The software and design firm partners with RTI in a partnership that brings user friendly icons to touch panel control screens.

Guifx today announced that they are officially integration partners with Remote Technologies Inc. (RTI), a manufacturer of remote and touch-panel controls for complex electronic systems. The agreement is two-way. RTI will license from Guifx the high-def, user-friendly graphics they design for touch panel screens; and in turn, Guifx will design and sell templates compatible with RTI’s systems to consumer electronics dealers.

Guifx, the largest provider of professionally designed touch panel graphics in the world, launched the first commercially available touch panel template in 2002. Guifx specializes in designing the interactive and aesthetic qualities of the touch screens incorporated into many custom installers whole house installations, streamlining and integrating complicated systems into one user friendly network.

The graphics software licensed to RTI includes the Aero Icon Set and Logo Tools. “The Aero Icon Set raises the bar of the level of aesthetics and the user experience that is offered on the market today,” says Guifx director of operations, Morgan Strauss. “These icons are made for every user. Our designers create a high-definition, high-resolution product that provides ultimate usability. The package includes icons that represent all aspects of the home and business automation system, from video game and home theater controls to video and teleconferencing.”

The second product, Logo Tools, will allow RTI to incorporate network logos like the NBC “Peacock” and the VH1 “cube” into their touch panels to replace traditional channel numbers.

Guifx will begin distributing RTI touch panel templates, which feature these high-def graphics, on October 15, 2007. “We’re always excited to partner with a well respected manufacturer like RTI,” says Strauss. “They are truly a world-class organization that is always on the cutting edge of producing the most innovative designs. I think the agreement will take both our businesses to the next level.”

RTI templates will be available for download on the Guifx Web site (http://www.guifx.com), along with the templates of other touch panel manufacturers Crestron, AMX, and MX-3000.