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  • SAVI Controls and OliverIQ Announce Strategic Merger

    SAVI Controls and OliverIQ Announce Strategic Merger

    SAVI Controls and OliverIQ have merged to create SAVI iQ, an AI-powered platform that brings smart automation to both commercial and residential markets. By combining SAVI’s expertise in commercial AV with OliverIQ’s intelligent home technology, SAVI iQ is set to transform how businesses and homeowners manage automation, making it more efficient and cost-effective. This cloud-based solution enables integrators and service providers to remotely control, monitor, and troubleshoot AV systems, reducing complexity and increasing profitability.

    A key innovation is Ollie, an AI-driven automation assistant that proactively optimizes performance and reduces support calls, allowing integrators, telcos, and security providers to scale operations while unlocking recurring revenue. SAVI iQ offers a full suite of AV and automation tools, from digital signage to lighting control, all designed for simple, no-code programming. The company will showcase its technology at InfoComm 2025 in Orlando, inviting IT professionals to experience the future of AI-driven automation firsthand.

    SAVI Controls and OliverIQ, pioneers in commercial AV and intelligent home technology, have announced a strategic merger. The newly formed company will operate as SAVI iQ and will deliver the first AI-driven, cloud-based automation and support platform for commercial and residential markets, engineered to accelerate growth for integrators and service providers.

    Before the merger, SAVI Controls revolutionized the commercial AV industry with a dramatically simplified, easy to program, all-in-one solution that’s powerful enough to transform any commercial space into an extraordinary one. OliverIQ has developed an AI-powered intelligent home as a service platform engineered for service providers. The newly unified company plans to bolster its product line with AI-powered cloud services for commercial projects from bars, restaurants, and casinos to massive sports stadiums. ISPs and security partners can now extend services beyond residential subscribers to commercial customers.

    SAVI iQ delivers an AI-driven automation platform built to scale, with always-on remote management as a service built-in, enabling partners to remotely control, monitor, update, and troubleshoot projects from anywhere. This simplifies programming and installation while increasing profitability for integrators and service providers. “We are thrilled to join forces with SAVI Controls,” said Will West, CEO of SAVI iQ. “Thousands of dealers have built successful businesses with high end solutions, serving just a fraction of the market. SAVI iQ changes that by delivering cutting-edge intelligent automation and affordable support for the great majority of homeowners seeking an automated lifestyle. Our technology also empowers thousands of businesses to operate more efficiently and provide better customer experiences.”

    Key to this transformation is Ollie, an intelligent automation agent that recognizes patterns, optimizes performance, and proactively resolves potential issues. By reducing support calls, Ollie enables dealers and commercial integrators, Telcos and ISPs, builders, and security providers to focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences while minimizing costs. “Our solution harnesses AI and intuitive voice controls enabling our partners to scale operations and unlock recurring revenue opportunities,” said John Dorsey, President of SAVI iQ. “The cost of commercial AV systems and system design have been prohibitively high and overly complicated for decades. Together we are providing clients with the most advanced solutions and a recurring revenue service model that transforms their bottom line.”

    SAVI iQ is more than a platform – it’s a business accelerator.

    SAVI iQ provides the technology and tools needed to compete, scale, and thrive in a changing market. Its cloud-based, AI-driven automation and support platform anticipates needs and provides actionable insights. Featuring a full suite of commercial AV and automation hardware, including control, audio and video distribution, digital signage, lighting, and user-friendly control interfaces, SAVI iQ delivers a seamless, scalable solution for businesses of any size. Customers can scale their businesses without the need for additional technicians or programming. The built-in support-as-a-service model simplifies project replications, redefining profitability and efficiency.

    Commercial integrators can cut costs and maximize recurring revenue with no-code programming and cloud-based remote management at a single venue or a national rollout. MDU’s can attract tech-savvy buyers with futureproof, scalable intelligent home solutions that enhance property value and reduce service complexity.

    Experience the new SAVI iQ first-hand during InfoComm at the Orange County Convention Center, June 11-13, 2025.

  • Wall-sized LG Dvled Display and Cloi Robot Bring Savi’s New Commercial AV Experience Center to Life

    Wall-sized LG Dvled Display and Cloi Robot Bring Savi’s New Commercial AV Experience Center to Life

    At the new Dallas, Texas headquarters of SAVI Controls, a leading innovator of audio, video and lighting control and automation systems, the company has created what may be the world’s most advanced commercial AV experience center for dealers and end customers.

    The highlight of the center is a 24-foot-wide by 10-foot-high LG MAGNIT DVLED display that serves as an interactive virtual design interface, offering guests a convincing life-sized virtual space with live editing of on-screen rooms and accurate virtual comparisons of display sizes, with various other LG digital displays providing supplemental content.

