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D-Tools Cloud Wins Residential Systems Best of Show Award at CEDIA Expo 2026

Written by D-Tools Team | Sep 15, 2026, 3:00:00 PM

Industry recognition underscores D-Tools Cloud’s continued evolution as a comprehensive platform helping integrators work more efficiently and profitably.

RENO, Nevada – September 15, 2026 - D-Tools, the Integration Business Platform for the technology integration industry, announces that D-Tools Cloud has received a Residential Systems Best of Show Award at CEDIA Expo 2026, recognizing the platform’s continued innovation and growing role in helping systems integration companies manage their businesses more efficiently and profitably.

The award follows a significant CEDIA Expo for D-Tools, where the company demonstrated the largest collection of new D-Tools Cloud capabilities in its history. The latest advancements span AI-assisted workflows, inventory and asset management, accounting integration, sales reporting, project documentation and other tools designed to reduce the time and margin that can be lost between the sales conversation, warehouse, jobsite and back office.

“Winning a Residential Systems Best of Show Award is especially gratifying because D-Tools Cloud is built around the real-world needs of the integration community,” says G Paul Hess, CEO at D-Tools. “Our goal is to remove friction from every stage of the project lifecycle and give integrators the information and tools they need to make better decisions, work more efficiently and protect their margins. This recognition validates the tremendous work our team has put into making D-Tools Cloud an even more powerful platform for running an integration business.”

Among the advancements showcased at CEDIA Expo were new AI Assisted Workflows, including Quote Assist and Ask D-Tools; Inventory & Asset Management in the D-Tools Cloud Mobile App; and a new MCP Server that enables integrators to connect their D-Tools Cloud data with AI assistants from Anthropic and OpenAI. D-Tools also previewed two-way QuickBooks Online synchronization and AI Proposal Templates.

“D-Tools Cloud continues to evolve in ways that address the real business challenges residential integrators face every day,” says Tony Savona, editor of Residential Systems. “The platform brings together the tools integrators need to manage projects and their businesses more efficiently, while continuing to introduce new capabilities that can have a meaningful impact on productivity and profitability. We’re pleased to recognize D-Tools Cloud with a Residential Systems Best of Show Award at CEDIA Expo 2026.”

The Residential Systems Best of Show Award adds to the industry recognition for D-Tools’ portfolio of business management solutions. D-Tools Cloud supports integrators across sales, design, project management and service operations, helping companies maintain greater visibility and control throughout the project lifecycle.

About D-Tools

D-Tools, Inc. is the Integration Business Platform for the technology integration industry. Its award-winning System Integrator (SI) and D-Tools Cloud solutions support sales, design, project management, and service operations for thousands of companies across 90-plus countries. For more than 27 years, D-Tools has helped integrators build more efficient, more profitable businesses.