Tag: smart home
Z-Wave Alliance announces release of ZWLR specification for Europe
February 29, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. –The Z-Wave Alliance, a standards development organization for smart home and Z-Wave technology, has announced that the specification for Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) for the European market has been completed and will be made available to member companies soon.
“From the moment we announced ZWLR for the North American market, the Alliance has been hard at work to make the spec available to our valued members in Europe,” said Avi Rosenthal, chairman of the board,...
2023 Q4 earnings call sees a slimmed-down ADT eyeing growth in 2024
February 28, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Following a year fraught with challenges for most companies, ADT enters 2024 leaner and hungry as it refocuses on its core business.
On Feb. 28, 2024, ADT held its fourth quarter (Q4) 2023 earnings conference call to discuss both its financial results and its direction as it enters 2024 lighter after divesting itself of its commercial business and discontinuing its ADT Solar division.
ADT provided a number of highlights for both the quarter and the...
Product Launches: Gallagher Security, Snap One, Hikvision, Reolink
February 26, 2024SSN Staff
Gallagher Security
Controller 7000 Platform
Capable of managing all localized access control, intruder alarms, perimeter security, business automation, and logic needs for organizations, the Controller 7000 represents a new generation of Gallagher Security technology, offering streamlined upgrades, next generation components, and advanced cybersecurity functionality.
security.gallagher.com.
Snap One
Luma 420 Series and 820 Series NVRs
Snap One has launched its new Luma 420 Series...
Ajax Systems and Yale announce partnership
February 23, 2024SSN Staff
KYIV, Ukraine – Ajax Systems, a European security systems manufacturer, has unveiled its partnership with ASSA ABLOY Group member Yale, a smart home security solutions provider.
In a release Ajax said that this partnership enhances its users’ convenience, allowing them to manage Yale Smart Locks directly from the Ajax Security System app. Through a Cloud-to-Cloud connection, users can lock and unlock their doors and check lock status within the app. The integration offers advanced...
Goodbye, Mr. Sunshine
January 31, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
After a week of being under the weather I could use a little sun to brighten my outlook. Unfortunately, following some news last week, that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
I’ll get to that point in a moment, since it’s a little detour from normal security news. The actual news I wanted to discuss this week is the often discussed but still unreleased ADT smart home security system made in collaboration with Google. It so happened that my boss asked me earlier this week what was...
CPI Security welcomes Ben Brookhart as chief growth officer
January 11, 2024SSN Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C – CPI Security has announced its appointment of Ben Brookhart as its new chief growth officer.
The company said that Brookhart is bringing more than 20 years of entrepreneurial experience to the role as he leads CPl's New Construction division.
We're excited to see how Brookhart can take CPI to new heights," CEO and founder of CPI Security Ken Gill said. "His background in smart home security and business makes him a perfect fit to lead our team."
CPI...
Palm d’Oor
January 10, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
It’s CES 2024, and what that means is a whole lot of residential and public-facing security products being introduced with the new year.
I think if I had to pick what stands out the most in the crowd it’s the continued line of smart home products we see evolving and branching out. Not all of these are security-focused products, but most of them are security adjacent. Also, really, if we’ve learned anything in these past few years it’s that if your device is smart,...
Z-Wave Alliance starts 2024 with new members, updated Ed materials, and CES 2024 Presence
January 9, 2024SSN Staff
BEAVERTON, Ore. – The Z-Wave Alliance has announced a burst of updates including a new member, availability of in-demand educational resources, and support for dozens of Z-Wave Alliance member companies at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024.
The alliance’s newest member is OliverIQ (Venetian Expo Booth #51932). The group officially launched at CES 2024 with the debut of their Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) platform.
“OliverIQ has joined the Z-Wave Alliance at the manufacturer...
OliverIQ SHaaS solution launches at CES 2024
January 8, 2024SSN Staff
LAS VEGAS – At Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024, OliverIQ announced its official launch with the debut of their new Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS) platform.
According to the company this launch heralds a new era in the smart home industry by offering a subscription model with “unlimited support” and a “user-friendly app” for control and automation of today’s most popular smart home devices.
OliverIQ has partnered with both national and global service...
Trust fall
November 29, 2023Ken Showers, Managing Editor
Do you trust tech companies to protect and secure your personal privacy? According to one survey, it appears that a majority of smart home technology users do.
Now I am writing this way too late into the evening, the post-holiday doldrums make for slow or quiet news weeks. So, while I’m brainstorming a topic for this week’s blog and sending some post witching hour emails, I began reading some survey data from an article. It’s not new data, the article is a few months old now,...