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This Week in Playback: Custom Integration Scores Massive Win for Workforce Education

CE Pro takes a look through all the news static throughout the week to find the stories and discussions affecting the custom integration industry.

Multipurpose Media Rooms Surge on Projects in 2025, Per CE Pro Home Entertainment Market Research

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Home Technology Integrator: Elk Helped Us Get into Home Security Biz

When Digital Audio Video Environments (DAVE) looked into adding security to its audio, video and home-automation business, the company selected Elk Products because “they care about custom.”

Maverick Technical Institute Places 80% of First-Class Grads in Jobs

Maverick Technical Institute (MTI) in Nashua, N.H., has 100% graduation rate; places 80% from inaugural class in technician jobs immediately.

News May 17

Why Customer Service Is the Last True Smart-Home Differentiator

Changes in the smart-home landscape — like IP-control, open-API’s, drag-and-drop programming and pre-configured UI's — are bringing technological barriers down and making it easier for competitors to enter the market.…

News May 17

LG’s Clever Tech for Commissioning Smart Lights Melds ZigBee with VLC Light Waves

Introduced at Lightfair 2017 LG Electronics’ new ZigBee Connector plugs into an Android mobile device, discovers smart lights via visible light communication (VLC), and enables on-the-fly programming via LG's Sensor…

News May 16

Sound United: Heos vs. Play-Fi Debate Continues after D+M Group Merger

Sound United still defining sales roles, wireless platforms for Polk, Def Tech with D+M Group brands Boston Acoustics, Marantz and Denon.

News May 16

Polk Audio’s MagniFi MAX Soundbar Pairs with Wireless Speakers, Google Home

The MagniFi MAX SR soundbar system from Polk Audio includes SR1 wireless surround speakers to produce an immersive 5.1 surround sound experience.

News May 16

Vivint, Best Buy, ADT Top CE Pro 100 List of Smart-Home Integrators of 2017

CE Pro's 2017 list of the highest revenue custom installation companies saw a whopping 24 percent increase in revenues over the last year, led by smart-home giants Vivint, Best Buy…

News May 16

Why GAFA’s Interest in the Smart Home Actually Presents Significant Opportunity

GAFA's (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon) entrance into the smart home market presents two big changes for integrators: more customers but less product revenue.

News May 16