Consumer Electronics Association

Tara Dunion

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or

Allison Carney

703-907-7603

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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)) has announced the winners of the 2009 Mark of Excellence Awards, presented by CEA's TechHome Division. The winners were recognized at an awards dinner on March 13th at the tenth annual Electronic House Expo (EHX) Spring 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

CEA's Mark of Excellence Awards honor outstanding innovation and achievement in custom home electronics products, services and installation technologies. Award entries were reviewed by a panel of industry experts and submitted in Supplier, Training and Support and Systems Integrators categories. These leaders are instrumental in shaping the future of the connected home.

Ian Hendler, director of business development, Leviton, was also honored as the recipient of this year's TechHome Leadership Award in honor of his significant contributions to the growth and success of the TechHome industry. Hendler's participation in tech home training initiatives includes leading seminars and discussion groups at the International CES, EHX and other industry events. He has also authored content for Wiley Publishing's popular title, "Smart Homes for Dummies" and trade articles on various topics. This award honors Hendler's industry dedication and service.

New this year for the Mark of Excellence Awards, each category included a Platinum and Gold award recognizing outstanding achievement in the industry. In order to receive a platinum and/or gold award the entries had to receive an exceptionally high score from the judges. In some cases, judges did not grant a gold award in certain categories.

The following are the winners of the 2009 Mark of Excellence Awards:

Supplier Awards

Best Control System

Platinum

Savant

ROSIE System 12

www.savantav.com

Gold

Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Adagio Media System with Advanced Image Processing

www.crestron.com

Best Distributed Audio/Video Product

Platinum

Savant

ROSIE System 12

www.savantav.com

Gold

ZeeVee

ZvPro250

www.zeevee.com

Best Green Product, Service, or Corporate Policy

Platinum

NuVo Technologies, LLC

NuVo Technologies Corporate Environmental Policy

www.nuvotechnologies.com

Gold

HAI (Home Automation, Inc.)

Omnistat2 Thermostat

www.homeauto.com

Best Human Interface Product

Platinum

Crestron Electronics, Inc.

Isys TPS-6X wireless touchpanel

www.crestron.com

Gold

AMX

10" Modero Wall/Flush Mount Touch Panel with Intercom (NXD 1000Vi)

www.amx.com

Best Installation Product

Platinum

Chief Manufacturing

In-Wall Swing Arm Mount

www.chiefmfg.com

Gold

SE2 Labs

SE2 Labs Remote Diagnostics

www.se2labs.com

Best Lighting Control Product

Platinum

Crestron Electronics, Inc.

infiNET wireless iLux

www.crestron.com

Gold

Universal Remote Control, Inc.

Universal Remote Control Lighting by Lutron

www.universalremote.com

Best Media Server

Platinum

Crestron Electronics, Inc.