Life|ware Wins Two 2008 CEA "Mark of Excellence" Awards
03.17.08
Life|ware has done it again, winning two CEA Mark of Excellence awards announced at EHX. Life|ware 2.0.3 won in the Best Control System category, and our Life|media LMS 754 server won in the Best Media Server category.
Congratulations to all the winners and nominees! Check them out on the CEA website.
Life|ware University Webinars
12.17.2007
Life|ware dealers can log in to Life|ware University for one of several online webinars on our new configuration tool, Life|ware Visual Project. Classes are for certified dealers ONLY, are NOT a re-certification, and dealers are not required to attend. There is a technological limit to 14 students per class. If these classes fill up we will add more as needed.
We recommend that dealers access the class with a desktop PC and have a secondary PC (laptop) available with 2.0.3 loaded to launch VP and follow along with demonstrations and exercises. Click Here to Register.
LMS 754 Media Server Wins CES Innovations Award
12.17.2007
Life|ware™'s LMS 754 Media Server has been recognized by CES in the Integrated Home Systems category. The quad CableCARD™- tuner Media Center implementation allows users to simultaneously access multiple forms of broadcast content, including high definition digital cable in four zones. As the flagship Life|media model, the LMS-754 delivers a premium feature set, including an Intel® Core™ Extreme Quad-Core processor, 4 GB DDRAM and 4 TB hard drive in RAID 5 array.
CES attendees will be able to see Life|ware's LMS 754 media server in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. See all the honorees at CES Innovations 2008 Awards Honorees.
Life|ware™ 2.0.3 Wins CES Innovations Award
12.17.2007
Life|ware 2.0.3 has been recognized by CES in the Integrated Home Systems category. Life|ware version 2.0.3 delivers more functionality and more choice to customers through compelling new features and an expanded roster of connected partners, and our new configuration tool Life|ware Visual Project makes dealer setup easier and more profitable than ever.
CES attendees will be able to see Life|ware 2.0.3 in the Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. See all the honorees at CES Innovations 2008 Awards Honorees.
NEW! Training at EHX West — Life|ware Design
Friday, November 9, 2007
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Long Beach Convention Center, Room 202B
Long Beach, CA
Attend Life|ware Design and experience the paradigm shift! This class takes you through the simple process of setting up different levels of Life|ware digital entertainment and automation systems. Project managers, technicians, and sales people alike learn basic Life|ware network terminology, the use of Media Center PCs, clients, servers, extenders, and more as they apply to Life|ware system design.
The course is free to anyone attending EHX West. No pre-registration is required.
Life|ware™ 2.0 Wins Electronic House Product of the Year 2007 Award
07.16.2007
For the second year in a row, Life|ware has won the Electronic House Product of the Year award! According to EH: Our decisions are based on reviews we ran throughout the year, product demos, and talking with the installers and users of the products.
Topping our list of criteria is technological innovation, combined with overall value—and just plain outstanding features.
Awards will be presented at the CEDIA Expo in September, and Life|ware will be featured with other award winners in the September issue of Electronic House Magazine.
EI Wins OTTO Award for Life|ware/CBUSA Partnership
07.12.2007
Exceptional Innovation and Custom Builders USA (CBUSA) have been recognized with an OTTO (Options Technology/Technology Options) award for Best Dealer-Builder Partnership to Sell Technology from TECHome Builder Expo. The OTTO Awards recognize suppliers and tech integrators who are helping builders achieve their options and home tech products sales goals.
Exceptional Innovation is part of CBUSA's "Partners in Quality" program, dedicated to developing and maintaining powerful, local networks of professional builders, vendors and national manufacturers. CBUSA and Life|ware help builders provide their customers with state-of-the-art technology and design.
See all nominees and awards at the TBX website.
EI announces five Life|media servers
05.21.2007
Exceptional Innovation today announced the launch of five Life|media servers set to ship this summer, optimized for both digital entertainment and home automation.
Check out CEPro's rundown of the entire story..
