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Washington, DC - The Home Automation Association (HAA) announced the winners of its Mark of Excellence Awards on Saturday, March 4, 2000 at The Peabody Orlando in Orlando, Florida during the Electronic House Expo. Co-sponsored by CEPro, Electronic House, and Home Systems magazines, the Mark of Excellence Awards recognize products and companies in the forefront of innovation in the home automation industry. The winners for 2000 are outlined below.
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UStec – tecLAN III Residential Structured Wiring Network
UStec's introduction of the tecLAN III brings improved performance and greater flexibility to the residential infrastructure. The tecLAN III maintains its installer friendly modular format with rock solid performance. UStec offers a superior 2x2 wire that creates a versatile information and communication portal to every room in the house.
2000 Home Networking/Residential Gateway – Retrofit/"No New Wires"
Intel Corporation – AnyPoint Home Network
The Intel AnyPoint Home Network product family has ignited the Home Networking product category by offering home PC users a compelling solution for sharing Internet connections, files & printers, that is affordable, and exceptionally easy to install and use.
2000 Installation Tool
Monterey Pool Products – Power Line Signal Analyzer
This one instrument contains five tools to easily analyze and troubleshoot complex X-10 system setups; It identifies all X-10 codes and provides a voltage readout of their signal strengths and any noise on the AC power line.
2000 Home Control & Networking Software
Home Automation, Inc.- HAI Web-Link
Home Automation, Inc. is proud to introduce HAI Web-Link - a great new way to access your HAI system on you home PC and also via the Internet! With the click of a mouse, HAI Web-Link users can access their property using Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. HAI Web-Link allows users to adjust settings for lighting, heating and air, security and appliances using the familiar "point and click" friendliness.
2000 "Sub-System" Automation System
- Crestron Electronics, Inc. - CT-1000 ColorTouch
Part of the CrestronHome family of products, the CT-1000 ColorTouch is a stylish, affordable touchpanel solution that puts an end to system control supported by room-to-room gaggles of wall switches, and pushbutton controllers.
2000 Dealer/Installer Support Program
USTec
UStec is an eight-year-old company that designs and manufactures residential structured wiring solutions. Corporate philosophy is rooted in a dealer direct business model to ensure total coverage of the selling, installing, and technical support.
2000 Builder/Developer/Consumer Support Program
- OnQ Technologies, Inc.
The OnQ Builder Program includes focused sales support and marketing tools that include free model home merchandising displays, discounts on equipment, direct public relations support, Internet marketing and consumer-oriented literature.
2000 Home System (Installation under $15K)
- MHS Systems
This Atlanta home required a local area network and whole house audiovisual system. How about this –when they have to leave the room they can continue to watch a movie on cable, DVD or satellite dish in any room in the house. They can also pick up any phone and speak to a visitor at the front door.
2000 Home System (Installation over $15K)
- Preston Home Technologies
Here it is, the home with an integral, intuitive home system, bringing the homeowners music, entertainment, safety, comfort, and elegance -- all as easy as a light switch.
2000 Multifamily Dwelling/Student Housing
- MHS Systems
Customer awareness brought The Lofts at McClaren Mills to the forefront of structured cabling installation, for quality enhancement of lifestyle and functionality.
2000 Planned Community
- Pathway Communities
SummerGrove is a large-scale master-planned community with high-speed Internet access, in-home wiring, and an interactive community intranet, providing an increased sense of community and flexibility for sophisticated telecommuting.
2000 Specialty Home
- Millennium Entertainment & Technology, LLC
Millennium Smart Homes' integrated home automation system designed for Mr. Brian Angell, a quadriplegic, providing him independent control of whole home audio, video, security, lighting, and temperature through voice commands.
2000 Specialty Home
- Time Direct, LLC
Time Direct was selected to design, install and configure a completely automated, voice controlled, home environment for Richard Castaldo who was shot during the Columbine High School Tragedy.
2000 Dealer of the Year
- Audio Advisors
Audio Advisors is in its 18th year of providing multi-discipline electronic lifestyle enhancements. By growing and improving every day, Audio Advisors is sure to lead the industry into the 21st century.
2000 Leadership Award
- Home Controls, Inc.
The HAA Leadership Award is bestowed on a company which best personifies industry leadership. As the trade association of the home automation field, the Home Automation Association has elected to acknowledge these leaders, and in doing so will bestow one award annually to the company and its executives. The winning firm is recognized for its leadership, time and financial contributions to the home automation industry, with special recognition to individuals at that company who have made a personal contribution to the industry and the association as true industry leaders.
Click on www.homeautomation.org/moe.html for more information on the Mark of Excellence Awards, the winners for 2000, and for convenient links to winners’ Web pages. Contact the Home Automation Association with questions: 202-712-9050 e-mail: HAA@bostromdc.com.
(A Mark of Excellence Award does not constitute an endorsement by HAA of companies or of their products or services. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator are registered trademarks)
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