CEA Press Release Detail
CEA ANNOUNCES 2009 MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS
Awards Honor Industry Leaders in Custom Home Electronics
Arlington, Virginia - 3/16/2009
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® 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:
Best Control System Gold |
Best Lighting Control Product Gold |
Best Speaker System
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Best Distributed Audio/Video Product Gold |
Best Media Server Gold |
Best Subwoofer Gold |
Best Green Product, Service, or Corporate Policy Platinum |
Best Security Product Gold |
Best Structured Wiring Product Gold |
Best Human Interface Product Platinum |
Best Software Application Gold |
Best Video Component Gold |
Best Installation Product Gold |
Best Freestanding Speaker Platinum |
Best Video Display Gold |
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Best Wireless Product Gold |
SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR AWARDS
Best Digital Convergence Project |
Best Integrated Security Project Gold |
Home of the Year (installed price up to $35,000) Gold |
Best Multi-Room Audio/Video Project Gold |
Best Lighting Control Project Gold |
Custom Home of the Year (installed price between $35,000 - $100,000) Gold |
Best Green Project |
Best Retrofit Project Gold |
Luxury Home of the Year (installed price between $100,000 - $500,000) |
Best Home Theater/Media Room Gold |
Best Universal Design Home |
Ultimate Home of the Year (installed price above $500,000) |
Innovation Award Gold |
Community of the Year |
TechHome Integrator of the Year |
Best Training and Support Program Gold |
Mark of Excellence Winner photos are available online: www.CE.org/MarkofExcellence.
About EHX and CE Pro:
Electronic House Expo, a Tradeshow Week magazine Fastest 50 event for five years running, is the fastest growing trade event of the $13 billion custom electronics industry. Produced by CE Pro Magazine, EHX is held twice annually and sponsored by CEA's TechHome Division. CE Pro is the leading content provider for the custom electronics industry, and EHX brings together this same dynamic audience of custom electronics integrators, retailers and allied trades to interact with leading suppliers of audio/video entertainment, digital convergence, networking and communications, comfort and control, and security and electrical products. For more information, visit www.ehxweb.com and www.cepro.com.
About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $172 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,200 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.
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