Life|storage™ Earns Microsoft's Embedded Partner Award
05.01.2007
Life|storage™, Exceptional Innovation's digital media storage solution, received the North and South American Windows Embedded Partner Excellence Award 2007 at Microsoft's Mobile & Embedded Developers Conference in Las Vegas this week. Microsoft recognized Life|storage as a solution for home users and small offices. Read the CEPro coverage — EI's Lifestorage Receives Microsoft Embedded Partner Award.
NEW Instructor-Led Online Courses at Life|ware University™
04.23.2007
Life|ware™ 2.0 and Vista Media Center Overview is our new offering from Life|ware University. Online and instructor-led, this 40-minute course covers new features in Life|ware 2.0 and Vista Media Center, and describes how Life|ware 2.0 and Vista improve the home control experience, including easier, more transparent navigation and easier association of clients and extenders. Sign up now at Life|ware University.
Life|ware™ Receives CEA 2007 Mark of Excellence Award
03.09.2007
The Mark of Excellence awards program from CEA honors the best in custom home technology. Life|ware™ 1.0.2 has been recognized by CEA for Best Human Interface.
Read about Exceptional Innovation's award at 2007 Mark of Excellence.
Life|ware™ Shows Live CableCard Streaming at EHX
03.08.2007
Cable card streaming for Media Center is here, and Life|ware™ has it! CEPro reviews the demo here.
Exceptional Innovation Partners with The Momentum Group
02.07.2007
The Momentum Group (TMG) has selected Life|ware™ for all of TMG's Multi Dwelling Unit (MDU) projects, and as the interface to RITA concierge services. See our press release page for more details.
Exceptional Innovation Partners with Custom Builders USA
02.07.2007
Custom Builders USA has selected Life|ware™, Exceptional Innovation's digital entertainment and home control software as the electronics centerpiece for CBUSA's "Partners in Quality" program.
See our press release page for more details.
Exceptional Innovation Announces New Builder Packages
02.07.2007
The Life|ware™ builder program helps builders set their homes apart with five digital entertainment and home automation packages. From a basic entertainment package to complete home automation, there's a package to fit every budget and every homeowner's desire. Check out our new Builder's page.
Life|blog™ takes off at CES
01.03.2007
Check out our new Life|blog™, the perfect forum for us to pass along scoops, updates and 411 about the world of Life|ware™ in a slightly less formal way.
Life|blog launches with live blogging from CES, Jan 8-11 in Vegas. It's gonna be the shizzle. Check it out.
Life|ware™ receives 2006 CHIPS award
01.03.2007
CEPro makes Life|ware a 2006 CEPro High Impact Products (CHIPS) honoree for High Impact Automation.
Read about Exceptional Innovation's award at 2006 CHIPS Awards.
Exceptional Innovation named "Most Innovative Company of 2006"
01.01.2007
According to The Perfect Vision magazine, Exceptional Innovation "takes the crown for the boldness of its vision."
Read about Exceptional Innovation's award at Most Innovative Company or download the complete article (free, registration required) at The Perfect Vision 2006 Products of the Year
Life|ware™ Picks Up Two EXC!TE Awards from
Custom Retailer Magazine
10.31.2006
Exceptional Innovation's Life|ware Home Control software won the Most EXC!TING Home Automation System award and the overall Most EXC!TING Product award from Custom Retailer magazine. The awards were presented in a ceremony at CEDIA.
Life|ware is a featured product in their October issue. Read the articles--Most EXC!TING Product and Most EXC!TING Home Automation System
Life|ware™ Finds its First Retail Home at Magnolia
10.26.2006
Homeowners in California will be the first to glimpse what the future of digital living looks like. New Magnolia Audio/Video stores opening in Santa Monica and Santa Clara, CA, will be the first consumer retail showcases for Life|ware™. Inside each store will be a fully-integrated home designed to showcase Life|ware's home control and digital entertainment solutions. See our press release page for more details.
Manufacturer Training at EHX-West
10.19.2006
Exceptional Innovation will host an overview of Life|ware at EHX-West (Long Beach) this coming November on Thursday, Nov. 16, from 3-4:30 PM. as well as a full Introduction to Life|ware certification on Friday, November 17, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM. Visit our training pages or the EHX website for more details.
