Following Nice’s work of portfolio refinement, the company's ProAV seeks to capitalize on Furman and Gefen and strengthen its commercial presence.

Federal approvals are pending for unnamed buyer of Nortek Control and its 2GIG, Elan, SpeakerCraft, Linear, Panamax/Furman, Proficient brands.

Gefen adds independent routing enables discrete separation and signal distribution without interrupting current configurations.

Thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation — along with Core Brands and Lutron — U.S. Army Sergeant Franz Walkup can easily control his smart home’s audio, video, lighting, security, climate and irrigation.

At ISC 2017, Core Brands touted Proficient Audio and Gefen; URC and RTI (Pro Control) showed security-friendly home-automation; Luxul and other CEDIA-oriented companies also chased high-volume security dealers.