TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED BY PRINS FAMILY PROVIDES MONITORING, HOMECARE AND HEALTH SERVICES USING REMOTE ACCESS

 Calgary, April 3, 2004 – HomeCustodian, a developer of home automation products, officially launched in Canada with the announcement that its online homecare product is now available.   Using technology to provide homecare services including automation of manual tasks, monitoring, remote access and emergency services, HomeCustodian significantly reduces the cost of homecare provision. 

 The company was formed when the Prins Family realized they had a marketable product after their software designer son had wired up the house to assist his mother once she returned from the hospital following a major operation.    Glenn Prins, an early pioneer in Internet remote access, designed a program that turned the family's home computer into a caregiver.  

 Ed Prins, Father and telecom equipment specialist, installed remote sensors, Internet cameras, and intercom speakers, around the home.  Their mother could now carry out household tasks from one central location and father and son could monitor her from any location.  

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 Ed Prins, president, HomeCustodian said, "The product developed out of necessity, but when we realized mounting health care costs was a world wide concern, we thought we had something." 

 With full proprietary rights to the software, the Prins family quickly secured patents and incorporated.  A management team was created that included Glenn Prins, and other son, Kevin Prins, an online product manager for a financial institution.   

 Two trial units have been installed in Calgary and Barrie Ontario, with a third in development in New Westminster. 

 HomeCustodian is seeking applicants for trial units in Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Victoria.

 It is also planning to launch a public affairs campaign to educate the public and government as to health service efficiencies created through online homecare.   

 With a product now on the market, the company is investing in infrastructure, recruiting a sales force and building its supply chain. 

 "We believe there is a large unmet market," said Prins, "With increasing health care costs and an aging population homecare is being talked about every day."

 Reducing the cost of existing home care by supplementing it with technology that restores dignity to people, is an attractive product. 

 HomeCustodian can be installed for approximately the same price as a month of homecare, with a nurse visiting the home three times a week.  Once installed HomeCustodian monitors and protects 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   

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