Savant has expanded its annual integrator summit to include two events for 2022, with the first being a festive and informative conference in San Diego attended by Ambassador-level dealers, followed by a virtual event for integrators worldwide.
The company’s CEO, Bob Madonna reviewed the state of the smart home and smart power industries across both events. This was followed by Savant team members detailing the company’s near-term product roadmap, future priorities, and innovative technology highlights, including business and software tools designed for integrators.
At the San Diego Ambassador Summit, the company was able to recognise winners of Savant’s annual integrator awards, showcase more than 20 live technology demos, including innovations in key categories, and devote time to gathering critical integrator insights and feedback to best address a rapidly changing smart home business landscape.
It was also a good opportunity for Savant to announce new partnerships across both the smart home and mart energy marketplaces. Additions to Savant’s Recommended Partners Programme include premium audio and video manufacturers such as Sony, Mark Levinson, and Megapixel.
Bob Madonna, CEO of Savant
Bolstering its smart energy offering, Savant announced partners including Sol-Ark, HomeGrid, powered by Litheon, and Schumacher Electric. The company also highlighted the upcoming Black Nova integration, which was announced at ISE 2022, and demonstrated Network AI solutions powered by Juniper.
The all-new Savant Home Manager was revealed, a web dashboard designed to enhance the handoff process between the integrator and the homeowner. Integrators can direct homeowners to helpful tutorials, new user set-up and permission tools, and an all-new camera clip recording viewer.
The company continued to add value to its smart home subscription model, called Savant Essentials, announcing new features including a software-driven intercom solutions that requires nothing more than an active subscription for a state-of-the-art in-home communication experience.
Savant also announced key price decreases on core audio, lighting, and energy solutions. With a strong supply chain as a value-add for integrators, Savant is committed to passing on pricing decreases in key categories, increasing smart home adoption to a widening consumer base.
Integrators worldwide were also introduced to a new 7-month financing option for all inverter and battery storage packages. Packages range from 7kW/11kWh to 72kW/384kWh, scalable from 200 to 800 AMP Service.