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2004 news archive: business
Myryad
joins Armour Home Electronics (22/12/2004)
InFocus
and TCL Announce Strategic Alliance for Global Expansion and Leadership
in Digital Projection (17/12/2004)
Business
as usual for new-ownership iLight (17/12/2004)
Loewe
and Sharp agree on the enhancement of LCD TV collaboration and Sharp's
additional investment (15/12/2004)
Thomson
to Support Next-Generation DVD Formats (15/12/2004)
Retailers
stock up as global consumers look to NXT this Christmas (15/12/2004)
The
Walt Disney Company to Support Blu-ray Disc Format (15/12/2004)
IBM,
Sony, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Toshiba Unveil Cell Processor
(1/12/2004)
Toshiba
Announces the Next-Generation DVD Format Endorsement by Major Hollywood
Studios (1/12/2004)
Anders+Kern
Introduces The "Look Your Best" Promotion (29/11/2004)
RIP
VCR - Dixons Press the Stop Button on Sales of Video Recorders (29/11/2004)
Hitachi
Movie Visualizes Future Hard Drive Lifestyle; Vision of 10-15 Hard Drive-Based
Devices Per Home at Heart of Hitachi Strategy for New Consumer Era (26/11/2004)
Velodyne
Joins Crestron's Integrated Partner Program (25/11/2004)
CEDIA
UK Announces New Board (23/11/2004)
Smart
Moves Are Afoot At smartkontrols (18/11/2004)
Joint
Intel and Microsoft Campaign Brings 'Digital Joy' to the Home (11/11/2004)
Denon
storm the 2004 Season Awards (5/11/2004)
RGB
Communications win AV Distributor of the Year Award for the second time
(26/10/2004)
Denon
voted a Cool BrandLeader by the UK Superbrands Cool Council (26/10/2004)
Meridian
Announces Partnership with Crestron (22/10/2004)
CinemaNow
Premieres High-Definition Movie Downloads (22/10/2004)
Home
Director and HomeLogic, LCC Team up to Deliver the Next Generation of
the ControlPoint Home Automation Solution (22/10/2004)
Marquis
Jet Turns Up the Volume With Bang & Olufsen (18/10/2004)
Blu-ray
Disc Association Launches With More Than 70 Companies; Industry Leaders
Choose Blu-ray Disc as the Format for High Definition Optical Disc (12/10/2004)
Universal
Electronics Acquires SimpleDevices, Extending UEI's Growing Strength in
Digital Media Control (11/10/2004)
CEDIA
elects Executive Committee and Board of Directors (4/10/2004)
Sony
celebrates five years of SA-CD (29/9/2004)
DTS
Technology Mandatory Audio Format for Blu-ray and HD-DVD Next Generation
Disc Standards (29/9/2004)
Dolby
Technologies Mandatory On Both HD DVD And Blu-ray Disc Next-Generation
Packages Media Formats (29/9/2004)
Canon,
Toshiba to create joint venture for next-generation flat-screen SED panels
(28/9/2004)
LG.Philips
LCD Announces Start of Mass Production at Its Sixth-Generation TFT-LCD
Factory; New 'P6' Fab is First in World to Use 1500 X 1850 mm Substrates
(28/9/2004)
Barco
sells its Home Cinema activity to French TEC (27/9/2004)
Intel
Invests in Five Companies Developing Technologies for the Digital Home
(27/9/2004)
Marata
Vision expands its intelligent lighting controls team (27/9/2004)
B&W
Launches Revolutionary New Brand (23/9/2004)
Control4
Announces Vendor Partner Program; IP-Based Products Enable Communication
Between Third-Party Devices (22/9/2004)
CEDIA
Announces Revised Standards for Association Membership (17/9/2004)
Pelham
Sloane and Xabler To Combine Products (17/9/2004)
Polaron
strengthens its position as a leading European lighting controls company
with the addition of the iLight Group (16/9/2004)
Hollywood
Supports PanelLink Cinema Partners Program Promoting Availability of Content-Ready
Products (16/9/2004)
Imago
named Exclusive Distributor for Adeo Group in UK (15/9/2004)
Steljes
Group confirms completion of the sale of DDi, in a management buy-out
to DDi-Lizard Limited. (2/9/2004)
Sharp
Partners Anders+Kern in Cross-Channel Agreement (23/8/2004)
InFocus
ScreenPlay 777 Home Cinema Projector Wins 2004-2005 European Projector
