09/11/2008
Colorado vNet Welcomes the Party to Vibe™ Audio System
Loveland, CO – September 11, 2008 – Colorado vNet has enhanced their digital distributed Vibe™ Audio System to make it easier to control multiple rooms simultaneously. The new capabilities include dynamic party mode presets, remote zone control and do-not-disturb functionality.   More...

08/25/2008
Colorado vNet Expands to Larger Facility to Accommodate Growth and Consolidate Operations
The newly renovated 42,000 square foot facility features several green amenities including the company’s own lighting and climate control systems. Loveland, CO – August 25, 2008 – Having outgrown its two current locations, Colorado vNet has moved headquarters and combined all operations into a newly renovated 42,000 square foot facility, with the option to lease an additional 50,000 square feet to accommodate future growth.   More...

06/26/2008
Colorado vNet Vibe Touchscreen Wins Innovative Housing Technology Award for Integrated Home Control
Loveland, CO – June 26, 2008 – The Colorado vNet Vibe™ Color Touchscreen Amplifier has received an Innovative Housing Technology Award (IHTA) from TecHome Builder magazine for Integrated Home Control. The IHTAs recognize significant advances and best practices by product manufacturers, integrators and builders in home technologies and IT solutions for the housing industry.   More...

06/25/2008
Colorado vNet Expands Integrated Home Automation System with CCTV Integration
Loveland, CO – June 25, 2008 – Colorado vNet has expanded its integrated home automation system with the availability of the Colorado vNet CCTV Application. With the CCTV Application, users can view video images from up to 20 local and/or remote network cameras on the same award-winning Vibe™ Color Touchscreen used for controlling audio, lighting, climate and security systems, and more.   More...

03/31/2008
Colorado vNet Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and VP of Engineering
Loveland, CO – March 31, 2008 – Colorado vNet announced today the appointment of Ron Phillips as its new Chief Operating Officer and VP of Engineering. In these roles, Phillips will oversee several key operational systems in the design and delivery of the award-winning Colorado vNet home automation products including engineering, testing and manufacturing.   More...

03/01/2008
Colorado vNet Announces SIRIUS/AM/FM Tuner Module and New Audio Server for Vibe™ Audio System
Loveland, CO – March 1, 2008 – Award-winning home automation and distributed digital audio system manufacturer, Colorado vNet, announced today the addition of the SIRUIS/AM/FM Tuner Module and a new Audio Server for the Vibe™ Audio System.   More...

02/11/2008
Colorado vNet Featured at Tradewinds Show Home During International Builder Show
Loveland, CO – February 11, 2008  – Colorado vNet will be showcased this week at Tradewinds, the high-performance premier show home during the 2008 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Florida.   More...

02/06/2008
CEA Recognizes Colorado vNet Touchpad & Touchscreen Amplifier as Finalists for 2008 Mark of Excellence Awards
Loveland, Colorado, February 6, 2007 – Two Colorado vNet products have been recognized by the Consumer Electronic Association (CEA) as finalists for the 2008 TechHome Mark of Excellence Awards. The Touchpad with Built-in IR Sensor is a finalist in the Supplier - Best Lighting Control Product category and the Vibe™ Color Touchscreen Amplifier is a finalist in the Supplier - Best Control System category.   More...

11/08/2007
Colorado vNet Lighting & Control Touchpad Wins EHX Fall 2007 Multi-Room Award for Best User Interface
Loveland, Colorado - November 8, 2007 - The Colorado vNet Touchpad has been recognized at EHX Fall 2007 with the Multi-Room Award for Best Lighting User Interface. Judged by a panel of system dealers, installers, journalists, and association executives, the award was based on true innovation and overall value.The Colorado vNet Touchpad is designed to fit into a single junction box and any standard Decora® faceplates, and features a backlight that adjusts automatically to ambient light levels.   More...

