Coactive Networks Unveils the First Full-Service Residential Gateway.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CONNECTIONS 2000 SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000 The Coactive co·ac·tion n. 1. An impelling or restraining force; a compulsion. 2. Joint action. 3. Ecology Any of the reciprocal actions or effects, such as symbiosis, that can occur in a community. Connector 3000 to Champion the Next Generation in Home Networking with a Wide Range of E-services for the Home Coactive Networks, the leading provider of residential gateways for connecting the Internet to all devices in homes and businesses, today unveiled the Coactive Connector(R) 3000 Series, the first full-service residential gateway, designed to enhance productivity and simplify everyday life for millions of consumers worldwide. The Coactive Connector 3000 Series links a single Internet connection to multiple PCs, household appliances, electronic devices, and systems such as home security -- giving consumers access to a wide range of unprecedented e-services. The residential gateway market, which Cahners In-Stat Group estimates will grow to between $2.4 billion and $8.8 billion over the next three years, is being driven by home networking technologies and high-speed Internet See broadband. access via DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and cable modems. Service providers, such as utility, cable and telecommunications companies, will use the residential gateway to win customers by offering them a compelling array of bundled services. "The residential gateway is a key part of extending the availability of Internet applications across multiple devices to all desired locations in the home," said Tricia Parks, president of Parks Associates, a co-sponsor of Connections 2000. "The Coactive Connector 3000 design offers a simple, integrated solution that delivers shared Internet access See how to access the Internet. along with integrated connectivity to all of the other devices and appliances in the home, enabling a smorgasbord of new services beyond e-mail and Web surfing Refers to jumping from page to page on the Web. Just as in "TV channel surfing," where one clicks the remote to go from channel to channel, the hyperlink on Web pages makes it easy to jump from one page to another. ." "The Coactive Connector 3000 will ignite a new era in home connectivity -- transforming the Internet from an information-gathering tool to a truly sophisticated instrument that gives consumers a profound level of convenience and control in their everyday lives," said David Gaw, president of Coactive Networks. "This first-of-its-kind full-service residential gateway delivers on the promise of the `smart home,' not just for the affluent, but for millions of mainstream households." Telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. E-services: Making the Home of the Future A Reality Today With the Coactive Connector 3000 Series, home devices can access and exchange data with other devices via the Internet, and just as importantly, consumers can access home information remotely using a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. or wireless phone. As an Internet access device, the Coactive Connector 3000 allows multiple PCs to share a single Internet connection from any phone jack in the house. However, the true value of the Coactive gateway is in taking the Internet beyond PCs altogether in the form of telemetry e-services. Telemetry e-services use the residential gateway to give common household devices an Internet interface so consumers can see what's happening at home -- and take action from afar. Telemetry e-services connect consumers to their homes, allowing them to remotely check in on elderly relatives, see whether they left the stove or iron on, remotely disable the security system to let a neighbor in, or receive instant alerts upon detection of intrusion, water leaks or unusual temperatures. As deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. across the telecommunication and energy industries presses forward, the Coactive Connector 3000 Series provides a flexible yet cost-effective platform that utility and broadband service providers can use to gain an important foothold in the new digital home. By expanding value with consumers, these service providers can gain new revenue streams while creating a key competitive advantage in the rapidly changing marketplace. The Coactive Connector 3000: A New Era in Home Networking The Coactive Connector 3000 Series supports no less than three home networking media, communicating to every phone jack and electrical outlet in the home, as well as connecting directly to systems such as security and climate control. By activating this web of connectivity throughout the home, the Coactive Connector 3000 is able to reach every PC, appliance, electrical outlet, and control system. By adding intelligence to these devices and providing a connection to the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises gateway enables the delivery of multiple services such as shared Internet access, home security, home medical care, appliance monitoring, energy metering, and home automation. By incorporating the patent-pending distributed object Distributed objects are software modules that are designed to work together, but reside either in multiple computers connected via a network or in different processes inside the same computer. technology of Coactive's IOConnect Architecture, the Coactive Connector 3000 enables service providers to deploy a single infrastructure that is scalable to millions of homes. The Coactive Connector 3000 Series will be available in a desktop version for easy hook-up to DSL or cable modems, and is competitively priced for mass-market deployment by service providers. General availability of the first product in the Coactive Connector 3000 Series is scheduled for Q3 2000. To date, Coactive's commercial and residential gateway solutions have been integrated into a host of next-generation service provider offerings. Sensel AB, a Swedish communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , plans to deploy the Coactive Connector solution to more than 400,000 homes over the next two years. Additionally, companies like Genentech and Motorola leverage Coactive's commercial solutions to monitor energy usage, regulate temperature settings and centralize building monitoring systems. Building on this steady stream of successes, the Coactive Connector 3000 Series will usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. an exciting new era of communication options for the home. In other news today, DTE Energy DTE Energy Co. (NYSE: DTE) is a Detroit, Michigan-based utility incorporated in 1995 involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Technologies has selected Coactive Networks as the premier supplier of a complete gateway solution for delivering e-services to its business customers. DTE Energy Technologies, a subsidiary of DTE Energy Company and an affiliate of Detroit Edison Detroit Edison, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area. , the nation's seventh-largest electric utility, will initially use the Coactive Connector gateway to roll out two innovative service bundles, energy|now and safety|now. About Coactive Networks Coactive Networks extends Internet access to every device, appliance, control system and computer -- connecting networks to the real world. The Coactive Connector(R) and Coactive Router product families deliver a new class of telemetry e-services to homes and businesses worldwide. The leader in Internet telemetry, Coactive Networks delivers affordable, scalable connectivity with a highly integrated third-generation residential gateway platform and the patent-pending distributed object technology of the IOConnect Architecture(tm). Coactive is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation based in Sausalito, Calif. More information on Coactive can be found at http://www.coactive.com. Note to Editors: Coactive, the Coactive Logo, Connecting Networks to the Real World, Coactive Connector, and IOConnect Architecture are trademarks or registered trademarks of Coactive Networks, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. 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