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The DECT Forum is the international industry association of the home and enterprise communication industry. With more than 800 million devices sold and growing by more than 80 million devices per year, DECT, DECT 6.0 and CAT-iq are worldwide-adopted technologies with high relevance for wireless voice and broadband home and enterprise communication. The DECT Forum is located in Berne, Switzerland. Full members of the DECT Forum are currently: Aastra, Ascom, AVM, CCT, Cetecom, Deutsche Telekom, Dialog Semiconductor, DSP Group, Gigaset Communications, GN Netcom, Lantiq, NEC, Nemko, Ooma, Orange FT, Panasonic, Philips, Plantronics, Polycom, RTX, Sagem, Samsung, SGW Electronics, Snom, Swissvoice, Technicolor, Unical, Uniden, VTech. For more information, please visit: www.dect.org or www.cat-iq.org |
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Leading companies worldwide from the building sector collected to form the EnOcean Alliance, with the aim of promoting and establishing innovative automation solutions for sustainable buildings – and so to make buildings more energy-efficient, more flexible and lower in cost. The core technology of the Alliance is the energy harvesting wireless technology for flexibly positioned and maintenance-free sensor solutions. The EnOcean Alliance aims to standardize and internationalize energy harvesting wireless technology, and is dedicated to creating interoperability between the products of OEM partners. More than 200 companies currently belong to the EnOcean Alliance.
For more information, visit www.enocean-alliance.org |
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The HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc. is an industry-led initiative with 65 member companies that creates specifications, marketing and certification programs to accelerate worldwide adoption of powerline networking with HomePlug technology. With HomePlug technology, the electrical wires in the home can now distribute broadband Internet, HD video, digital music and smart energy applications.
The Alliance works with key stakeholders to ensure HomePlug specifications are designed to meet the requirements of IPTV service providers, power utilities, equipment and appliance manufacturers, consumer electronics and other constituents. The HomePlug Certified Logo program is the powerline networking industry's largest Compliance and Interoperability Certification Program and the program has certified over 240 devices.
For more information, visit www.homeplug.org
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KNX Association is the founder and owner of KNX technology – the worldwide open standard for all applications in the field of home and building control. It is proven that KNX can realize significant energy savings in buildings (40% of shading control, 50% for single room control, 60% for lighting control, 60% with ventilation control).
The KNX STANDARD (ISO/IEC 14543-3) is used by more than 244 manufacturers all over the world, with over 7000 KNX-certified family products, which are used by more than 30,000 KNX system integrator companies in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.knx.org |
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The OSGi Alliance presents OSGi Community Event 2011, Sept. 20-21, 2011, in Darmstadt, Germany. “OSGi: Evolution and Success” is the most important OSGi event of the year, offering a compelling program that balances strong technical tracks and insightful business cases and perspectives.
The OSGi Alliance is a worldwide consortium of technology innovators that advances a proven and mature process to assure interoperability of applications and services based on its component integration platform. The Alliance provides specifications, reference implementations, test suites and certification to foster a valuable cross-industry ecosystem. For more information on the non-profit technology corporation, visit www.osgi.org.
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The Smart Energy Demand Coalition (SEDC) is a representative industry group dedicated to promoting the requirements of demand side programs in the European electricity markets.Through this community, the Coalition will bring forward useful information on price responsive loads, program and technology experience, market structures, and market rules. This will include information on market participants’ roles, consumer needs and actions, enabling technologies, and specific programs as appropriate. The intelligent cooperation between consumption, transmission & distribution and generation, acting as equal partners in a holistic energy eco-system, forms the heart of the Smart Grid. The SEDC Vision is to promote the active participation by the demand side in European electricity markets – ensure consumer benefits, increase security of supply and reduce carbon emissions. For more information, please visit http://sedc-coalition.eu/ |
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Since it was created 9 years ago, TAHI has really established itself as a force for change, for exploiting new technologies, for enabling new services and their delivery to the consumer. Owned by its strong and committed membership, TAHI is making the difference that is speeding up the adoption of new services using broadband intelligently.
