
By combining current urban
philosophy with available technology, the potential currently exists to forge new
partnerships between people and facilitate neighborhoods that share the same spirit as the
villages of old, and at the same time set the communication standard for the next
millennium.
New home construction
in the domestic United States continues at a consistent rate of approximately 1.4 million
units per year and both residential community developers and builders are growing in their
awareness that communities are facing a greater need to compete in the attraction of new
residents. In the building industry, this is translating into an increase in the
preplanning of community layout, amenities, and services and also into a desire for the
greater utilization of technology such that communities are differentiated.
Personal computing also continues
to penetrate the modern home. Today more than 45% of American households own at least one
PC and the number continues to rise. Homes that take advantage of various forms of
automation also continue to increase and many large technology companies like Intel,
Compaq, Sony, and IBM are already introducing hardware and software products directed
towards the home user in the belief that this is the wave
of the future.
The convergence of the trend in
urban development and the rate of adoption of home technologies and computing is creating
a market of substantial size for community networking products and services.
Community Vision provides the best solutions for this emerging market.
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