    “The SAVI Experience Room is un-like anything we’ve done before, and to our knowledge is the first life-size virtual design environment in North America, as well as the first truly com-mercial-focused experience center of this magnitude,” said Derek Wilson, SAVI’s co-founder and CVO. “Our guests and potential customers are treated to a one-of-a-kind product showroom that demonstrates our mas-tery of digital AV technologies and shows how we can deliver extraordi-nary experiences and optimized integrations for their projects. From the fullscreen ‘x-ray view’ that displays what the DVLED rear mounting hardware looks like to the side-by-side virtual com-parison of various display sizes, we are doing things here that simply can’t be done without a large fine-pitch LG DVLED display.”

    The SAVI Experience Center is the first thing guests encounter when they enter the headquarters building, and it is used as the grand finale of official tours. The eye-catching 0.9mm LG webOS™ DVLED display covers an entire wall while several vertically-oriented LG LCD displays highlight the various virtual locations the DVLED demos can display, including stadiums, offices, hospital-ity businesses and real SAVI projects from all over the world.

    “We wanted to help our customers skip the imagining step and go straight to real life-size visual-ization, and the fine-pitch LG DVLED gave us that opportunity,” Wilson added. “We live with this technology every day, and the new immersive tour gives dealers and business owners hands-on experience with real-time control, and it all happens in a virtual environment so we can cus-tomize it or add more environments over time without having to physically construct new rooms. So far, we have multiple demos, including real-world photos from local sports bars and golf enter-tainment venues that we turned into controllable virtual spaces.”

    For many guests, it is also their first time seeing the power and capabilities of LG’s CLOi GuideBot robotic assistant, which is used to reserve and activate meeting spaces, offer receptionist services, lead tours and even provide automated demos of connected lights and AV equipment.

    Tour guests also get to use the intuitive, web-based SAVI interface for themselves on a tablet or phone, so they can see how easy it is to navigate, adjust and control any space, including specific applications like the powerful SAVI Canvas that enables instant content dissemination across en-tire display networks.

    “SAVI has shown that you don’t have to build a physical space to demonstrate physical experiences,” said Michael Kosla, senior vice pres-ident, LG Business Solutions USA. “With this high-resolution wall-sized LG DVLED display, they can simu-late any kind of virtual room or envi-ronment they want and make live changes on the screen, including swapping AV components and play-ing live content on various virtual screens. The 0.9mm pixel pitch looks so real that it feels like you can walk into the virtual room, and many tour guests end up touching the display out of curiosity and awe. And that’s not even mentioning the full-building control demo that shows SAVI’s mastery of im-plementation and system design.”

    Delivering “wow factor” played a role in the concept for this space, but its functional utility ce-mented it as a vital part of the new SAVI headquarters. In addition to the on-screen virtual envi-ronments with real-time interactions and editing, the huge display also makes an excellent canvas to show how SAVI’s solutions can control entire buildings. In one part of the demo, live views of other rooms in the facility are displayed on screen, including office spaces where workers are

    sitting. With the touch of a button, the tour guide can show how easy it is to adjust lighting color or control the LG digital displays in any room remotely.

    As a video distribution solution largely built on webOS software to eliminate the box behind every display, SAVI Canvas is natively compatible with LG commercial displays and technologies, which is why the company often recommends customers use LG solutions. That’s part of the rea-son LG technologies are deployed everywhere from the Experience Center to desktop monitors to boardrooms, helping show SAVI’s commitment to optimized integrated AV solutions.

    “Through our relationship with LG we are also making the space available for LG and dealers to give their customers demos, making it a win-win that helps expedite decision making and project approvals,” Wilson concluded. “With customizations like our CLOi GuideBot programming, we are showing and offering specialized features customers can utilize that wouldn’t be realistic if they simply purchased the individual hardware pieces without our solutions and software. In the end, lots of people leave here more excited than when they arrived, and that’s one of the best outcomes we could hope for.”

    The software and hardware solution for the virtual DVLED wall in the SAVI Experience Center is a one-of-a-kind creation designed for this space, which SAVI and LG may replicate in additional locations to provide even greater access to SAVI and LG sales reps and custom integrators.

  • SAVI Appoints Paul Nagel as Chief Product Development Officer

    SAVI Appoints Paul Nagel as Chief Product Development Officer

    SAVI Controls has appointed Paul Nagel as Chief Product Development Officer of SAVI. Nagel will be responsible for aligning SAVI’s consumer-driven product culture with scalable processes, data analytics, and metrics for success around the entire product lifecycle.

    “Paul’s work in building strong engineering and product management teams combined with his breadth of experience in quality control, supply chain management, and support make him an exciting addition to the SAVI team,” said SAVI CEO John Dorsey.