of the Year (23/8/2004)
WWiSE
Consortium of Semiconductor and Consumer Electronics Companies Unveils
Complete Joint Proposal for IEEE 802.11 Task Group N (23/8/2004)
JVC
Takes Top Prizes in Two EISA Divisions (19/8/2004)
Pioneer's
latest products receive EISA awards (19/8/2004)
Echelon
Announces Formation of User Group to Increase Adoption of LonWorks Device
Networking in Spain (16/8/2004)
UPnP
Technology Continues to Gain Momentum (12/8/2004)
Flamingbox
Opens Cutting Edge Digital Home Demonstration Suite (12/8/2004)
HAI
Expands International Distribution (10/8/2004)
BSkyB
Announces Free-To-Air and High Definition Television Initiatives (2/8/2004)
Procter
and Gamble Joins Internet Home Alliance Board of Directors; Other New
Members are Taubman Centers, Spitfire Controls and Direct Energy (2/8/2004)
1394
Trade Association Celebrates 10th Anniversary - FireWire's Now Serves
Consumer Electronics 'Clusters' and the Home Entertainment Network (30/7/2004)
Would
you credit it - Steljes Trade come up with another way of supporting their
resellers! (30/7/2004)
Microsoft
Forms New Group to Drive Global Strategies and Relationships With Media
and Entertainment Industries (28/7/2004)
HomePlug
Powerline Alliance Invites Industry Professionals to Develop Standard
for Broadband Powerline Technology (23/7/2004)
Fundamental-e
Investments Acquires Symphonix Limited ("Mission") (21/7/2004)
Anders+Kern
connects with Tributaries (21/7/2004)
The
Newly Approved Standard, CEA-2027, from the Consumer Electronics Association
Incorporates Samsung's HD Home Network Control Technology (20/7/2004)
Establishment
of Consumer Business Group and Digital Appliance Research Center to Strengthen
Management of Hitachi Consumer Business (16/7/2004)
Beyerdynamic
to distribute WHD systems (16/7/2004)
CEDIA
Appoints New Education Facilitator (5/7/2004)
Sun
Partnership Powers MajikHouse (1/7/2004)
Microsoft
TV Unveils Growing Ecosystem of Technology Partners for Internet Protocol
Television (29/6/2004)
Airbee
and Link Plus Sign Strategic Partnership to Bring Long-Range Wireless
Technology to New Markets (29/6/2004)
Ucentric
Joins Universal Plug and Play Forum (28/6/2004)
Philips
Nexperia Home Partner Program Adds Five New Software Vendors Creating
Applications for Connected Consumer Products (21/6/2004)
Renesas
Technology and Ubiquitous Corporation in Comprehensive Collaboration for
Home Network Market Oriented Solutions (21/6/2004)
Installer
network focuses on rapidly growing demand for intelligent homes (14/6/2004)
New
Square D division set to drive the home automation and networking market
(14/6/2004)
RGB
Communications and AMX celebrate first year's trading success (1/6/2004)
Abrocour
scoops New Business Award for leading consumer revolution (27/5/2004)
mPhase
Technologies and SkyStream Networks Demonstrate First Standards-Based
System for Delivering TV Programs to Consumers over Copper Loop (21/5/2004)
Sharp
Laboratories of America Joins the Liberty Alliance Project; Federated
Network Identity Supports Sharp Labs Vision for Networked Entertainment
Products (21/5/2004)
Screen
Research Expands Its Distribution Network (20/5/2004)
ZigBee
Alliance Announces 27 New Member Companies (20/5/2004)
Steljes
Trade extend their home and leisure offering with new projectors from
BenQ (4/5/2004)
SA-CD
further strengthens market-leading position over DVD-Audio (30/4/2004)
Helvar
Signs Agreements With Veda And smartkontrols (27/4/2004)
As
of April 2004 Hayden Labs becomes Denon UK Limited (19/4/2004)
Dolby
Pro Logic II Technology in More Than 15 Million Products (15/4/2004)
Nokia
and Matsushita Electric Join UPnP Forum Steering Committee (5/4/2004)
1394/FireWire/i.LINK
Expands into New Consumer Products (1/4/2004)
NetStreams
and Vantage Controls Continue to Make Beautiful Music Together (24/3/2004)
TDK
to Join Blu-ray Disc Founders (24/3/2004)
CinePanel
Distribution Targets Europe (23/3/2004)
