Alula BAT-Connect Adds Cellular, IP, Home Automation to Ordinary Security Panels
Alula claims its new BAT-Connect is first 'triple-path' alarm communicator with Wi-Fi, Ethernet and 4G/LTE cellular (CAT M1 for 5G transition), plus unified dashboard for security, surveillance and Z-Wave home automation.
Oct 11, 2019
Vivint’s Big Home Automation News at CEDIA 2019: Control4 Integration at Last
Vivint's security engine now integrates two-way with Control4 home-automation systems -- a technological milestone for the mass-market provider, and a nod to Vivint's new Smart Home Authorized Pro program.
Sep 05, 2019
CEDIA Expo 2019: Dish Network’s 14 Big Reveals for the Custom Channel
Maybe you’ve seen Dish’s new Google Remote or the AirTV suite of cord-cutting awesomeness, but few outside of Dish have seen these 14 gifts to the custom-installation industry.
Aug 28, 2019
Be Sure to Limit Your Cyber Liabilities by Doing This
It won't be long until customers will only do business with integrators who install products that follow modern cybersecurity practices like secure encryption.
Aug 12, 2019
Imagining a Universal Tech-Support Platform for Smart-Home Pros
Can a merger of Control4 and SnapAV, with industry-leading Ihiji and OvrC remote-monitoring platforms, yield a 'central monitoring station' model for smart-home pros?
Jul 02, 2019
Some of the Best High-End A/V Reps Now Carry … Vivint Smart Home & Security?!
Vivint Smart Home, purveyor of mass-market security and home automation, enlists 10 top custom-install reps for new Authorized Pro program. Here's why CEDIA-oriented reps are going gaga over Vivint.