“I want to know when a client’s home needs service before they do. System monitoring gives us immediate knowledge of a component failure and in some cases the ability to fix the problem remotely. This is a significant advance in a business where service is everything.”
Ken Johnson, President of Premiere Systems
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SDM-Atomoo Provides New Revenue Opportunity for Security Integrators
Atomoo, Evanston, Ill., a remote monitoring and management service company for the residential and small-to-medium business market announced its entry into the home protection market. The company’s managed home solution is designed specifically with new recurring monthly revenue opportunities for the home protection company.
Managed Home is a hybrid hardware, software and service solution that provides the homeowner with peace of mind, when it comes to PC's, data backup, virus protection and Internet security.
"Atomoo and its Managed Home offering have enjoyed a successful launch into the custom electronics integration market and it was a natural progression to move into the home protection market," Brian Post, chief executive officer of Atomoo, said. "Both industries offer a break-fix service model and we can provide a pro-active service model that offers a new monthly recurring revenue stream."
Atomoo's Managed Home integrates with the home network and connects with either wired or wireless
to devices in the home. System status and notifications are monitored by Atomoo's network operations center staff and are distributed to the proper security integrator and technician in real time.
Atomoo was founded with the vision of binding together access to and management of all of the devices, services and applications that plug into the network backbone in today's connected home. Atomoo's solutions are specifically designed to help system integrators and custom electronics installation firms deliver a wider range of premium services to their clients.
For information visit www.atomoo.com/company/solutions/home-protection-companies or call 847-556-0292.
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Residential Systems-Atomoo Adds Performance-Plus to Rep Force
Evanston, IL -- Atomoo LLC, a leader in network monitoring and remote management of residential and commercial technology, has appointed Performance-Plus Marketing as its representative in the Rocky Mountain region. Performance-Plus will be responsible for West Texas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, New Mexico, and Southern Idaho. Performance-Plus serves the territory from two locations -- located in Denver and Salt Lake City -- with eight employees in the firm.
"Atomoo is a completely new and exciting product for our (custom electronics) industry. It is adaptable to both new and retrofit projects so it's ideal when the new construction segment of our dealer's business remains soft," said Performance-Plus Marketing president, Michael Levy. "In this challenging economic environment, dealers will have to evaluate solutions to grow their business versus maintaining the status quo, which could translate to decline or worse. Performance-Plus is thrilled to offer our customers a proactive solution with Atomoo. The recurring revenue stream will be a huge positive for their cash flow while improving the ever important client relationships."
"We are really excited to have representation in the Rocky Mountain region with the track record of Performance-Plus'," said Atomoo senior VP, Daniel Newman. "With a complement of top-tier manufacturer's and strong relationships with their integrators, I am confident that working with them will yield great results."
Performance-Plus also represents Marantz, SpeakerCraft, Universal Remote, Velodyne, and a number of other leading residential technologies.
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Custom Retailer-Atomoo’s ‘Recovery Package’ for Integrators
There’s no better solution for custom integrators in these economic circumstances than one offering a recurring-revenue opportunity.
That’s what Atomoo’s Dan Newman, vice president of sales and marketing, is calling what his company, Atomoo, is offering. “It’s an economic recovery package for the industry,” he said. Started late last year by Brian Post, founder of the Illinois-based custom integration operation LouisClark Ltd., the company, whose name means “to bind together” in Greek, offers 24/7 remote network monitoring of every IP-enabled product that can be controlled in a home – A/V, IT and all manner of convergent technologies. The company just announced in mid-March that it will use Microsoft’s Windows Home Server platform as the operating system for its servers and management appliances.
“Being an integration company,” added Post, “we know how costly service calls are. What we do is monitoring, so that the installing company can avoid those kinds of unnecessary calls that hemorrhage money. The service is also a great way to go back to current customers and show that you can offer a value-added service that really is that.”
CEPro-Atomoo Chooses Microsoft Windows Home Server as Operating System for Servers
Gives integrators a flexible, secure tool set for remotely accessing customer environments and maintaining systems.
Atomoo, a leader in network monitoring and remote management of residential and commercial technology, has announced its bringing Microsoft’s Windows Home Server to the Custom Integration channel.
Atomoo will be leveraging the robust Windows Home Server platform to serve as the operating system for their series of servers and management appliances. In conjunction with their remote monitoring and management software, Windows Home Server will allow integrators a flexible and secure toolset for remotely accessing customer environments and performing a variety of activities to maintain their systems.
"Atomoo's new servers and management appliances are great examples of how Windows Home Server provides a platform for a wide range of solutions for the home," said Chris Phillips, General Manager of Windows Server Solutions at Microsoft. "We are very pleased to work with Atomoo to bring these offerings to the custom electronics integrator channel and their customers' homes."
"We are excited to partner with Microsoft on this effort," said Daniel Newman, Senior VP of Atomoo. "Windows Home Server brings so much value and flexibility to the integrator and the end customer. I believe it is going to revolutionize the way custom integrators manage their customers’ environments.
Click here for more information about Microsoft Windows Home Server and here for more information about Atomoo.
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Residential Systems-Atomoo Integrates Windows Home Server, Releases Two New Server Platforms
Orlando, FL -- Atomoo LLC has announced its bringing Microsoft’s Windows Home Server to the Custom Integration channel. Atomoo will be leveraging the robust Windows Home Server platform to serve as the operating system for their series of servers and management appliances. In conjunction with their remote monitoring and management software, Windows Home Server will allow integrators a flexible and secure toolset for remotely accessing customer environments and performing a variety of activities to maintain their systems.
“Atomoo's new servers and management appliances are great examples of how Windows Home Server provides a platform for a wide range of solutions for the home,” said Chris Phillips, general manager of Windows Server Solutions at Microsoft. “We are very pleased to work with Atomoo to bring these offerings to the custom electronics integrator channel and their customers' homes.”
CEPro-5 Recurring Revenue Opportunities for Installers
Service contracts, remote diagnostics, alarm monitoring, MDU support and communication services offer income streams.
In tough economic times, it's more crucial than ever for you to have more than one stream of income.
With even perennial CE Pro 100 integrators like Baumeister Electronic Architects going out of business because of cash flow problems, you need to ensure you have money constantly coming in.
Recurring revenue opportunities are available, and you should be taking advantage of them.
Here are five recurring revenue opportunities for installers.
CEPro-How Remote Diagnostics Cut Overhead Costs
Ethernet and Web-powered diagnostics and service abilities prove valuable.
CEPro-Integrators Need Service Contracts More Than Ever
Lack of recurring revenue makes many in the custom installation industry vulnerable.
We were surprised to hear Baumeister Electronic Architects went out of business.
Residential Systems-Atomoo's Recurring Revenue Plan
I learned a lot about an intriguing company called Atomoo (“uh-TOE-moo”) this morning during a webinar hosted by former custom installer and company co-founder Thad Glavin. In these difficult days for small business owners, it might be worth investigating what this one-year-old company could do to help you make money and increase the value of your business.
Atomoo, which is the Greek word for “bind together,” was created with the goal of connecting dealers indefinitely with their clients via recurring service plans for remotely monitoring and managing (RMM) the IT backbone that binds many of your projects together.
CEPro-Why We Need a 27/4 Service Model
The new business for integrators -- ongoing service and support -- is a 24/7 model.
We integrators have traditionally had a model by which we: