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The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA), Indianapolis, named the recipient of its 2012 CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Just days ago (August 13), Lowe's Companies Inc., the second largest home improvement retailer in the world, had sales associates in 490 stores stock its version of a home automation system and accessories, Iris™, after a pilot that ran in 10 stores.

HAI acquisition broadens Leviton's home automation controls offering.

ADI, Melville, N.Y., announced an agreement with Yale Locks & Hardware to offer its complete line of digital home locking solutions.

Pakedge Device and Software, Foster City, Calif., announced the introduction of its BakPak Apple IOS app, which enables an iPad or iPhone to reboot and remotely power cycle individual ports on any Pakedge PoE Switch and Power Distribution Unit.

Dan Stottlemyre, vice chairman of the Linear Group, Carlsbad, Calif., and former vice president of Engineering and President of Linear LLC, the leader in residential and commercial access control, emergency response and security solutions, retired from the company at the end of June.

Crestron, Rockleigh, N.J., added another showcase facility to its lineup of worldwide Experience Centers and Design Showrooms.

The Electronic Security Association (ESA), Irving, Texas, announced an initiative to help raise understanding about the enhanced digital services offered by ESA member companies.

It is hard to deny the huge impact that mobile devices (tablets and touch-screen phones) have made on the consumer electronics business. As well as being probably the most converged personal technology devices ever, they are changing the way that we look at the touch points (user interfaces) of a system.