Push Controls Simplifies Home Automation
European control systems giant Schneider Electric has acquired Push Controls, a home and business automation specialist with a flair for systems offering ease of control. Now known as 'Push by Schneider Electric', it is seen as 'a smart and complementary expansion' of Schneider's systems, says Ben Green, the GM of Push. Schneider's businesses include the Clipsal automation platform, but David Garner, the VP for Clipsal, says "Push will integrate with the Clipsal C-Bus and Schneider's other systems, such as DALIcontrol".
Gardner added that Push's smart phone and tablet control system 'will allow our automation and control offer to become even more user-friendly'.
Schneider Electric, headquartered in France, enjoyed revenues of around 24 billion Euros in 2012 and can trace its business roots back more than 175 years. Ben Green notes that with 'the backing of Schneider Electric new markets will open' for Push by Schneider Electric.
Push Controls' system is highly versatile in its ability to integrate with just about any IP-controlled system. It provides an intuitive interface on up to three 'iDevices' -- smart phones and tablets -- through which sound, lighting, TV, security, heating and cooling and any other aspect of home automation can be controlled. The interface groups controls into sensible structures, with thousands of clear icons available for groups of activities, rooms and even specific branded devices, such as XBox 360, Sonos, Foxtel and Telstra TBOX.
Packages are available for iOS devices and two different resolutions of Android device. Prices for the system range from $299 to $499 depending on the platform.
For more information on Push by Schneider Electric's products visit the Push website.
Marc Rushton
StereoNET’s Founder and Publisher was born in England and raised on British Hi-Fi before moving to Australia. He developed an early love of music and playing bass guitar before discovering the studio and the other side of the mixing desk. After writing for print magazines, Marc saw the future in digital publishing and founded the first version of StereoNET in 1999.
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