Work at Home in U.S. Grew 7.5 percent last year while broadband use for work at home grew by 84 percent

Results Presented by ITAC from The Dieringer Research Group’s 2003 – 2004 American Interactive Consumer Survey

SILVER SPRING, MD– September 2, 2004 – Today ITAC, the association for advancing work from anywhere, revealed continued increases in home-based work in the United States, as uncovered by the 2004 American Interactive Consumer Survey conducted by The Dieringer Research Group. According to the survey, the number of employed Americans who performed any kind of work from home, with a frequency range from as little as 1 day a year to full time, grew from 41.3 million in 2003 to 44.4 million in 2004, a 7.5% growth rate.

Further, teleworkers who worked at home during business hours at least one day per month increased in the past year from 23.5 million to 24.1 million, a 2.6% increase. Of that 24.1 million, 16.5 million are self employed, a 4.4% increase over 2003. This 24.1 million represents 18.3 percent of employed adult Americans, nearly one-fifth of the workforce. More

BOSTON, MA — (MARKET WIRE) — 03/31/2005 — Zoom Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZOOM) today announced its first shipments of the ADSL X6, the first Zoom ADSL modem to include ADSL 2/2+ and the first to include Wireless-G capability. The built-in Wireless-G router easily networks with computers and other devices incorporating the 802.11g and 802.11b wireless standards. The built-in 4-port switch makes it easy to plug in computers or other Ethernet devices, and an advanced firewall protects the X6 and connected devices from hacker attacks.

The X6 (Model 5590) works with all popular ADSL services, including ADSL, ADSL2, and ADSL2+. ADSL 2/2+ increases the modem’s maximum data rate to 24 megabits per second, provides an ADSL connection over longer phone lines, and provides other features including improved power management and improved diagnostics. More