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Press Room

For Immediate Release

July 21, 2010

Media Contacts:

Jamie (Antcliff) Riley
CEDIA
317-328-4336, ext. 119
jriley@cedia.org

CEDIA Announces Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards Finalists
Winning products and companies to be announced at annual Awards Banquet during CEDIA EXPO

INDIANAPOLIS (July 21, 2010)—The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) has announced the finalists in its Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards competition. The finalists include 30 products in the Best New Product category; two finalists for the Horizon Award, which recognizes products yet to be released; and three finalists for the Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation award, which recognizes products with an eco-conscious focus.

The winners will be announced at the Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet Sat., Sept. 25 during CEDIA EXPO 2010. The banquet will also include the announcement of the 2010 inductees into CEDIA’s Product Hall of Fame as well as the winners of the Designer Awards competition, which honors the best projects completed by CEDIA electronic systems contractor members.

Best New Product Finalists:

Actiontec Electronics, Inc.
Ethernet over Coax MoCA Network Adapter

Audio Design Associates, Inc. ~FM~
Suite 32 Multi-Room AV System featuring Profiler

Autonomic Controls, Inc.
Autonomic Mirage Media Server

Black & Decker
Kwikset SmartCode Lever with Home Connect Technology

Certified Cyber Solutions
Home Cyber Shield

Control4
Control4® My Home

Dana Innovations / iPort
iPort CM-IW100T In-Wall Control Mount for iPod touch

Dana Innovations / TRUFIG
TRUFIG Solid Surface Solutions

Denon Electronics (USA), LLC
Denon AVR-4311CI Audio/Video Receiver

Digital Projection
M-Vision Cine LED
dVision 35-WQXGA XC

HAI (Home Automation, Inc.)
Cellular Communication Center (C3)

Ihiji, LLC
invision

Intelix L.L.C.
HDautobahn

IOGEAR
Wireless HD Kit

Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
RadioRA 2 whole-home lighting control system
Kirbe Vertical Drapery System

Marantz America
NA7004 Network Audio Player

Milestone AV Technologies (Chief)
FUSION™ Pull-Out Mounts

Panamax
M4315-PRO Power Conditioner

Planet Waves/PWCIS
PO35XA/B/C Banana Jack

Remote Technologies, Inc.
vIRsa Mouse IR Emitter

Runco International ~FM~
Runco D-73 projector
Runco SignatureCinema SC-60d projector

Savant Systems, LLC
iPad Automation Application

SÉURA
Hydra™ Waterproof Television

SpectraCal, LLC
CalMAN Version 4

SurgeX
SurgeX XN120

ZeeVee, Inc.
ZvBox 170

Horizon Award Finalists:

Crestron Electronics, Inc.
UFO 4.3” Handheld Wireless Touchpanel -- UFO-4X

ELAN Home Systems
HR2 Handheld Remote Control

Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation Finalists:

Crestron Electronics, Inc.
Viridian™ - Environmental Management and Control Software

HAI (Home Automation, Inc.)
Omnistat2 Multi Stage Universal with Humidity Thermostat

NuVision
Lucidium NVUFX5LS Super Slim Edge Lit LED LCD

Additional product details can be found here. CEDIA’s Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards are sponsored by CustomRetailer magazine.

CEDIA EXPO 2010 will be held Sept. 22–26 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Registration is now open at www.cedia.org/expo. Tickets to attend the Electronic Lifestyles® Awards Banquet can be purchased through the online CEDIA EXPO registration system. Early bird discounts on education, tradeshow access, banquet tickets and more are available until July 30.

About CEDIA

CEDIA is an international trade association of companies that specialize in designing and installing electronic systems for the home. The association was founded in September 1989 and has more than 3,500 member companies worldwide. CEDIA members are established and insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. For more information on CEDIA, visit the association’s Web site at www.cedia.org.

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