Indianapolis-based Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) released a new white paper — Network Security Best Practices. The document covers best practices for implementing wireless local area network (WLAN) security in a residential environment based on the IEEE 802.11x and 802.3 standards.
The talk is about communication. Boston-based Ember Corp., with its low-power, wireless mesh networking technology, and Visonic Ltd., the Bloomfield, Conn., maker of wireless home security and safety systems and components, now have a partnership to integrate ZigBee communication protocols with Visonic security peripherals. The new devices will be dedicated for use with the iControl OpenHome software platform from iControl Networks of Palo Alto, Calif.
Fit Jeff Graham in between Thomas Edison and Walt Disney. All are holders of patents but Graham has blended lighting with eye-catching entertainment into a star ceiling, which can ramp up a home theater, add charm to a little girl’s bedroom or even humanize a business conference room.
Home health is among trends spotlighted in the first in a series of videos from Indianapolis-based Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) and its Technology Advisory Group.
Rockleigh, N.J.-based Crestron rolled out its Mobile and Mobile Pro control apps, which provide systems designers and programmers with capabilities that simplify and expand the design possibilities of Crestron and Prodigy touchscreen interfaces on Apple mobile devices.
Omni-Bus Lighting Control Network, for the 220-240V/50Hz international marketplace, hardwired or wireless, are in four segments from HAI of New Orleans: core products (required), load control modules, switch interfaces and accessories.
Ilya Kandibur of southern California-based Superior AV Systems proposed to his long-time girlfriend with some creativity, humor and just a bit of help from his Crestron system.
NEMA and the Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) struck an agreement to promote programmable thermostats that have earned the Energy Aware certification.
Powerline Control Systems of Northridge, Calif., selected Bedrock Learning of Holland, Mich., as its exclusive online training partner for PulseWorx products and applications. PCS is the manufacturer of PulseWorx lighting control for residential and light commercial applications, and inventor of Universal Powerline Bus (UPB) technology.