Englewood, Colo., January 24, 2010 - MiOS' home control engine and Z-Wave gateway is now a key element in the exciting new development of ECHO Labs, LLC Energy Manager (EEM). The EEM provides a common user interface to collect and analyze energy-usage information from proprietary and open systems, as well as several legacy systems. By adding MiOS software to the EEM, homeowners, business owners, multi-site businesses and utility operators are now able to have a clear view of energy consumption across numerous location. MiOS also adds the functionality of being able to manage these locations remotely from a web browser or smartphone.

ECHO is a systems integrator that provides carrier-grade hosted applications and solutions to broadband operators, such as, cable, DSL and Wisp operators and hosted solutions for small and medium businesses. ECHO, a Z-Wave Alliance member , provides hosted messaging and messaging security services by integrating products from CommuniGate Systems and Cloudmark.

With this addition of MiOS software, ECHO will adds the latest home monitoring, control and automation technology to its offering for broadband operators and small and medium businesses. MiOS provides a powerful and flexible software engine that can be embedded into virtually any consumer electronic device, instantly adding home automation functionality. MiOS' award winning control software engine has been tested and proven in the market via the Mi Casa Verde brand Vera gateway product.

After a rigorous evaluation process of Z-Wave based home and small business control systems, ECHO concluded that MiOS' engine is best suited to integrate seamlessly with EEM while still allowing ECHO to further develop the system independently.

“MiOS' software engine is modular; a company can pick and chose the pieces they want to use and easily hook in the piece they develop themselves. We believe in open development, we'll even provide you the tools," says Lew Brown, MiOS' EVP Business Development, Sales and Marketing.

The soon-to-be-released MiOS Applications Marketplace, much like Apple's Apps Store, will provide a sales and distribution channel for application developers to create and sell add-ons to the MiOS software. ECHO plans to take advantage of this marketplace by offering a version of the EEM and other applications.

For further information please contact MiOS at info@MiOS.com or ECHO at info@echolabs.net.

About MiOS

MiOS is a powerful, flexible software engine developed to give a home owner, light commercial enterprise operator or small business owner the tools to save energy and increase security from anywhere in world. MiOS can be embedded into virtually any consumer electronic device, instantly adding home automation functionality.

MiOS was founded in 2008 and launched its award-winning control engine as part of the Mi Casa Verde brand gateway product line (www.micasaverde.com). MiOS is now an OEM software provider to a variety of brands in the U.S. and Europe.

About Echo Labs ECHO is a systems integrator and member of the Z-Wave Alliance that provides carrier grade, private-labeled, hosted applications and solutions to broadband operators such as cable, DSL and Wisp operators and hosted solutions for small and medium businesses. ECHO currently provides hosted messaging and messaging security services to hundreds of thousands of users by integrating products from CommuniGate Systems and Cloudmark.
For more information go to www.echolabs.net