Highlights From the Savant Dealer Conference

A taste of what went on at last week's Savant Dealer Conference:

June 8, 2009

Savant's President Jim Carroll discusses the new iPhone applications at the Dealer Conference in Hyannis, Mass.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/savants-president-jim-carroll-discusses-new-iphone-applications-dealer-conference-354125
CEO Bob Madonna: The virtual theme has so much room for expansion.” Here he demonstrates the new virtual keyboard.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/ceo-bob-madonna-the-virtual-theme-has-so-much-room-354128
A full house: 250 attendees were held in rapt attention during the two-day event.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/a-full-house-250-attendees-were-held-rapt-attention-during-354129
Demo Alley: A whole house system was installed so dealers could take advantage of experiencing all of the new operating upgrades and new Savant products.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/demo-alley-a-whole-house-system-installed-so-dealers-could-354130
Guys go hands on with the new Virtual Control “swipe” graphic user interface on the touchpanel.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/guys-go-hands-new-virtual-control-andldquo-swipeandrdquo-graphic-user-354131
A close up of a dining room graphic.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/a-close-up-dining-room-graphic-354132
Bob Madonna with an RTI and URC 3rd party remotes.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/bob-madonna-rti-urc-3rd-party-remotes-354133
CEDIA's Utz Baldwin: “Savant's Dealer Conference is not just a product rollout, it's a business development conference.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/cedias-utz-baldwin-andldquo-savants-dealer-conference-not-just-product-354134
La Scala's Marilyn Sanford explains how attendees can learn from and contribute to CEDIA's Green Task Force.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/la-scalas-marilyn-sanford-explains-attendees-can-learn-contribute-cedias-354135
David Weinstein, Lutron: “Both Savant and Lutron have deep commitments to innovation and if you don't innovate you become a commodity.”

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/david-weinstein-lutron-andldquo-both-savant-lutron-have-deep-commitments-354136
VP of sales Ben Jamison kicks of the Rosie Awards, “It was incredibly difficult to choose the winners from so many outstanding submissions.”

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/vp-sales-ben-jamison-kicks-rosie-awards-andldquo-it-incredibly-354137
Home Media won for “Best In-wall Touch Panel Free”.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/home-media-won-andnbsp-andldquo-best-in-wall-touch-panel-354138
SmartHome Solutions, Inc. won for “Best Installation Under $50,000” (Savant gear).

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/smarthome-solutions-inc-won-andldquo-best-installation-under-50-000andrdquo-354139
Rich AV Design won for “Best System 12 Installation”.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/rich-av-design-won-andldquo-best-system-12-installationandrdquo-354141
Ambient Technologies won for “Savant's Integrator of the Year Award—President's Choice”.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/ambient-technologies-won-andldquo-savants-integrator-year-awardandmdash-presidents-choiceandrdquo-354142
Smith-Whitman won for “CEO's Choice Award”.

http://www.dealerscope.com/photo/smith-whitman-won-andldquo-ceos-choice-awardandrdquo-354143