Its Projects have solved many of the challenges of delivering multiple services with greatly differing requirements across many different networks to a wide range of customer types. TAHI develops methodologies and blueprints to make it easy for its members, service providers, equipment manufacturers, network operators to deliver new and exiting applications and services to all consumers in their newly connected homes. For more information, visit www.theapplicationhome.com
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Formed in 1999, UPnP Forum is an industry initiative of more than 950 members that work together to define and publish UPnP device control protocols providing simple and robust connectivity among consumer electronics, intelligent appliances, computers and mobile devices from different vendors. For the past decade, UPnP Forum has led the industry in driving development and adoption of these standards and promoting interoperability for IP-based networked devices through its certification and logo program. For more information, please feel free to visit www.unp.org |
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The Wi-Fi Alliance is a global non-profit industry association of hundreds of leading companies devoted to the proliferation of Wi-Fi technology across devices and market segments. With technology development, market building, and regulatory programs, the Wi-Fi Alliance has enabled widespread adoption of Wi-Fi worldwide.
The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ program was launched in March 2000. It provides a widely-recognized designation of interoperability and quality, and it helps to ensure that Wi-Fi enabled products deliver the best user experience. The Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 9,000 product certifications to date, encouraging the expanded use of Wi-Fi products and services in new and established markets.
Wi-Fi®, Wi-Fi Alliance®, WMM®, Wi-Fi Protected Access® (WPA), the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, the Wi-Fi logo, the Wi-Fi ZONE logo, and the Wi-Fi Protected Setup logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, Wi-Fi Direct™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, Wi-Fi Multimedia™, and the Wi-Fi Alliance logo are trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance. For more information, visit www.wi-fi.org
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ZigBee offers green and global wireless standards connecting the widest range of devices to work together intelligently and help you control your world. The ZigBee Alliance is an open, non-profit association of more than 400 members driving development of innovative, reliable and easy-to-use ZigBee standards. The Alliance promotes worldwide adoption of ZigBee as the leading wirelessly networked, sensing and control standard for use in consumer, commercial and industrial areas. Visit www.zigbee.org/ |
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Metering International serves the information needs of many thousands of utility professionals, and is trusted to provide the highest quality content and insights into this changing industry. Metering International is a brand of Spintelligent, and has offices in South Africa and USA and partner companies in the Netherlands, China, Brazil and Argentina. For more information, visit www.metering.com |
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VaasaETT's core area of specialization is Customer Value Development, focusing on Customer Loyalty and Satisfaction, Price Elasticity, Corporate Image, Energy Efficiency (e.g. demand response and smart metering-based customer interaction). VaasaETT's state of the art expertise concerning the efficient management of the psychology and behaviour of customers in response to changes in their environment (e.g. prices, services, regulation, liberalization etc.) is arguably unrivalled around the world.
VaasaETT's core team of specialists have provided assistance to more than 300 organizations in around 50 countries including Shell International, E.ON, EDF, ERGEG (European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas), Nokia, ABB, RAO, Fortum and ENECO. Further information can be found on www.vaasaett.com
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Balkans.com Business News is a Balkan based online business news source providing up-to-date daily news and weekly reviews, market research, financial reports, and database of companies, from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey. The business-only website in English, Serbian and Greek keeps you up-to-date with its comprehensive coverage of the region, in-depth analysis of industries and business opportunities, interviews with business leaders, special reports and a searchable database. For more information please feel free to visit www.balkans.com/ |
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Bloomberg New Energy Finance serves leading investors, corporates and governments around the world. Its Insight Services provide deep market analysis on wind, solar, bioenergy, geothermal, carbon capture and storage, smart grid, energy efficiency, and nuclear power. BNEF’s Industry Intelligence Service provides access to the world’s most reliable and comprehensive database of investors and investments in clean energy and carbon. The News and Briefing Service is the leading global news service focusing on clean energy investment. The group also undertakes applied research on behalf of clients and runs senior level networking events. For more information please feel free to visit www.bnef.com/ |
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Connect-World publishes editions for each of the world's major regions: Asia-Pacific, EMEA, AME, Europe, India, Latin America, North America, and Global.
