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Trade Association
Offices: Southlake, Texas
The 1394 Trade Association was founded in 1994 to support the development
of computer and consumer electronics systems that can be easily connected
with each other via a single serial multimedia link. The IEEE 1394 multimedia
connection enables simple, low cost, high bandwidth isochronous (real time)
data interfacing between computers, peripherals, and consumer electronics
products such as camcorders, VCRs, printers, PCs, TVs, and digital cameras.
With IEEE 1394 compatible products and systems, users can transfer video
or still images from a camera or camcorder to a printer, PC, or television,
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Academy
of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS)
Offices: Culver City, California
AIAS is a non-for-profit membership organization serving the interactive
entertainment development community. With an active membership of nearly
3000 game development professionals, the Academy works to advance interactive
entertainment through events that focus on the artistic aspects of game
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Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI)
Offices: Tampa, Florida
BICSI is the worldwide preeminent source of information, education and knowledge
assessment for the constantly evolving information transport systems industry.
BICSI's mission is to enhance the telecommunications industry by providing
excellent education, promoting skill sharing, and assessing knowledge with
professional registration programs. Educational programs cover telecommunications
infrastructure design courses to include data distribution design, outside
plant design, low voltage cabling installation, and residential cabling. |
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| Consumer
Electronics Association (CEA)
Offices: Arlington, Virginia
CEA membership unites more than 1000 companies within the US consumer technology
industry. Tap into valuable and innovative member-only resources: exclusive
information and unparalleled market research, networking opportunities with
business advocates and leaders, up-to-date educational programs and technical
training, exposure in extensive promotional programs, and representation
from the voice of the industry, CEA, promoting and advancing member needs
and interests. Invest in the Consumer Electronics Association to strengthen
your business' future and to help ensure technology's brightest future. |
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Consumer
Electronics Retail Coalition (CERC)
Offices: Washington, DC
CERC is a public policy trade association dedicated to the concerns of consumer
electronics specialty and general retailers, and their customers. From its
birth in 1991 as an informal coalition through its incorporation in 2003
as a not-for-profit trade association, CERC has fought to: deregulate product
markets, protect retail customers and preserve the value of utility of consumer
electronics retail products. |
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Consumer
Electronics Linux Forum (CELF)
Offices: San Francisco, California
The Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF) is an industry group that is
focused on the advancement of Linux as an open source platform for consumer
electronics (CE) devices. The CELF intends to operate completely within
the letter and the spirit of the open source community. The CELF is a place
to come and discuss various issues that are of particular importance to
the CE industry. Through an open process, the CELF members will clarify
and codify certain requirements to be addressed in open source software.
Thereafter, the CELF will evaluate any open source submissions as to their
effectiveness and responsiveness to the requirements. |
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| Continental
Automated Building Association (CABA)
Offices: Ottawa, Ontario
CABA is a not-for-profit industry association that promotes advanced technologies
for the automation of homes and buildings in North America. Their mission
is to encourage the development, promotion, pursuit and understanding of
integrated systems and automation in homes and buildings. The Continental
Automated Buildings Association (CABA) is North America's only industry
association dedicated to providing information, education and networking
opportunities relating to home and building automation. |
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Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA)
Offices: Indianapolis, Indiana
CEDIA is a global trade association of companies that specialize in planning
and installing electronic systems for the home. These systems include home
networking, home automation and communication systems, media rooms, single
or multi-room entertainment systems, and integrated whole-house subsystems
providing control of lighting, security and HVAC systems. The association
was founded in September 1989 and has a total membership of approximately
2,200 member companies. |
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