NetStreams
Cooperates with Polk Audio to Introduce IP Networked Loudspeakers (18/3/2004)
Abrocour
offers free home entertainment systems for 50,000 new homes (16/3/2004)
Abrocour
joins forces with technology industry leaders at Ideal Home Show to create
the digital home for the 21st Century (16/3/2004)
HRH
The Princess Royal Opens Linn's Extended HQ (10/3/2004)
Steljes
Trade "Home A Loan" for resellers (8/3/2004)
Neil
Wilson Takes Over As Lenbrook UK MD (8/3/2004)
Invision
UK forge new partnership with Vantage (8/3/2004)
Multi-Band
OFDM Alliance Members to Formalize Industry Working Group; Industry Leaders
Plan To Formalize Group for Development, Promotion of MB-OFDM UWB (23/2/2004)
Industry
Leaders Developing First High-Speed Personal Wireless Interconnect; Formation
of Wireless USB Promoter Group Announced (23/2/2004)
First
Digital Home Compliant Product Now Commercially Available from Mediabolic
(19/2/2004)
ZigBee
Positioned to Drive Wireless Networking in Building Automation, Industrial
and Residential Control and Sensors Markets in 2004 (19/2/2004)
Steljes
enters into Heads of Terms Agreement with DDI Management Buy-Out Team
(13/2/2004)
Auvi
expands into worldwide digital audio market - opens global sales and R&D
facilities in response to rise in demand (5/2/2004)
Pioneer
To Acquire NEC's Plasma Display Business (3/2/2004)
New
Distribution Partnership between RGB Communications Ltd and Middle Atlantic
Products (3/2/2004)
Multi-Band
OFDM Alliance Membership Balloons To Over 50 Member Companies Collaborating
To Publish First Standard For UWB Due May 2004 (28/1/2004)
HP
Announces Digital Entertainment Strategy with New Products and Partnerships
Across Music, TV and Movies (28/1/2004)
Sony
and Philips support SA-CD growth in 2004 (23/1/2004)
'Timing
Couldn't Be Better' for OpenPeak's Revolutionary Way To Control Home Media,
Says Parks Associates (22/1/2004)
HomePlug
Powerline Alliance Announces New Board Members; Comcast, DS2 and EarthLink
Join HomePlug's Board of Directors (20/1/2004)
Leading
Consumer Electronics Manufacturers, Chip Vendors and Software Providers
Announce Support for HighMAT (19/1/2004)
Intel
Creates $200 Million Fund to Accelerate Digital Home Innovation (13/1/2004)
Henley
Designs Announces Distribution Partnership With Van Den Hul (12/1/2004)
Philips
and Samsung Launch a New Application Programming Interface for the Consumer
Electronics Industry (7/1/2004)
Bluetooth
Special Interest Group Welcomes 3000th Member; Community Celebrates Industry
Support at CES 2004 (6/1/2004)
Eight
Technology Leaders Form Multimedia Over Coax Alliance To Enable Entertainment
Devices to Interconnect Throughout the Home Via Coax Cabling (5/1/2004)
B&W
Launches Revolutionary New Brand At 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (5/1/2004)
Meridian
CD Player Sales Rise (5/1/2004)
Asoka
Accepts Two 2004 International CES Innovation Awards (17/12/2003)
Philips
Announces Nexperia Home Partner Program for Independent Software Vendors
- ISVs - Targeting Nexperia Home Semiconductor System Solutions (17/12/2003)
Peerless
Industries Named Honoree in the CES Innovations 2004 Design and Engineering
Awards (16/12/2003)
ReadyWire
Powerline ASIC Wins 2004 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering
Showcase Honoree in the Software/Embedded Technologies Category (16/12/2003)
RGB
Communications appoint new Sales Manager (16/12/2003)
Super
Audio CD Set For Christmas Sales Blitz With 320 New Titles (11/12/2003)
Staccato
Communications Supports UWB Markets with Royalty-Free Technology for IEEE
Standard (10/12/2003)
Would
You credit it Ð Home Cinema finally takes off this Christmas thanks to
Steljes (10/12/2003)
Super
Audio CD Gears up for Christmas (18/11/2003)
Monster
Opens European Base In UK (14/11/2003)
DVD
Audio Council Announces 70+ New Releases In Time For The Holiday Season
(5/11/2003)
