Refering to this Article:http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,123856,00.asp
This article is lacking in some inportant information. It lacks in details including alternative solutions and common problems. Z-Wave is not perfect. This article makes it sound like it is. I have been a long time user of z-wave and I do like it and I would recommend it. However, the article fails to mention that the ACT Home Pro line of products have had many issue caused by manufacturing mistakes. For instance the hand held remotes are not z-wave compliant. Meaning that you could run into issues down the road with compatability. In fact I have already ran into a few issues with compatibility. How about the flaky usb controller that you tested by Home Pro. If you tested it with HomeSeer as you say you did then I am sure you have visited the site and read about the many users who experience connections issues.
You did mention Intermatic Home Settings line of products which was about the best thing that article portrayed. I think you should have included with that information the fact the intermatic is about to release their own USB Controller Q1 2006. This could be enough to make people wait for a 100% Z-Wave compliant controller. Also to go with that controller you did not mention the new Z-Wave SDK and the fact that you can pre-order the Intermatic Controller with the software developers kit for $49 from www.tech-home.com which is cheaper than buying an act USB Controller and would also get you into the ControlThink beta testing for the SDK.
Other software options should have been mentioned as well such as CharmedQuark.com which supports Z-wave in what I think is a better implementation then HomeSeer.
Before writing articles about Home Automation and related products please stop by www.cocoontech.com and interview some of the people that have actually been using the stuff for a much longer period of time. These are the experts and are the people who should be writing the reviews for these products. We would be happy to help as long as it means the truth will be revealed instead of a "rosey" depiction of a product which may have its flaws.