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Bang & Olufsen Introduces Master Link For Full Integration Solution
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PRESS RELEASE


February 2009

Intelligent homes have become significantly popular with core Bang & Olufsen customers to whom simplicity and ease-of-operation are of prime importance.

Now in addition to the A/V integration and control offered by the Master Link system, Bang & Olufsen introduces the Master Link Gateway, a solution that also integrates seamlessly with other electronic equipment in the home.
class="text-news-current-body1"Homeowners can now control and operate all their home automation equipment from the Beo5 remote control all over the house and combine actions involving both home automation and A/V equipment, for instance switching on the light and the TV in the kitchen with a single touch on the programmable Beo5 remote control.

They can also choose to control their A/V system from their home automation panel if that is convenient.

Operation is completely flexible as the Master Link Gateway allows as many as 130 commands per room, ranging from local commands such as closing the curtains in one room to global commands like switching off the lights in the entire house.

With Master Link Gateway and the Beo5 remote control, Bang & Olufsen takes control and user interface of third party products to another level.

The user-friendly Master Link Gateway platform offers seamless integration between A/V products and third party products with no perceived barriers between these.

Master Link Gateway simply translates Bang & Olufsen Master Link commands into LAN (ethernet) or RS 232/RS 485 commands that home automation systems can understand and vice versa.

With Master Link Gateway, Bang & Olufsen uses its extensive experience within system control to augment the existing Master Link system.

For many years, Bang & Olufsen has offered integration of non-A/V products such as lights, curtains, projectors and home automation systems, which have all been handled as add-ons to the A/V setup on an individual basis according to customer needs.

The integration of these products has therefore been done on an ad hoc basis and not as a natural part of the product concept causing this to be somewhat less flexible and seamless than had it been part of the product concept from the start.

To achieve the highest level of integration, Bang & Olufsen has entered into strategic partnerships with a range of third party suppliers. Together with strategic home automation partners such as Busch Jaeger (building on the KNX standard, which is used by more than 120 other producers of home automation systems), LK Schneider, Lutron and Conson, Bang & Olufsen has ensured that Master Link Gateway is synonymous with seamless integration, and that Beo5 will be the only remote control found on the coffee table in our customers’ homes.

In this way, Master Link Gateway and Beo5 also ensure optimal ease-of-use for the Bang & Olufsen customer regardless of the applications connected.

Master Link Gateway is thus the perfect choice for the Bang & Olufsen customer who is looking for exceptional comfort, efficiency, security, ease-of-use, flexibility and last but not least pure enjoyment.

Source:
http://www.designtaxi.com/news.jsp?id=24206&monthview=0&month=2&year=2009

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