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First Annual OTTO Awards Winners Announced at TBX 2006 Options Technology/Technology Options (OTTO) Awards Recognize Innovations in Options Sales

Framingham, Mass – May 26, 2006 – The winners of the first annual Options Technology/Technology Options (OTTO) Awards were announced during the TecHome Builder Conference & Expo (TBX) 2006 on Wednesday, May 10 in Ontario, California in a special presentation given by Jason Knott, editor-in-chief of TecHome Builder magazine.

The OTTO Awards, produced by EH Publishing, Inc., were designed to recognize best practices among homebuilders and design centers that are successfully using technology to sell options, as well as companies excelling in the merchandising of home tech product options such as home theater, multi-room audio, home networks and controls. The OTTOs also recognize tech integrators and suppliers that are helping builders achieve their options and home tech products sales goals.

The following is a complete listing of the 2006 OTTO Awards winners:

WINNER, OPTIONS MERCHANDISING TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT SUPPLIER
Best Design Center & Options Presentation Automation

Options Online

Options Management System

WINNER, HOME TECH OPTIONS, BUILDER/DESIGN CENTER
Best Model Home Whole-House Merchandising of Home Tech Options

Scott Properties/Domus Technologies

Incline Creek Estates

WINNER, HOME TECH OPTIONS, PRODUCT SUPPLIER
Best Vendor-Provided Home Tech Training

Home Controls, Inc.

Residential Integrator School (RIS)

Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products

Leviton Manufacturing

Leviton Builder Program Collateral

Best Vendor-Provided Technology to Sell Technology

Vantage Controls

Vantage Virtual Tour

Best Vendor Builder Program

On-Q/Legrand

On-Q Builder Program

WINNER, HOME TECH OPTIONS, DEALER/INTEGRATOR
Best Dealer-Builder Partnership to Sell Technology

Time Direct, Inc.

"Up & Running"

Best Dealer-Operated Showroom

ONteriors
ONteriors Technology Design Center at 4S Ranch

Thank you to all of the entrants of the first annual OTTO Awards Program!

Aareas Interactive, www.aareas.com, Best Design Center & Options Automation Presentation: The 24/7 Sales Center

AFL Telecommunications, www.afltele.com, Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: FTTH/Home Technology Marketing at Tollgate Village

AMX, www.amx.com, Best Vendor-Provided Technology to Sell Technology: The AMX Amenities Solution; Best Vendor-Builder Program: AMX Residential Builders Program

AVAD, LLC, www.avad.com, Best Vendor-Builder Program: AVAD D2B Program

Builder1440, www.builder1440.com, Best Design Center & Options Presentation Automation: Sales1440 v 5.4

HAI (Home Automation, Inc.), www.homeauto.com, Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: HAI Model Home Kit

Home Automation Link, Best Model Home Whole-House Merchandising of Home Tech Options: 7 Sanibel

Home Controls, Inc., www.homecontrols.com, Best Vendor-Provided Technology to Sell Technology: ConnectHome 8 Minute Sales Video; Best Vendor-Provided Home Tech Training: Residential Integrator School (RIS)

Intel, www.intel.com, Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: Intel(r) Viiv(tm) technology

KPS PowerHome, www.kpsalarms.com, Best Dealer-Builder Partnership to Sell Technology: KPS PowerHome in Design Centers

Leviton Manufacturing, www.leviton.com, Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: Leviton Builder Program Collateral

New Home Technologies, www.newhometechnologies.com, Best Design Center & Options Presentation Automation: Envision

On-Q/Legrand, www.onqlegrand.com, Best Vendor-Builder Program: On-Q Builder Program; Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: On-Q Selection Center Displays; Best Vendor-Provided Technology to Sell Technology: On-Q Custom Web Pages

ONteriors, www.onteriors.com, Best Dealer-Builder Partnership to Sell Technology: One-Stop Shopping for All Options: ONteriors and CTI Partnership; Best Dealer-Operated Showroom: ONteriors Technology Design Center at 4S Ranch

Options Online, www.optionsonline.ws, Best Design Center & Options Presentation Automation: Options Management System

Pharaoh Information Services Inc., www.ibswin.com, Best Design Center & Options Presentation Automation: Design Studio Series

Scott Properties/Domus Technologies, www.scottdevelopment.net/custom1.shtml, Best Model Home Whole-House Merchandising of Home Tech Options: Incline Creek Estates

Sony Electronics, Inc., www.sony.com, Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: WallStation (Brochure); Best Vendor-Provided Collateral for Home Tech Products: New Home Entertainment Solutions

Time Direct, www.EnhancedLiving.com, Best Dealer-Builder Partnership to Sell Technology: "Up & Running"Vantage Controls, www.vantagecontrols.com, Best Vendor-Provided Technology to Sell Technology: Vantage Virtual Tours

Additional information on OTTO Award winners will be featured in TecHome Builder magazine as well as online at www.techomebuilder.com and www.tbxweb.com. For further information on the awards program, please contact Carey Huxsaw at chuxsaw@ehpub.com or 508-663-1500 x298.

About EH Events & Education (www.ehpub.com/events)
EH Events & Education, a division of EH Publishing, Inc.(www.ehpub.com), develops and produces world-class expositions and conferences for the technology and construction industries. The EH Events & Education portfolio includes: Electronic House Expos (EHX) Spring & Fall, the TecHome Builder Conference and Expo (TBX), and Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX). EHX Fall was named the fastest growing show in America by Tradeshow Week magazine in 2003, and both EHX Spring & Fall were named among the fastest 50 growing tradeshows by Tradeshow Week magazine in 2004 and 2005.