Our writers are the people who know the ICT sector best: the leaders of industry, governments, international organisations, legal experts and bankers.
Over 22,000 copies of each edition of Connect-World is delivered to the desks of the top decision-makers of leading international companies, telecom ministries, regulatory agencies, carriers, service providers, equipment manufacturers, satellite companies and others.
Each edition of the magazine is distributed to a further 48,000 readers digitally.
Connect-World is also a major sponsor of leading trade shows globally and regionally. For more information please feel free to visit www.connect-world.com |
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CSRwire is the leading global source of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability news. Founded in 1999 to advance the movement towards a more economically-just and environmentally-sustainable society and away from single bottom line capitalism, CSRwire has paved the way for new standards of corporate citizenship, earning the international respect of thought leaders, business leaders, academics, philanthropists, activists and the media community. Through innovative techniques and strategic partnerships, CSRwire continues to expand its content, communication technology and distribution channels exponentially. For more information, please feel free to visit www.csrwire.com |
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Energeia provides outstanding information services (news, data, opinion) on a daily basis for the Dutch and Belgian electricity and gas industries, both in Dutch and English. Energeia enjoys the trust of over 5,000 energy professionals in the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond, who make use of our information services on a regular basis, appreciating our clear understanding of the Benelux energy market. For more information, please feel free to visit http://www.energeia.nl |
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HiddenWires is the leading trade publication for the home automation industry in the EMEA region. It comprises an online magazine and email newsletter and covers home automation and control, home networking, home cinema and AV systems, plus the tools, cables and connectors, lifts and mounts, and sub-systems that are used in residential installations. HiddenWires offers a products and services directory, news, articles, case studies, events and training calendars, and much more. Register for a free subscription at http://hiddenwires.co.uk/ezine/subscribe.html |
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Focused on machine to machine communications, M2M Now is a blog-led website supported by a quarterly print magazine, regular webinars and industry videos. The website provides a forum for industry experts to debate key issues, a resource centre for learning and up to the minute news. The inaugural issue of the magazine launched at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – and will be available at all key M2M events worldwide through the first quarter of 2011. To subscribe to M2M Now go to www.m2mnow.biz. M2M Now – Profit from a World of Connected Devices. |
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The M2M Zone serves as the catalyst to the embedded systems community to gather knowledgeable and up-to-date information. From telematics to smart grid to telehealth, the M2M Zone understands that machine-to-machine technologies stretch across multiple industries to create a dynamic M2M eco-system. Through our events, newsletters and webinars, we bring together end clients from these vertical industries as well as cellular network operators, module manufacturers, short-range wireless developers, and systems integrators, not just to provide information, but to offer a forum to meet and speak with your prospects and customers. For more information please feel free to visit www.m2mzone.com |
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Pike Research provides in-depth, independent, unbiased market research for global clean technology markets. Intelligence and advice from our industry analysts help technology companies, investors, and government agencies navigate the complexities of the cleantech business and create sound strategies for future success. For more information, please feel free to visit www.pikeresearch.com |
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Renewable Energy Database was founded in 2008 in Berlin, Germany. Its main aim has been creation of a database of information about companies, organizations and events dealing with renewable energy. At the end of 2010 it started publishing Maps of Events, Companies and Organizations active in the area of sustainable development. Currently, with over 15 000 visitors monthly and almost 1200 back links on other websites dealing with renewable energy it is one of the major global directories dealing with renewable energy, electricity network and energy efficiency. For more information please feel free to visit www.re-database.com/ |
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Serbia Energy Business is a Industry Related News Service and Business Intelligence Service focused on Power Generation Sector. News service include news from all related sectors of power plants, grid network, mining and renewable energy projects in Serbia. News Desk covers public invitations and opportunities in the Serbian energy sector, but also communicates with all relevant sector stakeholders with special interviews with leading Executives in the sector. Serbia Energy Online Magazine is a local partner of EU sector related sources and provides additional efforts to EU policies of Energy Efficiency and Security within the EU policy 20|20|20. Our readers are international and local actors from the industry.
