CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- National
Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of
testing and engineering services, announced today that it has been
selected to perform certification testing for the nVoy™
Certification Program, a program to certify products implementing a
networking standard designed to enable simple self-installation of
hybrid home networks for wired and wireless devices. As the first
authorized test lab for the nVoy Program, NTS will perform
compliance and interoperability testing to verify products of
various third-party manufacturers at its NTS Advanced Technology
division located in Culver City,
CA.
"NTS's selection as the test lab for the nVoy Certification
Program solidifies our position as a leader in the testing of
network technologies and standards," said NTS CTO Osman Sakr. "The nVoy Certification Program will
interconnect the devices many of us already have in our homes, such
as computers, set-top boxes, smart TVs, and home automation
devices. We look forward to continuing to work closely with
HomePlug® and other supporters of the nVoy Program to
provide timely, cost-effective certification services to extend the
network of nVoy Certified devices."
Based on the IEEE-1905.1 standard, "nVoy" is the brand name of
the program to promote the adoption and certification of the hybrid
networking standard. Using a common communications protocol, nVoy
Certified products support connectivity between HomePlug™, Wi-Fi,
MoCA®, and Ethernet networking technologies. Based on
1905.1 technology, nVoy Certification will validate these features
for new devices while maintaining backward interoperability with
widely deployed HomePlug, Wi-Fi, MoCA and Ethernet devices already
in consumers' homes. NTS will be responsible for performing testing
of third-party products to verify that they comply with the nVoy
Certification Program, based on a test specification created by a
collaborative working group consisting of members of the HomePlug
Alliance, Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), and Wi-Fi
Alliance®.
"nVoy Certification will allow consumers to quickly and easily
create hybrid home network using HomePlug, Wi-Fi, MoCA and Ethernet
technologies. Paramount for this to work is a galaxy of products
that seamlessly interoperate," said Rob
Ranck, President, HomePlug Alliance. "NTS was selected to
certify products implementing nVoy technology based on their years
of experience in running certification programs and performing
network testing with these technologies. NTS is an ideal fit to
help us expand our footprint, and provide consumers with
interoperable products on our behalf."
The nVoy Certification Program will focus on the common
communications protocol connecting various network technologies.
Testing will cover areas including bridge discovery, frame headers,
message containers, message handling, topology discovery, security,
configuration and link metrics. All nVoy Certified products will
require prior certification to their underlying standards (e.g.,
HomePlug, MoCA, or Wi-Fi), as appropriate.
About nVoy Technology
nVoy networking enables hybrid networks using any combination of
Wi-Fi, HomePlug, MoCA and/or Ethernet networking technologies.
Features of nVoy technology include advanced diagnostics supported
locally or remotely with TR-069, topology discovery, simplified
security setup, automatic configuration of Wi-Fi access points and
link metrics. Consumers will benefit from the consistent
authentication procedures defined by nVoy networking to enable very
simple self-installation of hybrid home networks for wired and
wireless devices. nVoy technology provides these features for new
devices while maintaining backward interoperability with widely
deployed HomePlug, Wi-Fi, MoCA and Ethernet devices already in
consumers' homes. For more information about the nVoy Certification
program, visit www.nVoy.org
About NTS Advanced Technology
NTS Advanced Technology, located in Culver City, CA, provides a wide range of
testing and compliance services, as well as managed services, to
the consumer products industry including computer software and
hardware sectors. As a leader in the computer testing industry, NTS
provides high quality testing services which range from standard
hardware and software testing to the development of complex
certification and compliance programs for the telecom and other
industries. Highlights of the NTS Advanced Technology capabilities
include quality assurance testing services, performance and
benchmark results, certification and compliance programs,
development tools—customer automation tests and validation tools
and customized program development tools. For more information
about NTS Advanced Technology, visit www.nts-at.com.
About National Technical Systems
National Technical Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of
engineering services to the aerospace, defense, telecommunications,
automotive and high technology markets. Through a world-wide
network of resources, NTS provides full product life-cycle support,
offering world class design engineering, compliance, testing,
certification, quality registration and program management. For
additional information about NTS, visit our website at www.nts.com
or call 800-270-2516.
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plans, events or performance, are forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with
uncertainties pertaining to customer orders, demand for services
and products, development of markets for the companies' services
and products and other risks identified in the companies' SEC
filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ
materially. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. The companies undertake no obligation to release publicly
the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements
that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding
National Technical Systems' business which are not historical facts
are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and
uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in
the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's
Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal
year.
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