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Resideo Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of technology-driven products and solutions, and Snap One Holdings Corp., a provider of smart-living products, services, and software to professional integrators announced a definitive agreement under which Resideo has agreed to acquire Snap One for $10.75 per share in cash, for a transaction value of approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of net debt. Upon closing, Snap One will integrate into Resideo's ADI Global Distribution business....

Control4, a globally renowned provider of customised automation and control solutions, has officially certified the DoorBird driver. DoorBird IP door stations can now be integrated directly into Control4 systems. The smart video intercoms are developed and produced by Bird Home Automation Group in Berlin, Germany. Integration with Control4 interface Customers can now access their IP intercom directly from Control4 interfaces, without the additional cost of a third-party driver. The new certifi...

Kwikset® brand of Spectrum Brands, Inc. – hardware & home improvement division, the pioneer in residential security, introduces Control4® compatibility to its Obsidian™ Electronic Touchscreen Deadbolt with Home Connect™ and the contemporary version of the SmartCode™ 916 Touchscreen Electronic Deadbolt. The new locks were shown at the Control4 booth (#3013) at CEDIA 2019 in Denver. In response to increased dealer demand for Control4 compatibility, two of Kwiks...

SnapAV, a provider of A/V, surveillance, networking and remote management products for professionals, and Control4 Corporation, a provider of smart home solutions, announce the successful completion of their merger. Unified into a single organisation, Control4® becomes a professional smart home brand in the company portfolio, SnapAV continues to bring technology professionals a trusted, end-to-end partner that invests relentlessly in growing the industry and helping their businesses succeed...

Control4 Corporation, global provider of smart home solutions, has announced Control4 Smart Home OS 3. Control4 Smart Home OS 3 is designed to unify hundreds of connected devices within the home, control them all from a single platform, delivering the personalisation that homeowners want, and facilitating the professional support that smart home technology needs. Control4 Smart Home OS 3 Control4 Smart Home OS 3 is designed to simplify the use of many connected devices throughout the home, exc...

Dahua Technology, a global video-centric smart IoT solution and service provider, has announced a new integration with Control4, a global provider of automation and networking systems for homes and businesses, at ISC West. Dahua Technology’s North American models of IP cameras, Pro and Lite series NVRs and HDCVI XVRs are fully integrated with the Control4 Composer HE 2.9.0 automation system. This marks the first full integration between Dahua Technology and a home control and automation p...

GJD, a UK manufacturer, designer and supplier of professional external detector equipment, as well as Infra-Red and White-Light LED illuminators is proud to announce that its IP drivers are officially Control4 certified. The certification means GJD’s IP devices are Control4 ready straight out of the box, further enhancing GJD’s commitment to the Custom Install industry. The drivers are listed on the Control4, Janus Technology, and GJD websites. All certified drivers must pass string...

Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ: CTRL), a global provider of smart home solutions, announced the appointment of consumer-experience, product, and platform leader Charlie Kindel as Senior Vice President of Products & Services. Charlie was most recently at Amazon where he created and led the Alexa and Echo Smart Home efforts. The organisation he built and ran at Amazon proved that voice is a highly natural user interface for interacting with the home and the recent accelerated growth in smart ho...

Control4 Corporation, a provider of smart home solution, announces the availability of the new Control4 Intercom Anywhere, including a new app for iOS and Android mobile devices. With Intercom Anywhere, Control4 homeowners can receive video intercom calls from a Control4 Door Station, enabling them to see and communicate with visitors at the front door or gate, whether they’re home or away. In addition, homeowners will see who’s at the door prior to answering the call, and can simul...

Control4 Corporation, a global provider of smart home solutions, is revolutionising how people learn about, experience, and interact with Control4 smart home solutions with the opening of 140 Control4 Certified Showrooms at Control4 Authorised Dealer locations across the U.S., Canada, UK, China, and Australia. Consumers in cities around the world can find a Certified Showroom location here and register to attend a local #C4Yourself Day event. The Control4 Certified Showroom program is designed...

GJD, a manufacturer and designer of smart electronic perimeter detection and high-performance LED illumination equipment, is exhibiting at Security TWENTY 18 Scotland on Tuesday 1st May 2018 at the Hilton Hotel on Willian St, Glasgow. Delegates will get the chance to talk to the GJD team, as well as watch interactive product demonstrations of the company’s innovative detection and LED illumination solutions. Ana Maria Sagra-Smith, GJD’s Sales and Marketing Director commented: &ldqu...

GJD, a manufacturer, designer and supplier of electronic perimeter detectors and high performance LED illuminators, continues to reinforce its international world class reputation with its advanced product range of D-TECT IP external motion detectors. The D-TECT IP range provides flexible volumetric field of view sensing, making the range suitable for intruder monitoring, CCTV surveillance and other alarm warning requirements. The range is easy to install for both new and experienced IP motion...

GJD, a manufacturer and designer of smart electronic perimeter detection and high-performance LED illumination equipment, is proud to announce it is showcasing an extensive range of outdoor intrusion sensors and security lighting technology at the ISC West exhibition. The exhibition takes place from April 11th to 13th 2018, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Las Vegas. Interactive product demonstrations will be shown on the LILIN Americas booth. GJD formed a strategic partnership with L...

Exhibitors from diverse fields gathered to foster collaboration and reveal market trajectory at SSHT 2016 Benefiting from the smart home boom, the second edition of Shanghai Smart Home Technology (SSHT) concluded with great success. The fair was held concurrently with Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology (SIBT) from 31 August – 2 September 2016 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai. Collectively, the fairs hosted 240 exhibitors from 14 countries a...