11/08/2007
Colorado vNet Wireless Lighting System Wins EHX Multi-Room Award for Best Retrofit Control System
Loveland - Colorado - November 8, 2007 - Judged by a panel of system dealers, installers, journalists, and association executives, the Colorado vNet Wireless Lighting & Control System has been recognized at EHX Fall 2007 with the Multi-Room Award for Best Retrofit Lighting Control System.Designed for retrofit or new construction, the Colorado vNet Wireless Lighting & Control System uses standard household wiring and replaces existing switches and dimmers with state-of-the-art radio-controlled dimming touchpads that work with or without a neutral wire.   More...

11/06/2007
Colorado vNet Now Shipping New Climate & Security Control Applications
Company to showcase expansion of home automation solutions line at EHX to include wired and wireless lighting, audio, climate and security control.Loveland, CO - November 5, 2007 - Colorado vNet builds on the success of the Lighting & Control System and Vibe™ Audio System with the addition of both the Colorado vNet Climate Application and the Colorado vNet Security Application.   More...

11/05/2007
Colorado vNet to Showcase New Wireless Lighting & Control System at Electronic House Expo Fall 2007
Loveland, CO - November 5, 2007 - Colorado vNet will showcase a new Wireless Lighting & Control System ideal for retrofit and new construction projects at EHX Fall 2007 in Long Beach, California. Designed for ZigBee®, the radio frequency (RF) system uses high-powered radios and mesh networking to provide unprecedented range and reliability without special repeaters.   More...

09/05/2007
Colorado vNet Adds New Climate and Security Applications
Loveland, CO – September 5, 2007 – Colorado vNet builds on the success of the Lighting & Control System and Vibe™ Audio System with the announcement at the CEDIA Expo of both the Colorado vNet Climate Application and the Colorado vNet Security Application.   More...

09/05/2007
Colorado vNet Introduces Wireless Lighting & Control System
Loveland, CO – September 5, 2007 – Colorado vNet today unveiled a new Wireless Lighting & Control System ideal for retrofit and new construction projects at the CEDIA Expo in Denver, CO. Designed for ZigBee®, the radio frequency (RF) system uses high-powered radios and mesh networking to provide unprecedented range and reliability without special repeaters.   More...

08/28/2007
Colorado vNet Recognized as Innovative Technology at Portland Street of Dreams
Loveland, Colorado, August 28, 2007 – Colorado vNet audio and lighting control were recently featured in the Portland Street of Dreams as innovative technology that makes living easier. Both the Colorado vNet Vibe™ Audio System and the Colorado vNet Lighting & Control System were installed in the Salish Moon home by Stream Audio & Video of Portland, Oregon to facilitate the vision for “a truly aesthetic lifestyle,” said Jen Nelson, vice president of sales at Stream.“We realize that space is a commodity, and the ease of lifestyle is important to custom-home owners.   More...

08/03/2007
Colorado vNet Retrofit Touchpad Dimmer Wins Electronic House Product of the Year Award
Loveland, Colorado, August 3, 2007 – The Colorado vNet TD1-RF Touchpad Dimmer has earned the distinction as one of the Electronic House Products of the Year for 2007. Selected from hundreds of entries, this soon-to-be-available wireless Touchpad Dimmer, was chosen for technological innovation, overall value and outstanding features.  Controlling a variety of devices, including incandescent and low-voltage lamps, compact and standard fluorescents, and electronic motors, the RF Touchpad Dimmer integrates seamlessly into the Colorado vNet Audio, Lighting and Control system.   More...

08/01/2007
Colorado vNet Selects CM Buck as Indiana Lighting Representative
Loveland, Colorado, August 1, 2007 – Colorado vNet announced today the selection of CM Buck and Associates of Indianapolis, Indiana as its manufacturer's sales representative serving the lighting control market for the state of Indiana."CM Buck is one of the most experienced and successful lighting and control firms in the region,” noted Mike Malone, vice president of sales for Colorado vNet.   More...

