Best Buy Teams with Ryland Homes to Make Home Networking Easy.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2003 Top Twin Cities Builder will showcase Best Buy's Networked Home Solutions(TM) in new community in Woodbury Woodbury. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 10,904), seat of Gloucester co., SW N.J., in the Philadelphia–Camden metropolitan area; settled 1683, inc. as a city 1871. It is a trade and service center, and petrochemical companies are nearby. , Minn. 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 Ryland Homes Ryland Homes is the United States' 11th-largest developer and home-builder. The builder, based in Calabasas, California, has built over 250,000 homes across the United States since its inception, focusing primarily on first-time homebuyers and first- and second-time moveup buyers. today announced an agreement to provide Best Buy's Networked Home Solutions, an assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of home networking packages constructed to fit peoples' changing lifestyles, in several Ryland Homes in Woodbury, Minn. Beginning this month, a base-structured wiring network that allows for maximum versatility with home entertainment and technology will be standard in more than 200 homes in the Turnberry Turnberry is used in several ways including:
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 align (  līn),v to move the teeth into their proper positions to conform to the line of occlusion. with the builder to make sure homeowners have all of the behind-the-scenes wiring needed to quickly, neatly and easily connect the technology within their homes. Networked Home Solutions offers two distinct packages: -- Lifestyle Series packages that target specific entertainment enthusiasts (available packages include: Music Lover, Movie Buff, Computer Whiz and Ultimate Entertainment Enthusiast A person who enjoys using computers and electronic equipment. Enthusiasts like technology and are willing to learn more of the ins and outs of a product than the average consumer, who just wants to use it. An enthusiast is more like a "prosumer." See consumer and prosumer. ). -- 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 Ryland Homes gives homebuyers a simple way to connect all their entertainment devices into an easy to use system with Networked Home Solutions," 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 offering customers a variety of packages to fit their lifestyle, Networked Home Solutions provides Ryland Homes homebuyers with the connections and the solutions that help them get the most out of the technology they have today." Since 1967, Ryland has crafted over 200,000 homes for families of all shapes and sizes across the country, making it one of the country's largest homebuilders. Ryland Homes can be found in communities throughout the nation. Recently, Ryland Homes celebrated a milestone of having sold more than 200,000 homes in more than 25 markets nationwide. In the Twin Cities, Ryland Homes is recognized as a leading builder and was ranked No. 7 in 2002. "We are excited about our partnership with Best Buy," said Wayne Soojian, Twin Cities Division President for Ryland Homes. "The Networked Home Solutions that Best Buy offers makes it easy for entertainment and technology enthusiasts to get exactly what they want in their own home." About Best Buy Stores Best Buy Stores, owned and operated by Minneapolis-based Best Buy 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 550 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 Ryland Homes Since 1967, Ryland has crafted over 200,000 beautiful homes across the country, making us one of the country's largest home builders. You'll find our communities throughout the nation. And, while many things have changed since our founding, one thing remains the same: our commitment to building quality and value into each of our homes. We provide a complete list of essential services through Ryland Homes and Ryland Mortgage Company. We handle each aspect of the process, from design, construction and sales to competitive mortgage-financing programs and title search, settlement and escrow escrow Instrument, such as a deed, money, or property, that constitutes evidence of obligations between two or more parties and is held by a third party. It is delivered by the third party only upon fulfillment of some condition. services. That way we can give you the best home at the best value. As a company, we build on our geographic diversity, financial strength and market-driven strategies to achieve success and staying power. For more information about Ryland Homes, visit us at www.ryland.com. |
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