A “smart home” featuring networked security devices and other home automation products will be new to IFSEC International 2016 in June. This replica smart home will be at the heart of the new home automation zone at IFSEC International (London, 21-23 June). The smart home will feature CCTV, intruder alarms, biometric readers, door entry solutions and locks, as well as wireless blinds, lighting and heating control, and 4K video and audio distribution. “These features, along wi...

It’s the 21st century already. Isn’t it time we all lived in smart homes? For technophiles everywhere, the smart home can’t come soon enough. The same might be said for the security marketplace, which is well positioned to thrive in the coming era of home automation. The wait could be shorter than we think, given some recent trends and events we are seeing in the home automation market. Let’s consider several of them: 1. Home automation is getting attention from Silic...

Tyco Security Products is announcing the addition of Control4 to the home automation partner integration portfolio available for DSC’s PowerSeries Neo intrusion platform. DSC’s PowerSeries Neo hybrid security platform offers exceptionally secure communications through PowerG leading technology, while offering installers and home owners both the flexibility and ease of wireless installation. With the addition of Control4’s home automation features, homeowners can now leverage e...

A recent poll conducted shows that homeowners feel safe if they were able to remotely monitor their homes Hikvision USA Inc., the leading provider of innovative, award-winning video surveillance products and solutions in North America, has partnered with Control4, a leading provider of home automation and control systems, to bring cutting edge video surveillance technology to the Smart House market. Hikvision cameras are easily integrated with the Control4 smart home operating...

LILIN, video surveillance systems manufacturer, will showcase security vertical solutions at CPSE 2015 LILIN, a manufacturer of video surveillance systems, will participate at the 15th China Public Security Expo (CPSE) from October 29th to November 1st at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center in Shenzhen, China (LILIN Booth# 1B24). We will be showcasing LILIN’s latest product line up from frontend advanced IP surveillance camera products to backend Navigator VMS...

NAPCO iBridge Connected Home booth will demonstrate the new integration at CEDIA 2015 NAPCO Security Systems is proud to announce it is now a Crestron Certified Integrated Partner™ and its Gemini Alarm Panels provide integration within Creston’s Control and Automation Systems. It will provide live demonstrations at the CEDIA Show, at NAPCO’s iBridge Connected Home Booth #6421, in Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center, Oct 14-17, 2015. For Cre...

Small-timers with big ideas can always make their way into the industry In recent years, home automation technology has given birth to the “Smart Home” in which internet-enabled and controlled devices are bringing a new level of comfort to the standard house. From locking doors to setting the temperature to opening the blinds for a view of the sunset, technology is transforming the home into something reminiscent of the now-quaint 1960s sci-fi cartoon, The Jetsons....

As the home automation industry has expanded with an ever growing number of devices and services, companies are placing bets on which wireless protocols will dominate. The past few years the leaders have been Z-Wave and ZigBee. Companies are also using a variety of other standards including Crestron’s Infinet, Insteon, and proprietary technologies such as Lutron’s ClearConnect. Next-generation protocols: Bluetooth and Wi-Fi “Right now companies are releasing really i...

Many security dealers and installers are expanding their offerings to include home automation equipment The growth of home automation and “smart home” technology has created a unique opportunity for security companies of all kinds. With security systems already in about 20 percent of American homes, many security dealers and installers are expanding their offerings to include home automation equipment. Internet connected devices After all, why just offer monitori...

Just how big is the home automation industry? One way to tell is by looking at the sheer number of companies – large and small—that have rushed to enter this fast-growing space. They include some of the world’s largest corporations – Apple and Google – along with the nation’s biggest cable and telecom companies – Comcast and AT&T. It includes big names in security like Honeywell and ADT. Then there are less known, but fast growing, contenders such as...

According to research firm IHS Technology, the residential intrusion alarm market is expected to grow by 9.4 percent in 2015 For years, the industry’s penetration rate for security alarm systems has hovered from a conservative 18 percent of households to a more liberal 22 percent or so. According to research firm IHS, the residential intrusion alarm market is expected to grow by 9.4 percent in 2015. Perhaps this increase is due in part to the rise of interactive ser...

The new training center features a wide range of LILIN network cameras, NVRs and system integrations with Control4 & CRESTRON At the recent Security Exhibition and Conference Show in Melbourne, LILIN Australia was inundated with visitors and prime enquiries, so much so that it became necessary to build a modern showroom / training centre within the Sydney office. The design was the inspiration of Graham Madden, Director of LILIN Australia and features a wide range of LILIN...

Control4 has also provided the leading security camera manufacturers with access to a newly published camera proxy API Control4 showcases enhanced integration for surveillance cameras and network video recorders for residential and commercial systems at ISE 2014. Residential and commercial adoption of surveillance cameras and network video recorders (NVRs) is growing at a rapid pace, a trend that makes security automation one of the industry's most promising growth areas....

Integrating home automation systems with traditional security monitoring systems has led some homeowners to an epiphany: when their smart home security system is triggered they can react to actionable alerts, capture real-time video, and take control of their family's safety and security. Control4, a leader in home automation, offers a wide range of security integration features designed to keep homeowners better connected with their home, apprised of activity whether they are home or away, and...

Control4 announces a bold new update to the Control4® Operating System along with enhancements to their popular HC-800 and HC-250 Controllers. Together they will vastly simplify networking configuration, eliminate the hassle of license management, and greatly reduce the need for dealers to make on-site support visits. With the launch of the new Control4 OS 2.4, Control4 delivers enhanced functionality for Control4 4Sight® Service, enabling 3G/4G connectivity to the customer's system via...