Former integrator and rep Tom Walker explains the significant and nuanced changes to the Elan v. 8.0 home automation platform introduced at CEDIA 2016.

Take the Basalte CEDIA booth tour. Deseo is a touch-sensitive HVAC control panel that works with Lutron HomeWorks QS and Crestron home automation systems.

CEDIA 2016: Buttons on an iPort wall mount can activate Savant home automation scenes; homeowners can use Nest’s ‘Away’ mode to trigger a Savant scene automatically.

Comparing today’s audio systems to an ‘elephant’s fart’ in terms of quality, RIVA Audio comes out swinging at CEDIA 2016 with sleek, high-quality wireless networked audio system that promises strong margin for integrators.

At CEDIA 2016, Dish announced integration capabilities for Elan, URC, AMX and Control4 systems as well as its custom integration sales and support program.

Charging higher prices to referral clients, sharing only 50% of a project’s profit windfall, and putting a ceiling on wages for every position in your company are just some tangible business tips from other CE pros.