainment – I want to watch my recorded shows from anywhere in the home)
Middleware Technology for Digital Home Services Thinagaran Perumal

Apr 2008

 Home application developers depend on middleware to develop solutions that can be implemented across multiple systems, amortizing the implementation cost of different systems integration.
Architect’s Guide to Home Automation AVD Australia Pty Ltd & Project Connection Australia Pty Ltd AVD Australia Pty Ltd & Project Connection Australia Pty Ltd

Apr 2008

 The vision is to create a flexible, comfortable and user-friendly domestic environment, yet still allow non-technical people to easily interact with the most technologically-advanced systems available.
Web Services for the Digital Home Thinagaran Perumal

Feb 2008

 The role of Web Services in the digital home is guaranteeing interoperability among devices, services and systems involved. Web Services generally provide communication and coordination infrastructure to digital home systems which may have minimal computational ability for interoperation. Interoperability in the digital home is achieved between components and services offered when they are capable of transparently collaborating on a particular service that they provide to the home user. Interoperability is the central cohesive source of support in digital home systems.
Smart Homes are Here Jason Vidmar Advanced Home

Jun 2007

 The prevalence of smart home technologies is much greater now than even five years ago. More and more builders are beginning to include pre-wiring in houses for cable TV, computer networks, alarm systems and distributed audio.
PLC - Web Server Eugene Kowch P.I.D. Consultants Inc.

Dec 2006

 The Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) with an Ethernet module acts as an HTTP Server (web content provider), which responds to requests from HTTP Clients (web browsers).
Smart Phones to Smart Homes SmartLabs, Inc. SmartLabs, Inc.

Oct 2006

 Will the trend that created the smart phone lead to the mass acceptance of the smart home as well? It’s a smart bet.
PLC - Date/Time Schedule Eugene Kowch P.I.D. Consultants Inc

Oct 2006

 The Date/Time schedule is a feature in the PLC that gives the homeowner a higher level of control over his/her day to day switching needs.
Bridging to Home Automation’s Future William Foard Foard Systems Design, Inc

Oct 2006

 Easily bridge between alternative power line carrier, wireless, and hard-wired protocols to create mixed installations that are optimized for ease, reliability, affordability, and functionality.
My Vacation Home--My System Jack Goldberg Westco Smart Homes

Jun 2006

 In addition to the lighting, which is controlled by individual single-gang, 8 button switches, the air conditioning and heating, motorized drapes, audio & video, and Jacuzzi are easily controlled by My System.
Superna Home Automation Systems Andrew Reed Vertex Security & Technology

Dec 2005

 With a push of a button, you upload and store the set-up information to every Superna product connected to the network, rendering each one completely independent of the others (in case one device in the network fails).
eNeo Labs Uses OSGi Technology ProSyst ProSyst

Apr 2004

 eNeo Labs, based in Spain, develops and offers embedded solutions for connected homes and commercializes advanced home services aimed at the European residential market.
Connected Homes: European Perspective Thomas Gilroy Sophia Antipolis

Oct 2003

 When you look at the suited technologies, the products and services that are available, and at the determination of the major players to be active, you can only conclude that in Europe, at least we are likely to witness, in the short term, the beginning of a high-growth period in many segments of the market for the Connected Home.
Upgrading Your PHAST/AMX Landmark Automation System David Teel Avenida Network

Aug 2003

 Remember that upgrading anything means additional costs. The benefits of upgrading your Landmark system might be hard to measure in dollars, but the results from such a transplant have always seemed to bring new life to our customers and the homes in which they live.
Home Systems Today and Tomorrow Craig Slawson CorAccess Systems

Oct 2002

 Here's a rule of thumb: If you need a keyboard to run the system, you're in trouble. Preparing your tax return is a task-oriented application that's perfect for a PC. But turning on the lights should be as simple as…turning on the lights.
Bridging the Automation/IP Gap Derek R. Flickinger http://www.interactivehomesinc.com/

Dec 2001

 The Archronix ArcWay ZigBee to WSDL gateway allows two sets of standardized yet disparate technologies to communicate with each other. You can buy products from a variety of vendors and they will be able to plug and play together.
How to Automate? Ken Kerr

Jun 2001

 ConnectHome is a national dealer network for the design, sales and installation of residential automation, entertainment and networking systems. The network was formed with the idea that homeowners should be able to easily find a qualified systems integrator that they can trust with their homes.
SmartOne Home Control System

Nov 1998

 "The system features Distributed Control rather than conventional Central Control. The difference here is that the SmartOne devices contain enough intelligence to store their own configuration and functions so that if a system controller fails, the devices will continue to operate as programmed. For example if the lighting control panel fails, the switches will continue to operate according to their individual groupings etc."
Home Plug & Play Brian Baker

Oct 1998

 A solid data model for interoperability must be presented to this community before we will realize the growth potential we have. Interoperability must not only exist between our home products and us, it must also exist between the products themselves; each product enhancing the feature set and functionality of the other.
Home Tool Pro

Aug 1998

 "As we start to get into this system the first thing to notice is that, unlike X-10, each device must be defined by entering it's serial number and we don't get a choice of the device code (or Unit Address). That's because the CEBus system takes care of addressing for you. The serial number identifies the device and the system finds it and assigns the address. "
Primer on CEBus's Common Application Language (CAL) Brian Baker

Apr 1998

 "Now that you have this home network defined, take a moment to realize that your iron, security system, garage-door opener, front porch light, ceiling fan, television and master bedroom alarm clock radio can now freely pass information back and forth amongst themselves. Part of our challenge is to identify what (if anything) one of these devices might want to ‘say’ to the others and why the others would care to ‘listen’."
Interoperable Control Systems Barry Haaser

Feb 1998

 "The LonPoint System includes a family of interface modules that provide various combinations of digital or analog inputs and outputs along with numerous software function blocks, allowing seamless connectivity to legacy field devices and to LonMark devices."

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