A Northampton based technology company has secured a contract estimated to be worth £3.5M to provide their Internet based monitoring services to BT. Intamac Systems Limited has developed a unique platform that allows customers to remotely monitor and control a range of products in their home, using the Internet or a mobile telephone...

Just a quick note to let you know that the new Digital Home magazine website has launched.

Updated weekly we will bring you news and reviews plus selected features taken from our launch issue last year. And if we have whetted your appetite then get ready for Issue 2 which goes on sale on 29th May.

My new site is my attempt to show what I am doing with my home automation system. Although not as elaborate as some systems out there, mine is a compromise of what the other half will put up with and what I can get away with. :o)

My main interest is in using CAN bus for my new designs. After having worked with CAN bus offshore on subsea systems and now in a Telematics environment, I realised the possible potential as a home control system. Although only a fledgling system at present, I am currently undertaking a much larger project, similar in concept to the excellent Cbus system, which I plan to document on my website. Although I could easily buy the Cbus system, I prefer the challenge of doing it for myself....

Thanks to Laser Business Systems (www.laser.com) we now have a new home after the old Yahoo group was deleted.

To Subscribe to the new TiVo mailing list visit this page...

Into Home Automation? - Have you installed all the latest Audio & Video Equipment and the latest Gadgets and want to protect them, along with your Home and your Family? Do you want to expand your existing Wired Intruder System without the hassle of running more cables?

If you answered YES to either of the above questions then you need to visit...

The Channel 4 program Grand Designs features a barn conversion. The barn is filled with home automation systems, including a comprehensive iLight lighting control system. It's on at 9pm Wednesday (Tonight)...

Since it's launch in October of last year, InControl Quadcam has rapidly established itself as the market-leading PC-based home CCTV system. To celebrate that success, we've put together a fantastic offer that - for a limited time - gives you the chance to get your hands on an InControl Quadcam system complete with a full set of four colour CCTV cameras for less than £300 - that's an amazing saving of almost £80 off the RRP...

"The objective of the competition is to develop a standalone software application or part of a wider system system to enhance the functionality and flexibility of the Exstreamer MP3 Player.

The competition will be divided into two parts. The first part is the submission of ideas for a software application for the Exstreamer. The judges will select up to 10 ideas from the entries for the supply of loan Exstreamer units to continue with the second part of the competition. The second part is the actual development of the software application. There are three prizes available with the top prize a fabulous weekend for two in Switzerland!"...

This list is for the UK Home Automation Die Hards! This can be quite a busy list at times (record month averaged out around 130 messages per day!) but is full of interesting debate and info on HA and related topics (MP3, Home Cinema, DIY, General Computer Stuff etc)...