Control4 Introduces Comprehensive Portfolio of Home Automation Products.SALT LAKE CITY -- Wireless Line of Products Enables Automation for Any Home; Standards-based Automation System Interacts with Consumers' Existing Networks Control4, a home automation company, today unveiled a portfolio of wired and wireless IP-based products that enable home automation. The company is the first to offer automation products that can be retrofitted into any home. "It is our intention to make home automation affordable, applicable and available to a very broad consumer audience. Our standards-based approach allows products from virtually all third-party vendors to integrate with this system," said Will West, chief executive officer of Control4. "We believe these products will begin to transform the home automation industry and improve the way people live." The company said its products will dramatically reduce the cost of home automation and permit consumers to incrementally upgrade their systems. For as little as $500, users can install and customize basic system components. The family of Control4 products encompasses the entertainment, security, convenience and comfort needs of homeowners. Control4 has 15 patents in process, in such key areas as network security and installation. The technology utilizes auto-discovery for IP-based control devices, including those that do not support discovery. In addition, auto-creation of programming and user interfaces allows for easy integration of new products, which the system will automatically configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. . "Control4's new technology is the first IP-controlled system for non-engineers," said Eric Smith Notable people named Eric Smith have included:
The full line of products will first be introduced at the CEDIA CEDIA Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association CEDIA Cloned Enzyme Donor Immunoassay CEDIA Century Diamond trade show in Indianapolis. (Sept.10-12). Control4 was founded in 2003 by a team with extensive experience in residential automation systems and an in-depth background in networking. Before founding Control4, Will West and Eric Smith founded PHAST PHAST Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation PHAST Prototype Hard and Soft Tooling (rapid prototyping) PHAST Practical Home Automation Systems Technology (AMX) Corp. in 1995. PHAST is broadly recognized as developing the first home control system with an intuitive interface for programming and daily use. PHAST was sold to AMX AMX American Motors Experimental AMX Aeromexico Aerovias de Mexico (ICAO code) AMX Air Mobility Express AMX Amberjacks (FAO fish species code) AMX Alabama Motor eXpress in 1997. The same team later founded and built STSN STSN Seaman, Sonar Technician Striker (Naval Rating) STSN Set and Test Sequence Number into the largest provider of broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. in the hospitality industry, serving more than 2,000 hotels and more than 250,000 guest rooms worldwide. About Control4 Control4 makes home automation a practical option for any home by combining innovative technology with today's wired and wireless networking See wireless network. standards. Led by a team of experienced industry professionals, the company focuses its expertise on providing a new breed of home automation solutions that are affordable, non-invasive Non-invasive A procedure that does not penetrate the body. Mentioned in: Multiple-Gated Acquisition Scan non-invasive 1. not penetrating the skin, e.g. a non-invasive test. 2. , easy to install and designed to adapt to any lifestyle. For further information about Control4 and its products, please contact: Alex Koritz 801-350-9412 alex_koritz@coltrin.com Jessica Schwend 212-221-1616 jessica_schwend@coltrin.com |
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