iControl Networks Receives Top Honors for 'Cloud Service Innovation'

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- iControl Networks, a leader in broadband home management, announced that it has been recognized by this year's Fierce Innovation Awards, an operator-reviewed awards program from the publishers of FierceWireless, FierceTelecom and FierceCable. iControl received top honors in the category 'Cloud Service Innovation' for its technology innovation, financial impact, market validation and end-user customer experience.

iControl's OpenHome software platform powers a number of leading broadband home management solutions. iControl's deployment partners provide consumers with next-generation home security, comfort, control, automation and energy management.

Winners were selected by an exclusive panel of carrier-only judges including Stephen Bye, CTO and VP of Technology Development & Strategy at Sprint; Mattias Fridstrom, VP and Head of Technology at TeliaSonera International; Abhi Ingle, VP of Ecosystem and Innovation at AT&T; Tom Nagel, SVP of Business Development & Strategy, for Communications & Data Services at Comcast Cable; Todd Smith, Director of Media Relations at Cox Communications; and Jim Wales, Executive Director of Networks at Verizon.

About iControl Networks
iControl Networks is a venture-backed software and services company providing interactive solutions defining the broadband home management market. The iControl OpenHome™ Software Platform, an award-winning software solution that has made the Connected Home a reality, enables home security companies, broadband service providers and utilities to offer the next generation of home management, security and connectivity to their customers. Venture investors in iControl include Charles River Ventures, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers iFund, and Intel Capital, with strategic investments from a variety of service providers including ADT, Comcast Interactive Capital and Rogers Communications.  For more information, please visit www.icontrol.com.

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