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Coactive has launched an online store, an e-commerce adjunct to the Coactive web site. 

This full-function store allows customers to buy Coactive router products direct from Coactive at list prices only. The store can be found at www.coactive.com by following the "buy online" link.

As part of this online store, Coactive continues to encourage customers to purchase Coactive products as part of a total system offering from System Provider Partners and with local service and support from Coactive Distributors.

Coactive Networks is a leading provider of open solutions for connecting devices and control systems to enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of routers, thin servers, and gateways for enabling a new class of e-services, and is dedicated to enabling the Internet to reach all of the devices, appliances, and computers in homes and businesses. The Coactive Connector family of products is not offered via the online store at this time. Coactive is a privately held corporation based in Sausalito, California.

Cristal Controls - New load shedder software and hardware for Building Energy Monitoring

This new Lonwork's approach will help save energy and money for the building owner.  The new system permits scheduling, night set back and offer outputs modulation in relation with outdoor temperature for resistive load. For a CD demo version contact cristal@cristalcontrols.com or jfrazer@surfnetworks.com.

Invensys Joins Microsoft to develop open protocol Solutions

Invensys has signed an agreement with Microsoft Corp to participate in the development of standards that will interconncect home appliances and other consumer and commercial devices.  The agreement expands the Universal Plug and Play Forum (UPnP) to include Invensys, the world leader in residential and commercial building and appliance automation, with other industry leaders, including General Electric Appliance, Sony, Intel and IBM. For more information web site URL www.invensys.com

ENERGY INTERACTIVE ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF RATESBASE(TM) 2000

Oakland, California - Energy Interactive (EI) has announced the latest release of RatesBase, its regularly updated database of electric and gas rates from major U.S. utilities. The product works in tandem with EI's popular Energy Profiler(TM) load data and pricing analysis software, and includes over 1,700 electric and gas rates from over 70 utilities nationwide. For more information visit web site at www.energyinteractive.com

ENERGY INTERACTIVE UNVEILS LATEST RELEASE OF ENERGY PROFILER ONLINE(TM)

Oakland, California - Energy Interactive (EI), the leader in online utility customer applications, announced today the release of several new modules for its energy information and analysis service, Energy Profiler Online (EPO). EPO provides major energy customers with access to energy usage information and a variety of analytical tools via a convenient Web interface. The new modules provide EI's utility clients with the ability to manage Real-Time Pricing (RTP) and load curtailment programs, and to deliver online energy budgeting and bill estimation to their major commercial and industrial customers. For more information visit web site  at www.energyinteractive.com

Home Automation, Inc. Wins Second Award For Web-Link Software

New Orleans, LA - March 22, 2000 - Not all of the technology transforming the way you live is coming out of Silicon Valley. Home Automation, Inc., a national manufacturer of home automation security systems based in New Orleans, LA, is revolutionizing the comfort, convenience, and safety features of your home. Since introducing HAI Web-Link late last year, Home Automation, Inc. has received two prestigious Industry awards. The Mark of Excellence Award in the Home Control & Networking Software category presented at the Electronic House Expo held in Orlando, Florida on March 4th, comes on the heels of the Innovations 2000 award presented to HAI at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

HAI Web-Link software enables a homeowner to access his HAI home automation system over the Internet. HAI Web-Link allows users to adjust settings for lighting, heating and air, security and appliances using the familiar "point and click" friendliness of a standard Web browser.  For more information visit the HAI website at www.homeauto.com.

Onset Web Site Ranks #1 for Data Loggers

(Bourne, MA) Onset Computer's web site, www.onsetcomp.com, has held the #1 position in the world for data loggers since November 1998 according to Directhit.com, a popularity search engine. Direct Hit reports the top 10 search results based on the volume of web traffic and length of stay at the relevant sites according to key word(s) entered. In addition, Direct Hit ranks the top 10 sites by "people power", allowing the searcher to quickly see how one site may compare to another, on a visible 1 to 5 people power scale. Onset Computer not only ranks #1 for data loggers, but also has a 5 people power rating. This translates to 5 times more traffic and view time than the closest ranking web site.

Register Now for Honeywell ControlPro™ Oil and Hydronic Heating Controls Training

Sharpen skills with plenty of hands-on training

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 14, 2000 - Attention service technicians! Sharpen your control skills at the popular Honeywell ControlPro™ oil and hydronic heating controls training, now back with 24 one-day training sessions. Early registration is encouraged because space is limited. E-mail to info@honeywell.com or download the ControlPro brochure (with registration information) at http://resdbbc.honeywell.com

Lucent Technologies Affirms its Position as a Home-Networking Leader with its Platinum Sponsorship of CONNECTIONS(TM) 2000: Advancing the Networked Home

March 29, 2000, Dallas, TX- Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group, a leader in a broad range of home networking solutions, announced its Platinum sponsorship of CONNECTIONS(TM) 2000: Advancing the Networked Home, hosted by Parks Associates and CABA. Held in San Diego on May 3-5, 2000, CONNECTIONS (TM) will focus on the business, technical, and regulatory issues affecting the in-home network and residential gateway markets, with key players attending from a variety of industries, including consumer electronics, computing, energy utility, and residential construction.

For information about sponsoring, please contact Steve Harvey at 972-490-1113 or email harvey@parksassociates.com. To register for the event, please visit www.connectionsconference.com. For more information about Parks Associates or CABA, please visit www.parksassociates.com or www.caba.org.

Honeywell, Pioneer embrace Panja 

DALLAS, March 3 (dbusiness.com) -- Panja Inc. has partnered with three major companies to hasten the day when people can remotely control their thermostats, VCRs and security systems via the Web.

Honeywell Home and Building Control, Onkyo Corp. and Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. have all agreed to incorporate Panja's Internet Control System Protocol into their products. Pioneer is the first major video display maker to partner with Panja.

A former computer networking company, Panja (Nasdaq: PNJA) has been working since last year to meld Internet access with home entertainment and home automation systems. The company's products let users download and play audio and video files through their stereos and televisions.

For complete news release http://www.dbusiness.com/Story/0,1118,DFW_7615,00.html

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