Happy Birthday AMX!

by Rashid Skaf, AMX President and CEO

I am excited to share with you a very special and momentous occasion for AMX. On April 1st, AMX officially celebrated 25 years in business - a milestone of which we are extremely proud.

When I look back at what AMX has accomplished, I could not be more honored to be a part of this company and to work alongside nearly 600 incredibly talented people. They come together each day to accomplish a combined goal - to design, manufacture, market, sell, distribute and service the world's best products and solutions designed to do just one thing - to simplify life around us.

Humble Beginnings
It all started on April 1st, 1982, when Dallas entrepreneur Scott Miller started a tiny business - literally out of his garage. It was no April fool - Scott was serious about starting a company with hopes of improving on a little device that most of us now take for granted and (thankfully) cannot live without - the handheld remote control.

Big things were on the horizon for the remote and other inventions to make life easier and more convenient. The dream of a simpler world continues to drive AMX innovations today. By the way, the very first product to roll off an AMX assembly line was a wireless controller for
35mm slide projectors. Not only did the MX20 solve a
problem, it was also easy to carry, fun to use, and most importantly - it always worked. The highest quality standard continues to drive us today in everything that we do.

The company grew phenomenally over the next 25 years and today, AMX is recognized around the globe, throughout the industry, and in countless vertical markets as the de facto standard for control and automation. And with our acquisitions of AutoPatch, Endeleo and Matrix Audio, we are now a best-of-breed solution for matrix switching and routing, distributed media and distributed audio.

Making a Good Thing Even Better
Our new family members from AutoPatch, Matrix and Endeleo form an amazing talent base that has already strengthened AMX in even more ways than our team envisioned. Each of these groups was carefully chosen for the role they would play in our mission to offer customers not just one-stop shopping, but a truly integrated best-of-breed solution.

Keys To Continued Growth
I cannot help but imagine what the next 25 years holds for AMX. One thing is for certain, to continue to grow, prosper and flourish,; we must listen and learn from each and every customer and partner.

By listening, we can better understand the needs of the market to develop products that effectively meet and exceed those needs and anticipate future needs people might not even realize they cannot live without. Where was the cell phone, personal computer, Internet, or even iPod 25 years ago? Whether you are a multi-degreed PhD, or a 25-year old company, the learning process never ends.

From studying emerging technologies to the most efficient manufacturing techniques to the direction of the industry, we must commit to continue to learn something new every day.  By questioning how we can always do things better than we did yesterday, we will continue to grow and thrive.

Thanks To OurCustomers, Distributors and Partners!
And now on behalf of everyone at AMX worldwide, I would like to extend a huge thanks to our customers, our distributors and partners that have made the last 25 years such a wonderful ride. We will continue to focus our energies on serving you and simplifying the world around us.

Happy 25th AMX!