Integrating the High End of Home Control When the construction permitting process was
held up on Pete Mounts’ home in the Virginia Highlands historic area of
Atlanta, the delay proved a blessing in disguise for Nick McCulloch, president
of Link Your House, Norcross, Ga.
15 Great Ideas for Smart Home Security Although residential security systems sometimes
are described with terms such as “commodity” and “cookie cutter,” it’s a
different story at the high end of the market.
by JoanEngebretson
Distributors Offer a VARIED MENU It’s no secret that providing product
constitutes distributors’ primary role in servicing their home control dealer
customers. However, many companies go beyond the scope of sales, offering such
services as training, assistance with systems design, special delivery programs
and incentive options.
Home Lighting Control Alliance Renews Membership for 2008 The Home Lighting Control Alliance (HLCA),
Warrenton, Va., is renewing membership for a second phase of its outreach
program. Since 2006, more than two dozen leading companies, organizations and
integrators have united to spearhead a marketing initiative to raise the
awareness, value and benefits of lighting control systems for the home.
Leviton Acquires ControlThink Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc., Little Neck,
N.Y., has entered into an agreement to acquire ControlThink LC, a home and
building control software and services company. The acquisition will join
Leviton’s strengths in product manufacturing and distribution with
ControlThink’s PC-, CE- and mobile phone-based solutions for intelligent home
control.
InterPage Joins the SafetyCare Authorized Dealer Program InterPage L.P., West Palm Beach, Fla. has joined
SafetyCare’s national Authorized Partner Program and will offer SafetyCare’s
security monitoring and emergency response communication services to its
customers.
Central vacuum company provides Service agreement reminders Wincor Inc., Clive, Iowa, announces CVAC
TRACKER, a new customer relationship management system aimed at helping central
vacuum dealers quickly and easily build the service side of their business.
Colorimeter calibrates displays and projectors Installers and technicians can calibrate
displays and projectors more accurately using Sencore’s all new non-contact tri-stimulus ColorPro color analyzer.
Crown Unveils Macro-Tech “Anniversary Edition” Models Having recently crossed its 60th year and more
than two decades of producing the Macro-Tech series of power amplifiers, Crown
International, Anaheim, Calif., is commemorating both milestones with a
special, one-time production run of its MA-2402, MA-3600VZ and MA-5002VZ as
“Anniversary Edition” models.
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