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Global Caché and Xabler Form Strategic Alliance

Hardware and Software Companies Partner to Provide Complete Solution

San Jose, CA and Las Vegas, NV USA - November 18, 2002 - (Lunch@Piero's/COMDEX Fall 2002) Global Caché and Xabler, both providers of products that enable technology in homes, announced today they have signed a strategic alliance agreement which describes their intention to work together by marketing and delivering compatible and innovative solutions to the home automation market.

"Both Xabler and Global Caché are committed to providing the best home control and automation solutions possible to our customers," said Kent Gividen, Xabler President. "By working together we will ensure that our products work optimally together and can feel confident in recommending each other's products to our customers. The GC-100 is a great fit and helps promote our vision of the open standards movement."

The Global Caché GC-100 Home Network Adapter is a flexible and easy to use hardware device connecting IR, relay, serial, and digital I/O devices to a network. The GC-100 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, avoiding costly and complex proprietary systems.

Xabler provides a hardware and software solution that installs a secure home network and allows wireless control. It allows the control of lighting, distributed audio, RS232 devices, etc. Xabler also provides a streaming video server, Xabler Digital Music Server (DMS), and wireless equipment all in one turnkey solution. Through Xabler everything can be controlled through the Internet, Wireless Web Tablet or PDA.

"We’re delighted to be working with Xabler to ensure delivery of complimentary and compatible products for the home automation and control market," said Walt Keller, Global Caché President. "We believe that the old proprietary home control systems are being supplanted by new technology based on open systems and standards. For this shift in the marketplace to be successful it's important that all the pieces of the system work together flawlessly. Our agreement with Xabler further ensures this happening."

Look for Global Caché at booth No. 650 and Xabler at booth No. 719 during EHX in Long Beach on November 13th through 14th.

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 Xabler
Xabler of Provo, Utah was founded to meet the growing need of Wireless and Internet control in home and business automation. The company focuses on ways to deliver quick conversion, seamless integration, and powerful wireless and Internet control to the home and business automation industry. For more information on Xabler visit online at http://www.xabler.com or call us at 888-388-0503.

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

Xabler/Kent Gividen
888-388-0503 x86
kgividen@xabler.com