February, 2008 -- Leviton Manufacturing Company's Vizia RF™ lighting and home control system continues to diversify its value proposition for CEDIA integrators, professional installers, and electrical contractors by announcing a partnership with Electronic Solutions Inc. (a Hunter Douglas company) to deliver Vizia RF compatible shade control products to the growing wireless home control and home automation market.

"ESI brings a huge dimension to our wireless Vizia RF home control system," says Grant Sullivan, Product Marketing Manager for Leviton. Sullivan continues, "Integration of window shades into our Vizia RF line delivers control of natural and artificial lighting, further enhancing home automation for the homeowner. We at Leviton view this as a defining addition to our wireless home control line, consistent with the popular vision of a modern home."

Motorized shades are available through many different distribution channels. Interested installers, integrators and system designers are invited to visit ESI for the latest channel partners and distribution channels at www.elec-solutions.com.

Vizia RF is a scalable, wireless lighting control system for residential applications that uses Z-Wave® technology to overcome the performance issues and high cost of earlier generations of wireless home control systems. Easy to install, set up and operate, Vizia RF includes digital dimmers and switches, a full-function scene controller, zone-controller, appliance and lamp modules and remote controls.

ESI, a division of Hunter Douglas, is the leading producer of intelligent controls for motorized products. ESI pioneered motor control technology with an array of versatile products for motorized window coverings, projection screens, retractable awnings, rolling shutters and exterior solar protection products. ESI is headquartered in Lafayette, Colorado.

Leviton is a founding member of the Z-Wave® Alliance comprised of more than 125 companies that are working to incorporate Z-Wave technology into their products. The companies include industry leaders such as Electronic Solutions, Inc., Logitech, Monster, Wayne-Dalton and Universal Electronics. Leviton has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to develop a superior way to remotely control their Z-Wave lighting and home automation devices using any number of popular consumer electronic products. For more information, contact Leviton Manufacturing Co., 59-25 Little Neck Parkway, Little Neck, NY 11362-2591, or visit www.leviton.com/viziarf and www.viziarf.com.