Its aim is to align the companies and have industry standards, which will allow products from all companies to be compatible with each other. In this way consumers will be able to enjoy digital living easily and seamlessly. Companies, under the alliance will still be able to innovate and differentiate their own products.
Some of the industry's leaders, including Sony, Microsoft, and Nokia, have joined the alliance. It is still in its early stages; DLNA certification is not expected to be developed until mid-2005.
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Digital Living Network Alliance (http://www.dlna.org/)
Intel is also working with the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) and promote enhanced DLNA features in their products.
In its new report, "Worldwide Home Networking 2004-2008 Forecast and Analysis," IDC expects home network households to grow 25 percent to 111 million by 2008.
And according to DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), research predicts that 52 percent of online households in America will have home networks by 2008.
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