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.”
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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.
YouTube Influencer Willie Howe Gives Initial Nod to Island
With 82k+ subscribers to his YouTube channel, network technology expert Willie Howe offered introductory comments on Island, launched in 2023. His mentions begin at 30 minutes in and last for approximately 4 minutes during a one-hour video blog on December 9, 2023. While Willie states that he intends to deliver a more in-depth review of the router after thorough testing, his first take was full of positive impressions relating to Island's quality Intel processor, the experience of the Island team, the router’s “cool” design, content filtering, and most of all, its extremely fast performance. He concludes that Island is likely to "make a big splash” in the market.
Island Exhibits at Austin Tech Summit
The Island crew will be on hand to share all the latest information on the Island router at CEDIA Tech Summit, Austin, Tues. December 5th. Stop by and say hello at the Embassy Suites/Round Rock, from 7:30am-4pm.
Island featured in CEPro’s Top Routers for 2023
Island has been recognized in CEPro’s November 23 article, “A Look at the 11 Leading WiFi 6 Routers on the Market for 2023,” with one distinction: while the Island router is a relatively new product on the market-and while the reseller base is a new audience to us, we are not new to the networking market. Our core engineering team invented the first local area network (ARCNET) in the 1970’s, and has created a myriad of products since then targeted to the enterprise and carrier networking markets. The rationale for building a consumer router was driven primarily by our founders’ frustrations at the lack of high-performance router options for their own homes. Their deep knowledge and experience in software and hardware design led to the unique feature-set of Island: proprietary, patented software developed over decades, now geared to homes and small businesses. Click here for the CEPro article