New program offers reduced pricing, by as much as 50%, on DSC/Tyco products to homebuilders and developers looking to demo home security and automation systems to clients.

Honeywell talks merger with United Technologies, then reportedly shops its Building Solutions unit. Tyco, Nortek and ADT, all giants in security and home automation, have also been active in M&A discussions and deals.

Investment group that bought Protection 1 and ASG Security last year is expected to close a multibillion-dollar deal for industry leader ADT.

Saying the merger 'should be stopped,' Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton attacks the proposed merger between giants Johnson Controls Inc. and Tyco Int'l due to the tax-avoidance consequences.

Security and building control industrial leaders Johnson Controls and Tyco International combine $32 billion in revenue in a controversial tax-avoiding inversion deal.

Flextronics picks up Wink, Legrand invests in Netatmo, Alarm.com goes public, Sears acquires WallyHome, Nortek acquires Numera ... and other IoT and A/V mergers, acquisitions and equity events of 2015.