BlueBOLT Secure, Hosted IP Power and Energy Management Products Provide Almo Partners with Service and Revenue Opportunities; Almo Sales Team 100% Certified

Philadelphia, PA — September 28, 2010 — Marking another industry first, Almo Professional A/V, the nation’s fastest growing audiovisual distributor, has been singled out as the only professional AV distributor authorized to sell the new Furman BlueBOLT® remote power and energy monitoring products. The availability of this technology, which provides cloud-based power and energy management functionality to select Furman power management products, gives integrators and installers the opportunity to create entirely new business opportunities and revenue streams beyond traditional AV hardware sales.

According to Sam Taylor, executive vice president and COO for Almo Professional A/V, “With the BlueBOLT products, our partners can now offer a distinct line of profitable services that aren’t available from any other distributor in the professional AV channel.� He continued, “Our entire sales team is BlueBOLT-certified so that we can provide consultation on how to incorporate this technology into new and existing commercial applications where Furman power management is being used.�

“The Almo Pro A/V sales team is already so well-versed in the Furman line that it was a natural next step to have them share the many benefits of adding BlueBOLT power and energy management to an install,� said Bill Pollock, president/CEO for Furman. “Almo Pro A/V shares our viewpoint on the importance of education. The fact that the team is 100 percent BlueBOLT-certified is not only impressive, but puts Almo Pro A/V in the best position to help installers and integrators successfully provide this service to their customers.�

The Furman BlueBOLT products provide secure, hosted IP (Internet Protocol) power management and energy monitoring for AV systems. Top-line features include remote power cycling to hard-reboot components from any web browser or web-enabled mobile device, product-specific control so multiple products and installations can be accessed through a single log-in, comprehensive energy monitoring in real-time or over a period of time, and environmentally-conscious features such energy budget alerts to allow users to proactively manage energy consumption. BlueBOLT is compatible with a select range of products from Furman.

The Furman BlueBOLT products will be shown during Almo Professional A/V’s E4 AV Tour, which will resume in Washington, D.C., on November 10 and continue in New York City on December 15.