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Contact:           Stefan West

Cross Point Industries

                        Tel 909.461.8789

                        E-mail: stefan@voicealert.com

                       

New Wireless Pool Safety System

Voice Alert Making a Big Splash This Summer

 

Encinitas, Calif. – June 5, 2002 – Cross Point Industries’ new Voice Alert™ Protection System has quickly become a top consumer pool safety and child protection solution this pool season.  Now available from retailers across the country, Voice Alert’s rapid popularity is due to its unique ability to warn parents before a child falls into the pool.

 

The need for stronger layers of pool safety is critical.  Each year more than 450 children under the age of nine drown in residentially owned pools.  Another 6500 are treated for near-drownings.  In California, Arizona and Florida, drowning is the leading cause of accidental death in and around the home for children under the age of five.  Nearly half of the child victims are last seen in the house before the accident occurs. (Consumer Product Safety Commission Study)

 

“The response to Voice Alert has been tremendous,” says Phil Kessler, CEO of Cross Point Industries. “While no device should replace direct supervision, parents appreciate a third eye when the phone rings or a visitor knocks on the door and supervision is momentarily lost.  By sounding a preventative, in-home warning, Voice Alert provides a strong layer of protection and gives parents additional seconds that may mean the difference in saving a child’s life.”

 

Engineered with wireless military grade motion technology and customized voice recordings, Voice Alert lets parents set up an effective and affordable pool safety system within minutes.   The Voice Alert base unit records up to three unique messages and supports an unlimited number of motion sensors.  Each wireless motion sensor features all-weather construction, monitors up to a 40x40-foot area and transmits up to 1000 feet (300 feet through walls).  Retail pricing is $149.95 for the VA3100 (base unit with one sensor) and $199.95 for the VA3000 (base unit with two sensors).  Additional sensors are $69.95.

 

About Cross Point Industries

Headquartered in Encinitas, California, Cross Point Industries, Inc develops and markets innovative electronic products designed to alert and automate homes and businesses. Cross Point Industries' flagship product is Voice Alert, a patented product designed to provide remote monitoring of controlled zones. Home uses include child safety around swimming pools, stairways and driveways, announcing visitors, warning of intruders, protection of garages, tools, equipment and automobiles.  Voice Alert has also been used in business as a perimeter control for construction sites, loading dock notification, retail loss prevention, customer announcer, exit control and warehouse security. Cross Point markets its Voice Alert products through direct sales and a network of reseller and OEM partners. Additional information about the Voice Alert system and Cross Point Industries can be found by visiting the company's web site at www.voicealert.com.