Smarthome Direct Growth the Smart Way

1995: Smarthome launches one of the first e-commerce sites on the Web, complete with shopping cart and internal site search capabilities.

1997: Smarthome starts developing and manufacturing products in house.

2004: Responding to customer feedback for more reliable home automation products, Smarthome introduces its own home automation and control protocol, which it dubs INSTEON. In December, the company ships its millionth product.