Philips to Hold Connectivity Plugfest 02 in Bangalore

Royal Philips Electronics will organize the second Connectivity Plugfest from 13th to 15th July 2010 at the Philips Innovation Campus with Tektronix Inc., one of the leading companies in test and measurement instrumentation, as its technology support partner.

Philips Connectivity Plugfest 02 is an international platform for companies to display their innovations on solutions and products on connectivity domain such as HDMI and HDMI CEC, DLNA/UPnP/Bluetooth and USB. These technologies are the latest developments which are used in consumer products such as televisions, PCs, mobile phones and other consumer and industrial electronics. The participating companies are manufacturers in different verticals from consumer electronics, semiconductor, PC, Test and Measurement, Peripheral and Accessory. The fest also provides a distinctive opportunity to the participating companies within who work on similar products will be given an opportunity to test their interoperability in the event.

As an additional highlight, the participating companies are also provided with an opportunity to test their products with a renowned test expert present in the show. Participants can book a slot with Tektronix and test their products at the “Tek Experience Zone”, which will be set up at the event.

"This Plugfest provides the unique opportunity to test implementations against products from other manufacturers, emulating how their products will react in real-life, thus saving cost and time for companies. It will also give a fast feedback on any errors or ambiguities in standards and thus help in improving the quality of the standards," said Nataraj Kumar, Director, Consumer Lifestyle, Philips Innovation Campus, Bangalore.

"The Philips Connectivity Plugfest is a good learning and problem solving experience for many companies and help them move closer towards better efficiency in their respective domains. A rare opportunity to test their products – at the Tek Experience Zone – will be provided to the participants," said David Carew Jones, Pacific Marketing Director at Tektronix. “Being a leader in high speed serial data test, Tektronix is very pleased to work with Philips to help share the latest global trends for the local design community and to speed the time-to-market of their products."

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