Johnson Controls Announces New Products at ISC West 2019
Johnson Controls will soon announce the availability of the LUX KONOzw Smart Hub Thermostat through its DSC channel. This is the first KONO thermostat featuring Z-Wave technology. KONOzw allows users to seamlessly connect DSC security systems, including Power Series Neo, iotega and PowerSeries Pro, when combined with SecureNet or Alarm.com interactive services to the smart thermostat through the Z-Wave smart hub.
Interlogix Introduces the New Simon XTi-5i System Supporting More Zones and More Options
Interlogix introduces Simon XTi-5i, a self-contained, wireless security system. An update to the Simon XTi-5 system, the new platform supports 80 wireless zones, features a 5-inch color LCD touchscreen and is compatible with a wide range of devices through leading service providers. The new system features a selectable user interface that matches the Alarm.com interactive services mobile application in color, style and icons – simplifying the user experience.
Legrand | AV Residential Solutions Helps Security Integrators Transform the Smart Home at ISC West 2019
Legrand | AV Residential Solutions announced its lineup for ISC West 2019, taking place April 10-12 at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. In booth 29098, Luxul, Middle Atlantic, Nuvo, On-Q, and SANUS will come together with infrastructure, networking, and AV systems designed to help integrators deliver reliable and robust security systems for their clients, while opening up new revenue streams.
SentryNet’s 23rd SentryCon Annual Dealer Conference
SentryCon, SentryNet’s annual dealer conference held in Biloxi, MS, was held April 23-26th with over 225 security industry professionals in attendance. The main focuses for this year’s conference included how to deal with current challenges facing the security industry and how to increase business and Recurring Monthly Revenue (RMR). In addition to education, the SentryCon tradeshow gave dealers a chance to be face-to-face with the industry’s best product and services providers. Hikvision, SentryCon’s Platinum sponsor, shared the newest in camera systems.
Mission 500 Raises $113,000 For Children In Need At ISC West 2018
Mission 500, a charitable organization that works closely with the security industry to serve children in need in the U.S., raised $113,000 at its ninth annual Security 5K/2K Run/Walk and related sponsorships at this year’s ISC West. Proceeds from the event will benefit children in need in the U.S., with a portion donated to a project in Puerto Rico which benefits children living in poverty who have been affected by Hurricane Maria. While at ISC West, attendees assembled Mission 500 Care Packs for 500 children in need living in Las Vegas. This initiative was generously sponsored by HID Global.
ISC West 2018 Concludes As The Biggest Show To-Date
ISC West sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA), the largest converged security event of the year, experienced it’s biggest and most successful year to-date. This year ISC West offered over 85 sessions throughout the SIA Education@ISC program, spanning a range of topics that impact security professionals across physical, IT and IoT security – from biometrics to drones to leadership skills. Some of the most highly-attended sessions were Access Control and Video in the Cloud, The Evolution of Credentials and their Use in the IT, OT, and Physical Security Environment, Connected Home – The Future is Now, and The Future of Physical Security: The Decade Ahead.
Interlogix Introduces New Products And Features To Improve Home And Commercial Security
Interlogix launched new products to make home and commercial security more convenient and effective, including two 5-inch, full-color LCD secondary touch screen controllers for the Simon and Concord security systems. Interlogix also introduced a new photoelectric smoke detector with built-in heat and freeze sensors and a new Command Button for controlling home automation tasks. Interlogix is part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
Video Surveillance as a Service Market – Global Forecast to 2022
The Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS) market is expected to be worth US$5.93 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 22.0% between 2017 and 2022. Factors such as low initial investment required to avail VSaaS services, increasing demand for real-time and remote access for video surveillance data, and flexible scalability offered by VSaaS would provide ample growth opportunities for the Video Surveillance as a Service market in the future. This is a new market research report from Research and Markets.
Global Home Security Solutions Market 2020 Forecast, Trends and Company Profiles
Residential security is a growing market due to the need for safety and the increasing crime rates in different parts of the world. The security solutions segment in the residential sector has been experiencing a significant growth since the past few years due to the adoption of electronic security solutions, increasing rate of burglary, and attractive insurance policies to residents for installing security systems.
Burglary at Steve Jobs’s Home Triggered This ‘Self-Monitoring’ Startup
On July 17, 2012, a burglar who had no sense of history or understanding of the capabilities of technology broke into Steve Jobs’s home in Palo Alto, CA, and took off with a bunch of iProducts as well as jewelry, the deceased man’s wallet, and other equipment. The premises were empty. The home was undergoing renovation, and Jobs’s widow, Laurene Powell Jobs, was staying elsewhere.
US Cellular Introduces OnLook Digital Home Automation System
Regional wireless carrier US Cellular recently launched OnLook, a new home automation and security system. The OnLook digital home automation system was developed by US Cellular with the help of Alarm.com, a firm that specializes in providing solutions for managing homes over cellular networks, including house security, environmental monitoring, and home control. US Cellular’s OnLook service offers many tiers according to the customer’s home management and security needs.
Tri-Ed Adds Schlage As New Partner; Adds Four Regional Managers
Tri-Ed, North America’s largest independent security distributor, is pleased to add Schlage to its access control line card. Schlage has been a longtime leading manufacturer of deadbolts, touchscreen keyless entry locks, keypad entry locks, doorknobs, levers, handlesets, hardware and accessories, cables, chains, and padlocks. And, their products are now able to connect with Alarm.com’s interactive […]
Z-Wave is Becoming a Tsunami
Scores of products in a wide spectrum of end-user areas including lighting, locks, heating, and home security utilize Z-Wave technology as the foundation of their operation. There is no area, however, where the use of Z-Wave technology is more prevalent than in the security industry. By far, Z-Wave’s market presence dwarfs all other technologies, as […]