UPnP Implementers Corporation Showcases Simplicity for Home Networks; Convergence of Entertainment and Home Automation Applications Is Demonstrated.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- The UPnP(TM) Implementers Corporation (UIC UIC University of Illinois at Chicago UIC Underground Injection Control UIC Union of Islamic Courts UIC United Industrial Corporation UIC Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (International Union of Railways) ) today brought together the key value elements that attract consumers to a digital lifestyle. The UIC's showcase includes Media Center, wireless handheld, printer, and home control products all connected and integrated via UPnP technology. The network demonstrates the simplicity and power of the UPnP standards and the industry-wide support it has garnered. Participating companies include Echelon, Hewlett-Packard, Nearmedia, and Philips. The showcase is taking place at a press only event, Showstoppers CES 2006, and demonstrates how UPnP technology enables seamless convergence of key elements in the consumer space -- entertainment, mobility, and home automation -- to enrich consumer lifestyles. During the past 4 years, millions of UPnP enabled products have shipped throughout the world. UPnP technology continues to be adopted by a diverse set of industry groups, including the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) A coalition of computer and consumer electronics companies that was formed to ensure interoperability in home networks. , CableLabs and the DSL Forum The DSL Forum is a world wide consortium of about 200 companies which are part of the different divisions of the telecommunication and information technology sector. The DSL Forum was founded in 1994 and is used as a platform for companies that operate in the broadband market. , providing further momentum to the UPnP architecture as a key foundation for the connected, digital lifestyle. The UIC's demonstration includes the Philips Media Center and Streamium digital media player, the HP Photosmart Hewlett-Packard's line of digital cameras and photo printers is called Photosmart. Digital cameras The original HP digital camera was a CompactFlash-based model simply called the Photosmart. It was a VGA-resolution camera with a simple LCD. printer and iPAQ Pocket PC, and the Echelon UPnP to LonWorks(R) Bridge with home controls. The HP iPAQ Pocket PC equipped with embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. WiFi provides remote control to a home entertainment network that utilizes all the connected devices. The LonWorks Bridge allows functions from home control networks to be used as UPnP Services by any UPnP device. "The momentum behind UPnP technology continues to increase rapidly," said Tom McGee, President of the UIC. "UPnP technology and the products from UIC members are enabling the convergence of technologies in our homes that enhance lifestyles, security, and comfort." About UPnP Technology UPnP technology makes home networking simple and affordable so the connected home experience becomes a mainstream experience for users and a great opportunity for the industry. UPnP device and service standards have been defined and published for Internet gateways/routers, audio-video media devices, printers, scanners, climate control, lighting and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area access points. The UPnP architecture offers pervasive network connectivity between PCs of all form factors, intelligent appliances, and wireless devices. UPnP architecture leverages TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. and the Web technologies to enable seamless proximity networking in addition to control and data transfer among networked devices in the home, office, and everywhere in between. UPnP technology can be supported on essentially any operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and works with essentially any type of physical networking media -- wired or wireless -- providing maximum user and developer choice and great economics. About UPnP Certification and the UPnP Implementers Corporation There are now more than 220 UPnP(TM) certified products. UPnP certification creates the foundation for interoperability and provides an easy way for retailers and consumers to recognize products that have been developed and tested to comply with the UPnP device standards. The UPnP Implementers Corporation (UIC) is the non-profit corporation that promotes the adoption of UPnP technology by manufacturers of hardware and software products. The UIC administers the UPnP device certification process and the UPnP mark licensing. For more information about certifying your product with the UIC, visit: http://www.upnp-ic.org. About the UPnP Forum The UPnP Forum (Universal Plug and Play Forum) is a computer industry initiative to enable simple and robust connectivity to stand-alone devices and personal computers from the many different vendors. The UPnP Forum is a group of companies and individuals across multiple industries that play a leading role in the authoring of specifications for UPnP devices and services. Formed in June 1999, the Forum is a non-profit association of over 770 consumer electronics, computing, home automation, home security, appliances, printing, photography, computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. , mobile products and other leading companies working together to design schema and protocol standards for the UPnP initiative. For more information about the UPnP Forum, visit: http://www.upnp.org. The UPnP(TM) word mark and the UPnP logo are certification marks owned and managed by the UPnP Implementers Corp. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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