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Snap One Control4 Halo remote firmware update enhances capabilities

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Snap One Control4 Halo remote firmware update enhances capabilities

March 5, 2024SSN Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Snap One has announced a slate of new features and capabilities for the Control4 Halo and Halo Touch remotes that provide a more streamlined and reliable interface. Following the over-the-air update to v1.7, all Halo and Halo Touch remotes will gain a redesigned lighting page that offers faster control, longer battery life, improved WiFi stability, access to custom buttons from their system and a “What’s New” page that explains new features on the remote. According...

Control4, Eric Fritz, firmware update, intelligent lighting control, remote control, Snap One


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Z-Wave Alliance Announces Release of ZWLR Specification for Europe

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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,...

Avi Rosenthal, Manufacturers, smart home, Z-Wave Alliance, Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR)


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2023 Q4 earnings call sees a slimmed down ADT eying growth in 2024

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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...

2024, ADT, ADT Solar, Fourth Quarter (Q4), Google Nest, Jim DeVries, Residential, smart home, Video Analytics


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ADT volunteers with Rebuilding Together

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ADT volunteers with Rebuilding Together

February 14, 2024SSN Staff

LAS VEGAS – During Super Bowl weekend, volunteers from ADT participated in Kickoff to Rebuild, an annual event led by inspiring non-profit Rebuilding Together to provide essential home repairs for six families and community improvements in a Las Vegas-area neighborhood.  On Friday, Feb. 9, Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown joined nearly 200 volunteers to help revitalize the community as part of Kickoff to Rebuild, an annual Super Bowl-sanctioned event. "At Rebuilding...

ADT, Caroline Blakely, Darienne Page, Kickoff to Rebuild, Lowe’s, Rebuilding Together


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Resideo uses 2023 momentum to pivot in first earnings report of 2024

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Resideo uses 2023 momentum to pivot in 2024

February 14, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Resideo Technologies exited 2023 with a strong Q4, and now it's riding that momentum into 2024, making some significant changes to reshape its portfolio and operations. Among the highlights for the year, Resideo saw revenue of $6.2 billion for 2023, an adjusted EBITDA of $552 million, and $440 million in cash from operations. Its report noted that the company improved business execution in the second half of the year with products and solutions transformation...

2023, 2024, ADT, Fourth Quarter (Q4), Genesis Cable, Jay Geldmacher, Resideo Technologies, Tony Trunzo


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ASSA ABLOY sees strong performance in commercial, but residential still challenging

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ASSA ABLOY sees strong performance in commercial, but residential still challenging

February 7, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor

STOCKHOLM – While ASSA ABLOY reported strong gains in its commercial business in the fourth quarter, there's a clear drag on profits in its residential business. It was a strong quarter in many respects for the global manufacturing company, managing a total of six acquisitions in the quarter, and a record number of acquisitions for the year. Several of those acquisitions were in the South American market, where ASSA ABLOY President and CEO Nico Delvaux said the company continues...

Assa Abloy, biometrics, Fourth Quarter (Q4), HID Global, Mergers & Acquisitions, Nico Delvaux, Residential, Spectrum Brands’ Hardware and Home improvement division (HHI)


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Liftmaster Partners with RemoteLock

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LiftMaster partners with RemoteLock

February 6, 2024SSN Staff

OAK BROOK, Ill. – LiftMaster, Chamberlain Group's brand of professionally installed access control solutions, has partnered with RemoteLock to bring the Smart Lock experience to the myQ Community platform. With this integration, LiftMaster said the myQ Community is the only platform that integrates from community gate to in-unit lock for a seamless experience for residents of apartments, condos and gated communities. RemoteLock works behind the scenes in the myQ Community cloud-based...

Access Control, Barclay Friesen, Jenny Lytle, LiftMaster, RemoteLock, Schlage, smart lock, YALE


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ADT exits residential solar market

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ADT exits residential solar market

February 5, 2024SSN Staff

BOCA RATON, Fla. – ADT revealed late in January that the company would be exiting its residential solar business. The company said it will remain focused on cash flow generation and capital-efficient growth within its core security and smart home business. As part of this continued focus, ADT is also advancing its capital allocation strategy, including a cash dividend increase and authorization of a new share repurchase program. “The decision to exit solar operations was made after...

2023, ADT, ADT Solar, Fourth Quarter (Q4), Jim DeVries, Residential


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Snap One Launches Control4 Connect & Control4 Assist

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Snap One launches Control4 Connect & Control4 Assist

January 18, 2024SSN Staff

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Snap One has announced the launch of Control4 Connect & Control4 Assist – new software and support offerings that improve end-user experiences. Snap One said that it spent more than a year developing the Control4 Connect & Control4 Assist offerings in close collaboration with 23 integrators, while also leveraging experience from thousands of Parasol customers and more than 100,000 4Sight subscribers. “The homes and businesses of today rely on a wide...

Control4, integrators, intercom, John Heyman, Remote Access, Snap One


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OliverIQ SHaaS solution launches at CES 2024

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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...

2024, Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Eric Smith, OliverIQ, smart home, Smart Home as a Service (SHaaS), Will West


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