D-Tools and Dove Net Technologies Announce Integration Solution for Accounting and Inventory Management

D-Tools’ award-winning software solution now compatible with Dove Net, making it possible for Integrators to integrate with various accounting solutions and manage inventory control. LAS VEGAS, NV– INFOCOMM – JUNE 13, 2012 – D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software announced today that Dove Net Technologies., developer of The Project System Project Management software, has developed an integration that allows for the import of D-Tools System Integrator 5.5 project files to manage inventory with The Project System and provide a bridge to third party accounting systems.    ### About Dove Net Technologies, LLC.  Dove Net Technologies was started in 1993. It’s original company was Nasca Systems, Inc. of Virginia, USA, a Systems Integration Company, started in 1978.  Deliver excellent Estimating and Project Management software that helps improve an organization’s efficiencies and effectiveness that then enables them to be more profitable.  We have an intricate knowledge of the working systems that contractors use and we apply that knowledge to our product solutions. We develop tools and systems specific to related industries.  For more information please visit http://www.dovenet.com.  About D-Tools, Inc.  D-Tools, founded in 1998 and based in Concord, California, is a worldwide leader in accessible, highly accurate system design and documentation software. The company’s flagship product, System Integrator™ (SI), is a total design solution that utilizes Autodesk® AutoCAD and Microsoft® Visio for comprehensive system design, documentation and project management. D-Tools SI allows residential and commercial integrators to streamline their business processes to increase overall revenues while reducing the time and costs associated with the installation and integration of low-voltage systems. Over 3,000 leading companies use D-Tools software to reduce time and costs and streamline the system integration process.

HOMEGRID FORUM ADVANCES ITS C&I PROGRAM AS INDUSTRY ADOPTION OF G.hn-MIMO GROWS

News Highlights:

·         G.hn-MIMO is now an ITU-T Approved standard

·         MIMO improves coverage and data rate of G.hn PLC networks in difficult noise environments and so helps the delivery of multiple, high-quality multimedia streams

·         HomeGrid Forum has added MIMO certification to its C&I program

 

HomeGrid Forum announced that it has added certification for state-of-the-art PLC Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) to  its C&I test suite for G.hn. The new G.hn-MIMO standard for PLC was recently approved by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU-T), known officially as Recommendation ITU-T G.9963.

 

The addition of MIMO to the family of G.hn standards provides increased noise immunity and can nearly double throughput. With MIMO, all powerline outlets in the home can now consistently provide high quality of service, meeting Service Provider needs with regard to the simultaneous distribution of multiple high-definition video streams throughout the home.

 

G.hn-MIMO is the first global standard to define MIMO capabilities for PLC. With MIMO, past PLC challenges, such as extreme noise impairments, no longer have any significant impact on multimedia streams. In addition to this improved noise immunity, MIMO can significantly increase the coverage and data rate of G.hn PLC networks. With MIMO technology in their network, the consumer can continue to enjoy a high quality of experience even when the G.hn PLC network encounters  low-grade power strips, EMI filters, and surge protectors; and must contend with common powerline noise sources such as a plugged-in mobile phone charger. Consumers no longer have to worry about which power outlet to use for their PLC network.

 

G.hn momentum has been growing since the standard’s approval by ITU-T in 2010. Since then, system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturers have been busily developing chipsets based on the standard.  Currently, five silicon vendors have announced G.hn products: Lantiq, Marvell Semiconductor, Metanoia, Sigma Designs, and TangoTec. HomeGrid Forum has been in the forefront of advocating the benefits of G.hn to Service Providers in particular and the market in general. HomeGrid is developing a comprehensive Compliance and Interoperability (C&I) program to test and certify silicon and systems. HomeGrid is pleased to expand the test suite to add MIMO.  HomeGrid has now held 5 plugfests between silicon companies to advance the C&I program.

Finally as G.hn-MIMO is an extension of the G.hn technology, new G.hn PLC products with MIMO are fully interoperable with non-MIMO G.hn PLC products. This means Service Providers need not worry over mixed home networks, customers can easily self-install the devices, and OEMs can add MIMO enhanced silicon into existing designs.

 

Malcolm Johnson, Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, commented: “Months of in-depth research and study by top industry experts culminated in approval of the G.hn-MIMO. This is an exciting and logical step for wired home networking. We are delighted to work together with the HomeGrid Forum as it develops its C&I program. Ensuring conformity and interoperability is central to ITU-T’s work.”

