The only problem is that it was not Creston that first alerted SmartHouse to the new tablet Media Center solution but Microsoft executives working in the Microsoft ehome division. Jeff Singer the Marketing Communications Director of Crestron in the USA called SmartHouse to ascertain how we came to be in possession of the information. He said "Your story has caused quite a stir. We have been accused of leaking the information. We have received high level calls from executives in Microsoft's ehome division demanding to know why we leaked confidential information".
Singer admitted that Creston is in a deep relationship with Microsoft and that new products were set to be launched but he refused to elaberate on what they were.
SmartHouse first became aware earlier this year that Microsoft was struggling to deliver a robust Media Center solution that could be used in a home environment without the system being compromised. At the same time we also became aware that Microsoft at a senior level had developed a relationship with Crestron which is a global automation company that has a reputation, unlike Microsoft, for delivering rock solid automation systems that are used in defence and government environments.
