Tag: iControl
IHS weighs in on smart home deals
April 3, 2017Spencer Ives
LONDON—IHS Markit sees disruption in the professional smart home market; Blake Kozak, IHS' principal analyst, smart home and security technology, talked with Security Systems News about recent smart home deals and what they mean for the industry.In June 2016, Alarm.com and Comcast each signed agreements to acquire different business units from Icontrol, and these deals were both finalized in early March. Comcast purchased Icontrol's Converge platform while Alarm.com acquired the Connect and...
Comcast completes acquisition of Icontrol business unit
March 13, 2017Spencer Ives
PHILADELPHIA—Comcast finalized its acquisition of a business unit within Icontrol, specifically the Converge platform. The company will bring Icontrol's Austin-based facility and wholesale customer base into the fold while looking ahead at other opportunities.“We got a chance to own the software stack that powered one of our most critical, fastest growing products with Comcast, we got a chance to create a kernel of an engineering hub in Austin, Texas, … and we saw a large opportunity...
Comcast and Alarm.com to acquire Icontrol
June 23, 2016Martha Entwistle
TYSONS, Va. and PHILADELPHIA—Interactive services platform provider Alarm.com and cable giant Comcast today signed agreements to acquire different business units of platform provider Icontrol Networks, based in Redwood City, Calif.Security Systems News reported on the potential deal on June 15.Alarm.com, a direct competitor to Icontrol, will acquire the Connect and Piper business units from Icontrol for approximately $140 million.Comcast will acquire Icontrol's "Converge" software platform,...
Comcast and Alarm.com reportedly in talks to acquire Icontrol
June 15, 2016Martha Entwistle
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Interactive services platform provider Alarm.com and cable giant Comcast are in talks to acquire platform provider Icontrol Networks, according to several sources who spoke to Security Systems News, and published reports.
The deal could bring “Big Blue”—ADT, which has about 30 percent market share—to Alarm.com.
Contacted by SSN, Icontrol, Alarm.com and Comcast declined to comment.
Alarm.com, a direct competitor to Icontrol, would...
Icontrol expands its developer program
January 12, 2016Spencer Ives
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Icontrol added Honeywell, LG Electronics and other big names as integration partners in early January.All Icontrol dealers can now connect devices from these partners.“One of the big technology trends that we've implemented in 2015 is this ability to integrate at the cloud level,” Greg Roberts, Icontrol VP of marketing, told Security Systems News. “That makes our ecosystem very open to new technologies and new use cases.”In addition to Honeywell...
Panel: Biz can learn lessons from smart home tech
December 15, 2015Amy Canfield
FOSTER CITY, Calif.—Smart home technology can and should bleed over into the commercial market, especially for small business, according to three platform providers who spoke at the Cloud+ conference, held here.
Residential customers with smart homes see the advantages of having everything connected and those that are small business owners want those same advantages at work.
“Residential as a cloud testing ground for commercial,” was the name of the educational session. Moderated...
Icontrol says it is victor in patent fight with Alarm.com
September 30, 2015Amy Canfield
Icontrol Networks says it has won its patent fight with Alarm.com. Alarm.com says the solution to the "fight" was the result of a settlement with icontrol dated Jan. 1, 2014.
In the latest activity, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office this month canceled claims to Alarm.com's claims to a patent about the use of a mobile app in smart home systems, saying the system was developed instead by icontrol.
Icontrol has been issued a new patent, covering methods and systems...
It's all about the Millennials
July 1, 2015Amy Canfield
It's the Millennials who are the biggest DIY buyers, according to ESX 2015 panelists at a “DIY Security—Competition or Opportunity” discussion.
Icontrol's 2015 State of the Smart Home Report, a nationwide survey which Security System News conducted and has reported on earlier, also found that the Millennial generation, loosely defined as those born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s, are big consumers of home automation. You can read more about the survey at the above link, but...
Icontrol's new CMO aims for 'frustration-free' customer experience
May 6, 2015Amy Canfield
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—Icontrol's new chief marketing officer wants to ensure that consumers and dealers have an all-around “frustration-free” experience when interacting with the company.Letha McLaren, recently promoted from Icontrol vice president of product management to CMO, told Security Systems News that managing that smooth relationship is utmost on her mind in her new role.“It comes in many forms. For consumers it's about looking at the simplicity … of devices within...
Survey: Dealers cite cost as barrier to adding home automation
April 8, 2015Amy Canfield
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—A majority of residential security dealers thinks adding home automation services to their traditional offerings is cost prohibitive. That's a big misperception, according to Greg Roberts, VP of marketing for Icontrol, and one that could put providers at a significant disadvantage in today's marketplace.In a nationwide survey conducted by Security Systems News for Icontrol, 52 percent of the 58 dealers who responded said they see cost as the top barrier to adding home automation...