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YELLOW BRICK ROAD TECHNOLOGIES BUILDS THEATER, COMPUTER SYSTEMS


By DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle - JAN 20th, 2002

Wichita might be in a recession, but don't tell the guys at Yellow Brick Road Technologies. They build high-tech home theater and other home electronics systems, integrating televisions, stereos and computers - and they say business is good. Co-owner Jamie Weidman said he's worked on jobs from $2,000 to $250,000.

"After Sept. 11, people are finding they don't want to get out and about," Weidman said. "A home theater means they don't have to leave their house to get the same quality as Warren Theatre."

The company is in the process of renovating space at 411 N. Woodlawn Blvd. into a store to really show off their products. It should be open Jan. 30. Linda Hickam, an agent with Plaza Real Estate's commercial division, handled the lease.

Weidman sets up the audio-video systems and co-owner Kurt McPhail builds custom computers and home networks. Right now, there's only some overlap, but eventually, computers and entertainment technology will routinely be tied together. For instance, McPhail said, one of their most popular jobs is Internet - enabled video surveillance. A person at a remote site can log on to the Internet and, through cameras at their home, watch what's going on there. It's not as sinister as it sounds, McPhail said. It's mostly for businessmen and sports stars who want the ability to monitor their home for break-ins or talk to their family. "It's amazing how many we're doing right now," McPhail said.

Weidman and McPhail have known each other for years. When Weidman quit his previous job and got a call from a client wanting to know about a computer network, he called his friend and computer expert, who had just returned from San Diego to be closer to family. That grew into an idea for a new business: bringing cutting-edge technology to Wichita.

"We wanted to bring the technology from the West Coast at the same rate it is being developed," Weidman said.

"We want to mainstream Wichita, instead of waiting the three or four years it usually takes. There's a lot of cool stuff out there."

Reach Yellow Brick Road Technologies at 682-3411.


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