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UAE-based e-Home AUTOMATION to launch second-to-none home automation software in the UKSupported by Intel (News - Alert) and Microsoft, the United Arab Emirates' e-Home AUTOMATION LLC will launch its new home automation control software at the UKs Gadget Show Live at the NEC (News - Alert) DUBAI, UAE, 16 April 2009 – The UAE’s leading Digital Smart Home solutions provider, e-Home AUTOMATION LLC will officially launch its e-Home CONTROLS software at the Gadget Show Live on Friday the 17th of April. Supported by Intel Corporation and Microsoft (News - Alert), e-Home will begin to roll out its innovative control product to installers, integrators, property developers and retail clients. e-Home CONTROLS is an advanced software program that enables users to communicate with, and control their property through, their mobile, the Internet or even through voice commands. This enables access to a host of services including security, surveillance cameras, lighting, heating, air conditioning, entertainment and Internet services. Uniquely, the software also caters for the Arab and Muslim regions, offering multiple language support including Arabic, privacy control, Call to Prayer (Athan) and e-Qur’an. Written with the latest, most advance programming languages and techniques, including Microsoft .NET (News - Alert) 3.5, the software is optimized to run on Intel’s latest energy efficient processors, including Intel® Core™ Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad, and the new Intel® Atom™. The software runs as a core server, with a host of interfaces such as touch screens, PCs, mobile phones (including CE6 smart phones, Nokia N and E Series and the Apple iPhone (News - Alert)) connecting to it. “We are delighted to officially launch our software,” said Arch. Khalifa A. A. AlJaziri, Group Managing Director, e-Home AUTOMATION LLC. “After more than two years in development, the e-Home CONTROLS software takes the best functionality of the best automation solutions in the global market and delivers them all in one package for the first time.” A project fully supported by Intel, e-Home CONTROLS is easy to use and is fully compatible with leading automation hardware, including X10 and Rako for retrofitting. C-Bus, KNX/EIB and the e-Home High Definition Living Automation System are supported for new build properties. “We pride ourselves on the role that we are taking in adapting technology to make a positive difference in peoples' lives.” Said Samir Al-Schamma, Intel General Manager for the Arab Gulf region. “e-Home has been able to deliver a world-class solution that can handle multiple aspects of home and office automation, security, and entertainment. By using Intel Architecture as an underlying building block, users are sure to get both high performance and high energy efficiency at the same time, as well as the quality and reliability which can be expected from the Intel brand.” e-Home have also worked closely with Microsoft on the development of the software, utilizing the latest, cutting edge programming technologies. The architecture of e-Home CONTROLS has been designed to make it suitable for use in homes and offices but is also suitable for deployment on a large-scale, being a vital component of smart “city” connectivity. Yasir Khokhar, Digital Cities Initiative Lead commented “Microsoft in the Gulf is actively engaged in the real estate technology sector and e-Home Automation is a strategic partner which utilizes the underlying power of the Microsoft platform and devices for its automation solution. In the future we hope to integrate Microsoft’s community services platform to create new business models for property developers which is a unique offering for the market.” The e-Home solution is available to UK customers through their UK distributor, Smart House Store, with the lighting control, energy monitoring and management elements of the system expected to draw the greatest interest from retail clients and businesses. About e-Home AUTOMATION LLC Established in 2003 by Dr. Ahmad and Arch. Khalifa AlJaziri, e-Home AUTOMATION LLC aims to provide affordable, yet high quality home automation solutions. The company develops its own range of software and hardware to complement its range of automation products. To date e-Home operates in the UK, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and South Africa, with additional branches being set up in the GCC and wider Middle East. The company’s Head Office is in Dubai, UAE. e-Home Automation LLC is a Member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Young Business Leaders. Originally specializing in Custom Installations for private individuals, the company has grown rapidly and now works alongside property developers to deploy its technologies in large-scale projects. e-Home will be demonstrating their solution at the Future Home Feature at The Gadget Show Live. The event is being held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, United Kingdom, between the 17th and 19th of April. As a community-building service, TMCnet allows user submitted content which is not always proofed by TMCnet editors. If you feel this entry is of inferior quality or wish to report it for some reason, please forward the URL to "webedit [AT] tmcnet [DOT] com" with your comments. |