 

“We fully support the G.hn-MIMO standard, and are thrilled with its approval by ITU-T,” said Matt Theall, president of the HomeGrid Forum. “G.hn was already the top-line standards-based wireline home networking technology globally and now, by incorporating MIMO, we will see a significant increase in the robustness, rate and coverage of G.hn PLC. G.hn continues to be the premier technology for wired home networking, and will be for years to come as other new advances are added.”

 

For additional information about the G.hn-MIMO (G.9963) standard, please download the overview document white paper from the HomeGrid Forum website at:

 

http://homegridforum.org/content/pages.php?pg=resource_overview

 

About ITU-T G.hn

The ITU-T, being an arm of the UN, creates standards with the label “Recommendation” as the UN cannot mandate use of a standard in any member country. While these Recommendations are standards in all regards they go beyond typical standards in that ITU-T standards are used as specific regulatory documents throughout the globe.

 

Through one global standard, G.hn unifies the home networking of content and devices over any wire – coaxial cable, phone lines, and power lines. With it, service providers are able to deploy new offerings, including IPTV, more cost effectively. Consumer electronics manufacturers are able to provide powerful devices for connecting all types of entertainment, home automation, and security products throughout the house. Smart grid devices such as smart electricity meters, managed heating and air conditioning systems, electrical appliances, electric vehicles, and lighting systems also benefit from the reliability, security, and low-power consumption provided by the G.hn standard.

 

About HomeGrid Forum

HomeGrid Forum is a global, non-profit trade group promoting the International Telecommunication Union’s G.hn and G.hnem standardization efforts for next-generation home networking and smart grid applications. HomeGrid Forum promotes adoption of G.hn and G.hnem through technical and marketing efforts, addresses certification and interoperability of G.hn and G.hnem-compliant products, and cooperates with complementary industry alliances. For more information on HomeGrid Forum, please visit http://www.homegridforum.org or follow us on Twitter athttp://twitter.com/homegrid_forum.

58 killed, more than 150 wounded in Iraq

Baghdad (CNN) — A string of car and roadside bombs exploded in northern and central Iraq Wednesday morning, killing at least 58 people and wounding 156 others, police officials said.

Most of the victims were Shiite Muslim pilgrims, police said.

The attacks Wednesday come after mortar rounds landed on pilgrims in northwestern Baghdad’s Kadhimiya Shiite neighborhood Sunday leaving at least seven people dead and 20 others wounded.

Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims have begun walking to Kadhimya for the annual commemoration of the death of Imam Moussa al-Kadhim on Saturday. Many will be traveling by foot or by car, some from across the country, especially southern Shiite provinces.

The shrine to al-Kadhim in Baghdad is one of Shiite Islam’s holiest sites. Al-Kadhim is among 12 revered imams in Shiite Islam.

Wednesday’s attacks are the deadliest since February 23, 2011 when nearly 50 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded. A similar number people died on March 20 of this year in attacks across the country.

Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, thousands of Shiite pilgrims have been killed and wounded by Sunni extremists, including groups like al-Qaeda in Iraq.

While the attacks continue, violence in Iraq is down dramatically since the peak of sectarian violence between 2005 and 2007.

During May, 132 people were killed and 248 others were wounded in violence across the country.

Geopolitical Weekly: Spain, Debt and Sovereignty

Eurozone countries on June 9 agreed to lend Spain up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to stabilize the Spanish banking system. Because the bailout dealt with Spain’s financial sector directly rather than involving the country’s sovereign debt, Madrid did not face the kind of demands for more onerous austerity measures in exchange for the loan that have led to political instability in countries such as Greece.  There are two important aspects to this. First, yet another European financial problem has emerged requiring concerted action. Second, unlike previous incidents, this bailout was not accompanied by much melodrama, infighting or politically destabilizing threats. The Europeans have not solved the underlying problems that have led to these periodic crises, but they have now calibrated their management of the situation to minimize drama and thereby limit political fallout. The Spanish request for help without conditions, and the willingness of the Europeans to provide it, moves the European process to a new level. In a sense, it is a capitulation to the crisis.    Read more at Stratfor.com

Happy Birthday Francois!

Today, 13 of june of 2012,  our presentator Francois Engers is turning 51 years old. From De Hoeksteen’s team, we all wish him a very happy birthday!