Community Vision Selected to Develop IBM Home Director Web Site; Site to Expand the Capabilities of IBM's Home Networking Systems and Provide Information to Consumers

Business Wire, August 17, 1998

SUMMERLIN, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1998--Community Vision is proud to announce that it has been chosen to design, author and maintain the web site for IBM's professionally installed version of its Home Director home networking system.

"We chose Community Vision for their experience in the home automation field, as well as their world class creative talent," said Mark Schmidt, product marketing manager for IBM's Home Networking Systems. "They understand exactly how the web site can maximize the benefits of a Home Director system to both the prospective and existing consumer, as well as developers, builders and installers."

By linking the product to the Internet, Community Vision lets users access their community Intranet for important information on events and happenings, as well as local weather and news. In addition, the new site features public and private areas for homeowners, prospective buyers, developers, builders and systems integrators.

"The IBM site is only the first step in educating the general public to the benefits of networking entire communities," said Doug Blattner, president of Community Vision. "Our value added user areas like `NexTropolis(tm)' enable entire communities to coordinate and plan activities by linking the individual homes, through tools like IBM's Home Director system, to each other and ultimately to the World Wide Web."

Beyond simply promoting and supporting IBM's Home Director system, the Community Vision web site will include user groups, chat rooms, tech support, shared information and resources -- all designed to educate users and build awareness about the ability of a home network to enhance one's life through convenience, comfort and security. The relationship between IBM and Community Vision creates a new generation of intelligent communities designed to enhance the quality of residents' lives.

With the increasing awareness in the developer and builder communities that home networking systems such as IBM's Home Director dramatically increase the resale value of a home, Community Vision understands that it is more important than ever to communicate the need for a technology infrastructure in communities. The new IBM Home Director web site is a major step toward achieving this goal.

With IBM's Home Director system, developers and builders have the access to a complete home networking solution that has been developed with the future in mind. Through NexTropolis, an innovative community infrastructure product, Community Vision is helping set the standard for the lifestyle in that future.

To find out more about Community Vision, please call 702/933-0000, or visit their web site at www.communityvision.com.

For more information on the IBM Home Director home networking system, visit their web site at www.ibm.com/homedirector.>NOTE TO EDITORS: IBM and Home Director are trademarks of International Business Machines. NexTropolis is a trademark of Community Vision. All other trademarks are the respective properties of their owners.

    CONTACT: Community Vision, Summerlin
              Tom Bunzel, 702/933-0000
                          Tom.Bunzel@CommunityVision.com