Meedio and Cooper Wiring Devices Demonstrate New Home Control Products
Alliance will create elegant, low-cost solutions for home entertainment and control using Meedio’s powerful software platform and new Z-Wave hardware from Cooper Wiring Devices.
Houston, TX (PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Meedio, the innovative developer of
software for the digital home, today announced that its platform was chosen to
demonstrate Cooper Wiring Devices' (CWD) new lighting control products at
Electronic House Expo in Orlando, Florida. The two companies have worked
together to create an integrated home entertainment and control solution based
on the popular Z-Wave wireless technology. This solution will enable consumers,
builders, and system integrators to combine sophisticated digital lifestyle
environments with reliable remote control.
"We have been consistently
impressed with both the depth and flexibility of Meedio’s software platform,"
states David Byers, Cooper Wiring Devices VP of Engineering. "We are extremely
happy to be using Meedio's applications to showcase the latest control
capabilities of our hardware."
Meedio develops a complete line of
integrated software to manage and control the digital home. Its products
include:
- Meedio HouseBot, a home automation server that monitors and
controls devices using X10, Z-Wave, infrared, RS/232, and other popular
interfaces. Meedio HouseBot includes a drag-and-drop designer to create custom
graphical "software remotes" for touchscreens, PCs, and PDAs.
- Meedio
Essentials, which turns an existing PC into a customizable media center capable
of organizing and playing music, movies, photo slideshows, and more, using a TV
and remote control.
- Meedio TV, a digital video recorder that allows
consumers to watch and record their favorite TV shows to their PC's hard drives
or home networks.
"Meedio is very excited to be working with a market
leader as dynamic as Cooper Wiring Devices," says Alan Cheslow, Meedio's VP of
Marketing. "Their leadership in the wiring device industry is clearly
demonstrated by their aggressive pursuit of a new line of products that embrace
the emerging standard of Z-Wave technology."
Both Meedio and Cooper
Wiring Devices are members of the Z-Wave Alliance. Z-Wave based systems are easy
to install and use, and allow products from all members to interoperate
seamlessly.
About Meedio, LLC
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Meedio
develops innovative software for digital home entertainment and automation
systems. Meedio provides a robust middleware platform, a suite of plug-in
applications, a customizable user interface, and an extensible media library.
Meedio sells direct to consumers, and through installers and OEM system builders
who create complete digital home solutions built on Meedio
software.
About Cooper Wiring Devices
Cooper Wiring Devices, a
division of Cooper Industries, is headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia. It
offers more than 10,000 quality electrical wiring device products for use in
industrial, commercial and residential applications.
Meedio press
contact:
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Cooper Wiring Devices press
contact:
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718-789-1500
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