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Open source technologies are good and success. As example I can give you following. Today AMX decided to use LinuxMCE 0710 as a software for the next generation of its home controllers. That decision is result of extremely fast growing open source system for home automation and wide range of supporting hardware and protocols. The price and availability of AMX controllers with LinuxMCE are not known yet.

Next well-known player in the smarthome area Crestron lost its chance to get LinuxMCE. So, maybe Crestron will try to reanimate Pluthome.

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Here is a top five of the best new productions in the home automation industry chosen in CEDIA 2007:

• AMX for the AutoPatch PrecisLT with DSP Matrix Switcher.
• Audio Design Associates for their Structured Wiring Audio Network.
• OmniMount Systems for the ULPT-X flat-panel tilt mount.
• Sonance for the Architectural Series of in-wall speakers.
• Vantage/Legrand, Inc. for WebPoint 2.0 lighting control software.

[via CePro]

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