Home Automation:
Solutions and Suppliers 2010

February 2010
Single-user $ 695 US
Company-wide $ 1,995 US

Home Automation is the automatic control of a home's electronic systems, such as security, heating and air conditioning, entertainment, and lighting. A home automation system is one in which these systems are integrated into one, easy-to-use system. The purpose of a home automation system is to enable residents to perform normal daily tasks in a simpler manner.

Solar & WiMAX Powered Video Surveillance Revolution: The Really Wireless Solution

October 2008
Single-user $ 295 Enterprise $ 995

There have been numerous wireless and solar powered video surveillance solutions on the market over the last few years. The Really WirelessTM platform changes the equation for wireless video surveillance for a variety of reasons. This paper evaluates the systems and its practical application as well as the opportunities for self-sufficient wireless video surveillance via WiMAX.

Smart Energy Home: Single-user and Enterprise Editions

September 2008
Single-user $ 495 Enterprise $ 1,995

The term "smart energy" refers to the approach of using the most cost effective long term products to satisfy home residents' needs of energy. Cost and resource effective usage may come from purchasing new products that were originally manufactured to achieve energy savings, and/or employing effective methods for using existing products that were not originally designed to support smart energy goals. Improving energy efficiency in homes is an important first step in the growing trend of green remodeling since the existing energy is generally produced from non-clean and/or renewable resources such as burning of fossil fuels at power plants, which contributes to smog, acid rain, and global warming.

Home Automation: Solutions and Business Issues 2008

September 2008
Single-user $ 495 Company-wide $ 1,495

First published in 2007, Home Automation: Solutions and Business Issues 2008 provides updated information including company SWOT analysis for leading companies: Lutron Electronics Company, Control4, Home Automation Inc., JCL Automation, Cestron, Custom Solutions Inc. and Promwad. The updated report also includes a market segmentation study that contains factors that shape the home automation industry. Additional analysis covers consumer attitudes and concerns towards home automation. The publication also includes an evaluation of the different home automation technologies, a complete analysis for each technology, and finally the market analysis for the technology and future outlook from a market perspective.