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Control4 Adds Card Access Products to Global Product Line
Extensive Offering of Wireless Solutions Provides Control4 Dealers New Ways to Broaden System Functionality for their Customers.
Salt Lake City, UT – August 30, 2011 – Utah-based Card Access, Inc. announced today that its wireless home automation solutions for Control4® systems will now be available directly through the Control4 sales channel. With an extensive line of wireless home automation products, Card Access enables custom integrators to add more convenience and comfort to smart homes with extremely personalized solutions, from motion and pressure sensors to water leak detection and smart garage packages.
Starting today, Control4 dealers will have the ability to purchase Card Access solutions for their Control4 systems directly from Control4. Designed specifically to integrate with and enhance Control4 systems, Card Access solutions are perfect to help integrators add more control and further personalize Control4 home automation systems for their clients. Card Access products integrate with Control4 to easily and wirelessly monitor doors, gates, windows, temperature and more with contact sensors; open and close automatic doors, blinds and gates; raise or lower projector screens; turn fireplaces on and off with wireless contact relays; and create control solutions based on room occupancy, event triggers, and motion or pressure sensors; and much more. Card Access also offers products designed to improve the strength and performance of the ZigBee mesh.
“The agreement with Card Access gives us the ability to offer a more streamlined purchase and implementation process for dealers while offering them the best solutions to enhance their installations,” said Jim Arnold, vice president of sales, Control4. “Card Access solutions have been designed solely to enhance the capabilities of the Control4 ecosystem, and the uniqueness of these products makes this a very exciting opportunity for us.”
Card Access has provided Control4-compatible home automation products for over five years. In 2006, Card Access became the first company to develop and ship a third-party product designed specifically for the Control4 platform. Since then, savvy Control4 dealers and distributors have relied on Card Access products to extend Control4’s home automation and control capabilities. As an ongoing, active participant in the Control4 ecosystem, Card Access continues to develop and deliver home automation products and features demanded by dealers. Availability of Card Access products through the Control4 sales channel means more opportunities for more Control4 dealers through raised levels of product awareness.
“Card Access is thrilled to work with Control4 to provide more convenient access to our products for dealers and distributors world-wide,” said Kent Hansen, Card Access CEO. “Through many years of working side-by-side, this step is the perfect evolution of our ongoing business relationship with Control4 and its expanding ecosystem. It’s a win for everyone involved—especially the Control4 customer.”
For more information on Control4, please visit www.control4.com. For more information on Card Access, visit www.cardaccess-inc.com.
About Control4
Control4, a leading provider of the operating system for the smart home, delivers intelligent control over consumer electronics products, appliances and networking systems through an easy-to-use and intuitive software interface. Founded in 2003, the company delivers affordable automation of lighting, music, video, thermostat, security, and energy management systems through more than 1,900 custom integrators, retail outlets, and distributors in over 70 countries. With the most intelligent, open and affordable control solution on the market, Control4 is the platform of choice for major consumer electronics companies, residential homes, hotels, businesses and utilities that require an intelligent, open and affordable control solution. For more information visit www.control4.com.
About Card Access, Inc.
Founded in 1995, Card Access, Inc. is a leading developer of wireless communications products. World-class organizations in the medical, military and home consumer markets rely on Card Access for development of high-performance, low-power, miniaturized, mobilized and ruggedized wireless communications solutions. Card Access Home Automation and CloseBy Network® aging-in-place products give dealers and installers greater convenience in providing more automation for their customers. Those customers enjoy greater control and peace of mind with systems using Card Access products. Card Access, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, visit www.cardaccess-inc.com/automation or call 1.801.748.4900.
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