Dialing out

The so-called “Internet of Things” is all the rage, as everything from your fridge to your car connects online.

But air conditioning entrepreneur Louis Bruno isn't buying into the hype that everything has to be connected to the Internet.

That's especially true of any monitoring device inside customers' homes, where security and privacy are paramount. “People don't want to be monitored,” says Louis Bruno, president and CEO of Bonita Springs-based Bruno Air Conditioning.