AMX And PHAST Announce HomeRF Plans And AMX Internal Appliance Interoperability

Following on the heels of its recent Internet Appliance announcement, AMX Corporation (JASDAQ: AMXX) continues to take dramatic steps as a key player in the residential network and information appliance marketplace. At the HomeRF Working Group meeting in Orlando, Florida, the corporation pledged support of the Shared Wireless Access Protocol (SWAP) specification for its new and existing wireless product lines. Joining the major industry leaders such as Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and Motorola, AMX and its PHAST home automation subsidiary will provide interoperable devices that conform to the emerging SWAP specification created by the HomeRF Working Group. Through SWAP, consumer electronics and small appliances in and around the home will contain technology that will enable them to ""talk"" to each other without being tethered to the existing wiring in the home while distributing the power of the PC throughout the home. In making the public announcement, Dave Hill, Vice President of Residential Technology of AMX indicated, ""In the past, AMX and PNAST have staked out a leadership position in the corporate and residential environments because we excel in integrating many competing protocols into a single, unified system. What we're doing now is expanding those same markets by advancing open platforms for control, information, and entertainment technologies. By embracing industry-wide standards such as HomeRF, our products will play well with others' as we enter the Internet Appliance era."" AMX Chairman of the Board John McHale agrees, ""AMX has gained its experience by building its business in the eye of the technology tornado, constructing sense and opportunity from the winds of change. By acting now to establish interoperability standards like HomeRF, we can extend our expertise in a calmer atmosphere, able to steer the direction and cost of technology to benefit the common man. Sailing into the storm is more challenging, but riding with the wind is infinitely more rewarding.""For more information contact Dave Hill at 800 222 0193.