09.03.2008 — PRESS RELEASE

WESTBURY, N.Y. — VidaBox LLC proudly presents its new line of automation and media management packaged solutions called vAutomation, powered by Charmed Quark Controller (CQC), the popular control and automation system from Charmed Quark Systems, Ltd. As an extremely powerful, professional-level software package, CQC allows mid-to-high-end custom integrators to offer automation solutions with the features, flexibility, and extensibility formerly found only on more expensive and proprietary systems.

"One of our goals has always been to simplify every AV project as much as possible for the custom installer and integrator," says Steven Cheung, president of VidaBox. "By pre-installing CQC with our VidaBox systems, our dealers can now offer complete solutions where users can access their entire AV media library while controlling any automatable system in the home — right at their fingertips — through a single, easy-to-use, customized touch screen interface. CQC can control or accept feedback from devices via TCP/IP, RS-232, IR, and other standard communication protocols, making it compatible with a myriad of AV and automation hardware — not just VidaBox equipment."

CQC can come pre-installed on VidaBox hardware, and includes a set of pre-defined templates that can be used as-is to control music, pictures, videos, movies, and TV playback on any VidaBox server or extender. Very powerful solutions can be created in a purely point-and-click environment starting with these pre-defined templates, without the need to do any coding. However, a trained integrator can customize these templates and add control of other equipment by using a WYSIWYG interface editor to add/remove buttons, change graphics, backgrounds, what each press action does, etc. Completely customized solutions can be created and designed using CQC's extensive customization capabilities.

"We are very happy to join forces with VidaBox," said Dean Roddey, chairman and CTO of Charmed Quark Systems, Ltd. "Their experience with delivering solid media systems and high quality hardware, combined with the powerful automation and media management capabilities of CQC, will make for a very robust, cost-effective, and flexible solution for custom installers and their clients."

"By choosing our pre-designed vAutomation packages with CQC," Cheung continues, "dealers can take advantage and offer comprehensive AV solutions from a single manufacturer. Every standard package we offer can be tailored slightly and customized for each individual job to cover any unique needs, providing tremendous time savings by eliminating tons of design work, compatibility problems, and other potential headaches."

For more details on Charmed Quark Controller, please visit Charmed Quark Systems website at charmedquark.com. For more details on VidaBox's vAutomation and their comprehensive line of media servers and extenders, please visit the company website at vidabox.com, or visit them in Sound Room 17 at CEDIA Expo 2008!

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