Kenwood USA Joins Crestronís Internet Industry Partnership (I2P) Program

Program Simplifies Integration Of Kenwood A/V Components In Custom Installation Applications

16-Mar-01

In its latest effort to continue support of the custom installation market, Kenwood USA Corp. announced it has become the newest member of Crestronís Internet Industry Partnership (I2P) program at the 2001 Consumer Electronics Show. Developed by the New Jersey-based technology company Crestron Electronics Inc., I2P is designed to allow partner manufacturers products to operate seamlessly in a Crestron system environment.Crestronís product will be compatible with the Kenwood SovereignÆ line of audio/video receivers, from its flagship model VR-4900, to the VR-4700, VR-4090 and VR-4080 through an RS-232 connection. Each receiver boasts Kenwoodís exclusive technologies and was designed with custom installers and audiophiles in mind.Bob Law, Kenwoodís Vice President of Sales and Marketing said, ""Kenwoodís participation in the I2P program reinforces our commitment to the custom installation market; as home integration systems become more technologically advanced, the need for compatibility increases. I2P helps solve the problems of incompatible components and seamlessly brings them together for the custom installer.""""We at Crestron are proud to add Kenwood Corporation to our growing list of I2P partners."" says Chris Wildfoerster, Crestronís Manager of Business Development, ""As an I2P member, Kenwood's innovative products will now be effortlessly and seamlessly integrated into Crestron network solutions. Joining forces with strong partners like Kenwood is what our I2P initiative is all about. Great companies cooperating to make people's lives easier.""

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