1,100
SACD titles in Europe and still counting (5/11/2003)
Conexant
and GlobespanVirata Announce Plan to Merge; Combination Will Create the
Worldwide Leader in Semiconductor Solutions for the Broadband Digital
Home (3/11/2003)
New
Product Development Executive From Formula One Puts Opus In Pole Position
(28/10/2003)
DVD+RW
Format Gains Momentum in Consumer Electronics Space as New Recorders Come
to Market for the Holidays (27/10/2003)
Proview
Creates Subsidiary, Moxell, to Manage New Line of Motorola Video Display
Products (27/10/2003)
Five
Global Players Achieve New OSGi Certification (22/10/2003)
1394
Trade Association Establishes New Installers' Working Group and Software
Working Group to Advance the Development of the FireWire Standard (21/10/2003)
Home
Director Announces Initial Results of the Sears Connected Home Program
(7/10/2003)
Coastal
Acoustics and Celtic Audio Sign Agreement (6/10/2003)
Chris
Hollebone appointed GM of Coastal Acoustics (1/10/2003)
THX
to Certify Yamaha Home Theatre Components (8/9/2003)
CEDIA
and CEA Announce Industry Coalition at CEDIA Expo 2003 (5/9/2003)
AMX
Acquires Media Access Solutions (5/9/2003)
Klipsch
Collaborates With D-Tools To Benefit Dealers and System Integrator (4/9/2003)
Polk
Audio and NetStreams Cooperate to Market Ultra-Performance Distributed
Audio (4/9/2003)
Philips
Consumer Electronics Unveils 'Connected Planet' Strategy (28/8/2003)
Philips
Adds BT, Belgacom, T-Com and Telecom Italia to its European Broadband
Partners (27/8/2003)
Philips
Licenses Memory Stick Technology From Sony (19/8/2003)
Aldous
Systems announce contract with Syscom AE (19/8/20003)
InFocus
ScreenPlay 5700 WIns 2003-2004 European Projector of the Year (18/8/2003)
Sigma
Designs And Mediabolic Collaborate To Provide Platforms For Consumer Entertainment
Products (12/8/2003)
Home
Audio Video interoperability Consortium Announces New Technical Initiative
(12/8/2003)
MontaVista
Software Joins CE Linux Forum (11/8/2003)
Samsung
Electronics Chooses MontaVista Software for Cutting-Edge Digital Products
(11/8/2003)
ZigBee
Alliance Announces Ratification of IEEE 802.15.4 (7/8/2003)
NEC
drops projector and plasma prices (5/8/2003)
Texas
Instruments announce the shipment of its 2 millionth DLP subsystem (5/8/2003)
Philips
Announces Details of Business Realignment for Consumer Electronics Division
(31/7/2003)
TAG
McLaren ceases development of new products (29/7/2003)
OSTA
Releases MPV Music Profile Working Draft for Comment (28/7/2003)
Sony
Selects OpenTV's Device Mosaic as the Browser for Sony's Cocoon Series
Products (24/7/2003)
Microsoft
and SBC Communications Join Internet Home Alliance Board of Directors
(22/7/2003)
Leviton
Acquires Structured Wiring Division of Listman Home Technologies (18/7/2003)
Super
Audio CD Forum Aims to Further Extend Implementation of New Surround Sound
Format (9/7/2003)
Eight
Consumer Electronic Companies Establish "CE Linux Forum" (1/7/2003)
Seventeen
Leading Companies Form Working Group to Simplify Sharing of Digital Content
Among Consumer Electronics, PCs, and Mobile Devices (24/6/2003)
Middle
Atlantic Products Announces Factory-Direct Distribution to Residential
Installers in the United Kingdom (24/6/2003)
Echelon
and Samsung Sign Strategic Alliance Focused on Home Appliances From Samsung
and HOME VITA Alliance Partners (23/6/2003)
Crestron
Expands and Takes Direct Control of the UK Market (18/6/2003)
RGB
Communications forge new partnership with AMX (18/6/2003)
AMX
Expands European Operation; Appoints Timothy Penn, Managing Director (17/6/2003)
Marantz
Europe Selected as Exclusive Distributor for AudioQuest (10/6/2003)
DSL
Forum Launches DSLHome (4/6/2003)
HomePlug
Powerline Alliance Releases Request for Proposals for HomePlug AV Submissions
due August 1, 2003 as specification development advances on schedule (5/5/2003)
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