AMX has rolled out a new, pre-packaged residential solution that provides AMX dealers with the tools they need to sell, design, and install complex home automation and home theater systems.

Company officials say the package, called AMXhome, simplifies the selling process by offering pre-defined system components for essential and sophisticated control of distributed audio, media room functions, HVAC, and Internet access. With these options, dealers can quickly and easily deliver a compelling solution that meets homeowner needs, from a basic distributed audio system all the way up to an advanced system featuring integrated macros, security cameras and Internet weather or traffic information.

"With AMXhome, we've repeatedly and successfully delivered systems with a known cost and profit margin," said John Webb, owner of AMX dealer ProAutomated, in a statement. "A project that used to take two or more weeks to program now only takes two to three days."

AMXhome comes with marketing collateral, including an interactive touch panel demo to walk homeowners through the specific capabilities and features of four pre-defined systems; complete system designs and diagrams; custom NetLinx programming files that are pre-configured and modifiable by the dealer or a third-party AMX Certified Programmer; and personalized touch panel templates, as well as pricing templates.

"AMXhome includes a fully functional, interactive touch panel demonstration that enables our dealers to easily and consistently educate their customers about what a control system is and what it can do," said Scott Norder, AMX executive vice president of business development. "And because all key system options have been pre-determined, the demonstration sets the homeowner's expectations at the very beginning, helping to ensure higher satisfaction with the end result."