eLifespaces Winner at CEA 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards

March 29, 2010 - PRLog -- The Consumer Electronics Association’s (CEA®) announced that Charleston, SC based eLifespaces captured four top electronic integrator awards in the 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards presented by CEA’s TechHome Division. The winners were recognized at an awards banquet this evening at the eleventh annual Electronic House Expo (EHX) Spring 2010.
Competing among technology companies nationwide, eLifespaces was awarded Home of the Year Project, Integrated Security Project of the Year, Lighting Control Project of the Year and the coveted Luxury Home of the Year categories. “We’re speechless.  It was our privilege to have served our customers so well, thank you,” said Fred Fabian, eLifespaces’ President.
CEA's Mark of Excellence Awards honor excellence in innovation and achievement in custom home electronics products, services and installation technologies.  These industry leaders are the ones instrumental in changing the shape of the connected home.
Judging Mark of Excellence entries is by a four-member panel comprised of systems integrators, manufacturers, members of the trade press, and industry consultants. Each entry is given a numeric score and the entry with the highest score in each category is named a TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards winner.  
Over the past several years, eLifespaces has been awarded multiple CEA Mark of Excellence awards.  Later in the evening, Fabian had a few more comments, “Our team has some truly wonderful homeowners and is incredibly honored and thankful to them and our industry.  This year we were also honored to be considered with the larger companies in a new category, ‘Software Application of the Year.’  Being Apple iPad/iPhone application developers, we have embraced this new frontier for integrators, a frontier that demands expansion of skills beyond our traditional role in electronics systems contracting.”  Over the years, electronics have become much more complex and customers' options have grown exponentially, but eLifespaces’ focus on personal attention and evolving service remains the same.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE WINNERS OF THE 2010 MARK OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR Award Categories   

Custom Home of the Year (installed price between $35,000 - $100,000)  
Time Direct, Inc.   www.EnhancedLiving.com    Platinum
Maxsystems, Inc.   www.maxsystemsla.com    Gold

Home of the Year (installed price up to $35,000)  
eLifespaces   www.elifespaces.com    Platinum

Home Theater/Media Room Project of the Year  
One Sound Choice, LLC   www.onesoundchoice.com    Platinum
Hi-Tech Home   www.hitechhome.net    Gold

Innovation Award  
Electronics Design Group, Inc.   www.EDGonline.com    Platinum
DSI Entertainment Systems   www.dsientertainment.com   Gold

Integrated Security Project of the Year  
Cybermation, Inc.   www.cybermationinc.com   Platinum
eLifespaces   www.elifespaces.com   Gold

Lighting Control Project of the Year  
eLifespaces   www.elifespaces.com   Platinum
ForTech Solutions   www.fortechsolutions.com   Gold

Luxury Home of the Year (installed price between $100,000- $300,000)  
Link Your House, Inc.   www.linkyourhouse.com   Platinum
eLifespaces   www.elifespaces.com   Gold

Multi-Room Audio Video Product of the Year  
Cybermation, Inc.   www.cybermationinc.com   Platinum
DSI Entertainment Systems   www.dsientertainment.com   Gold

Retrofit Project of the Year over $100,000  
Cybermation, Inc.   www.cybermationinc.com   Platinum
Custom Home Theater Systems & Automation   www.customhometheater.biz   Gold

Retrofit Project of the Year under $100,000  
Time Direct, Inc.   www.EnhancedLiving.com   Platinum
One Sound Choice, LLC   www.onesoundchoice.com   Gold

Ultimate Home of the Year (installed price above $300,000)  
DSI Entertainment Systems   www.dsientertainment.com   Platinum
Electronics Design Group, Inc.   www.EDGonline.com   Gold


SUPPLIER Awards Categories
P - Platinum / G - Gold

Audio Product of the Year  
P - Xantech, Inc. - XIS100 - www.xantech.com
G - Anthem - Anthem Statement D2v - www.statement.anthemav.com

Control System Product of the Year  
P - Crestron Electronics - PMC2 Prodigy Media Controller - www.crestron.com
G - Philips Accessories - Pronto TSU9300 - www.pronto.philips.com

Green Product of the Year  
P - APC (Schneider) - APC Power-Saving Surge Protector - www.apc.com

Green Service or Corporate Policy of the Year  
P - Omnimount - Omnimount Corporate Policy - www.omnimount.com

Human Interface Product of the Year  
P - Meridian America - Meridian Sooloos Digital Media System - www.meridian-audio.com
G - Remote Technologies, Inc. - U2 Weather-Resistant Controller - www.rticorp.com

Installation Product of the Year  
P - Xantech - Digital Delivery System - www.xantech.com
G - Crestron Electronics - DM Tools - www.crestron.com

Media Server of the Year  
P - Crestron Electronics - ADMS Intermedia Delivery System - www.crestron.com
G - LG Electronics - LG Electronics Network Attached Storage - www.lge.com

Multi-Room Audio Video Product of the Year  
P - Remote Technologies - MRP-64 Multi-Room Control Processor - www.rticorp.com
G - Crestron Electronics - PAMP-4X100 Processor Amplifier - www.crestron.com

Security Product of the Year  
P - Black & Decker - Kwikset SmartCode - www.bdhhi.com/accesscontrol
G - Benolli smart systems - Door Station touch - www.benolli.com

Software Application of the Year  
P - Crestron Electronics - WorldSearch - www.crestron.com
G - Homemanageables - HM Control - www.homemanageables.com

Speaker System of the Year  
P - Paradigm Electronics - Paradigm Special Edition Series - www.paradigm.com

Structured Wiring Product of the Year  
P - Home Automation - Cellular Communication Center (C3) - www.homeauto.com
G - Motorola - SBG6580 SURFboard Wireless Gateway - www.motorola.com

Video Component of the Year  
P - LG Electronics USA - Network Blu-ray Disc Player - www.lge.com
G - Runco - Runco QuantumColorTM; Q-750d - www.runco.com

Video Product of the Year  
P - Sencore - RadianceXETM; Video Processor    - www.sencore.com
G - Optoma Technology - HD8600 Home Theater Projector    - www.optomausa.com

Wireless Product of the Year  
P - LG Electronics - LG Electronics Network Blu-ray Disc Player - www.lge.com
G - Crestron Electronics - TPMC-3X Isys Handheld WiFi Touchpanel - www.crestron.com


TECHHOME INTEGRATOR OF THE YEAR  
DSI Entertainment Systems - www.dsientertainment.com

TRAINING AND SUPPORT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR  
RH Strategic - Vantage Advanced Training Curriculum - www.vantagecontrols.com

About EHX:
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. Held annually and sponsored by CEA’s TechHome Division, EHX attracts a large and 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.

About CEA:
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $165 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,000 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion, standards development 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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