SMC Networks Joins OpenSMA Program of Companies Committed to Home Security, Monitoring and Automation (SMA)

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- SMC Networks today announced it is among the first companies to join the newly formed OpenSMA industry program, officially launched October 26, 2010.  OpenSMA is an industry program committed to the growth and development of the Home Security, Monitoring and Automation (SMA) market, started by SMC partner, uControl. OpenSMA is focused on open, technology-agnostic standards and a collaboration of the widest variety of players who power the Digital Connected Home.  The OpenSMA program will foster complete compatibility and integration across all members' products and services.

The first partners in OpenSMA include: Centralite, Comporium, Ember, Massillion, NewWave Communications, SMC Networks, The Weather Channel, and uControl.  The newly launched OpenSMA website (www.OpenSMA.com) will be the hub for announcements—such as new members, as well as event details, white papers and member news.  OpenSMA membership information can also be found at OpenSMA.com.

"We are very pleased to be a founding member of OpenSMA and feel that it is important to help pioneer standards for the SMA market with our partners," said Greg Fisher, CTO for SMC.  "We believe that a wide variety of companies working together to deliver the Digital Connected Home experience will greatly benefit consumers.  OpenSMA provides a diverse and expansive ecosystem of companies and technologies that will create the Digital Connected Home that people want."

With today's announcement, SMC officially joins OpenSMA in the Platform Hardware provider category.  The program includes a wide variety of companies across many different industries, organized into vertical segments including Service Providers, Lifestyle Devices, Apps, Infrastructure and Platform Hardware like SMC.

SMC markets an innovative line of fully integrated Zigbee-based Home Security, Monitoring and Automation products under the SMC Ruby brand name.  SMC Networks is one of the first providers of next generation Home Security, Management and Automation (SMA) solutions to be tested to ANSI/UL Standard(s) and receive an ETL Listed Mark.  The SMC Ruby family of SMA products includes a Touchscreen device and several innovative sensors and controls that combine to deliver a fully-integrated SMA experience.  

The recently launched OpenSMA website (www.OpenSMA.com) is the hub for details about the program, announcements—such as new members, as well as event details, white papers and member news.  OpenSMA membership information can also be found at OpenSMA.com.  To get more information on OpenSMA or SMC's Ruby family of SMA products, please visit the company's Web site at www.smc.com or call 1-800-SMC-4YOU.

About SMC

SMC Networks is headquartered in Irvine, California. SMC is a specialist in providing high-quality, reliable Customer Premise Equipment to Service Providers. As the only approved vendor to 12 of the top 14 Service Providers in North America, we design products for both commercial and residential applications.  We focus on delivering the best range of innovative wireless and wired solutions for our customers that drive revenue, are highly reliable and require little support.  For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.smc.com or call 1-800-SMC-4YOU.

About OpenSMA:

Launched in the Fall of 2010 by uControl, OpenSMA is an industry program committed to the growth and development of the home security, monitoring and automation (SMA) market. OpenSMA is focused on open, technology-agnostic standards and a collaboration of the widest variety of players who power the Connected Home.  OpenSMA members comprise service providers, platform hardware makers, lifestyle device companies, application developers and infrastructure players.  The OpenSMA program fosters complete compatibility and integration across all members' products and services, all of which are built on uControl's SMA platform.  Members include companies like Comporium, Ember, Radio Thermostat, SMC Networks, Time Warner, and OpenSMA founder uControl.  For more information on OpenSMA, visit www.opensma.com or follow @opensma on Twitter.

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