Broadband Powerline Communications News
April 2000

PISCATAWAY, NJ - April 11, 2000 - Enikia today announced its participation in the HomePlug Powerline Alliance as a sponsor. Enikia has teamed with thirteen other leading technology companies to establish a forum for the creation of technology specifications for home powerline networking and to promote its wide acceptance in the marketplace. Working with HomePlug, Enikia will play a key role in facilitating and promoting the rapid availability and adoption of specification-based home powerline networks.

3Com, AMD, Cisco Systems, Compaq, Conexant, Enikia, Intel, Intellon, Motorola, Panasonic, S3's Diamond Multimedia, Tandy/RadioShack and Texas Instruments

San Ramon, CA - April 10, 2000 - Thirteen industry leaders spanning technology, silicon, software, hardware, retail and services today announced the formation of the HomePlug® Powerline Alliance, created to set a technology specification for home powerline networking and to promote its wide acceptance in the marketplace. The alliance's objective is to enable and promote rapid availability and adoption of cost effective, interoperable and specification-based home powerline networks and products enabling the connected home.