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SmartLabs Adds Tech Industry Veteran Gil Amelio
to Board of Directors
Former Apple Computer and National Semiconductor CEO
Helps Shape Future of Company
Irvine, Calif. — March 31, 2006 — SmartLabs Inc.TM, the world’s leading
authority in home control, today announced the addition of Gil Amelio to the SmartLabs
board of directors. As a director, Amelio will assist in further refining the future direction
of the company and will leverage his industry connections and expertise in technology to
pursue strategic alliances.
Amelio is best known as the former CEO of Apple Computer and National
Semiconductor. More recently, Amelio has been a venture capitalist focusing on earlystage
startups. He is currently a senior partner at Sienna Ventures and serves as a director
of a number of technology companies including AT&T. Amelio is also CEO of Acquicor
Technology Inc. (AMEX: AQR.U.), a company he created with two other former Apple
executives, Steve Wozniak and Ellen Hancock.
“The addition of Gil Amelio, a prominent technology industry veteran, to our board
is further confirmation of our leadership in the wireless and wired home control
networking market,” said Joe Dada, SmartLabs founder and CEO. “Gil brings a wealth of
experience and strategic insight, and his perspective and expertise will be invaluable as
we continue to experience rapid market acceptance of our INSTEON home control
technology.”
“The extremely dynamic home networking market is just beginning to address the
needs of the mass consumer,” said Amelio. “SmartLabs is at the forefront of that effort,
and all the critical success factors are in place, from thought leadership to sophisticated
technology and product design to cutting-edge marketing and distribution. I look forward
to helping the company realize its strategic vision.”
SmartLabs, formerly known as Smarthome, announced in January the formation of
its new parent company. SmartLabs is divided into three subsidiaries SmartLabs
Technology, architects of the INSTEON home control technology; SmartLabs Design,
product design and development and Smarthome Direct, the retail and online distribution
channel. The re-organization and name change more accurately reflects its role as a
visionary think tank for future of home networking.
About INSTEON
SmartLabs’ INSTEON, the new technology standard in electronic home control
networking, uses a simple, low-cost combination of wireless and power line
communications to link core home systems such as lighting, security comfort control,
consumer electronics, appliances and safety sensors, allowing them to be controlled or
monitored from anywhere in the world. INSTEON-enabled products can also bridge to
other networks, such as Wi-Fi LANs, the Internet and telephony and entertainment
distribution systems, allowing products to serve as the foundation for a very robust
integrated home control environment.
About SmartLabs Inc.
Founded in 1992, SmartLabs, Inc. is the world’s leading authority on home automation
and control. SmartLabs is organized into three divisions: Smarthome Direct, which
includes Smarthome.com, “the Amazon of home automation” (Newsweek, 2004);
SmartLabs Design, creators of best-in-class home control products; and SmartLabs
Technology, the pioneering architects of INSTEON. SmartLabs’ INSTEON Alliance
offers a focused community for developers to incorporate the INSTEON standard into
their products. SmartLabs products are sold to an international customer base via the
Web, phone and retail outlets, as well as to professional dealers and installers through
SmarthomePro. The company’s online catalog can be found at www.smarthome.com;
information regarding INSTEON can be found at www.insteon.net. SmartLabs is
headquartered in Irvine, Calif.
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