FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 18, 2007
Bedford, NH - Cooper
Wiring Devices targets professional integrators
and installers with the release
of its new ASPIRE RF™ USB-PRO kit. The new kit combines Cooper
Wiring Devices’ professional grade Z-Wave® USB interface
with a specially engineered version of HomeSeer’s popular
HS2™ home automation software. The kit unlocks the full potential
of the company’s ASPIRE RF line by adding advanced automation
functions and by providing seamless integration of lighting, HVAC,
security, irrigation and home entertainment systems.
Integrators will appreciate the kit’s versatility and advanced
feature set. The software includes a built-in web server for remote
access anywhere in the world. Support is also provided for a wide
variety of user interfaces including scene controllers, touch screens,
handheld remotes, cell phones and PDA’s. Devices can also
be controlled by voice.
“Cooper Wiring Devices is an industry leader in the manufacture of electrical
devices and systems, and HomeSeer makes the most advanced automation software
available,” states Richard Helmke, HomeSeer’s founder and president. “The
new USB-PRO kit combines technologies from both companies that benefit integrators
(and homeowners) in many exciting new ways. We’re very pleased to have
Cooper Wiring Devices as a key technology partner.”
“The ASPIRE RF line complements the Cooper Wiring
Devices’ portfolio of home control and networking
solutions that will equip customers with a robust communication
and control package to meet the technology demands of today’s
digital home,” said Jason Sherrill, Product Manager
of Technology at Cooper Wiring Devices. “Working
with HomeSeer allows us to offer installers a feature-rich
software program that provides tools for installation,
control and diagnostics.” Sherrill continued. “The
new software program is customized to take advantage of
ASPIRE RF’s unique product and system features.”
Using the aesthetic design of the award-winning, contemporary-styled
ASPIRE™ Design System line of decorator wiring devices,
ASPIRE RF includes the ASPIRE signature curve motif, and
contrasting matte and low-gloss finishes. ASPIRE RF, with
its unique ASPIRE styling, is designed to offer builders,
remodelers, architects, designers and homeowners the most
exciting home enhancement in decades.
Aspire RF will be released in select markets throughout
North America starting in October of 2007 and will be rolled
nationally throughout the rest of 2007 and 2008.
For more information, call 866-853-4293 or visit www.cooperwiringdevices.com/AspireRF
About HomeSeer Technologies
HomeSeer Technologies is a leading provider of home control
software based in Bedford, New Hampshire. Visit www.homeseer.com
for more information.
About Cooper Wiring Devices
Cooper Wiring Devices is a division of Cooper Industries
(NYSE: CBE) that provides over 10,000 electrical wiring
device products for industrial, commercial and residential
applications. For more information, visit www.cooperwiringdevices.com.
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