Fadell becomes "advisor" to Google spinoff Alphabet, as Marwan Fawaz, who led the "Motorola Home" automation platform, takes helm as Nest CEO.

Shannon Townley, former CFO and president of power-management company SurgeX, has joined Stewart Filmscreen as president and CEO.

Collaboration will provide B2B customers with enhanced eCommerce features and a new mobile website.

The gap between the top two brands in this market, Lutron and Control4, has begun to widen. Check out the lighting control category of our 2016 Brand Analysis.

Created by an integrator, Thenos is manufacturing company of custom in-wall enclosures for Sonos PLAY:1 speakers. First units are just hitting the market and authorized resellers are being sought.

Survey of CE Pro 100 top home technology integrators reveals the most-specified brands in these audio categories as part of our 2016 Brand Analysis.