H O M E A U T O M A T I O N The term home automation has always been interchangeable with the old-fashioned concept of a "smart home." Fortunately, the industry has evolved far beyond simplistic furnace and lighting timers and independent controls for each system in the home. Home automation now means fully integrated, intelligent control over lighting, comfort, entertainment and security systems. More importantly, it means a home that intuitively understands your tastes and expectations, and delivers on them with one-button simplicity. An activity as commonplace as watching a movie, for example, can be as effortless as if you had a fully staffed theater. Music that matches your frame of mind can welcome you at the door. Lights, fountains and ambience can be ready for entertaining at the touch of a button. All of which makes the beauty of technology as much a part of your home as the aesthetics of the home itself.