All Articles Tagged Home Automation And Control

CE Pro Editors | 02/28 05:52 AM, 0 Comments

Savant Systems LLC, a manufacturer of Apple-based home automation and commercial control system has announced the introduction of its newly revised Savant University training resource for integrators. The Cape Cod-based company says the dealer education program combines both classroom and online learning programs. Savant has adapted the BlueVolt learning management system for enhanced usability and course access. Savant launched the program on Feb. 16, and it says Savant University's initial focus will be to deliver experiential learning for Savant’s hardware and software solutions that will serve to accelerate an integrator's… View this story

Steven Castle | 01/09 01:11 PM, 0 Comments

Big-box chain Lowe’s has announced it will sell a cloud-based home management system called Iris that allows customers the ability to monitor and control their home from anywhere by using a smartphone or computer. Iris will be introduced in mid-2012 in selected stores and on Lowes.com. The system will be based on U.K.-based company AlertMe’s Smart Home platform and home hub. AlertMe provides home energy management and connected home services both to consumers and through partners such as utilities, telecommunications companies and retailers. Lowe’s Iris system will include energy and… View this story

Steven Castle | 10/14 06:49 AM, 0 Comments

Telecom giant Verizon has launched its long-anticipated home connectivity and energy management solution, joining huge service providers ADT, Comcast/Xfinity, Alarm.com, Vivint and others in providing basic home control of web-based cameras, wireless thermostats, lights and appliance plug-in modules. Like the other providers, remote control via smartphones is also available. Also like the other providers, Verizon’s Home Monitoring and Control system uses Z-Wave wireless mesh technology and will enable customers to turn down air conditioning or lock doors remotely, see what’s going on at home via networked cameras, and set and… View this story

Jason Knott | 06/23 06:49 AM, 1 Comment

Tyco International (NYSE: TYC), the parent company of ADT, is in negotiations to acquire Visonic Ltd. (VSC: Tel Aviv), according to a report. According to the Israeli website domain-b, Tel Aviv-based Visonic has released a statement that is "in negotiations with Tyco for selling itself under a 60-day exclusivity agreement" and "the terms of the deal and the price have not yet been agreed and there is no certainty the talks will lead to an agreement." According to the website, founder and chairman Yaacov Kotlicki, who holds 70 percent of… View this story

Jason Knott | 11/18 10:56 AM, 1 Comment

Every integrator wants a big six-figure job … until he is mired in the middle of it. Then, he can probably be heard muttering under his breath, “Why did I take this seemingly endless job?!” Robert F. Romano, president of Integrated Home Solutions (IHS) in Branchburg, N.J., is one integrator not afraid of these mammoth homes. Indeed, he recently completed a 16,000-square-footer and is in the midst of another. The second job will include a master suite, full gym, outdoor media including all-weather TVs, greenhouse, and a basement that includes… View this story