All Articles Tagged Adt

Jason Knott | 05/01 08:41 AM, 0 Comments

ADT had a big year in 2012, not in terms of revenues but in terms of corporate structure. It broke away from its mammoth Tyco parent company in September 2011 as a stand-alone residential integration company. Now, ADT is 100-percent focused on home security/home automation. ADT’s total revenues grew 3.8 percent in 2012 to $3.2 billion. Amazingly, recurring revenue accounts for $2.96 billion of that total, or 92.5 percent of total revenue. The growth is being driven by the traction continuing to be gained in the marketplace by ADT Pulse,… View this story

Jason Knott | 04/03 09:12 AM, 0 Comments

ADT, the No. 2 integrator in the CE Pro 100, is enhancing its entry-level home automation solution ADT Pulse by adding control of remote door locks from Kwikset. ADT Pulse users will now be able to lock or unlock any door in their home using their tablet, smartphone, or the computer on their desk. ADT says it spent more than a year testing the quality and speed of its remote door locks. Remote locking is the latest feature to be added to ADT Pulse, which allows users to remotely arm… View this story

Jason Knott | 04/02 11:27 AM, 0 Comments

In a move many integrators wish they had a large enough company to do, an ADT executive will be appearing on the CBS TV show “Undercover Boss,” which averages 9 million viewers per episode, on April 12. In the episode, chief marketing officer Tony Wells went undercover with ADT operations in Florida, New York, California and Tennessee. Wells was disguised as an installer, monitoring center dispatcher or salesman, wearing makeup that include a fake beard. Wells has been with ADT for less than one year, so he is a less-recognized… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/21 09:24 AM, 1 Comment

ADT Pulse has been gaining steam as a mass-market home automation solution, but it has been missing (at least) two important features available on more custom-oriented systems: a TV interface for security, lighting control, energy management and other controls; and integration with audio. At CES 2013, ADT showed both. On the TV side, ADT demonstrated a Samsung Smart TV App that puts the entire Pulse feature set on the big screen. Consumers can navigate the ADT interface via the handheld remote that comes with a Samsung Smart TV … just… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/08 08:31 AM, 1 Comment

ADT (NYSE: ADT) has a big booth in the south hall of the LVCC at CES 2013. Why? Are they trying to sell security systems to CES attendees? Sure, they’ll take your business but ADT is in Vegas to get exposure for itself as a company (following the spinoff from Tyco last October) and a partner to product manufacturers and service providers. “Since we’re newly public, it’s a good time to showcase our technology,” says Amy Kabcenell, director of residential marketing. The company is demonstrating its traditional security systems but… View this story

Jason Knott | 11/28 10:08 AM, 3 Comments

The average custom installation company is 15 years old, a veritable teenager with pimples. So who are the oldest suppliers and integrators in the industry? Distributor Volutone just hit a big milestone of 110 years. Back in 1902, the Schireson brothers, Jack and Nathan, opened the original Schireson Brothers retail store for violins on South Broadway St. in Los Angeles. According to Jack Schireson’s son, Stanley, his uncle Nathan was an “inventor” and a true mechanic of violins. His curiosity and ingenuity led to a chance meeting with a gentleman… View this story

Jason Knott | 10/02 10:53 AM, 0 Comments

ADT Corporation, the No. 2 company on the CE Pro 100 and a leader in electronic security, interactive home and business automation and alarm monitoring services in the U.S. and Canada, returned to the public equity markets as an independent company after completing its spinoff from Tyco International Ltd. Founded nearly 140 years ago, ADT begins its next chapter with $3.1 billion in 2011 annual revenue and 6.4 million customers. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ADT" and is a constituent of… View this story

Jason Knott | 06/01 08:26 AM, 0 Comments

ADT, the No. 2 integrator on the CE Pro 100, is now offering the Home View app for ADT Pulse. ADT says the additional software feature allows ADT Pulse, launched in October 2010, customers to easily and quickly map a virtual floor plan of their home and remotely monitor and interact with their ADT Pulse devices via any web enabled PC, iPhone or iPad. “Home View allows you to monitor your home, at a glance no matter where you are,” says Steve Shapiro, ADT group director of product management. “Releasing… View this story

Jason Knott | 05/01 05:07 AM, 0 Comments

There is an adage that “It takes money to make money.” In the case of the largest companies on this year’s CE Pro 100 list, that is certainly true. It’s how they use that money that’s intriguing. Best Buy’s Geek Squad/Magnolia/AudioVisions integration divisions (total estimated $680 million in integrated systems revenue in 2011) couldn’t be more opposite in their business models than big security-based players ADT (estimated $162.5 million) and Vivint (verified $51.14 million), but both methods succeed. The common denominator is that all three have extremely strong financial backing.… View this story

Jason Knott | 05/01 05:06 AM, 3 Comments

A first glance at this year's CE Pro 100 might lead an outsider to think custom installation is no longer a cottage industry of entrepreneurs. For the most part, that conclusion would be wrong, even though some very large companies are now in the business of installing home automation and home theater systems. When the CE Pro 100 was introduced 14 years ago, the largest company on the list did $5 million in installation revenues. My how things have changed! In 2011, there are 35 companies on the list with… View this story