Smartcomm receives international recognition for its work in smart home technology having won the 'Most InAVative Residential Large Project' category at the annual EMEA InAVation Awards ‘08 for its work on Villa Oasis, a luxuriously appointed pied à terre in St Tropez on the Côte d’Azur, France.
With its home theatre, multi-room audio, automated lighting, CCTV and video entry systems, the stunning Villa Oasis is a showcase for Smartcomm’s technical expertise and a worthy award winner.
Commenting on their award, Sadia Khatoon, Marketing Manager, Smartcomm says “We are delighted with our award. It is an achievement that everyone in our company can be proud of, from those who co-ordinate jobs from our office base, to the engineers who go out to site. The award is a recognition of Smartcomm’s exemplary work, and receiving it amongst 400 of the industries elite from across the international territories certainly puts Smartcomm at the forefront of the industry.”
The prestigious EMEA InAVation Awards recognise and reward high quality system design, installation and integration within the Commercial and Residential markets. The awards entry was open to A-V Systems Designers, Integrators or Installation companies who had completed EMEA+ (Europe, Middle East and Africa- plus- Russia/CIS and Sub Continent Asia) located Commercial or Residential projects in 2007.
A total of 91 entries from over 60 countries entered just 6 project categories, these were then whittled down to 28 finalists - 6 within the commercial and Residential Large categories.
The finalists were then subjected to individual scrutiny from the panel made up of a non-partial jury of experienced professionals taken from the Commercial and Residential AV Integration, Architectural, Building Facilities Management and Media industries who took into consideration :
System Design: well developed, serving clients brief, trouble shooting techniques.
Systems Functionality: assurance that technology and programming works well.
Systems Usability: ease of use for individual or networked technologies and accessories.
The winners of EMEA InAVation Awards ’08 were announced at an awards dinner held at the Hotel Okura, Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 28th January 2008 with 400 of the industries elite in attendance.
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