Control4 dealer portal full#
Control4 dealer portal software#

I know Pakedge is often credited with having great tech support will this service remain the same?ДЄs we transition from being two companies to being one, all Pakedge dealers will continue to reach out to Pakedge for support. Pricing remains the same on all products and in the markets where available. How will this move affect the pricing of Pakedge products? PakedgeВ dealers who are currently not Control4 dealers canВ stillВ continue to purchase PakedgeВ products, business as usual. What type of products do you foresee developing with Pakedge to improve smart home and businesses?ДЄs you can imagine, the possibilities for integrated solutions are very exciting, though at this time, we cannot comment on our joint R&D plans.Д¬EO Martin Plaehn said acquisition in long term will simplify technology to вЂњincrease satisfaction for end usersвЂќ вЂ“ can you expand on this?Д«y embracing Pakedge networking capabilities as an expanded core competency within Control4, integrating them tightly with our entertainment and automation capabilities, and ensuring that a single cloud-based reporting and management solution spans both home-networking and connected-home devices, we will be able to deliver a much broader and more differentiated product line to our dealers, and more reliable integrated experiencesВ our end customers.ДЄre dealers going to be allowed to stick to selling just the PakedgeВ product line? InAVate talked to Jeff Dungan, senior vice president of supply chain and business development about the acquisition:

Control4 dealer portal software#

Pakedge joins AV distributor Leaf and home automation software partner Extra Vegetables in the list of recent acquisitions made by Control4. The combined Control4 and Pakedge dealer channel now includes more than 4,700 dealers.

Control4 dealer portal full#

Pakedge dealers will continue to order from its dealer portal, while Control4 dealers will now order the most popular Pakedge products via the Control4 dealer portal, which will soon expand to offer the full Pakedge line. Joining together is a logical and exciting step to accelerate the realization of that vision for our customers.вЂќД¬ontrol4 will support the Pakedge product line for all dealers, including non-certified Contol4 dealers вЂ“ with cross-training and cross-certifying for both product ranges on offer for dealers who wish to represent both. Victor Pak, Pakedge founder and CEO stated: вЂњPakedge began with the strategic vision that everything, starting with audio/video systems, will be connected over an IP-based platform.вЂќ He concluded: вЂњControl4 shares our corporate philosophy and strategic vision. Its platform-architecture approach allows scalable and closely defined integration with third-party devices from different manufacturers, and fits with how Control4вЂ™s architecture integrates third-party products. Its 12-year portfolio includes products including network platform Pakedge Connect+, advanced software Pakedge Zones and cloud-based management tool BakPak. PackedgeвЂ™s founders, senior management team and wider organisation are joining the Control4 team. The estimated $32.7 million deal (в‚¬29.2.m) was finalised on January 29, 2016, with Control4 expecting the move to boost revenue growth on behalf of the increased connectivity and device support its systems can offer.Д¬ommenting on the acquisition, Martin Plaehn, Control4 chairman and CEO, said: вЂњBy embracing networking as an expanded core-competency, integrating it tightly with our entertainment and automation capabilities, and delivering a single cloud-based reporting and management solution, Control4 will be able to harness the expanding opportunity, bring more simplicity to the complicated, and increase satisfaction for our end customers.вЂќ Control4 Corporation has expanded its networking portfolio with the acquisition of Pakedge Device & Software.Д¬ontrol4 will now oversee PakedgeвЂ™s range of networking, power management and cloud-based remoted management products, and sales channel of over 1,100 independent dealers.