X10.com™ Declares Its Wired Home Products Future Proof

Pioneer of X10 standard claims wireless home control, entertainment and security solutions last a lifetime

Seattle — October 5, 1999 —X10.com (www.x10.com/pressroom30.htm) is declaring its Wired Home products future proof based on a long history of developing wireless products that send commands remotely to almost anything electrical without incurring the costs typically associated with the installation of a PC-based home network.

Since developing the Powerline Carrier Technology™, which has long since become an X10 industry standard, millions of technology and computer enthusiasts everywhere have joined the Wired Home revolution with a technology platform based on the existing wiring that exists today in nearly 100 percent of all U.S. households. X10.com has recently enhanced the X10 industry standard by developing a family of wireless entertainment and security products that operate on the 2.4-gigahertz platform.

X10.com’s customers can take comfort in the fact that no matter where technology is heading in the home networking arena, their Wired Home will continue to offer convenience, security and entertainment for years to come at a price point that only X10.com can offer. Over the years, only the consumer electronics manufacturer has created future proof versions of their home control, entertainment and security solutions by constantly finding ways to enhance functionality without additional wiring.

"X10.com recognizes that using wireless technology to control and manage a 21^st century Wired Home is the wave of the future," said Alex Peder, president X10 (USA) retail sales division. "Wireless technology is the most portable, the least costly to install, and offers the highest bandwidth and quality compared to the home networking products being written about today. We believe our dual platforms consisting of the existing powerline and 2.4- gigahertz wireless radio signals will once again become an X10 industry standard for the home of the future."

Availability

X10.com’s future proof products are available at www.x10.com/pressroom30.htm or by calling 1-800-675-3044.

About X10.com

Based in Seattle, X10.com is a division of privately held X10 Ltd., the world leader in design and manufacture of proprietary home control, entertainment and security technology products for over 20 years. To date, X10 has shipped well over one hundred million units of home control products worldwide. X10 has received numerous consumer and industry awards. X10.com sells and promotes X10 products direct to the consumer through its web site at www.x10.com/pressroom30.htm Recently, Media Metrix has ranked X10 as a top one hundred e-commerce Web site based on traffic and sales.

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