Nokia opened a partner program at the eHome exhibition
November 3rd, 2008
10:35 am
Nokia opened a partner program at the eHome exhibition in Berlin to develop new integrated home solutions Nokia has been working together with several companies to develop new home control solutions that can be accessed via mobile phone. At the eHome exhibition in Berlin the partner program was opened to other interested parties. In his key note speech, Toni Sormunen from Nokia emphasized that collaboration is needed to save customers from the mixture of multiple control nodes and user interfaces. He also highlighted the benefits of fully mobile devices in adjusting the heating of houses, for example. It is clear that environmental concerns will drive the development of better home control forward. According to a number of sources, we know that just by giving the consumer information on their energy usage, they will be able to decrease their consumption by up to 15 %. Nokia approach to strong collaboration with different vendors to create easy-to-use home solutions was warmly welcomed by many visitors at the exhibition. Not only will customers benefit from the initiative, but it also provides new business opportunities for many large and small companies that are developing new solutions for home management.