ELAN Home Systems and XM Satellite Radio Announce Product Development Agreement

Industry Leaders Ink Deal to Deliver New Multi-Room, Satellite-Enabled ELAN Products

LEXINGTON, KY (PRWEB) July 14, 2004 -- ELAN Home Systems, a leading manufacturer of award-winning distributed audio/video and home automation systems, today announced that the company has entered into a product development agreement with XM Satellite Radio, Americas number one satellite radio service provider. The announcement was made by Bob Farinelli, President and Chief Technical Officer of ELAN Home Systems.

Under the agreement, ELAN and XM Satellite Radio will join forces to develop, and bring to market, exciting new ELAN multi-room products that will play XMs critically-acclaimed programming. ELAN customers will be able to easily access XMs satellite music and information and distribute it throughout the home from their award-winning VIA!® Touch Panels. The first product on the development slate will be a breakthrough audio system that will deliver three different XM audio channels simultaneously and also present the customer with complete, real-time channel feedback on ELAN VIA! panels.

We believe this agreement with XM Satellite Radio will be highly beneficial to our Customers. Our vision is to continuously provide greater options for music and information in every room with next generation ELAN products, and this relationship will provide exactly that. Our VIA!dj Digital Music Server provides homeowners instant access to all of their music today. Our new XM-enabled product will provide exposure to music and genres they dont own -- reliably and commercial free -- offering the best of both worlds! With this new technology and XMs rapid growth, I could not think of a better partner to join forces with to be the first to bring satellite radio products with simultaneous, multiple audio channels and user feedback to market," stated Mr. Farinelli.

We at XM Radio are very pleased to be working with an industry leader such as ELAN to produce multi-room systems for consumers to enjoy XMs commercial-free music and premier news, sports and talk radio. This collaboration with ELAN promises to bring some very innovative XM Radio enabled products to market," said Phil Whitworth, XM Director of Product Marketing.

About XM Satellite Radio:

XM is Americas number one satellite radio service with more than 2.1 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, DC, New York City and Nashville, Tennessee at the Country Music Hall of Fame, XMs 2004 lineup includes more than 120 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: 68 one-hundred-percent commercial-free music channels, featuring hip hop to opera, classical to country, bluegrass to blues; 34 channels of premier sports, talk, comedy, childrens and entertainment programming; and 21 channels of the most advanced traffic and weather information for major metropolitan areas nationwide. For more information about XM, visit www.xmradio.com.

About ELAN Home Systems:

ELAN Home Systems is a leading manufacturer of innovative, award-winning distributed audio/video and home automation systems. Based in Lexington, KY, the companys systems were the first to integrate audio, video, phones and third-party products to create a seamless, easy-to-use whole-house" experience. The companys unique products provide complete lifestyle, feature-rich solutions, yet can be configured to fit the specific needs of every homeowner. ELAN products are distributed through a comprehensive channel of select Dealers and Distributors throughout the United States, Canada and 58 countries worldwide. To learn more, visit www.elanhomesystems.com.

ELAN is a trademark of ELAN Home Systems, LLC, Lexington, KY. VIA! is a registered trademark of ELAN Home Systems, LLC. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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