Tag: Ring
Ring announces new integration for cameras that support ONVIF
February 28, 2022SSN Staff
HAWTHORNE, Calif.—Ring, whose mission is to make neighborhoods safer, has announced the rollout of a new integration for cameras that support ONVIF, an open standard that allows devices to communicate with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers.
Examples of these cameras include the dome cameras you often see on commercial buildings and small businesses.
Once available in late April, Ring customers with Ring Alarm Pro and a Ring Protect...
CEDIA announces individual membership for Ring Pros
November 8, 2021SSN Staff
FISHERS, Ind.—CEDIA, the global industry association for the home technology industry, has announced a community for Ring Professionals within the association. The new initiative will grant Ring Pros access to a carefully selected educational curriculum and a variety of member benefits.
“Our goal at CEDIA is to welcome innovation from all corners of the industry, which is why we’re so excited to work more closely with Ring to expand access to CEDIA benefits and trainings to pros...
Ring partners with Home Depot, unveils solutions for alarm pros
September 29, 2021SSN Staff
HAWTHORNE, Calif.—Ring announced an exclusive partnership to help support alarm professionals as well as several new home security devices, features and services recently, from robotics to connectivity to computer vision.
Ring’s exclusive collaboration with The Home Depot uses custom Ring home security products and services to provide builders with an affordable, customizable solution to protect job sites big and small.
“We’ve seen how effective Ring devices can be in...
ADT and Ring settle trademark dispute
June 24, 2021SSN Staff
BOCA RATON, Fla.—ADT has settled a lawsuit against Ring LLC, an Amazon company and provider of smart home security devices. As per the settlement, Ring will release a new version of its Outdoor Siren product and will discontinue the marketing and sale of the current design.
“ADT and Ring are pleased to have reached a mutually agreeable resolution,” said David Smail, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at ADT. “Ring will release a new version of the Outdoor...
SnapAV adds Ring products for professional integrators
March 31, 2021SSN Staff
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—SnapAV, a manufacturer and exclusive source of A/V, security, control, networking and remote management products for professional integrators, announced it now carries core Ring products, including the pro-focused “X Line,” on SnapAV.com and in SnapAV Local Pro Stores for U.S.-based SnapAV partners.
The addition of the Ring X Line highlights the distributor’s focus on providing the best, most in-demand products from both in-house SnapAV brands...
Ring teaming up with homebuilders Lennar Communities
February 5, 2021SSN Staff
SEATTLE—Ring announced that it is teaming up with Lennar, one of the nation’s leading homebuilders, to change the homebuying experience by including some of the most desirable connected home features as a standard.
In Lennar Communities Connected by Ring, all homes have been designed with pre-installed smart home devices, which can be monitored and controlled anytime from anywhere via the Ring App, to help make homeowners’ lives easier from the day they move in.
“At...
Amazon deal has familiar Ring to it
February 28, 2018Paul Ragusa
SEATTLE—Amazon has agreed to buy video doorbell maker Ring, the companies announced on Tuesday, a move that makes sense for both Amazon and Ring on many levels. The deal, which Reuters was reporting at more than $1 billion, is Amazon's second acquisition in the security space in just the last few months, as the company purchased security camera provider Blink for $90 million in December.
Amazon is expected to continue—and build on—the Ring brand, as it has with some of its other...
Ring launches 'Ring Protect' home security system
October 6, 2017SSN Staff
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Ring announced Ring Protect earlier this week, a comprehensive DIY home security system that works with Ring's doorbells and cams.“At Ring, everything we make is designed to establish and enhance a Ring of Security around homes and neighborhoods,” Jamie Siminoff, chief inventor and founder of Ring, said in the announcement. “Ring Protect provides an incredibly effective level of security when compared to traditional, expensive systems, yet comes at a fraction...
Business mogul Branson, others, invest in smart doorbell
August 24, 2015SSN Staff
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—A start-up based here that sells a smart doorbell recently received a lot of help—$28 million—from business mogul Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group; home builder J.F. Shea Co.; and home insurer American Family Insurance Group.
Ring CEO James Siminoff told the Los Angeles Times that he'll use the investment to hire people “with video analysis and data-crunching skills to develop other uses for the videos” from the system.
“We're definitely...