EHX FALL 2006 DELIVERS STAR-STUDDED EXPERIENCE IN LONG BEACH

Framingham, MA – December 4, 2006 —EH Publishing proudly announces that the 7th annual Electronic House Expo Fall attracted a record-breaking 8,930 custom electronics industry professionals, November 14-17 in Long Beach, CA. EHX again delivered critical business strategies, product information and industry training to a solid mix of custom electronics integrators, electricians, value added resellers, IT professionals, retailers, homebuilders, manufacturers, distributors and service providers.

The Show

The EHX Fall exhibit floor showcased 312 exhibiting companies featuring the latest in home theater, multi-room audio, media centers, home networking, home automation, lighting control, security and advanced electrical products. The EHX exhibit floor filled 170,000 gross square feet of space, a 15% increase vs. 2005.

Exceptional Innovation (EI), Platinum Sponsor, teamed with HP to give attendees a premium digital entertainment and automation experience through its series of room vignettes featuring Life|ware and subsystems – audio, lighting, security, cameras, AV and more – in action. EI showcased numerous new pieces of hardware including Life|point high definition touch panels, Life|controller home automation servers, and Life|storage and Life|vision media servers.

Ingram Micro, Gold Sponsor, showcased converged electronics and digital signage solutions and provided training on new products for the home and business market.

Intel, also a Gold Sponsor, highlighted its new Intel® Viiv™ technology platform for entertainment PCs, media centers and other media devices via a Best of Demo Alley Award-winning audio/video demonstration featuring AIX Records content.

Russound, Diamond Sponsor, celebrated its 40th anniversary by featuring their expanding line of multi-room audio products.

Synnex, also a Diamond Sponsor, announced the arrival of its new product and program offerings for the digital home market.

Other highlights of the exhibition floor included the Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center Lounge and EHX Media Center Pavilion, NASBA’s Digital Convergence Pavilion, the CAA Electronic Security Pavilion, the EHX Home Health Tech Pavilion and hundred of exhibitors.

Keynotes & Feature Presentations

CE Pro editor-in-chief, Jason Knott, moderated the Opening Keynote, featuring leading integration companies serving celebrity clients. David Frangioni of Miami-based Audio One, David Pidgeon of Dallas-based Starpower and Robert Eitel of Los Angeles-based Robert's Home AV gave entertaining, discreet anecdotes about high profile clients, while sharing the unique and delicate approach needed to satisfy this group of clients.

The EHX Wake-Up Call Breakfast, sponsored by Intel and moderated by Sean Wargo, Director of Industry Analysis, CEA, provided a look at the future of audio, video and gaming content and cutting edge technology platforms that are changing dealer product offerings and influencing their business models.

Directors from the CEA TechHome Association led a Roundtable Luncheon brainstorming session, developing strategies and tactics to help dealers overcome builder objections to adopting technology products.

Boot Camps, Seminars, Co-located Training & The Summit Over 400 industry professionals paid to attend the EHX Training Program, offering in-depth boot camps and seminars in a multi-track conference program. Most popular courses included the Media Center Boot Camp, moderated by CE Pro editor at large, Julie Jacobson, CEA TechHome’s Basic Training, a new Home Networking Boot Camp provided by Bedrock Learning, and an IP-based media distribution seminar.

THX co-located its home theater certification training with EHX Fall for this first time this year, drawing 30 pros interested in providing the high-end product and services associated with the THX certification program.

CEPro Business Valuation Summit

The CE Pro Business Valuation Summit, sponsored by Lutron Electronics, debuted this year, offering industry leaders an intensive, half-day educational and networking event. Created by CEPro, this Summit provided business valuation tactics for top custom electronics dealers. Attendees walked away knowing how to structure and operate their companies to achieve high valuations, enabling them to secure financing and engage in company mergers, acquisitions and sales. An expanded Summit will return to EHX Fall in 2007.

Awards

The fifth annual Multi-Room Audio/Video (MRAV) Awards were announced at EHX Fall, with twenty two cutting edge products earning awards for innovative improvements in performance, ease of use, ease of installation and pure value. This year’s Best Overall MRAV product went to ReQuest Inc. for their iQ Intelligent Multiroom System.

CE Pro also announced winners of its CE Pro Marketing Awards at EHX during a ceremony at the EH Publishing booth on the show floor and its 2007 High Impact Products, a recognition earned via nominations and polling of CE Pro’s 50,000+ readers.

Fun Stuff

EHX Unplugged, the largest custom electronics industry party in the West, attracted thousands of attendees. NuVo Technologies sponsored the live music provided by Jack Mack and the Heart Attack, one of LA’s premier party bands. The Long Beach Hyatt was rocking!

Show floor receptions and parties were sponsored by NASBA at the Digital Convergence Lounge and the California Alarm Association at their Electronic Security Pavilion.

A number of exhibitors hosted off-site parties, including On-Q and their famous martini party at The Madison, a funky reggae party hosted by Leviton, and private dealer cruises on a yacht from the Long Beach marina courtesy of Volutone.

EHX Spring 2007 will take place March 6-10 in Orlando, FL with EHX Fall 2007 taking place November 6-9 in Long Beach. For more information on exhibiting, contact EHX Sales Director, Susan Celli at or at 800-375-8015. For more information on attending EHX, please visit www.ehxweb.com or call 800-315-1581.

More than 11,000 industry professionals are expected at EHX Spring 2007, with more than 350 companies showcasing the hottest products in the custom electronics industry – including home theater, multi-room audio, media centers, home networking, home automation, lighting control, structured wiring, security and advanced electrical products.

For more information on EHX Spring 2007, visit www.ehxweb.com.

About EH Events

EH Events develops and produces world-class expositions and conferences for the technology and construction industries. The EH Events portfolio includes: Electronic House Expos (EHX) Spring & Fall, the TecHome Builder Conference and Expo (TBX), Worship Facilities Conference & Expo (WFX), Consumer HealthTech Summit and Digital Convergence Summit, co-produced with Technology Event Partners. EHX Fall was named the fastest growing show in America by Tradeshow Week magazine in 2003, and both EHX Spring and Fall were named among the fastest 50 growing tradeshows by Tradeshow Week magazine in 2004-2006.

About CEA

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more than 2,100 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless and landline communications, information technology, digital imaging, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels. Combined, CEA's members account for more than $125 billion in annual sales. CEA's resources are available online at www.CE.org, the definitive source for information about the consumer electronics industry.

CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES – Defining Tomorrow’s Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

· EHX Spring 2007 March 6 – 10, 2007 Orlando, FL

· PARA Management Conference Co-located with EHX Spring 2007 March 7 – 10, 2007 Orlando, FL

· Digital Convergence Summit 2007 May 20-23, 2007 Costa Mesa, CA

· TBX 2007 June 20 – 22, 2007 Atlanta, GA

· Consumer HealthTech Summit September 24 – 26, 2007 San Francisco, CA

· WFX 2007 October 24 - 26, 2007 Atlanta, GA

· EHX Fall 2007 November 6 – 9, 2007 Long Beach, CA