Version 2 touches on wire pulls and how it can greatly simplify your drawings while making estimating more accurate.

Virtual and augmented reality, IoT device discovery and data collection, voice control and other emerging smart-home UIs, millennials and new business models, and a return to prewiring are key home-technology trends for 2017.

Structured Cable Products (SCP) new 28,000-square-foot Fort Lauderdale location includes custom-built home theater with private entrance for CE pros to conduct client demos for free.

Structured Cable Products (SCP) diversifies into A/V switching with Pulse 8 and architectural speakers with Current Audio with goal of being one-stop shop for integrators.

SCP purchases architectural loudspeaker manufacturer Current Audio, which will maintain its brand name. Principals Sean McDermott and Ron Maurer will continue to oversee sales. Products will be shipped and administered via SCP's headquarters in Flori

CEDIA 2016: Pulse Eight's Neo switchers, which enable source control via HDMI CEC, will soon be able to integrate with power distribution units (PDUs) to auto-reboot video sources when they crash.