CEA 2010 Mark of Excellence Awards Banquet
[ORLANDO, Fla. – 3/26/2010] – 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 Luxury Home of the Year Project 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:
SYSTEM 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
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
Tags: CEA MOE, Contest, Mark of Excellence, TechHome
Congratulations!!! We were talking about you all night.
Great Job!!! cant wait to see the awards.
Congratulations on your awards. An impressive showing at EHX.