CHARLOTTE, N.C. and PISCATAWAY, N.J., Sept. 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Oleg Logvinov, president and CEO of Arkados, Inc., the HomePlug(r) Applications Company(tm), will be a featured speaker at the Broadband Power Line (BPL) Technical Standards "Deep Dive" presentation today at 1:30 pm at Broadband Power Line 2006, held this week in Charlotte, N.C.
Logvinov will be joined by other panelists and will discuss the technical coexistence and interoperability issues for BPL, including the progress being made within various consortia such as the HomePlug(r) Powerline Alliance, where Mr. Logvinov currently serves as the chief strategy officer.
Together with his fellow panelists, Mr. Logvinov will address highly charged issues for BPL, such as whether standards will improve performance for commercial applications and what consideration has been given to utility applications, and also provide his prediction for the future of BPL. Broadband Power Line 2006 runs from September 17-20 at the Omni Charlotte Hotel; more information can be found at www.bplconference.org.
Mr. Logvinov was also interviewed this week by CEOcast, in which he discussed the powerline communications market and the technology that drives it. CEOcast is the premier source of original and syndicated streaming broadcast interviews of Chief Executive Officers at public and private news-making companies. Organized by industry, its analysts average over 15 years' experience covering and evaluating Wall Street's leading companies. The interview is currently accessible on the web at CEOcast.com.
About Arkados, Inc.
Arkados, the HomePlug(r) Applications Company(tm), delivers a universal platform that enables the effortless networking of home entertainment and computer devices using standard electricity lines. The company's system-on-chip solutions are uniquely designed to drive a wide variety of powerline-enabled consumer electronics and home computing products, such as stereos, radios, speakers, mp3 players, computers, televisions, gaming consoles, security cameras, and cable and DSL modems. Arkados customers can bring numerous sophisticated, full-featured products to market faster at a lower overall development cost using a single platform: the company's versatile and programmable ArkTIC(tm) platform. Arkados solutions leverage the benefits of HomePlug Powerline Alliance specifications, and can also be used for in-building and to-the-home (BPL) applications. Arkados Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Arkados Group, Inc. (OTCBB:AKDSE). More information can be found at www.arkados.com.
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