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As Companies Have Employees Return to Office, Is This the End of Remote Work?

April 6, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Google hybrid workspace for return to office
An experimental hybrid workspace and meeting in progress at Google

What Will the Impact of This Trend Be on Custom Integration?

With COVID now seemingly in decline, on Monday Google employees (Googlers?) began the process of returning to work at the company’s various headquarter and other office locations around the country. The company is requiring they work at least three days a week in the office, continuing to work remotely for the other two.

Google is hardly alone in pulling employees back to the office, Apple employees return next week and most major companies have announced dates for office life to begin again. Will this kill remote work and have an impact on the custom integration business?

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Filed Under: Brands, Consumer Trends, Integrators, Management, News, Strategy Tagged With: Apple, COVID, Google, hybrid workforce

AAMP Global Acquires AudioControl

March 31, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

AAMP Global, a leading global manufacturer of a wide array of technology products for the personal and commercial vehicle markets, announced today the strategic acquisition of AudioControl – the well-known specialty manufacturer of electronics products for the automotive, residential, and commercial audio channels. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but AAMP says that AudioControl’s Seattle, WA-based operations and team will continue to operate as an independent facility under the AAMP Global umbrella.

I spoke with top executives of both companies to learn more about what drew the parties together and just what is meant by a “strategic” acquisition.

See more on the AAMP acquisition of AudioControl

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Integrators, Management, Manufacturers, News, People, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: AAMP Global, acquisition, Alex Camara, AudioControl, Herb Brown

Crestron Acquires 1 Beyond, Adding Intelligent Video to Improve Hybrid Meetings

March 23, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

Crestron Electronics announced today that it is acquiring 1 Beyond, an innovative provider of intelligent video products that enable more effective meetings – especially meetings that blend in-office and remote participants, known as hybrid meetings. The company said that the 1 Beyond team will stay at their existing base in Boston, MA. The terms of the deal were not released.

See more on what the 1 Beyond acquisition means for Crestron

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: 1 Beyond, acquisition, Crestron, Crestron Electronics, intelligent video

Russound & D-Tools Partner to Offer ‘A Giant Organizational Leap Forward’

March 17, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

russound and d-tools partner

Russound announced today that it is partnering with D-Tools, a leading software provider of system design tools, to offer a new productivity solution to its dealers. The company says this new program will turbocharger their dealers’ productivity.

See more on this Russound & D-Tools partnership

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: D-Tools, Russound

Speaker Maker ELAC Branches Into Surge Protectors & Power Conditioners

March 17, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

ELAC Protek PR-91 rack-mountable surge protector/power conditioner front panel
ELAC Protek PR-91 rack-mountable surge protector/power conditioner [Click to enlarge]

Respected high-performance speaker maker ELAC announced this week that they are branching into the equipment protection product category by launching a series of surge protectors and power conditioners under the Protek name. But this new line is not just any ordinary equipment protection devices, the company applies its clever engineering capabilities to deliver an upgraded, higher-performing protection solution.

See the new ELAC line of surge protectors and power conditioners

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Filed Under: Brands, Manufacturers, News, Products Tagged With: ELAC, power conditioning, Protek, surge protection

Snap One Unleashes an Array of New Products at Virtual Partner Summit

March 16, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Snap One's Ryan Marsh
Ryan Marsh, Snap One EVP of Sales

New Introductions for Control4, OvrC, Episode and Triad

Last Friday, Snap One held a Virtual Partner Summit in which they unveiled a whole roster of new products to dealers participating in the online event. It was an impressive launch in key product areas for the company including OvrC, audio, new controllers, new soundbar and wireless sub, new architectural speakers, a major new operating system upgrade called OS 3.3.0, and more.

See more on these new products from Snap One

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Shows & Events, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: audio, control, Control4, Episode, lighting, OvrC, Snap One, Triad, Virtual Partner Summit

New Brand AVA Appears with Solid Founder Pedigree; But is Success Guaranteed?

March 9, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

On Monday we learned of the launch of a new brand of wireless streaming music systems called AVA. Targeted towards the higher-end of the market, AVA features a more European design aesthetic, is targeted for distribution through the custom integration channel, and comes from a triumvirate of co-founders of respectable pedigree.

But does this pedigree guarantee their success?

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, People, Products, Strategy, Technology Tagged With: AVA, Control4, Neeo, remote control, wireless music systems

Shelly Home Automation Devices: Unique Solutions to Make Homes Smarter

March 2, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

For Integrators, Shelly Might be the Perfect ‘Problem’ Solver

Allterco Robotics, a global high-tech manufacturer of simple yet sophisticated Internet of Things (IoT) devices, offers a line of home automation tools and solutions they sell under the Shelly brand name. While there are a lot of “black box” type solutions on the market today, don’t be fooled – Shelly devices contain world-class technology, expansive capabilities, and broad compatibility with major control brands.

Learn more about Shelly home automation devices

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Filed Under: Brands, Integrators, Manufacturers, News, Products, Technology Tagged With: Allterco Robotics, DIY, home automation, IoT, Shelly

Supply Chain Kills Exogal, CEO Says

February 23, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

‘If You’re Watching This…We’re Dead’

If you try to go to the website of Exogal, a high-end digital electronics manufacturer, you’ll end up at a YouTube video titled, “If you’re watching this, we’re dead.” The video consists of Exogal CEO Jeff Haagenstad looking directly into the camera and explaining to viewers that the company has died..and why that happened. It’s a cautionary tale for all manufacturers who are universally buffeted by supply chain issues – especially the worldwide, multi-industry chip shortage.

See more on how the supply chain took down Exogal

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Products, supply chain Tagged With: chip shortage, Exogal, Jeff Haagenstad

Sound United Acquired by Medical Products Maker Masimo Corp. in $1B Deal

February 16, 2022 by Ted 9 Comments

Masimo website home page
Masimo Corp’s website [Click to enlarge]

BREAKING NEWS

Sound United, LLC, one of the audio industry’s leading providers of high-quality branded electronics and loudspeaker products, announced late Wednesday that it is being acquired by Masimo Corporation, a global provider of medical products, in a deal valued at $1.025 billion. The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement in a transaction that is expected to close later in 2022.

See more on Masimo acquiring Sound United

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Filed Under: Brands, Financial, Management, Manufacturers, News, Strategy Tagged With: acquisition, Masimo, Sound United

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