Color Kinetics Appoints Connie Weaver to Board of Advisors

BOSTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Color Kinetics Incorporated , a pioneer of intelligent solid-state lighting systems and technologies, today announced the appointment of Connie Weaver to its board of advisors. A highly-regarded branding and marketing expert, Ms. Weaver is Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of BearingPoint, Inc. , one of the world's largest management and technology consulting firms.

Ms. Weaver's extensive experience includes leadership positions at some of the world's most well-known technology, telecom and information companies. Prior to joining BearingPoint, she served as Executive Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing & Brand at AT&T, where she was a member of the executive leadership team. Before joining AT&T, Ms. Weaver held senior positions with responsibility for investor relations and financial communications for Microsoft Corporation and MCI, Inc. She spent ten years at McGraw Hill in a number of management positions and served as Executive Director for a unit of BusinessWeek. Ms. Weaver also serves on the board of Applied Digital Solutions Inc.

"Connie brings tremendous value to our board of advisors with impressive expertise in the critical areas of marketing, branding, investor relations and communications for established, blue chip companies," said Bill Sims, President and CEO, Color Kinetics. "We're eager to apply her insight as we aim to further strengthen the Color Kinetics brand, grow marketshare, and communicate the value and impact of intelligent solid-state lighting worldwide. Our strong board of advisors now includes top-notch talent across a number of key disciplines, from business administration and human resources, to emerging technology markets, intellectual property, and marketing."

"Color Kinetics has done an exceptional job of building a trusted brand within the lighting industry and fostering education and awareness of intelligent solid-state lighting in general," said Ms. Weaver. "As an advisor, I'm very pleased to help take the company's brand to a new level as its exciting technology progresses towards mainstream use in general illumination."

About Color Kinetics

Color Kinetics Incorporated is a pioneer in the design, marketing and licensing of intelligent solid-state lighting systems and technologies. The company's award-winning line of products applies the practical and aesthetic benefits of LEDs to transcend the limits of traditional light sources for use in high-performance lighting and OEM and licensing applications. Its products and technologies leverage a patented layer of digital intelligence, called Chromacore(R), to generate and control millions of colors and dynamic lighting effects. Color Kinetics holds 41 patents and has over 130 patent applications pending that apply to many aspects of solid-state lighting technology. Founded in 1997, the company is headquartered in Boston, MA with offices in the UK, China, and a joint venture in Japan. More information can be found at http://www.colorkinetics.com/.

Chromacore, Color Kinetics, and the Color Kinetics logo are registered trademarks of Color Kinetics Incorporated. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Color Kinetics Incorporated's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that these statements involve risks and uncertainties, are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events and results. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2004, File Number 000-50798, and most recent 10-Q, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.