Taipei, Taiwan (Jan. 7, 1999) – The PalmPal system from Axlon Electronics Corporation has received the Innovation ’99 Best of Showcase Honoree award in the SO/HO category at the 1999 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Out of all the products submitted by major electronic manufacturers, PalmPal not only garnered top honors in the SO/HO category, but was also selected as a winner in the Integrated Home Systems category.

"PalmPal is Axlon’s first product towards complete realization of the digital home," said Ken Huang, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Axlon. "We are encouraged that the highly respected Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) has honored PalmPal with this prestigious award."

PalmPal is not only a 900 MHz Digital Wireless Key Telephone System (DWKTS), but also a gateway to legacy home control systems. Its two-way interactive control and information display gives users unprecedented freedom and flexibility in controlling their home environment, either from within the home or from a remote location. It monitors sensor devices and phone line status, sends messages internally or externally, and reacts to different events or combinations of events. It frees up family members' time and makes their home environment more secure, comfortable, and relaxing.

PalmPal's innovative design directs information, such as warning signals, messages, system status, etc., to appropriate family members wherever they are and whenever they need the information, providing a new dimension of control over their living environment.

The Innovation award is among the most highly recognized honors in the consumer electronics industry, endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America and sponsored and produced by the Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA), part of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).

Axlon Electronics Corporation, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.), is dedicated to designing and manufacturing innovative voice and data communication products for wireless home networks.

For more information about Axlon and PalmPal, contact:

Tracy Tsai
Manager, Marketing and Sales.
Axlon Electronics Corporation
5F-5, No. 77, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Road
Hsi-Chih Taipei, Taiwan 221
Phone: (+886)-2-2698-3336, Ext. 21
Fax: (+886)-2-2698-8322
E-mail: tracy.tsai@axlon.com

Or visit Axlon’s World Wide Web site at http://www.axlon.com

PalmPal is distributed in the US by PHAST Corporation, Tel.: 801-264-8090, 800-979-9637, http://www.phast.com