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Global Caché Signs National Distributor

GC-100 Home Network Adapter to be Sold Through Worthington Distribution

San Jose, CA and Las Vegas, NV USA - November 18, 2002 - (Lunch@Piero's/COMDEX Fall 2002) Global Caché, a provider of products that enable technology in homes, announced today that it will begin selling the Global Caché GC-100 Home Network Adapter through Worthington Distribution, a national distributor of home automation and system integration equipment and supplies. Global Caché's hardware addresses the growing number of homes with high-bandwidth Internet and networking capability and enables the use of network-based software to control and automate diverse devices throughout the home, eliminating the need for costly and complex proprietary systems. Additionally, the Global Caché GC-100 replaces the current requirement for installers using open systems to piggyback different devices from several vendors with one easy to use product.

"We recognized right away that the GC-100 filled a need for our dealers and integrators to simply and economically connect infrared devices, as well as other types of devices, directly to a network," said Richard Scholl Jr., President of Worthington. "A product like this didn't exist on the market prior to the GC-100, and we think it's going to be an important enabler for our dealers to further expand their market into middle income homes. With products like the GC-100 becoming available, the home automation market is no longer just for the wealthy and integrators and dealers don't need to rely on expensive and time consuming certification training for their employees to be able to install the products."

"We're pleased to have signed up a national distributor like Worthington that focuses squarely on serving and supporting the home automation system integrator with products that are very compatible to ours," said Robin Ford, Global Cache's VP of Business Development. "It was clear from the beginning the people at Worthington are experts in home automation with extensive experience in system integration and that they would be an excellent distributor for our products."

The GC-100, which previewed to rave reviews at CEDIA in September, will begin shipping at the end of November. For pricing and availability please contact Worthington Distribution at 800-282-8864 or online at www.worthdist.com.

About Global Caché, Inc.
Global Caché, based in Silicon Valley, is dedicated to producing state-of-the-art products that enable technology in homes. Our debut product, the Home Network Adapter, provides the means for PC-based home automation and management software to access, control, and deliver services in a networked home to diverse and previously unconnected devices and appliances. Global Caché sells direct to installers and system integrators, and through distributors and OEMs. For more information on Global Caché and our products and services or to place an order, visit online at www.globalcache.com or call us at 408-270-1300.

About Worthington Distribution
In June of 1992, Worthington Group, Ltd. sold its dealer/installer operation to become a national distributor of home automation/system integration equipment and supplies. Today, Worthington Distribution is one of the largest full line distributors catering to the dealer/installer. The staff at Worthington Distribution has over 35 years of combined experience in security, home automation, telephone, access control, central vac, whole house audio/video (including CCTV and satellite distribution), home theater, and systems integration. We look forward to sharing our experience with home automation system integrators by offering real world technical support by field experienced and factory trained technicians, plus we offer free system design assistance and consultation.

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Media Contact:
Global Caché/Rusty Keller
(408) 270-1300,
rusty.keller@globalcache.com