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25 data into product value. The many overlapping data streams in a home will be powerful predictors for all kinds of behavior, and will present new opportunities across home technology ecosystems. No one company can overcome these challenges; instead, collaboration along the entire home technology value chain will be required. Rather than thinking in terms of individual devices, suppliers for the Proactive Home will strive for complete solutions that combine devices, applications, services, and processes to harvest and intelligently use all the available data. To truly be "smart," these solutions must articulate and address consumer needs and wants. Leading manufacturers will leverage insights from across the entire supply chain, acquiring and transferring knowledge fluidly from their own component and sub- system suppliers to and from the broader technology ecosystem of which they are a part. Strategically Choosing the Right Solutions Developer There are suppliers who focus on one segment within the ecosystem only, but there are also an increasing number of companies that are getting involved in the entire ecosystem. The latter will be better positioned to act as strategic resources in the coming Proactive Home. Molex, for example, has been traditionally an interconnect company and, as a result, mostly focused on the device layer (see sidebar). But today, we are transforming ourselves into a solutions provider. We are continuously acquiring new technologies, ranging from sensor, software, and firmware developments. Additionally, we are collaborating with our own sister companies within Koch Industries to explore bringing ancillary technologies to the home. For example, Molex has joined the EnOcean Alliance with the goal of incorporating EnOcean energy harvesting technology within the Molex Transcend Network Connected Lighting system. This low-voltage lighting system powers and controls LED fixtures to enable lighting that adapts to mood, tasks, ambient Digi ® XBee ™ Cellular LTE Cat 1 Digi ® XBee ™ Cellular LTE Cat 1 Digi ® XBee ™ Cellular LTE Cat 1 MICRO-LOCK PLUS CONNECTORS MICROSD MEMORY CARD CONNECTORS MICRO-FIT 3.0 CONNECTOR SYSTEM LEARN MORE 4 LEARN MORE 4 LEARN MORE 4 • 1.25mm and 2mm pitch versions • Smallest 1.25mm-pitch connector with positive lock • Variety of connector colors • Designed to meet the need for a high contact density signal or power connector • Miniature 3.00mm (0.118") pitch, but retain many of the features found on larger power connectors • Carry up to 8.5A of current • A brake feature helps slow card rejection • Various SMT and solder tail design features—assures secure PCB retention or space savings • A wide variety of protection capabilities are available