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Comcast ISC Nortek Control

Comcast to Compete Head-On with Alarm.com, Offering Dealers ‘Aggressive’ Pricing

Comcast/Xfinity will be โ€œquite aggressiveโ€ in pricing its wholesale security and home automation service for independent dealers, competing…

News May 23
Best Buy Vivint

Vivint Reports Q1 Net Loss, Continues Best Buy Rollout

No. 1 CE Pro 100 integrator Vivint reports that despite a net loss, total revenues increased in Q1…

News May 18
Brinks Home Security Smart Home

MONI Offsets Q1 Attrition Rate with Higher Livewatch RMR

Security monitoring company MONI reports gaining traction with DIY Livewatch smart home and security system. Net revenue drops…

News May 8
ELK Products ipDatatel ISC Napco Telguard Telular

IP/Cellular Dual Path Alarm Communicators Dominate ISC 2017

As POTS lines disappear, security dealers are upgrading alarm panels with dual-path communicators that provide both IP (Wi-Fi…

News May 5
Alarm.com Honeywell Legrand On-Q Z-Wave

Surprising New Trend in Security and Home Automation: Adding Multiroom Audio

Alarm.com, Honeywell and start-up Huny show whole-house audio integrated with security and home automation โ€“ a first for…

News April 12

Observables Breaks Out at ISC West with Connected Security Service Platform

New security company Observables was founded by Ron Gans and Abe Schryer, a 30-year industry veteran. Avi Rosenthal,…

News April 4
Alarm.com

Alarm.com Acquires Video Analytics Provider ObjectVideo

Alarm.com will assume ObjectVideo's products, technology portfolio and personnel. The business will be called ObjectVideo Labs.

News March 15
ADT Protection 1

ADT Reveals 2017 Plans, Protection 1 Integration, Connected Home Opportunities

One year after ADT was acquired by Apollo Global Management in $7 billion deal, executives discuss ambitious business…

News March 14
Alarm.com Comcast iControl Mergers and Acquisitions

Exclusive: How Comcast Will Use Icontrol to Dominate Security, Home Automation Market

Comcastโ€™s Dan Herscovici on the acquisition of Icontrol: new smart-home roadmap, a wholesale offering to other providers, thoughts…

News March 9
Kirschenbaum Legal

4 Immediate Steps to Take If Your Client Suffers a Burglary, Fire … or Worse

If one of your clients' homes has an incident and you receive a 'claim letter' inquiry, you need…

News January 13
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