Powerline Control Systems, the Northridge, Calif., manufacturer of PulseWorx lighting control for residential and light commercial applications, and inventor of universal powerline bus technology, entered into a strategic alliance with Jacksonville, Ore., Global Caché, an independent manufacturer of IP and Wi-Fi connectivity products for the control and automation market.
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has named Don Stewart of Stewart Filmscreen Corporation of Torrance, Calif., recipient of the 2011 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award. Stewart, executive vice president and a corporate partner/principal of Stewart Filmscreen Corporation, will be recognized at the annual Electronic Lifestyles Awards Banquet at CEDIA EXPO.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) of Des Plaines, Ill., is rolling out the Certified Remodeler Project Manager (CRPM) education and certification program September 6.
Sarasota, Fla., Clare Controls, a provider of configurable and intuitive home automation systems, has introduced ClareHome, a home automation system managed from the cloud and run on a Mac. ClareHome enables professional dealers to configure, deploy, service and monitor systems from its cloud-based portal, eliminating the need for service calls for common reprogramming issues.
A yearlong experiment with America's electric grid could negatively impact home systems and appliances that have a clock that does not work off a computer or the Internet. Since 1930, electric clocks have kept time based on the rate of the electrical current that powers them.
With the news that the first professionals have earned the Commercial Lighting Controls CLC-C Crestron certification, smartHOME grabbed some information on that firm’s DigitalMedia certification programs, closer to home electronic system contractors.
The Indianapolis-based Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) released a new white paper titled HDMI Troubleshooting. It introduces troubleshooting principles for HDMI systems, helping electronic system contractors identify and resolve possible causes of malfunction by inspection or by using test equipment.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) stated a strong opposition to proposed House of Representatives reductions in the fiscal year 2012 budget that would severely impact Department of Homeland Security grant programs such as Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP).
Whether your growth strategy for 2012 calls for entering a new market or strengthening your position in an existing one, you’ll want to have your team on the ground and engaged at ASIS 2011 in Orlando, Sept. 19-22. ASIS International (ASIS) is launching a new educational track specifically for systems integrators. Endorsed by PSA Security Network, the new session track features practitioners in key vertical industries that will help systems integrators understand their biggest challengesand discover what end users expect from them.
One of Atlanta’s largest and longest-running security technology companies opened the doors today on a new, 32,000-square-foot facility to accommodate its rapid expansion and provide new jobs for the city.
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