Portus has selected embedded Java specialist ProSyst OSGi software to develop and trial household connectivity solutions in the Singapore Connected Home Project, an effort to install next-generation Internet access, remote control, and surveillance features in over 300 homes.

Portus will leverage ProSyst's OSGi implementation for its DIAS advanced services gateway product, with ProSyst's mBedded Server running on a big-endian build of ARM Linux on an IXP425 Intel XScale Network Processor platform.

The Portus DIAS advanced services gateway uses broadband access, wireless networking, and device connectivity to bring together the separate systems of a home into one integrated, easy-to-use unit that can be remotely accessed by homeowners via a secure, web-based interface, according to Portus. The single, user-friendly device offers consumers a higher level of home security, a more comfortable environment, lower energy costs, and the convenience of remote web access to their home's systems through mobile phones or PDAs, the company claims.

 
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