Dealers: Online Training Registration is Now Available
10.19.2006
Prospective Life|ware Dealers can now register for training courses online by visiting Life|ware University.
The Life|ware™ Training calendar includes Certification training at Exceptional Innovation's headquarters in Columbus, OH and Introduction to Life|ware™ courses at regional locations around the United States.
Introduction to Life|ware™ is a one-day seminar that lets potential dealers "kick the tires" as they consider becoming Life|ware Certified™
Life|ware™ Certification is a two-day course providing hands-on experience.
Life|ware University offers educational modules online, so you can learn on your time and at your pace.
See Life|ware in Action at CEDIA!
09.02.2006
Life|ware, the hardware-friendly home control software, will control subsystems from a variety of companies in the 2,200 square-foot Cedia Home of Electronic Lifestyles™, built across from the main entrance to the Colorado Convention Center for the CEDIA Expo 2006 show, Sept. 14-17, 2006.
Life|ware will control Cooper Wiring Devices Aspire RF, ZWave-based lights, as well as Russound audio, Aprilaire thermostats, Panasonic cameras and DSC security systems. HP digital entertainment centers, Media Center PCs and TVs will provide premium entertainment experiences to complement Life|ware's automation.
Life|ware Named Product of the Year
by Electronic House Magazine
08.15.2006
Exceptional Innovation's Life|ware Home Control software was named a 2006 Product of the Year by Electronic House magazine, as announced in their September issue.
Editor's note "cool because: It's simple to install and configure through wizards and easy-to-use tools."
EI's Family of Touch Panels Renamed Life|point™
Exceptional Innovation's award-winning, all-digital, high definition touch panels are now called Life|point, a name that better suggests the sense of our touch panel as a central point of control for the home and business.
Life|point touch panels are available in 8.9" and 12.1" sizes, and capable of 720p high definition experience. When coupled with EI's Life|vision television server, the panels can stream four live television shows simultaneously.
Life|ware v. 1.0.2 Released
08.14.2006
Meanwhile, a host of new devices joined the Life|ware party, including 5 audio systems from Russound, lighting from CentraLite and Leviton, and K2's awesome X-ARM motorized mount powered by CLO.
Life|ware Certified™ Dealers will find complete documentation and support materials on our certified dealer site.
More Life|ware Training Dates set for Remainder of 2006
08.11.2006
Seats in Life|ware training courses are filling up fast. Introduction to Life|ware one-day seminars are scheduled around the country, while full Life|ware Certification takes place at our Columbus, OH headquarters. See our training schedule for new dates added to the schedule.
DDG Distributes Life|ware
04.04.2006
Exceptional Innovation, manufacturers of Life|ware home control software, today announced the signing of a national distribution program with the Digital Delivery Group (DDG). This agreement, coupled with the launch of Exceptional Innovation's Life|ware dealer training and certification, brings Life|ware 1.0.1 to dealers nationwide.
"The Life|ware solution represents the true promise of convergence with the way it seamlessly merges home control with digital entertainment," said Steve Cashman, Exceptional Innovation's Vice President of Sales. "When looking for a distributor to bring our innovative software and future products to market, we wanted a group that specialized in digital products that would allow us to leverage our extensive partnership with HP. As a national HP distributor, DDG sells and supports the full array of HP's digital entertainment products, offering customers great quality at an affordable price."
Find a DDG distributor here.
Exceptional Innovation's touch panel wins CES Innovations Award
11.10.2005
Exceptional Innovation's Life|point family of all-digital, high-definition, LCD touch panels were awarded a CES Innovations award in the category of Integrated Home Systems on Tuesday in New York City.
Available in 8.9- and 12.1-inch models, Life|point accesses comprehensive home control and can seamlessly display digital media in high definition.
Life|point will be featured in the Innovations Design and Engineering Showcase at CES, January 5-8 in Las Vegas. All of Exceptional Innovation's products can be experienced in the NextGen "Digital Lifestyles" home at CES.
Note: This product was known as "Life|touch" at the time of the award. It has since been renamed "Life|point."
