HomePlug Powerline Alliance Awards Certification Logo to Twenty HomePlug Certified Products; Plugfest Event Promotes Interoperability of Products Incorporating Powerline Communications Standards and Ensures a Seamless Consumer Experience.SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Driving the adoption of open-standards based powerline communications technologies, the HomePlug(R) Powerline Alliance today announced the results of a product certification audit at the latest HomePlug Plugfest. The Plugfest is the final stage of the alliance's certification framework. Founded in 2000, the HomePlug alliance remains the only compliance, interoperability and standards organization in the powerline technology industry. As part of the alliance's goal for achieving the most rewarding consumer experience, the certification process is designed to maintain compatibility with existing powerline communications products. Consumers will recognize interoperable products through the use of the HomePlug certified logo, which already exists on nearly six million products worldwide. "Offering consumers the most robust yet simple-to-use product is the primary motivation behind this comprehensive compliance and interoperability program," said Pete Griffin, director of corporate technology at RadioShack Corporation. "The HomePlug Alliance leads the industry as the only powerline organization to offer such a complete strategy. By continuing to host Plugfest events, the HomePlug Powerline Alliance HomePlug is an industry trade group for power line communication. This organization of about 50 companies defines power line communication specifications. HomePlug 1.0 and AV are the two versions of the specification for home networking technology that connects devices to each further accelerates mass deployment of powerline communications products globally." The HomePlug Powerline Alliance has taken key measures to guarantee coexistence between the emerging HomePlug AV technology and the existing installed base of HomePlug 1.0 devices. The HomePlug AV specification requires the implementation of a coexistence mechanism to ensure coexistence with HomePlug 1.0 certified products. Products receiving certification at the latest Plugfest include the following: --Arkados Inc. - Direct to Speaker(TM) Internet Radio Reference Design (AI1100-DTSAN-INTR) --Asoka USA - Pluglink Wireless AP (PL9250-WAP), Ethernet to Powerline DC Output (PL9645-ETP) and Pluglink Powerline to Ethernet Adapter (PL9640) --devolo - Microlink dLAN Audio Adapter (MT 02034), dLAN Ethernet Adapter (MT2026), dLAN HS Ethernet (MT2071), dLAN i (MT 2031), dLAN I (MT2052), dLAN HS Ethernet (MT2050), Microlink dLAN ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Modem Router (MT 2043) and dLAN Duo (MT2044) --Echostar - Dish Player DVR (1) (Digital Video Recorder) A device that records video onto a hard disk from one or more ceiling mounted video cameras. Part of a security system, the DVR typically supports 4, 8 or 16 separate camera channels. (DE15 942) --Intellon Corporation - Ethernet to Powerline Reference Design (RD5500-ETH) --ST&T - Powerline Speaker (SST SST: see airplane. 1462), PLC Camera (WCam 75), Powerline to Ethernet Bridge (M53), Powerline Audio Transmitter (SST 1938), Powerline Audio Receiver (SST 1937) --ZyXEL - Ethernet Adapter (PL-100) The HomePlug compliance and interoperability certification programs use common test code, standardized platforms, test specifications and a variety of system profiles. To help manufacturers and consumers easily identify HomePlug certified products, the Alliance awards each product a special HomePlug certification logo to incorporate onto product packages and collateral. The Alliance maintains a list of its certified products on the HomePlug website. Because HomePlug certified products have been tested to work well together, consumers enjoy a seamless and easy set-up process when networking their home or business. Additional details of the HomePlug certification programs are available at www.HomePlug.org. About the HomePlug(R) Powerline Alliance: The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. is an industry-led initiative established to create specifications for home high-speed powerline networking products and command & control among platforms within the home, and broadband access services to the home. The Alliance accelerates demand for HomePlug-enabled products and services worldwide through the sponsorship of market and user education programs. Membership in the Alliance has grown to include over 65 industry-leading companies. HomePlug Sponsor companies include Cisco (CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ); Comcast (CMCSK); EarthLink (ELNK ELNK EarthLink, Inc. (stock symbol) ELNK Ethernet Link ); GE Security, Inc., an affiliate of General Electric Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GE); Intel Corporation (INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ); Motorola (MOT); RadioShack Corporation (RSH (Remote SHell) A Unix command that enables a user to remotely log into a server on the network and pass commands to it. It is similar to the rlogin command, but provides passing of command line arguments to the command interpreter on the server at the same time. ); Sharp Laboratories of America; and Sony (SNE SNe Supernovae (astronomy) SNE Sony Corporation (stock symbol) SNE Syndicat National de l'edition (French Publisher's Association) SNE Society for Nutrition Education ). Contributor members include Arkados, Inc. a subsidiary of CDKNet.com, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :CDKN CDKN Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor ); Conexant (CNXT); Gigle Semiconductor; and Intellon Corporation. Additional information about the Alliance, including a complete listing of certified products, is available at http://www.homeplug.org. HomePlug is a registered trademark of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and service marks mentioned and/or used belong to their respective owners. |
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