Best Buy Teams with Lundgren Bros. to Make Home Networking Easy.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2003 Top Twin Cities Builder will showcase Best Buy's Networked Home Solutions(TM) In Parade of Homes The Parade of Homes is a showcase of new homes held annually in several regions throughout the United States. Alternatively known as the Tour of Homes in some locales, it is often presented by the local Home Builders Association (HBA) or Building Industry Association (BIA). Spring Preview(SM) Best Buy (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBY BBY Best Buy (stock symbol) BBY Before Battle of Yavin (Star Wars) BBY BeBeyond (Chinese online community) ) and Lundgren Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . today announced an agreement to provide Best Buy's Networked Home Solutions, an assortment of home networking packages constructed to fit peoples' changing lifestyles, in several Lundgren Bros. communities throughout the Twin Cities. Beginning this month, a base structured wiring network that allows for maximum versatility with home technology will be standard in more than 500 homes in Dakota, Hennepin and Carver counties. In addition, Networked Home Solutions will be featured in three Lundgren Bros. homes on the Parade of Homes Spring Preview(SM). Many new homebuyers are interested in home networking, but lack the knowledge or resources to incorporate the technology into their home - that's why Best Buy created Networked Home Solutions. Networked Home Solutions packages enable Best Buy to align with the builder to make sure the homeowner has all of the behind-the-scenes wiring needed to quickly, neatly and easily connect the technology within their home. Networked Home Solutions offers two distinct packages: -- Lifestyle Series packages that target specific entertainment enthusiasts (available packages called Music Lover, Movie Buff, Computer Whiz and Ultimate Entertainment Enthusiast). -- Foundation Series packages that allow consumers flexibility to create a solution specific to their needs and ensure new homes are wired for the technology and entertainment people use every day. "Teaming with Lundgren Bros. gives our Networked Home Solutions packages exposure with people who are looking to optimize entertainment options in their homes," said Sean Skelley, vice president of Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and Business Development for Best Buy. "By delivering benefits that are simple to use and easy to understand, Networked Home Solutions provides Lundgren Bros.' homebuyers the opportunity to enhance the products and services they currently own." A member of the Lennar Family of Builders, Lundgren Bros. has built award-winning homes in the Twin Cities' most desirable communities since 1970. Lundgren Bros. has won several awards for excellence in design and construction, including a Grand Award from the National Association of Home Builders The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is one of the largest trade associations in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the association organizes one of the largest conventions in North America, The International Builders' Show, which draws more than (NAHB NAHB National Association of Home Builders NAHB National Academy of Health and Business (Canada) ) and Professional Builder Professional Builder (ISSN-1072-0561) is a trade publication and web site owned by Reed Business Information serving the information needs of the housing and light construction marketplace. and Remodeler magazine. "Our partnership with Best Buy translates to a big advantage to our homebuyers," said Peter Beucke, AIA AIA - Application Integration Architecture , vice-president of Sales, Marketing and Architecture for Lundgren Bros. Homes. "Best Buy's Networked Home Solutions make it easy to choose a state-of-the-art system for both the novice and the techno-savvy homebuyer." Lundgren Bros. Homes featuring Best Buy's Networked Home Solutions will be featured in the following Twin Cities-area communities: Glendalough (Rosemount); Trevar (Lakeville); Stonecliffe (Eagan); Cascades (Plymouth); Prairie Lakes (Lakeville); and Vasserman Ridge (Chanhassen). To learn more about Networked Home Solutions, visit Lundgren Bros. models on the Parade of Homes Spring Preview(SM) and experience the benefits of home networking technology. The Parade models at Glendalough will also demonstrate the features of the new iCEBOX, an all-in-one entertainment center for the kitchen. Features include television, DVD/Audio CD player, broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , FM radio, home video monitoring, washable keyboard and remote and a touch screen LCD monitor A flat panel display that uses liquid crystals. Although laptops have used LCDs as their flat panel technology almost exclusively, LCD is also the most popular for flat panel desktop monitors. Toward the end of 2003, sales of LCD displays for desktops overtook CRTs for the first time. with stylus. The "Parade of Homes Spring Preview(SM)" Servicemark and Logo are Servicemarks of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities and are used with permission. About Best Buy Stores LP Best Buy Stores LP, owned and operated by Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc., is one of the nation's leading specialty retailers of technology and entertainment products and services. Best Buy was founded in St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery , Minn. in 1966. Best Buy Stores reach an estimated 300 million consumers per year through more than 500 retail stores in 48 states and online at BestBuy.com. For more information about Best Buy, visit the virtual pressroom at http://onlinepressroom.net/bestbuy. About Best Buy Co., Inc. Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is one of North America's leading specialty retailers of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company operates retail stores and commercial web sites under the names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad The Geek Squad is a subsidiary of the Best Buy Company and is based in Richfield, Minnesota [1]. Originally founded in 1994 by Robert Stephens, it offers various computer-related services and accessories for residential and commercial clients. (GeekSquad.com), Magnolia Hi-Fi (MagnoliaHiFi.com), Media Play (MediaPlay.com), Sam Goody (SamGoody.com), and Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company reaches consumers through nearly 1,900 retail stores in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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