03/05/2007
InSync Home Brings Balance to Living and Technology
ORLANDO, FL - At this year’s International Builders Show, attendees will have the opportunity to view the latest in innovative whole house lighting and audio with the unveiling of the new InSync Home. The two-story, 6500-square foot house in Orlando’s exclusive Baldwin Park community was designed by architect Bobby Morales of Morales-Keesee Design Associates and features a range of leading-edge technologies, including state-of-the-art integrated lighting and digital audio systems from Loveland, CO-based Colorado vNet. Builder magazine, which sponsors the annual home builders’ showcase to coincide with IBS, has teamed this year with Home magazine, opening the event to more than four million subscribers in the builder and residential homeowner markets.   More...

03/04/2007
Colorado vNet Appoints New Director of Engineering
Loveland, CO, February 2007 - Colorado vNet has announced the appointment Kevin Gross to the position of Engineering Director. In his new position, Gross will oversee the development and implementation of Colorado vNet’s Vibe™ IP-based digital audio system, as well as the company’s popular lighting control technologies.Gross comes to Colorado vNet from his previous position as Director of Network Technology for Cirrus Logic, where he was responsible for the conception and development of CobraNet technologies for delivery of real-time digital audio via Ethernet.   More...

03/04/2007
Colorado vNet and Positive Marketing Kick Off Training Sessions in Canada
Loveland, CO, February 2007 - Colorado vNet coordinated with Canadian manufacturers’ representatives Positive Marketing to offer a series of informational and training seminars on the company’s popular audio and lighting technologies.   More...

02/06/2007
Convergence Marketing Appointed Colorado vNet’s Representative for Mid-Atlantic
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet announced the appointment of Convergence Marketing to their growing network of manufacturer's sales representatives. The company's territory will cover the Middle Atlantic region, including Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.   More...

12/23/2006
Colorado vNet Launches iPod Dock
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet is now shipping the ID1-1 Dock for iPod®. The highly anticipated ID1-1 Dock for iPod brings full integration of the Apple iPod™ with Colorado vNet’s acclaimed IP-based Vibe digital audio system. The ID1-1 Dock for iPod is compatible with all versions of Apple’s iPod with a 30-pin I/O connector, allowing instant connection of an iPod with the Vibe system, including stored audio and full control of the unit from any CA1-70 Color Touchscreen Amplifier anywhere on the system. “There’s been a tremendous buzz of anticipation surrounding the ID1-1 Dock for iPod, and with good reason,” remarked Bill Beierwaltes, Colorado vNet CEO.   More...

12/23/2006
Colorado vNet Releases RS-232 Gateway
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet has announced the release of the new RG2-1 RS-232 Gateway for their acclaimed Lighting & Control system. The RG2-1 provides full bi-directional support for RS-232 to Controller Area Network (CAN) translation. With the introduction of the RG2-1, Colorado vNet’s Lighting & Control system can be fully integrated with existing and legacy systems and componentry, including wireless touch panel controls from other manufacturers. “Ever since the introduction of our Lighting & Control system, we’ve been overwhelmed with requests from designers and end users to integrate it with existing home systems and legacy hardware products,” commented Colorado vNet CEO Bill Beierwaltes.   More...

12/23/2006
Colorado vNet Announces vNet Builder 2.0 Release
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet has announced the release of the new vNet Builder™ 2.0 software for whole house lighting and control systems creation. Designed to provide tools to easily import and scale floor plans while populating them with Colorado vNet Lighting & Control elements, vNet Builder aids in the wiring, programming, testing, troubleshooting, cost and documentation for a full Colorado vNet project. The free vNet Builder 2.0 update provides for direct import of CAD drawing files (.DWG format), as well as support for the lighting integration of Vibe CA1-70 Color Touchscreen Amplifier.   More...

11/30/2006
Colorado vNet Teams with AMG
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet has announced that it is partnering with Ann Arbor, MI-based All Media Guide (AMG) and the Allmusic website (www.allmusic.com) to provide metadata for their highly acclaimed Vibe system. The strategic alliance between AMG and Colorado vNet will provide Vibe owners with the most comprehensive, up-to-date database of metadata on recordings, from popular to rare and obscure, including artist, song, album, genre and related information, as well as cover art and other content.   More...