    Nagel previously served as the Vice President of Engineering for Control4 and most recently, as the Chief Product Development Officer for Halio, Inc., manufacturer of the world’s most advanced smart glass using electrochromic technology and cloud-based AI. Nagel also holds 35 patents and has helped introduce countless products for other companies like 3Com, Compaq, US Robotics, and Kaya Labs.

    “I’m thrilled to be back in the AV control and automation industry with SAVI,” said Paul Nagel. “Their ground-breaking, simplified approach to software and hardware is establishing a new standard for commercial integration – much like Control4 did for the residential space. I look forward to further enhancing their product offering to deliver revolutionary tools for commercial integrators and customers.”

  • SAVI Controls announces launch of SAVI Innovators Club

    SAVI Controls announces launch of SAVI Innovators Club

    DALLAS — SAVI Controls, designer and manufacturer of commercial AV control and automation solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the SAVI Innovators Club. The exclusive club status will offer its members, comprised of certified SAVI 3 dealers, the opportunity to gain access to a lifetime of invaluable benefits upon induction.

    The SAVI Innovators Club is made up of SAVI’s best-in-class SAVI 3 programmers, system designers, and business partners. As a member, Innovators Club dealers will receive early access to our new SAVI hardware line, as well as software updates. Innovators will also receive the first right of refusal for our beta programs. Club members will even have the opportunity to serve on the SAVI Advisory Council and help shape the company’s future by providing crucial feedback on all SAVI current and future hardware and software offerings, tech training, support, and much more.

    “We work with commercial dealers of all sizes and recognize not all have the time or resources to devote to marketing,” says SAVI CEO, John Dorsey, “We want to help our dealers thrive, especially during this time, so we’ll be prominently featuring Innovators Club members on our website and social media.” In addition, SAVI will provide website and email badges to make it easier for members to communicate and raise awareness of their paramount achievement and exclusive membership status. Lastly, Innovators will receive the coveted Innovators Club plaque to proudly display in-office along with other SAVI swag.

    To become eligible for induction into the Innovators Club, one must first become a SAVI-certified Dealer. SAVI does not require week-long training, only a 2-day immersive, virtual training experience at no added cost to your business. Due to COVID-19, SAVI has eliminated any extra time and travel expenditures while developing a hybrid instruction and learning environment that’s still incredibly hands-on and immersive. The first 50 SAVI Dealers to complete this process will gain automatic induction and be forever recognized as best-in-class technologists.

  • Control4 co-founder joins SAVI board

    Control4 co-founder joins SAVI board

    SAVI Controls adds Eric Smith as technical advisor

    Dallas, TX – September 29, 2020 – SAVI Controls, designer and manufacturer of commercial AV control and automation solutions, today announces the addition of Eric Smith to its Board of Directors and as a technical advisor to SAVI.
    Eric co-founded Control4 in 2003 and served as the company’s chief technology officer for nearly a dozen years. During his tenure at Control4, Eric was instrumental in introducing a new paradigm to the business of home control and in doing so, redefined the term “smart home.” In his new role as technology advisor and board member for SAVI, he will provide guidance and expertise as the company sets a path to transform commercial AV automation and control and radically improve the install experience.
    “We are thrilled to add Eric to SAVI’s Board of Directors. His legacy in creating groundbreaking platforms and products that were responsible for reinventing residential home automation aligns with our vision to disrupt the commercial AV automation market,” said John Dorsey, SAVI CEO. “Eric’s knack for thinking outside the box, along with his unique ability to incubate novel ideas, will contribute greatly to SAVI’s momentum in the market.”
    “SAVI’s vision to radically simplify every facet of the commercial AV automation experience for dealers and their customers — is backed thus far by stellar technology and product innovation.  I’m excited to work with the R&D team to accelerate development to deliver more SAVI-powered products to enable dealers to design impressive and immersive AV experiences for their customers,” said Eric Smith.
    Prior to Control4, Eric co-founded STSN, a provider of broadband services for business travelers, before which he co-founded PHAST Corporation. He later served as the CTO for SilverVue, a healthcare software provider that aims to improve patient experiences and enable them to make well-informed decisions regarding post-acute care.
    SAVI aims to dramatically reduce the time and cost associated with set up and programming to bring the fun back to commercial AV. In August, SAVI released its next generation commercial automation and control system, SAVI 3, which streamlines installation, programming, and expense with simple programming tools, intuitive end-user software to manage the system onsite, an easy-to-use user interface, and a whole new line of hardware. SAVI 3 will be available to certified dealers this quarter. Certified dealers may sign up for a 2-day, in-depth virtual training session on the SAVI dealer website. Those interested in becoming a SAVI dealer may find more information at https://www.savicontrols.com/become-a-dealer/.