SmartLabs Adds Former Apple and National Semiconductor CEO Gil Amelio to Board
March 31 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
IRVINE, Calif., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 early-stage 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 http://www.smarthome.com/;
information regarding INSTEON can be found at
http://www.insteon.net/. SmartLabs is headquartered in Irvine,
Calif. DATASOURCE: SmartLabs Inc. CONTACT: Michelle Laird of
SmartLabs, +1-503-705-4577, or Web site: http://www.smarthome.com/
http://www.insteon.net/
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