HiddenWires newsletter - 6 August 2007

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Newsletter - 6 August 2007 - Automation
HiddenWires has reached another landmark - July 2007 saw traffic to the site top 200,000 visitors. The exact figures were 209,206 visitors, 1,092,237 pages and 3,401,277 hits. We are also pleased to announce that the HiddenWires recruitment service is now open. Visit our recruitment page if you're looking for a job, and if you have a vacancy to fill you can use the online recruitment form. We are also working on a CV submission service which will be available shortly. We have always had a policy of supporting worthwhile industry events and have two to highlight this month. Firstly, the organisers of the T3 Smart Home Zone @ The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show have offered our readers free tickets. To take advantage of this offer, simply click here. Secondly, the Integrated Systems Europe Roadshow 2007 will be held in Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and Croatia this year. From projection and display solutions to audio systems, lighting control, integrated home, rental and staging systems, leading suppliers and manufacturers will be showcasing their premier products at these events. Registration is open now and seating is limited. Finally, our feature this month is Automation & Control, and is sponsored by COMPUTERLINKS. We have six articles covering the combination of Stardraw Control 2007 and Global Caché for cost-effective home automation, open protocols for smart home applications, an update on KNX, moving towards a mass market, home controls trends and opportunities and an industry opinion piece on home automation developments.
Articles Feature: Automation & Control Sponsor: COMPUTERLINKS COMPUTERLINKS distributes secure multimedia networking including custom install Media Centers, home automation solutions, structured wiring, lighting/climate control and multiroom audio/video. Product Article: Stardraw Control 2007 and Global Caché - a Cost-Effective Combination for Home Automation By John Turner, COMPUTERLINKS (3/8/2007) Open Protocols for Smart Home Applications By Chris Irwin, Tridium Europe (3/8/2007) Update on KNX - Why it Makes Sense By Colin Price, Ivory Egg (UK) (3/8/2007) Business Issues: Moving Towards Mass Market - Good News for All of Us! By Neil Spence Jones, OpenHub (3/8/2007) Home Controls: Indicators of Trends and Opportunities from the U.S. By Bill Ablondi, Parks Associates (3/8/2007) Industry Opinion: Home Automation - Trends and Developments By Yasmin Hashmi, HiddenWires (6/8/2007) [go to articles page]  News Sponsor: ABB ABB i-bus(r) EIB/KNX intelligent installation system meets the highest requirements for applications in modern home and building control. Priority news: Partnership marks the way forward for smart home and intelligent building technology in the UK (6/8/2007) Iridian builds show home to showcase ABB's domestic control technology (6/8/2007) Top-of-the-range home gets ABB building controls to match (6/8/2007) Pixelhouse announces a new line of stock images exclusively photographed for the consumer electronics and custom installation market (3/8/2007) Other news: BADA reaffirms commitment to standards training at AGM and Conference (6/8/2007) ELAN Home Systems Releases Latest VIA!TOOLS Software Featuring New 2-Way Drivers for Lighting, Security and A/V Receivers (1/8/2007) SIM2 delivers Grand Cinema HT3000E 1080p single-chip DLP projector (23/7/2007) Control4 Upgrades Product Warranty to 2 Years across Entire Product Line (18/7/2007) Furman's Free Online Video Offers Comprehensive Guide to AC Power Problems and Solutions (17/7/2007)) Calibre Launches PremierViewProHD-LED Professional HD HQV Image Scaler for LED Displays (13/7/2007) Armour Home Electronics announces new 'Systemline' Hard Disc Drive MusicServer (11/7/2007) For the rest of this edition's news click here, for categorised news click here. [go to news page]  Case studies Luxurious Home Theatre with Hidden Depths (6/8/2007) [go to case studies page]  Training Ingenium and Smart3 now offer BUSing courses in the UK Smart-e offers Accredited Installer one-day training programmes [go to training page]  Recruitment Leading Manufacturer in Custom Audio and Video Products Seeks Regional Sales Representative for Gulf Dynalite seeks sales personnel to expand its presence in the UK [go to recruitment page]  Books Save up to 30% on the titles in our book store: Linux Smart Homes for Dummies Building a Digital Home Entertainment Network - Multimedia in Every Room [go to books page]		SpeakerCraft is proud to announce the opening of its new European logistics unit. Distributors now have the added benefit of seeing their orders shipped quickly and efficiently throughout Europe, without the normal hassles involved with importing products. HiddenWires-supported events: IFA 31 August - 5 September 2007 Berlin, Germany CEDIA US Expo 2007 Training: 4-9 September 2007 Exhibition: 5-9 September 2007 Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO, USA T3 Smart Home Zone @ The London Homebuilding & Renovating Show 21-23 September 2007 ExCel, London PALME & Install India 4-6 October 2007 Bombay Exhibition Centre (NSE Complex), Mumbai, India Integrated Systems Europe Roadshow 17 -26 October 2007 Copenhagen, Denmark Warsaw, Poland Prague, Czech Republic Vienna, Austria Zagreb, Croatia [go to events page]

This edition's news in full:

BADA reaffirms commitment to standards training at AGM and Conference (6/8/2007)

Wave good-bye to the TV remote control - hand signals to replace remote controls (6/8/2007)

Top-of-the-range home gets ABB building controls to match (6/8/2007)

Iridian builds show home to showcase ABB's domestic control technology (6/8/2007)

Partnership marks the way forward for smart home and intelligent building technology in the UK (6/8/2007)

CEDIA Offers e-Learning Web-base Education for Residential Electronic Systems Professionals (3/8/2007)

Evesham's introduces the e-box HD (3/8/2007)

Integra Delivers its First HDMI 1.3a Compatible AV Receiver (3/8/2007)

