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Clipsals software team leader, Duncan Margetts, has today announced the first public beta of the new V3 of the Clipsal installation software - now named 'C-Bus Toolkit'. "This release is a major step forward for CIS, it represents approximately 2 years work for our Software Team, not only does it support almost every C-Bus Unit that CIS has released but it also supports the range of new units that have recently been launched including the C-Bus Wireless range and the Dynamic Labelling Technology (DLT) Units. Additionally, the software gives us a very stable, powerful platform that will enable us to quickly deliver new and improved functionality...

"The xPL team are pleased to announce the availability of the xPL C-Gate interface, which allows complete integration between Clipsal's C-Bus and an xPL network.  C-Gate is a software application provided by Clipsal for interfacing external applications with C-Bus. The xPL C-Gate interface acts as a bridge between xPL and C-Gate, providing seamless integration with all C-Bus input and output devices...

I've just noticed that the new CBus-Enabled website seems to have been launched this morning. This is Clipsals site dedicated to companies and individuals that have (or are thinking of) developing hardware or software to link their products with C-Bus devices. Its section on "C-Bus Open Protocols" will hopefully help to dispel the myth that C-Bus is a totally closed system...

I'm sitting in the departure lounge of an Airport waiting to fly home after an exciting day at Clipsal headquarters in the UK.

The technical seminar was taken by Clipsal's "top brass" who had just flown in from Oz. Despite my pleads I am unable to show you any photos or talk about any of the new products we saw :( Suffice to say however, that the future for C-Bus is a bright one...