Already TAHI has a liaison with Integer Partners

Integer Partners specialise in developing buildings that are both Intelligent and Green. Green in that they save energy through energy management and in the sustainable materials used in construction. Intelligent since they are built in ways that utilise natural sources of energy to maintain a comfortable living environment with technology to assist this process and deliver appropriate communications for services and applications. Integer Partners work in both the commercial and domestic sectors, in new build, urban renewal and refurbishment.

Integer Partners mission neatly complements that of TAHI and there is a liaison membership between the two organisations.

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CABA (The Continental Automated Building Association) is based
in North America and is the foremost association in the area of home and business electronic systems and services. Membership of CABA provides an insight into activities across the whole spectum of this market sector. TAHI has signed a Memorandum of Co-operation with CABA and has a “back-to-back” membership with CABA.

The OSGi (The Open Services Gateway initiative) Alliance is a consortium of technology providers, systems providers and service providers world-wide. OSGi is developing a Java based methodology for delivering services through residential gateways. TAHI is using OSGi technology in its gateway and is negotiating with OSGi to form a co-operation partnership or liaison.

(The European Application Home Alliance)

TAHI (represented by Advantica) is involved in this EU Project under EU FP6. Consisting of 2 Phases and led by Telefónica, with partners BSH, EDF, Fagor, Ikerlan, Homega-research, Konnex, KUL, PDSL-R, Philips sem, TAHI Advantica, Trialog, U.Twente, WRAP, this Euro 3.6M project takes the TAHI ethos into the whole of Europe.

The Digital Living Network Alliance is working to define a set of protocols and networks that can be used to deliver the Audio Visual and entertainment content in the home. TAHI is building a relationship with DLNA because in our TAHI Open Architecture we are embracing the set of standards used by DLNA as well as many others as the framework for Service delivery to connected home-based users.

The Internet Home Alliance was formed with many of the same objectives as TAHI. Therefore we are working to share representation at conferences and ensure that we start to share the results of trials and working groups.

ISO/IEC JTC1 SC25 WG1

(International Standards in Home Electronic Systems)

A number of TAHI members are active on this International Working group that is building standards in Home Electronic Systems such as for the Residential Gateway and Interoperability.

An International Standard that provides an outline for the Residential Gateway has just been published (ISO 15045-1 Overview of the Residential Gateway.

CENELEC TC 205

(European Standards in Home Systems)

A number of TAHI members are active on this European Standards Technical Committee Working group that is building standards in Home and Building Electronic Systems.

TAHI Members are also involved in the CENELEC SMARTHOUSE Code of Practice that aims to deliver a set of references that cover the technical issues concerning the Smart House.