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What Defines 5-Star Service?

Standards of what makes for excellent service shouldn’t vary from one industry to the next. An integrator's service should be equivalent to a hotel concierge.

CE Pro Video Weekly News: KNX in the U.S.; Latest on CEDIA

Making news are KNX and CEDIA in this edition of the CE Pro Video Weekly News.

Paul Starkey, Steve Firszt Create ‘Get It Right’ 3-Tier Membership Program for Business Services

Vital Mgmt will donate some proceeds of new Get it Right program to Habitat for Humanity.

Time to Dump ‘Installer’ or ‘Technician’ Job Titles

I propose changing the lexicon to eliminate the terms 'installer' and 'technician' from job classifications and Help Wanted ads if we want to attract top, young talent to the custom…

Golf-Themed Basement Gets Home Technology Mulligan

Choose AV and Security of Wichita, Kan. turned a basement into a golf escape by installing a high-end golf system with A/V equipment and a home automation system.

Former VIA CEO Randy Stearns Named CEO of D-Tools

D-Tools founder Adam Stone stays involved, while CEDIA veteran Randy Stearns becomes CEO of the custom installation software company, just in time for CEDIA Expo 2015. ‘I’m not only a…

Core Brands Launches Single E-Commerce Portal for A/V, Security, Home Automation, Central Vac

Dealers can order and earn rewards on purchases of A/V, security, home automation and central vac from Nortek's Core Brands, NuTone, Omnimount and GoControl. Portal debuts at CEDIA Expo 2015.

Will KNX Home Automation Standard Make it in the U.S.?

KNX USA is making a big push to bring Europe’s prevailing smart-home standard to the U.S., but high prices, complexity, lack of wireless, and competition from Z-Wave and ZigBee could…

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