11/30/2006
Colorado vNet Makes a Splash at EHX
Long Beach, CA - With a record attendance of close to 10,000 visitors, the recent Electronic Home Exposition at the Long Beach Convention Center was the most successful in the show’s history. And a steady flow of enthusiastic attendees visited the Colorado vNet booth to check out the company’s newest offerings. One of the shows rising stars was Vibe, Colorado vNet’s revolutionary IP-based distributed audio system that delivers multiple programs of reference-quality digital audio throughout the house.   More...

10/23/2006
Colorado vNet Appoints New VP of Sales
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet announced the appointment of Michael L. Malone as Vice President of Sales. In his new position, Malone will oversee the company’s rapidly expanding sales force. Malone joins Colorado vNet from his position as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at a leading commercial equipment manufacturer.   More...

10/23/2006
Colorado vNet Expands Service to Dealers and Integrators in the Northeast and Canada with the Addition of Mark Cassidy as Regional Sales Director
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet announced the addition of Mark Cassidy to the position of Regional Sales Director for the Northeast and Canada. In this role Mark will be chartered with working alongside Colorado vNet representatives in managing sales and technical support to dealers and integrators in the Northeast and Canada.   More...

10/16/2006
Colorado vNet Wins Excite Award
Loveland, CO - Custom Retailer magazine, produced by the Consumer Technology Publishing Group, has recognized Colorado vNet as a winner of this year’s EXC!TE Award for “most EXC!TING Lighting Control system.” The award was presented in recognition of Colorado vNet’s groundbreaking lighting and control system, featuring the TP2-1D Touchpad and the DM1-8 Dimming Module.   More...

10/11/2006
Colorado vNet Expands Service to Dealers and Integrators with Promotion of Rob Pries to Manager of Pre-Sales Technical Support
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet announces the promotion of Rob Pries to Manager of Pre-Sales Technical Support. In this role Pries will be chartered with supervising all technical assistance needed by Colorado vNet dealers and integrators as they develop client proposals utilizing Colorado vNet's lighting, control, and Vibe digital distributed audio systems. Mike Malone, Colorado vNet's Vice President of Sales, noted, "The number of dealer and integrator relationships we have developed, and the frequency that they are proposing our solutions to their clients, has grown so rapidly that to professionally support them we needed to dedicate some of our very best people.   More...

10/11/2006
Centennial Marketing is Named as Colorado vNet's Representative for Rocky Mountain Region
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet is pleased to announce the selection of Centennial Marketing, with offices in Denver, CO, and Salt Lake City, UT, as their manufacturer's sales representative for the Rocky Mountain Region.   More...

09/21/2006
Colorado vNet Makes Waves at CEDIA
DENVER, CO…...CEDIA, the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association, has confirmed that this year’s EXPO 2006 in Denver was the largest and most successful in the organization’s 17-year history, with attendance figures estimated at more than eight percent over last year’s record numbers. And there was nary a dull moment at Colorado vNet’s booth as the company greeted a non-stop flow of visitors interested in checking out the highly-anticipated Vibe Audio System.   More...

08/23/2006
Colorado vNet introduces the Vibe Audio System
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet, award-winning creator of visionary lighting, control, and distributed audio systems, has introduced the Vibe System. The highly-anticipated Vibe Audio System is now shipping and has already been acclaimed as the first truly pre-integrated system of its kind, merging award-winning style with power, performance and unprecedented control to create a fully digital IP-based system that delivers reference-quality sound to every room in the house. The Vibe System is driven by the Vibe Touchscreen Amplifier, an elegant and powerful control center whose flush-mounted 7-inch active wide screen display offers full access and control of the wide range of audio sources on the System.   More...