SIM2 introduces C3X-E with true 10-bit video processing (3/8/2007)

Pixelhouse announces a new line of stock images exclusively photographed for the consumer electronics and custom installation market (3/8/2007)

CEDIA UK Expo continues impressive growth (1/8/2007)

Ethereal Home Theater introduces HDMI-WP11 and HDMI-WP21 Wall Plate Kits for optimal HDMI cable installation and performance (1/8/2007)

Universal Remote Control Launches Pro Wizard Remote for Home Theater Systems (1/8/2007)

ELAN Home Systems Releases Latest VIA!TOOLS Software Featuring New 2-Way Drivers for Lighting, Security and A/V Receivers (1/8/2007)

Atlas Cables upgrades Atlas Equator interconnect cable (1/8/2007)

Optoma launches Tthe ThemeScene HD80 - Seen as Scene Perfect (27/7/2007)

Unicam installs High Definition Video Distribution and Sound Room Comparator Systems across Europe (27/7/2007)

Pro-Ject Redesigns The Box (27/7/2007)

Pro-Ject Takes Turntables Into The Digital Realm (27/7/2007)

Henley Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary (27/7/2007)

CEDIA Adds Second EXPO Trade Show for 2008 (26/7/2007)

Silvermann Laboratories introduces new innovative mains solutions (26/7/2007)

Dawn of a new Chorus - Chord replaces Chord Chorus interconnect cables (26/7/2007)

In-Stat: Strong Growth in Home Networks Fueling CPE Demand (26/7/2007)

ISE recruits 'Famous Five' in push for further growth (26/7/2007)

Sonance introduce first in-ceiling speakers specially designed for European homes (24/7/2007)

Armour Home Electronics introduces Systemline HDD MusicServer to range (24/7/2007)

ACCUSTIC ARTS offers new 66 bit/1536kHz CD standard with DRIVE 1 Mk2 and DAC 1 Mk4 (24/7/2007)

DMi Launches New Escient Digital Music Server With 500GB Drive For Thousands of Hours of Music (24/7/2007)

Russ Andrews introduces compact Torlyte rack system for use with half width separates (24/7/2007)

Adapt Control Solutions Earns Frost & Sullivan's Recognition for Business Development Strategy Leadership in the European Home Automation Market (24/7/2007)

Swiss Hawk AG Signs Investment Agreement with Adhoco AG (23/7/2007)

iSuppli: Home Networking Moves into Consumer Devices Riding Multiple Physical Interfaces (23/7/2007)

Techlink introduces Wires HDMI Flat - flat-profile HDMI cable (23/7/2007)

Absolute Sounds offers DreamVision's DreamBee 1080p three-chip D-ILA projector (23/7/2007)

SIM2 delivers Grand Cinema HT3000E 1080p single-chip DLP projector (23/7/2007)

BAC Films Supports New Medium Enterprises' HD VMD in France (18/7/2007)

TRIBUTARIES Delivers Bundled Cables with TRIBMINI and the TRIBD4V1 (18/7/2007)

Control4 Upgrades Product Warranty to 2 Years across Entire Product Line (18/7/2007)

Fluke Networks Transforms Copper Certification Tool into an OTDR (18/7/2007)

Parks Associates: Installing Dealer Product Categories Experience Heightened Competition (18/7/2007)

Furman's Free Online Video Offers Comprehensive Guide to AC Power Problems and Solutions (17/7/2007)

Hitachi Survey Shows 78% of Consumers Want HDTV but Vast Majority Remain Confused by Various HDTV Options (17/7/2007)

CodexNovus' introduces ISF-Certified HDcodex DML-1600 Player (17/7/2007)

VizionWare Expands Hi-Wirez Product Family with DVI Offerings (17/7/2007)

BTX Now Shipping Stand-Alone HDMI Panel-Mount Adapter (17/7/2007)

Control4 Unveils New Flagship Home Controller HC-300 (16/7/2007)

LG Electronics teams with Ember to Add ZigBee to HomNet Digital Home Technology (16/7/2007)

CSE is appointed as exclusive UK distributor for Vidikron (16/7/2007)

A+K says farewell to Vidikron and hello to new opportunities (16/7/2007)

USRobotics Launches Ndx Wireless Product Family (16/7/2007)

Calibre Launches PremierViewProHD-LED Professional HD HQV Image Scaler for LED Displays (13/7/2007)

Mitsubishi Electric announces new 42" LCD (13/7/2007)

DPI announces Brilliant Color for all single-chip projectors (13/7/2007)

Parks Associates: Revenues from Digital Home Support Services to Reach Nearly $1 Billion by 2011 (13/7/2007)

Strategy Analytics: HDTV and DVRs Transform IPTV Set-top Box Market (13/7/2007)

Armour Home Electronics announces new 'Systemline' Hard Disc Drive MusicServer (11/7/2007)

Vogel's Professional increases its range with black LCD/Plasma wall and ceiling mounting solutions (11/7/2007)

Aldous Systems Launches A-BUS Product Line (11/7/2007)

In-Stat Reports North American Home Network Support Service Market to Double in 2007 (11/7/2007)

Business Insights: The Future Digital Home - New technologies, growth strategies and customer uptake (11/7/2007)

Sony Introduces Whole House High-Definition Video Entertainment Systems for New Home Construction Market (9/7/2007)

JVC Front Projector Becomes First High-Definition Projector to Pass Simplay HD Testing (9/7/2007)

Optoma Announces The New MovieTime, DV11 Digital DVD Projector and Sound System (9/7/2007)

IXOS Announces XEN XHV904 Component Video Interconnect (9/7/2007)

Quantum Data Adds HDMI v1.3 Generator/Analyzer to Video Test Instrument Lineup (9/7/2007)

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