Fleetwood RV 'Smart Coach' is Presented With 2003 Computerworld Honors Medal of Achievement; Becomes a Worldwide Finalist

RIVERSIDE, Calif., April 15 -- Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of recreational vehicles, received notification yesterday that it has been named a Worldwide Finalist for a 21st- Century Achievement Award in Computerworld's Honors Program. The Company was named a Laureate and presented with the Computerworld Honors Medal of Achievement for the Fleetwood RV "Smart Coach" at Computerworld's annual medal ceremony in San Francisco on April 6, 2003. Five Worldwide Finalists were selected by a distinguished panel of judges from the Laureates in each of 10 categories. In June, the Program will honor these Finalists in Washington, D.C. At that time, the Chairmen's Committee will present 21st-Century Achievement Awards to the 10 organizations selected by the judges as first among their peers.

The "Smart Coach" is a concept vehicle that networks a variety of devices inside and outside the RV to provide users with enhanced comfort and safety features. It includes 2-way Internet access via satellite, an Intel Pentium 4-based personal computer and a portable web tablet through which a touch pad interface can be used to access networked devices. From the tablet, RV owners have the ability to open and close slide-out living rooms and bedrooms, view security cameras, monitor and/or change set points on their thermostats, turn air conditioning and heating systems on and off, control lighting and enable predetermined scenes (for example specific light levels, HVAC set points, and slide-out configurations) with the tap of a finger. Touch Pad switches provide an optional user interface to the automated devices in the RV. The portion of the customized graphical Interface that communicates to LonWorks devices is built on top of Echelon's LNS network operating system.

"Each year, Computerworld Honors identifies and recognizes individuals around the world whose visionary use of information technology produces and promotes positive social, economic and educational change," said Bob Carrigan, President and Publisher of Computerworld. "The innovators represented in this Collection have been recognized by the leading IT industry Chairmen as true revolutionaries in their fields."

Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel and member of The Chairmen's Committee, nominated Fleetwood for inclusion in the 2003 Transportation category. As part of the Laureate Program, the case study on Fleetwood's "Smart Coach" will be archived in over 30 countries as a leading example of how information technology is used in transportation to benefit society.

"Fleetwood RV is truly honored to receive the 2003 Computerworld Honors Medal of Achievement," said Bob Thompson, Vice President of Product Development for Fleetwood RV. "Fleetwood RV prides itself on being an innovative leader within the recreational vehicle industry. To have the Fleetwood RV 'Smart Coach' receive worldwide recognition among the world's most influential leaders in information technology has been a rewarding experience, to say the least, and a credit to several individuals in our product development group with the vision and skill to complete its development."

Case studies from the 2003 Computerworld Honors Collection will be available at http://www.cwheroes.org/ , the official Internet site of the Computerworld Honors Program, where the entire Collection is available to scholars, researchers and the general public worldwide.

Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. , is the nation's leader in recreational vehicle sales and a leading producer and retailer of manufactured housing. Fleetwood's recreational vehicle line includes motor homes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, truck campers and folding trailers. Fleetwood RV products are distributed through a nationwide network of more than 1,200 dealers. For more information on Fleetwood Enterprises, visit our Website at www.fleetwood.com or call 1-800-322-8216.

For further information, please contact: Amy Harrison of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc., +1-909-351-3607.