All Articles Tagged Panamax

CE Pro Editors | 03/26 08:31 AM, 0 Comments

Panamax/Furman has joined the AMX InConcert Partner Program, providing dealers with a set of two-way TCP/IP and RS-232 driver modules for Panamax/Furman BlueBOLT-compatible power management components and UPS solutions. The new modules deliver local control via AMX's control and automation solutions, and remote monitoring and diagnostics through BlueBOLT's cloud-based remote power and energy management platform. "As a member of the AMX InConcert Partner Program, it is now very simple for our dealers to integrate the BlueBOLT platform into any AMX control and automation system, opening up an exciting array of… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 02/06 06:40 AM, 0 Comments

Power management and protection doesn’t seem to have the following in Europe as it does in the U.S. UK integrator Steve Moore said as much last year when we met with him at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2011. He bemoaned a lack of “decent power conditioning” for the European market. Panamax/Furman is working on it. The maker of power conditioning products cites a couple of reasons that Europe is “10 years behind in this category,” said senior product designer Garth Powell during ISE 2012 in Amsterdam last week. First, Powell… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 12/16 08:20 AM, 0 Comments

Panamax/Furman announced that MyBlueBOLT.com has received an update to enhance the user's experience with an improved certification process and training resources. Among the changes are a "Maximizing BlueBOLT" video orientation, which helps new or existing users get the most out of their BlueBOLT experience and details value-added features such as auto-reboot, "connection lost" notifications, and an assisted setup of budget alerts in the energy management section. Also, for BlueBOLT certified dealers is a new certification training video and simplified certification portal. The online training video includes marked test questions, as… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 10/14 09:27 AM, 0 Comments

The Home Technology Specialists of America named its top vendors for 2011 during the buying group's 15th annual fall meeting. Absent the former executive director Richard Glikes, board members Brian Hudkins of Gramophone (Timonium, Md.) and Jon Robbins of HiFi House (Broomall, Pa.) took the mic to announce the winners. They are: Custom Vendor of Year: Sonance (Pictured: HTSA's Jon Robbins -- standing on chair -- and Sonance's Jason Sloan) Vendor of Year: Sony (Pictured: Sony's Jeff Elden, John Lin) Man of the Year: Jeff Zemanek, Lutron (Pictured: HTSA's Brian… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 08/26 01:54 PM, 0 Comments

Morris Tait Associates, a manufacturer’s representative firm serving Southern California, Las Vegas and Arizona, announces the addition of two seasoned and respected industry sales representatives. John MacDonald and Scott Wallis have joined the rep firm to serve Southern California and Arizona respectively. The expansion enables the firm to have local representation in both Arizona and California at all times. Bill Grover, president of Morris Tait Associates, says the expansion is designed to help integrators "embrace new categories" of products. At the same time, the company has implemented several outreach initiatives… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 07/12 06:15 AM, 0 Comments

In one of the most unique sales incentive programs in the industry, Panamax/Furman has announced it will pay its reps up to $500 toward their dues or education in the Independent Professional Representatives Organization (IPRO) if they hit their sales target. Raymond Wright, executive director at IPRO, lauded the program, saying, "This is a very innovative and progressive program that demonstrates true industry leadership. We hope that other manufacturers will follow Panamax/Furman's lead with similar initiatives of their own." IPRO is a nonprofit organization consisting of professional reps and their… View this story

Robert Archer | 03/11 07:35 AM, 1 Comment

Panamax/Furman is combining with lighting control manufacturer LiteTouch. Both brands are increasing their focus on energy management solutions. Panamax/Furman has integrated its new BlueBOLT Technology into many of its products. LiteTouch has added DayLight Harvesting keypads to its lineup and will feature a low-voltage relay and data input port option for each of its new 2011 keypads, allowing for the local connection of motion and occupancy sensors to the system. "The combined operations of LiteTouch and Panamax/Furman will provide installers and integrators with a full range of high-voltage custom residential… View this story

Steven Castle | 02/23 09:35 AM, 0 Comments

BlueBolt, a cloud-based energy management system used primarily for audio/video systems, will expand later in 2011 to include energy monitoring and control of specific devices throughout the home. Panamax/Furman, the company behind BlueBolt, will introduce a plug-in load control device and a wireless bridge that communicate with each other via the ZigBee wireless mesh network protocol. Users and integrators can then see the energy usage of the devices in the house and control them via web-based interfaces on computers or mobile devices. A variant of the plug-in load controller will… View this story

Robert Archer | 01/31 07:03 AM,

For some reason the category of power conditioning/surge protection has been one of the most scrutinized topics in all of consumer electronics. Panamax and its sister company Furman are however working to educate consumers and dealers about the benefits of a properly designed power conditioner. One of Panamax's new products is the 15-amp, M4315-PRO and it is designed to provide dealers with a product that protects their clients' electronics components, while also providing them a means to track and manage their energy consumption. The 1RU-high M4315-PRO incorporates eight individually protected… View this story

Jason Knott | 01/14 09:19 AM, 4 Comments

When Peter Sherman, owner of Advanced Home Environments in Pelham, N.Y., installed a power management system as part of a client’s home theater, he had no idea he’d soon be credited with saving the home from a flood. But that’s exactly the scenario that occurred in September with an installation using a Panamax/Furman BlueBOLT. Advanced Home Environments actually installed the power and energy management device so it could reduce the expense of service calls. The device installed in the home is connected to the Internet and an off-site, hosted central… View this story