08/23/2006
Colorado vNet Introduces Vibe Color Touchscreen Amplifier
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet is proud to present the Vibe CA1-70 Color Touchscreen Amplifier, a key component of the new Vibe distributed digital audio system. The flush-mounted 7" active matrix screen delivers stunning graphics, source selection and control, as well as 70 Watts of uncompressed, CD-quality digital audio. Vibe Color Touchscreen Amplifier with blue background. The Color Touchscreen Amplifier provides unprecedented access and control over the entire range of input sources that comprise the Vibe system, including the trend-setting Vibe Server, satellite and AM/FM radio, various iPod® models, as well as CD and tape players.   More...

08/23/2006
Colorado vNet Introduces Vibe Audio Server
Loveland, CO - Colorado vNet, the award-winning manufacturer of high-end lighting, control, and distributed audio systems, introduces a pair of digital audio servers, the AS1-800/3 and AS1-1250/6. The two products are components of the company's popular new Vibe IP-based digital distributed audio system. Vibe AS1-1250/6 Audio Server. Both 2RU rack mountable audio servers store music files in uncompressed .WAV format, delivering crystal-clear, CD-quality audio to every Vibe Touchscreen Amplifier on the Vibe System.   More...

08/14/2006
Colorado vNet Touchpad wins EH Product of the Year Award
Loveland, CO, August 14, 2006 - Colorado vNet's TP1-1D Touchpad has been awarded Electronic House Magazine's prestigious Product of the Year award. Selected from among hundreds of entries, the ultra-modern Touchpad was chosen based on technological innovation, overall value and outstanding features. The TP1-1D Touchpad utilizes a capacitive touch-sensitive surface to electronically interpret the touch location of a finger and map it to the software, permitting unique button sizes, locations and functions (on, off, dim, brighten, volume up, fan speed down, etc.).   More...

04/13/2006
Colorado vNet Touchpad Receives Innovative Design Award
Loveland, CO - April 12, 2006 - Colorado vNet, provider of premium whole-house automation and distributed audio solutions, has been recognized by the Consumer Electronic Association for the innovative design of its home automation control, the Colorado vNet TP1-1D Touchpad. Elegantly simple, intuitive in its ease of use, the Colorado vNet Touchpad represents a union of quality appearance, ergonomic design and superior system architecture.   More...

11/15/2005
Colorado vNet Recognized as Innovations Award Honoree at CES
Colorado vNet, provider of premium whole-house automation and audio solutions, has been announced as an Honoree of the 2006 Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. Colorado vNet's Touchpad (TP1-1D) was selected by the Consumer Electronic Association (CEA) in the Integrated Home Systems category. Honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer electronics, the Innovations Awards are presented annually and showcased at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the largest trade show in America. The prestigious award was presented specifically for Colorado vNet's revolutionary Touchpad which re-defines the nature of home automation input controls.   More...

10/06/2005
Colorado vNet Introduces a Powerful New Automation System at EHX
With a unique user interface, and designed to operate without a central computer, the Colorado vNet system is one of the most scalable, flexible and easy-to-install systems ever created. EHX Fall, Anaheim CA 11/9/05 - 11/11/05 Colorado vNet will demonstrate its new Home Automation System featuring a powerful touch-sensitive electronic Touchpad (TP1-1D) at EHX Fall. Colorado vNet's home automation system is a distributed intelligence solution designed to operate without a central computer.   More...

09/07/2005
Colorado vNet Introduces New Touchpad
Colorado vNet is the first in the home automation industry to introduce a revolutionary new device that redefines the way homeowners interact with their automation system. Sleek, stylish and contemporary, the new Colorado vNet touchpad is set to become the industry standard replacement for light switches, dimmers and keypads. The key feature of the touchpad is that it enables the dealer or integrator to carry just one product with dozens of configurability options, rather than the multiple products they had to carry in the past. The touchpad is remarkably flexible and can be fitted either vertically or horizontally within any standard Decora plate.   More...

08/25/2005
Colorado vNet Introduces a Powerful New Automation System at CEDIA
With a unique user interface and designed to operate without a central computer, the Colorado vNet system is one of the most scalable, flexible and easy-to-install systems ever created. CEDIA EXPO 2005 Sept.   More...