Island Pro Wins the 2025 Top New Technology Award
Barcelona, Spain – Island Pro received the CEPro and CI’s Top New Technology Award presented at ISE in Barcelona. The honor was awarded to Island as the hardware product offering the best MSP utility and innovation. Dan Ferrisi endorsed the product, “…a fantastic representation of the very best that commercial AV has to offer.” Read more
Island named “Hardware Solution of the Year” by ChannelPro Live
The Island team is thrilled to be recognized by ChannelPro as Hardware Solution of the Year (2024). We’re always happy to let others do the talking for us. Learn more about this year’s winners here:
Island Router and Sales Team Take Two Awards at ChannelPro LIVE Chicago 2024
The Island router kicked off its debut at ChannelPro LIVE 2024 with two strong wins orchestrated by its sales team:
Best Hardware Solutions
ROI Lightning Round Winner
The ChannelPro LIVE events focus on relevant topics designed for MSP and IT professionals through keynote speeches, panels, and sponsor presentations. As a new router entry to the MSP channel, Island impressed with its exceptional performance and the elegant simplicity of its app. During the two-minute ROI Lightning Round, Island EVP Tom Gallo delivered an impactful presentation, highlighting the Island team’s decades-long history of innovation, the product's enterprise-class performance, and its lack of subscription fees. Notably, award winners were selected by attendee voting. You can see the full awards list here.
CE Pro Shares Island Insight: The Days of Rebooting are Over
February 28, 2024—CE Pro shared an article on Island featuring Marc Moore of Tomorrow Entertainment touting one of Island’s key benefits as a commercial-grade router for bulletproof home networking. Moore states, “When I first got my Island Router here at my place and put my 60 devices or whatever it was, on it, the days of rebooting were over – literally,” Moore enthuses. “Here we are, a year-and-a-half later, and I haven’t rebooted anything. Not once.”
You can view the full article here
Island Makes ChannelPro Live Debut in Chicago Feb 28-29
Learn more about the Island router and meet key team members Wednesday and Thursday, February 28-29, at ChannelPro Live in the Hyatt Schaumburg. We’ll be sharing product benefits and current use cases of Island’s enterprise-class security and performance for small-mid commercial installations.
Hyatt Regency, 1800 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, Illinois
Island Router Gains Nationwide Marketing and Distribution Coverage
PerfTech, creator of the Island® wired router, is poised for expanded Island sales and fulfillment across all corners of the US, further aiding integrators to specify and acquire the Island router for their home and small-business networking projects. “During the past months, the Island team has engaged, signed, and trained a top-notch group of geographically-dispersed manufacturer rep firms and distributors,” stated EVP of Island Sales Tom Gallo, adding “These guys are primed to market, deliver, and support Island as we advance into 2024.”
Manufacturer Representation
Select manufacturer rep firms, early to discover Island’s enterprise-grade speed, capacity, and reliability, conducted months-long evaluations resulting in the enthusiastic addition of Island to their product portfolios. Active rep firms today include: DSG Metro (northeast); Tandem Marketing (north central); SoundTech (west), and Bell & McCoy (south central/Gulf Coast). Dave Silkin, CEO of New York-based DSG Metro, explains, “Our decision to bring the Island router to our dealer network was due to ease of installation, operation, and support. These guys have made the complex simple—easy for both installers and homeowners.”
Distribution
Distributors currently carrying Island include five regional distributors aligned with the PowerHouse Alliance: 21st Century, Davis, Mountain West, PMC, and Sierra Select. After its CEDIA ’22 debut, Island caught the eye of Dennis Holzer, Executive Director of Powerhouse Alliance, who states, “Alliance member distributors are always looking for premium products that differentiate us from all the others. Island does just that. It also opens new doors to light commercial opportunities which is a direction our members are navigating towards.” President of Sierra Select John Tatro adds, “The Island router is a terrific fit for our dealers whose customers demand a premium router that enhances the performance and security of their home automation solutions.” In addition, Dave Silkin’s DSG Distribution supplies Island in the northeast.
About PerfTech
The Island team’s extensive, forty-plus-year experience in enterprise and carrier network technology has generated a wake of industry awards, distinctions, and over fifty patents. Its current focus is to package that expertise into high-performing network routers geared for residential and light commercial markets. PerfTech is based in San Antonio, Texas.