INNCOM’s new Glass Series Room Automation Devices are customizable and add a “light” touch for heightened guest satisfaction, ambiance and energy savings; Visit Booth #3232 at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show

Niantic, Conn. | INNCOM International Inc., the leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of guestroom automation systems for the international lodging industry, has enhanced the functionality of its newest solution – a design-centric energy-management solution made of recyclable glass that controls room temperature, lighting and more. The complete Glass Series Smart Digital Thermostat, Switch and Tabletop Controller set will be on display in Booth #3232 at the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show Nov. 9-11 in New York.

“Since the initial launch of the INNCOM Glass Series in June, we have enhanced this ‘Green’ solution to be even more interactive for guests and energy-efficient for hotels,” said INNCOM CEO Duane Buckingham. “In addition to giving designers the much needed flexibility to work in-room electronics into the overall guestroom design scheme, we now are giving guests the added flexibility to dim their lights and facilitate ‘Privacy’ or ‘Make Up Room’ requests right from the Glass Series face plate on the thermostat, light switch and bedside controller. The new design brings all the functionality of INNCOM’s in-room control features to the guests’ fingertips including the patent-pending ecoMODE Green Button that gives guests the choice to participate in a host of environmentally friendly and energy-saving programs predetermined by the hotel.”

ecoMODE was the IH/MRS 2007 Kenneth F. Hine “Best of Show” award winner.

Have It Your Way

The Glass Series was originally developed at the request of leading industry designers to provide an elegant, yet highly functional, temperature control and EMS solution for the luxury segment. Based on strong customer feedback from hoteliers around the world since the product was introduced, INNCOM has enhanced the series to be even more customizable.

“Working with hotel design teams in China, India, Europe, and the U.S. we learned that giving each project a blank canvas in which they can customize the entry doorbell in the hallway and internal thermostat faceplate, switch, and tabletop controller in the guestroom – from the unit’s color and font style to the hotel’s logo and a host of in-room control features – is turning heads,” said Rick Quirino, INNCOM President. “Though the Glass Series is available in standard designs, the biggest advantage that we offer is giving designers and operators choices in customizing the complete set of glass guest interface devices in the room. Some hotels want a ‘Privacy’ button where others prefer to offer ‘Butler’ or ‘Valet’ service. For example, with the touch of a button a guest can have his or her car brought around to the front door and ready for them to depart upon check out.

“This is the most customizable room automation solution ever designed for the hospitality industry,” he said. “What once was a design challenge due to predetermined room layout and style now has become an exciting, personalized design opportunity. INNCOM has the capability of integrating lighting and room controls and tying both back to the building-management system. This is an on-going requirement of hotels requesting the design-centric EMS solution.”

The enhanced Glass Series e4 Thermostat, Switch and Controller Set is unlike anything the industry has seen – and INNCOM encourages those attending IH/MRS to stop by Booth No. 3232 to “touch the future.”

“The only limits to this solution are those that lie within a designer’s aesthetic creativity,” he said. “New for IH/MRS is a dimming function that by sliding your finger up or down you can adjust the brightness of the guestroom lighting. Assigning different levels of light is not an easy technology – but it is one that INNCOM has mastered and truly complements ecoMODE. Because ecoMODE can integrate with a hotel‘s lighting circuitry, management can pre-set the lights to dim down to 80 percent power when a guest selects ecoMODE and turn them off when the room is unoccupied, just as it sets back room temperature.”

Quirino noted that INNCOM is not dictating what a hotel should do with its design, energy or lighting program, but rather assists a hotel with what they and their guests want to do through customization.

For more information on the new e4 Glass Series solutions, visit INNCOM in Booth # 3232 at IH/MRS. For details on all of INNCOM’s various solutions, visit the company Web site at .

About INNCOM international, inc.: Founded in 1986, INNCOM develops, manufactures, and markets advanced guestroom control systems for the global lodging industry. The company’s product line ranges from programmable digital thermostats to fully integrated energy management, lighting control and communication systems. All INNCOM products are designed to enhance guest comfort, safety and satisfaction while increasing bottom line profits for property owners. INNCOM systems are installed in more than 500,000 guestrooms in many of the most prestigious hotels in 26 countries.

John Tavares
INNCOM
860.739.4468 x1144

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