| tomation is something that you hear a few things | | | | home market. Three years later in 1988 they |
| here and there about but you probably are not | | | | would introduce their first product for home |
| too well versed. We have a feeling that if you | | | | automation called the Model 1503. |
| were then you probably would not be reading this | | | | It was the first home system of its kind to |
| article. Anyway if you a newbie we are glad to | | | | safeguard against fires and burglaries. This product |
| have you reading article. However, if you happen | | | | also helped make the controls for all lights and |
| to be an expert in the home automation field and | | | | controls very easy to use. Telephone access also |
| feel we are not good enough for you then that is | | | | was a feature added to the Model 1503. The item |
| fine. But if we are wrong and you do not mind | | | | proved to be a huge money maker for HAI and |
| sticking around to read about this article then that | | | | the clientele and dependability of the products the |
| works too. Either way let us take the time to talk | | | | company made only continued to get better at |
| about one of the more well known home | | | | what they were doing. |
| automation companies approraitely called Home | | | | In he early 90's the company saw some major |
| Automation, Inc. | | | | growth and in 1993 it had met profitability and |
| The company has a long and storied history of | | | | since then the company has stayed afloat. |
| providing home automation needs to its | | | | It has continued to invest in the right things with |
| customers. | | | | their profits and they have seen their orgnization |
| Better known as HAI, the company began in the | | | | reach continued levels of success. There is no |
| year 1985. Based in the New Orleans, LA the | | | | doubt that this company which got its humble |
| company is a privately owned one. The intended | | | | start in the 1980s is one of the reason home |
| purpose of HAI to make home situations | | | | automation is such a fine tuned and well done |
| automated has left them to be very successful. | | | | technology. |
| For instance the company's engineering and | | | | The people behind this project have given the |
| product development departments are working | | | | home market a very useful setup that we can |
| together with other outfits both public and | | | | only hope will continue to increase ten fold as we |
| privately owned. HAI itself is a private company. | | | | begin to learn more and more about home |
| It originally provided automation products to | | | | automation. Therefore we applaud companies like |
| newer markets dealing with automation and | | | | HAI that are serving as pioneers to something |
| controls. | | | | that is only continuing to grow and develop. In |
| The founders of the company, Tom Pickral, Brian | | | | time their research and technlogical pursuits have |
| Yokum and Jay McLellan all combined their efforts | | | | paid off to start a whole new way of thinking and |
| go from the commercial end of things to the | | | | we for one can't wait to see. |