OpenHouse Chosen by Digital Interiors as Primary Home Networking Solution for Cisco Internet Home

Business Wire, Sept 25, 2000

Business Editors/Entertainment and High-Tech Writers

BREA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000

Multiplex Technology, Inc., a leading manufacturer and designer of high-performance, multi-room video distribution equipment for home automation and entertainment, today announced that its home networking solution, OpenHouse(TM), has been approved as a Digital Age(TM) Certified Product by home networking experts Digital Interiors, Inc. (DII). In addition, DII will showcase OpenHouse at Cisco's Internet Home in San Jose.

Integrating entertainment, communications, safety and automation products, OpenHouse provides homeowners with a state-of-the-art, technologically advanced living environment. More and more buyers are asking for homes that can support the latest technology, from cable modems for high-speed Internet access to advanced telecommuting capabilities. OpenHouse simply provides a complete range of structured wire products, which enable homeowners to enjoy the newest technology in an integrated home network.

DII will utilize OpenHouse for the integration of voice, video and data. DII works closely with leading service providers and manufacturers and will include OpenHouse products in future installations for leading residential builders and developers.

"OpenHouse clearly compliments Digital Interiors' end-to-end home networking solutions which include the integration of communications, entertainment, security and control networks," said Skip Marsh, chief technology officer of Digital Interiors. "OpenHouse provides us with a versatile, open standards home networking solution for voice, video and data which we can easily integrate into any home."

The Cisco Internet Home demonstrates the power of the Internet in enhancing daily living for consumers, as well as for developers creating the homes and communities of the future. The Internet Home was designed to showcase technologies that are currently available and will become the standard in the 21st century.

"Our alliance with Digital Interiors provides us with an extended opportunity to work with leading service providers and manufacturers, like Cisco, as well as leading residential builders and developers," said Tom Paterniti, vice president of sales and marketing, Multiplex Technology, Inc. "We are pleased to be working with Digital Interiors and are excited about the many networking and entertainment solutions we will provide with OpenHouse."

About Multiplex

For a brochure and name of a local dealer or installer, contact Multiplex Technology, Inc. at 714/996-4100; 800/999-5225; Fax 714/996-4900 or visit our web site at www.openhousesystems.com.

About Digital Interiors

For more information, contact Digital Interiors at 408/226-6297 or visit www.digitalinteriors.com.