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Embedded Automation Announces mControl Developer Program and First Add-In Offering KNX Support (14/12/2007)

First Announced Add-In Developed by Tekniska Byrån Supports the KNX Protocol

Embedded Automation, a leading provider of digital home automation systems, announced the mControl Developer Program. The mControl Developer Program allows developers to easily extend the functionality of mControl, Embedded Automation's popular and award-winning digital home software, and through a validation process have these extensions certified by Embedded Automation for the mControl user community.

Starting with mControl v2.1, slated for formal release in Q4 2007, Embedded Automation will ship a mControl Driver Development Kit (mControl DDK). The mControl DDK consists of samples and documentation - allowing users to develop mControl Add-Ins, using the Microsoft .NET language and development environment of their choice. Once developed, mControl Add-Ins can be fully integrated within the mControl system, allowing administration and control from all mControl user-interface clients and software utilities. Additionally, developers can submit the Add-In to Embedded Automation for validation. Embedded Automation's certification process ensures that the Add-In properly and robustly implements the interface to mControl.

"At Tekniska Byrån, we specialize in KNX (International Standard ISO/IEC 14543-3), the premier world-wide standard for home and building automation. Using the mControl Developer Program, we have been able to quickly develop a software interface that marries the visually stunning interfaces of mControl to the extremely robust KNX network - this is a powerful but easy-to-use solution for our customer base," said Mats Nordahl, Business Development Manager at Tekniska Byrån.

"As mControl reaches more and more digital homes, the need to support additional technologies has grown. The mControl Developer Program addresses this growth by letting developers create Add-Ins for their area of expertise - while working within a structured and certifiable infrastructure. The result is that, together with our development partners, we can offer a complete solution for our common customers. We are proud to partner with companies like Tekniska Byrån and provide an overall solution," said Ted Singh, Business Development Manager for Embedded Automation. "With additional Add-Ins in the queue, the mControl platform will reach out to more and more users around the globe."

About the KNX Association and the KNX Standard

The KNX Association is the creator and owner of the KNX technology - the world's only open standard for all applications in home and building control, ranging from lighting and shutter control to various security systems, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, monitoring, alarming, water control, energy management, metering as well as household appliances, audio and lots more. KNX is approved as a European (CENELEC EN50090 and CEN EN 13321-1) and an International standard (ISO/IEC 14543-3).

About the KNX Add-In for mControl

The KNX Add-In for mControl by Tekniska Byrån enables users to status and control their smart electrical devices via the KNX protocol. Through the world standard KNX protocol, users have access to over 7,000 products from over 100 manufacturers. The KNX Add-In supports a variety of communication methods including Serial (RS232), USB and IP-interfaces.

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