Tag: Duane Paulson
Nortek Security & Control buys Numera for mPERS
July 1, 2015Amy Canfield
CARLSBAD, Calif.—Nortek Security & Control has purchased Numera Inc. for a reported $12 million.Numera, based in Seattle with reported net sales of not more than $3 million in 2014, now becomes Nortek's flagship brand in the health and wellness space, Duane Paulson, SVP of product and market development for Nortek Security & Control told Security Systems News.Numera's name and branding will remain the same, he said, and will fall under the Nortek umbrella, which includes 2Gig and Go!Control.Nortek...
Linear promotes company veteran
November 20, 2013SSN Staff
CARLSBAD, Calif.—Linear has promoted 15-year company veteran Kevin Ward to product line manager for garage door openers, gate openers and telephone entry systems, the company announced Nov. 20.
Previously engineering manager at Linear's Grand Rapids, Mich. location, Ward is now overseeing reinstatement of the company's gate operator technical training school.
“Kevin's appointment as product line manager for door, gate and telephone entry systems comes at a critical time because of our...
Telguard HomeControl now available for dealers
November 7, 2013SSN Staff
ATLANTA—Telguard's HomeControl for Go!Control panels is now available to dealers, Telguard and 2GIG announced Nov. 7. The automation system allows users to remotely arm and disarm security systems, and includes Z-Wave and integrated video surveillance.
HomeControl can be connected to all of the Go!Control panel's events, such as motion detectors or door sensors, according to the release.
“Security dealers were asking for options for interactive services with our 2GIG by Linear Go!Control...
Nortek to buy 2GIG for $135m
February 14, 2013Martha Entwistle
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Nortek, parent company of Linear, announced this morning that it will acquire 2GIG Technologies for $135 million.
2GIG, known for its Go!Control system, is a manufacturer of security and home automation equipment. The company was launched in 2009 by two former Honeywell employees.
Nortek's Linear business helped develop the 2GIG Go!Control product. Linear was in the news a couple of weeks ago when it purchased a line of Z-Wave-enabled products.
“Our partnership...
Linear to offer Z-Wave product line
January 28, 2013Martha Entwistle
CARLSBAD, Calif.—Linear will introduce a new line of Z-Wave-enabled products at ISC West this year as the result of an asset acquisition from Advanced Control Technologies, Duane Paulson, Linear SVP, product and market development, told Security Systems News.The purchase, announced Jan. 23, included “a lighting control product line, a couple of engineers and domain knowledge. [The engineers bring] years and years of knowledge working with Z-Wave,” Paulson said. He declined to discuss...