When these homeowners wanted to add smart home functionality to an existing home, they turned to an integrator. The integrator presented Control4 as both a feature rich and affordable solution. Now this family has a single-remote experience to manage all [See the full post…]

As a former EVP and Corporate Officer at Marriott, where he led the marketing strategy, sales, distribution, and revenue management efforts for Marriott’s 13 lodging brands and $18 billion in sales, Richard Hanks knows a thing or two about service. [See the full post…]

Chris R. Johnson directs the Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (SCI) at the University of Utah. Johnson was greatly influenced by several people responsible, in large part, for creating computer graphics as we know it today. Names like David Evans [See the full post…]

Adding a home automation system to an existing home used to require tearing out drywall, installing thousands of feet of wire and surviving the battle of the mess and endless dust. John Yoon, VP of marketing, and Wally Barnum, a [See the full post…]

RubberBall Productions is one of the longest-running independent stock photography studios. Mark Andersen, one of the founders, tells Brad Baldwin the story of moving from a an advertising photography service to a product company. While the Internet helped to create [See the full post…]

Smart lighting makes that “old” light switch cool again. It also saves you money as you conserve power. Ed Ryan and Scott Moulton at Control4 talk about how little, everyday tasks can become conveniences with Smart Lighting. With Control4 “scenes,” [See the full post…]

Convenience. That’s the big benefit of having all your music and video entertainment at your fingertips. Control4‘s Ed Ryan and Jeff Thomas discuss the benefits of every-room entertainment with Brad Baldwin. Using something called “scenes,” Control4 allows you to integrate [See the full post…]

Businesses are dealing with compliance and reporting from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in many ways. Allegiance CEO and Founder Adam Edmunds saw a niche three years ago and entered the market to provide confidential communication with his Silent Whistle product. Today, [See the full post…]

Tivo changed the way we watch TV. Just like you record your favorite 24 episode, Solera Networks offers network security for enterprises and governments that captures and replays an organization’s network traffic. Steve Shillingford, vice president of worldwide sales, speaks [See the full post…]

Platforms are validated as partners develop solutions. Control4 invited a number of their key partners to display and show their solutions at CES. The solutions enhance and extend the lighting, climate, audio/visual, and security benefits. From Somfy‘s solutions to manage [See the full post…]

For a highly reliable and secure automated home, networking devices and systems is a core requirement. Eric Smith, a co-founder and CTO at Control4, talks with 3Com Founder Bob Metcalfe. Metcalfe has a well-established reputation as a gifted technologist, as [See the full post…]

Skullcandy hosted Supernatural as a booth attraction at CES. Supernatural holds the world’s record for the longest a freestyle rap at over nine hours. In this video, in addition to the impressive skill of Supernatural, you’ll spot Skullcandy CEO Alden [See the full post…]

Rick Alden, CEO and founder of Skullcandy, created a lifestlye technology brand that integrates cell phone and audio switching so the active lifestyle can easily switch from tunes to voice calls. The patented Skullcandy Link is available in Skullcandy-branded products [See the full post…]

When Deer Valley Resort wanted to reach the Gen Xer’s and Y’s to market the Freestyle FIS World Cup, they turned to social networking and new media distribution like YouTube. Erin Grady, Deer Valley’s communications manager, worked with the Park [See the full post…]

ShieldZone Founder Phillip Chipping and CEO Robert Pedersen speak with Brad Baldwin about the benefits of protected, “naked” gadgets. Industrial designers are working hard to create the sexiest and sleekest products. Why hide the design behind a bulky, unattractive case? [See the full post…]

Ed Ryan and Fred Geiger from Control4 talk about their 4Sight service. 4Sight enables remote access to your home via the Web so it’s easier to interact with the automated features of your home. They talked to us about how [See the full post…]

Gary Kennedy, one of the first 10 employees at Oracle, has a new home as CEO of RemedyMD, a health care informatics and decision support sevice for practitioners, researchers, and patients. Kennedy says it’s crazy that retailers can tell you [See the full post…]

Home and small business surveillance systems are usually associated with lots of wiring, expensive installations, complicated network settings, and long-term contracts. Andrew Hartsfield, CEO of WiLife, tells Brad Baldwin that today it’s possible to add a high-quality surveillance system yourself [See the full post…]

The Canyons is a massive ski and snowboarding resort. Last year, it was the first resort to use video podcasts as a way to differentiate itself from other destinations (view videocasts | subscribe to videocasts). My personal favorite from last [See the full post…]

Why do Computer Science graduates from Neumont University get 20 percent higher starting salaries than those at state universities? Julie Blake is the senior vice president of enrollment at Neumont. She speaks with Brad Baldwin to explain why Neumont’s intensive, [See the full post…]

Lee Gibbons talks about how Podango plays in the space by offering a content distribution platform. He shares his vision on where the future of content delivery is going, and he predicts a future where all content, not just the [See the full post…]

George Wright, marketing director at Blendtec, invited us back stage for the filming of Blendtec’s next Will it Blend? video. Currently YouTube’s #3 most watched video producer, Blendtec has found an amazing ROI for their $50 marketing spend. With over [See the full post…]

Jeff Kearl recently changed roles from chief marketing officer to chief strategy officer at Logoworks. The company is ranked at 66 on Inc. Magazine‘s “Inc. 500 List” of the fastest growing companies. Jeff describes Logoworks’ plan for growth — the [See the full post…]

Victor Owuor, Stellent‘s product manager for Universal Records Management, discusses the new emphasis from senior management on records management and industry trends. This podcast is brought to you by NextPage and ARMA. Click here for transcript.

Recall Corporation is a leading document management outsourcing service with over 270 office locations and 78,000 customers. Russell Skinner discusses Recall’s new RFID solution that offers accuracy and speed advantages. Russell Skinner is the vice president of global business integration [See the full post…]