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RTI Poised to Win Philips Pronto Dealers in Europe
RTI's European partners are writing KNX and other software drivers to help attract former Philips Pronto dealers.
RTI EIB/KNX interface at ISE 2011 (Click here to enlarge).
Who will win Philips Pronto dealers? URC, RTI, Control4?
The recent Integrated Systems Europe show was the first one without Philips Pronto, which abandoned the market for high-end remote controls. Control4, URC, RTI are all gearing… View this discussion thread.
The recent Integrated Systems Europe show was the first one without Philips Pronto, which abandoned the market for high-end remote controls. Control4, URC, RTI are all gearing… View this discussion thread.
When Philips Pronto died its final death, one of the brand’s biggest distributors turned to Remote Technologies Inc.(RTI)
“Life is all about evolution and proactivity,” said Philippe Loupias of France-based distributor Pilote Films. “We have already moved to RTI.”
During the recent Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, RTI was poised to take over former Pronto dealers, duking it out with Control4, URC and others vying for the remote control business once dominated by Philips.
Pronto was perhaps best known for its large number of two-way drivers for both the European and American markets, but had a relatively paltry number of hardware controls.
“They may have more drivers,” says RTI VP sales and marketing Pete Baker, “but we have far more products, including remotes and processors.”
RTI is beefing up its software drivers for the European market. At ISE 2011, the company demonstrated a new interface for KNX (EIB), the dominant home-control protocol in Europe.
“From a technology standpoint, RTI at least is on the same level as Pronto,” says Vivateq's Alexander Tempel (right), with RTI's Pete Baker.Since RTI released its software developers kit (SDK) in 2010, distributor partner Vivateq has been busy writing KNX drivers for popular European subsystems, including HVAC controls and motorized blinds.
“From a technology standpoint, RTI at least is on the same level as Pronto,” says Alexander Tempel, managing director of Vivateq.
He says it was relatively easy for Philips Pronto to penetrate the European market because of the company’s Amsterdam and Belgium headquarters. “Everybody knows Philips here,” says Tempel.
With Pronto out of the picture, Tempel is confident RTI can dominate the European market.
Vivateq's CTG-KNX/IP bridges KNX-compatible devices with the home network, enabling two-way control with RTI processors. For configuration, no EIB/KNX programming skills are required, according to Vivateq. All settings are entered into the RTI Integration Designer drag-and-drop programming environment.
“Life is all about evolution and proactivity,” said Philippe Loupias of France-based distributor Pilote Films. “We have already moved to RTI.”
During the recent Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam, RTI was poised to take over former Pronto dealers, duking it out with Control4, URC and others vying for the remote control business once dominated by Philips.
Pronto was perhaps best known for its large number of two-way drivers for both the European and American markets, but had a relatively paltry number of hardware controls.
“They may have more drivers,” says RTI VP sales and marketing Pete Baker, “but we have far more products, including remotes and processors.”
RTI is beefing up its software drivers for the European market. At ISE 2011, the company demonstrated a new interface for KNX (EIB), the dominant home-control protocol in Europe.
“From a technology standpoint, RTI at least is on the same level as Pronto,” says Vivateq's Alexander Tempel (right), with RTI's Pete Baker.
“From a technology standpoint, RTI at least is on the same level as Pronto,” says Alexander Tempel, managing director of Vivateq.
He says it was relatively easy for Philips Pronto to penetrate the European market because of the company’s Amsterdam and Belgium headquarters. “Everybody knows Philips here,” says Tempel.
With Pronto out of the picture, Tempel is confident RTI can dominate the European market.
Vivateq's CTG-KNX/IP bridges KNX-compatible devices with the home network, enabling two-way control with RTI processors. For configuration, no EIB/KNX programming skills are required, according to Vivateq. All settings are entered into the RTI Integration Designer drag-and-drop programming environment.
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Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
Julie Jacobson is co-founder of EH Publishing and currently spends most of her time writing for CE Pro, mostly in the areas of home automation, networked A/V and the business of home systems integration. She majored in Economics at the University of Michigan, earned an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, and has never taken a journalism class in her life. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player with the scars to prove it. Follow her on Twitter @juliejacobson.
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