Serbia-Energy.com, your Energy Information Resource for Serbia. For more information please feel free to visit www.serbia-energy.com |
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Smart Connections s.r.o. is a highly diversified, business-to-business media company providing authoritative print and online publications to strategic global market serving the information needs of key decision makers across different industries. We are known for providing comprehensive coverage of several strategic markets. Starting with Trade & Investment, a magazine covering the worldwide idustrial market, today we publish other two magazines and online publications: Svet zdravotnictví is dedicated to the Health care industry and Svet prumyslu which covers mainly the Czech and Slovak industrial market. For more information, please feel free to visit http://www.smart1media.eu/ |
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SmartGridOpinions.com provides you with real global insight and information into the global smart grid sector. As a team of analysts, we see the great promise that the smart grid offers and have been tracking the sector for a number of years, we realised that the global community has been poorly catered with insight, commentary and access to addressable market information. This content has only being available through expensive market analyst reports till now. Our goal is to simply empower the stakeholders across the value chain by providing high quality free information The content we produce informs, educates and provides insight and clarity on the smart grid opportunity. If you would like to discuss how SmartGridOpinions.com can take your business forward, please contact Jonathan Baron on +44 1480 309341 or jbaron@innovationobservatory.com |
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Smart Grid Today is the worldwide daily journal of the modern utility industry. Delivered by email each business day, Smart Grid Today features independent, unbiased reporting on the smart grid industry including federal and state grants and regulations; the evolution of legal issues; technology and service breakthroughs, bells, whistles and lemons; the twists, turns, foibles and slam-dunks of technology firms and service providers plus who's teaming with who and why and much more.
SmartGridToday.com features a complete searchable archive of past stories and downloadable PDF files, a reader forum, industry directory, events calendar, classified advertisements, discounts off selected items and more. Don’t miss out on a single day of the deepest reporting on the smart grid you can find anywhere. Visit www.smartgridtoday.com/synergy to sign up for a 14-day risk-free trial today. |
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Smartmeters.com brings you the latest news, views and information from those involved within the smart meter, smart grid and smart energy industry. With an unbiased approach our dedicated team of editors find out what’s what, who’s who and when it’s going to happen. For more information please feel free to visit www.smartmeters.com/ |
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Telecompaper is a well respected, independent research and publishing company focussed on the telecommunications industry. Telecommunications is a fast changing industry which makes it difficult for telecom professionals to keep up with the latest developments. Telecompaper tracks the worldwide telecommunications industry and publishes need-to-know information and market insights.We provide international customers with breaking news, newsletters, expert analyses, reports and advisory services. Telecompaper was founded in 2000 and now employs 17 staff and also employs correspondents in various countries who track the local telecom industry. For more information, please visit www.telecompaper.com |
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UTILITIES is the only journal in the Netherlands in the field of energy, water and gas in the free market. The editor focuses primarily on the utilities-intensive industries and governments. Energy and water companies, distributors and suppliers are also considered important audiences.
Attention is given to the corporate market with the following topics: Technology, supply, procurement, outsourcing, liberalization, maintenance, metering, gas markets, electricity markets and water markets. For more information please feel free to visit www.utilities.nl |
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WSNBuzz.com is a blog providing fresh updates on smart grid technologies, covering new standards, products, deployments, industry moves and events of interest. For more information please feel free to visit www.wsnbuzz.com/ |
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