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<p>Perceptive Automation Releases Indigo Version 1.8</p>
<p>Dallas, TX - February 9, 2006 - Perceptive Automation announced today the<br />
immediate availability of Indigo version 1.8, an update to the company's<br />
intelligent home control and automation server for Mac OS X.</p>
<p>Indigo v1.8 now provides support for INSTEON, SmartLabs' home-control<br />
networking technology and SmartLabs' PowerLinc V2 home automation<br />
interface. INSTEON uses a dual-mesh (wireline and radio frequency)<br />
communications technology to link together core home systems such as<br />
lighting, security, comfort control, security systems, home sensors,<br />
consumer electronics and appliances for remote monitoring and control. Now<br />
Macintosh users can manage their INSTEON-enabled home control products from<br />
their computer.</p>
<p>"With Indigo's intuitive user interface and sophisticated control logic,<br />
users have unprecedented home control using their Macintosh computers and a<br />
wide range of home automation control hardware," said Matt Bendiksen,<br />
President of Perceptive Automation.</p>
<p>"We are pleased at the speed in which Perceptive Automation was able to<br />
integrate INSTEON support into Indigo 1.8," said Ken Fairbanks, VP Sales of<br />
SmartLabs, Inc. "We are thrilled to be able to expand the reach of<br />
INSTEON-enabled products to Macintosh users."</p>
<p>Indigo provides native support for the INSTEON-enabled PowerLinc V2 (#2414U<br />
& 2814UB, available separately) CM-11, LynX-PLC, MR26, and W800RF32. These<br />
interfaces allow Indigo to remotely communicate with INSTEON and X10<br />
devices throughout the home, giving users remote programmable control over<br />
lights, appliances, irrigation systems, and HVAC. Additionally, Indigo<br />
boasts integrated support of the popular Salling Clicker application,<br />
allowing wireless home control via Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and<br />
PDAs, and the Ovolab Phlink telephony device, allowing remote home control<br />
from any touch-tone telephone.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability</p>
<p>Indigo v1.8 is available now for $89.95 through the Perceptive Automation<br />
website, <a href="http://www.perceptiveautomation.com" title="www.perceptiveautomation.com">www.perceptiveautomation.com</a>. Also available online is a 30 day<br />
trial copy of Indigo. Indigo v1.8 is a free update to customers of v1.x.<br />
Indigo runs on Mac OS X v10.2.6 or greater, and requires a supported<br />
INSTEON or X10 computer interface: PowerLinc, CM-11, or LynX-PLC.</p>
<p>About Perceptive Automation, LLC.</p>
<p>Perceptive Automation, a member of the INSTEON Alliance, was founded in 2002 to<br />
create home control and networking solutions. Perceptive Automation's<br />
mission is to provide intuitive home control applications that tie together<br />
multiple protocols, interfaces, and technologies. Perceptive Automation and<br />
Indigo are trademarks of Perceptive Automation, LLC. Other company and<br />
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.</p>
<p>About SmartLabs Inc.</p>
<p>Founded in 1992, SmartLabs Inc. is the world's leading authority on<br />
electronic home improvement and automation. SmartLabs is organized into<br />
three companies: Smarthome Direct, which includes Smarthome.com, "the<br />
Amazon of electronic home improvement" (Newsweek, 2004); SmartLabs Design,<br />
creators of best-in-class home control products; and SmartLabs Technology,<br />
the pioneering architects of INSTEON. SmartLabs' INSTEON Alliance offers a<br />
focused community for developers to incorporate the INSTEON standard into<br />
their products. SmartLabs products are sold to an international customer<br />
base via the Web, phone and retail outlets, as well as to professional<br />
dealers and installers through SmarthomePro. The company's online catalog<br />
can be found at <a href="http://www.smarthome.com;" title="www.smarthome.com;">www.smarthome.com;</a> information regarding INSTEON can be<br />
found at <a href="http://www.insteon.net" title="www.insteon.net">www.insteon.net</a>. SmartLabs (<a href="http://www.smartlabsinc.com" title="www.smartlabsinc.com">www.smartlabsinc.com</a>) is headquartered<br />
in Irvine, Calif.</p>
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