Demonstrating its commitment to integrate all of the most popular third-party components, ELANA® Home Systems today announced that it has added more than 30 new drivers to its ELAN g! Entertainment and Control System since May 2012. With new and updated drivers for the latest climate control systems, surveillance cameras, lighting, audio receivers, music sources, security systems, HDMI video switchers and connectivity products, ELAN continues to offer its dealers simple integration with the industry’s top products. The announcement was made at CEDIA EXPO 2012 at ELAN’s Booth #902 of the Indiana Convention Center.
According to ELAN Chief Marketing Officer Paul Starkey, “ELAN continues to enhance the g! system’s integration with third-party developers with the addition of more than 30 new drivers that dealers want most. With significant additions to nearly every control category, the easiest-to-install, easiest-to-maintain, and easiest-to-use entertainment and control system just got a whole lot easier for everyone.”
Amplifying this point further, Joe Lautner, ELAN Product Manager & Business Development said, “ELAN partners with other best-in-class entertainment, climate, security, lighting, irrigation and other home automation companies to make sure our products and theirs work together seamlessly. It is this proven integration that makes an ELAN g! System the safe foundation of any Smart Home control solution you desire.”
ELAN has greatly expanded its list of supported climate control systems with new drivers for systems from 2 Gig, Honeywell, Trane and Z-Wave-based thermostats. More than a dozen brands of climate control are now fully integrated with ELAN g!, including systems from Aprilaire, Bryant, Carrier, HAI, KNX, RCS, Tekmar, and Lutron.
The g! System also received several new drivers for Honeywell security systems. Integrators can now choose from a wide range of security options including systems from Ademco/Honeywell, Bosch, DSC, Elk, First Alert, GE, HAI and Napco.
New drivers for video surveillance products from Axis, Panasonic and Vivotek give integrators maximum installation flexibility to incorporate the ideal components for both residential and commercial security applications.
With the addition of several new and updated drivers for Denon and Pioneer, the g! System now supports the latest a/v components from ADA, Denon, Integra, Logitech Squeezebox, Marantz, Niles, Nuvo, Onkyo, Pioneer, Russound, Sony, Yamaha and SpeakerCraft.
To provide users with even more music choices, ELAN has added support for TuneIn, a web-based music service that delivers digital versions of broadcast radio stations from all over the world. Other supported digital music sources include, ShoutCast, Rhapsody, Pandora, Sirius/XM and Apple iTunes.
With new lighting systems integration for products from Rako, integrators all over the world now have a slew of top-tier lighting solutions to spec and install including systems from Centralite, HAI, Leviton, Lutron, PCS, Somfy and KNX.
The g! System also received updates to support Xantech’s new XtraNet line of IR-over-IP connectivity solutions, giving dealers the ability to fully leverage this new more reliable remote control technology.
About ELAN Home Systems:
Since 1990 ELANA® Home Systems has been an industry leading manufacturer of innovative, award-winning Multi-Room audio/video systems. ELAN systems were the first to integrate audio, video, phones and third-party products to create a seamless, easy-to-use “whole house” solution. ELAN systems and products are distributed through a comprehensive channel of select Dealers and Distributors throughout the United States, Canada and more than 58 countries worldwide. To learn more visit
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