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PRZOOM - /newswire/ -
Irvine, CA, United States, 2010/03/09 - InstallerNet, a Boston-based company that coordinates the installation of consumer and commercial electronics, announced a new partnership with Smarthome™, the world’s largest home automation retailer.
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InstallerNet operates the largest network of independently owned home electronics installers in the United States while Smarthome offers more than 5,000 home automation, security, consumer electronics and hard-to-find gadgets through its award-winning website (smarthome.com), retail catalog and brick and mortar retail store in Irvine, CA.
The partnership allows Smarthome to offer InstallerNet’s nation-wide installation services on its INSTEON® home automation product line. INSTEON is the best-selling home automation network on the market, providing users the ability to remotely control and monitor lighting, appliances, HVAC and security systems. Smarthome customers will have instant access to installation services, through InstallerNet's nationwide network of 3,500 certified installers, specifically trained on the installation of INSTEON products. Consumers can purchase installation services through Smarthome and contact InstallerNet to schedule the work. An InstallerNet customer service representative will select a local installer and schedule and track each installation.
"By providing a nationwide network of installers, specifically trained and supported for our INSTEON line of products, InstallerNet has not only removed all installation barriers for our customers, but will also allow us to reach a whole new audience of “Do-It-For Me” customers, adding convenience and confidence to the overall purchasing process," said Mike Scharnagl, Smarthome’s Director of Marketing.
"We're excited about this new relationship and the opportunity to help ensure the proper installation of INSTEON products for Smarthome customers," said Bill Sheehan, Director – Business Development, Residential Services.
InstallerNet’s installation services are expected to be available to Smarthome customers on March 31, 2010.
About InstallerNet
InstallerNet (installernet.com) is an installation solutions provider for the consumer electronics industry delivering content, technology, services, and logistics to CE retailers, manufacturers and installers. The company specializes in merchandizing and coordinating consumer electronics installation services through the nation’s largest network of independently owned mobile and home electronics installers. It has developed a unique approach to better merchandise services through its branded InstallCard, a patent-pending model that allows retailers to sell professional services like a gift card. With proprietary web and call-center technologies InstallerNet can provide the complete package to meet and exceed customer expectations.
About Smarthome
Founded in 1992, Smarthome (smarthome.com) was created based on the realization of a need for automated products that make lives easier, safer and more enjoyable. Today, Smarthome sells more than 5,000 hard-to-find products, including home automation solutions featuring award-winning INSTEON technology. Smarthome sells online through their award-winning website at Smarthome.com, through their direct mail catalog and via their brick and mortar retail store located in Irvine, CA.
About INSTEON
INSTEON (insteon.net) is the best selling home automation technology on the market. It is the only mesh network capable of utilizing two independent means of communication, RF and powerline, thus also making it the most reliable technology. With over 200 products and kits on the market, INSTEON makes it is easy to link together home systems such as lighting, security, HVAC (comfort control), A/V, appliances, and sensors, allowing them to be controlled or monitored from anywhere in the world.
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