Icontrol Targets Alarm.com, Honeywell With New Security & Home Automation Service

Icontrol will now offer its Icontrol One interactive security/home automation service to independent security dealers and integrators.

Will DIY Security Overtake Professionally Installed Systems?

Selling professionally monitored security systems direct-to-consumers has been a fruitful business model for many companies.

Leviton Unveils Wireless Energy Management System for Small Commercial Projects

Leviton Security & Automation’s new Lumina RF solutions is designed specifically for small commercial projects, as it supports only 40 RF devices.

Icontrol Hires Key ADT Execs to Go Head-to-Head With Alarm.com

Icontrol has hired two ADT bigwigs to help launch its Icontrol One Dealer Program for independent security and home automation dealers.

Honeywell Faces Lawsuit for Allegedly Stealing Allure Energy’s Technology for Lyric Thermostats

Honeywell’s Lyric Thermostat is at the center of Allure Energy’s Patent infringement lawsuit.

Westinghouse Security Debuts With Home Automation Hub Built into Smart Door Lock

Home Automation Vendors Crestron, Savant Settle Multiple Lawsuits

Crestron and Savant end four years of lawsuits that have disrupted the professional home automation business. The two parties settled out-of-court.

Tyco’s Reasons for Investing in Qolsys Security/Home Automation

10 Cool Things I Didn’t Know About Nortek’s Linear Security/Home Automation

Did you know that Nortek’s Linear security and home automation group has the only NASA-approved doorsets? Or that it has a crash-test dummy named Fred? I didn’t.

Napco Releases First Control4-Certified Security Panel

By incorporating Control4’s Simple Device Discovery Protocol (SDDP) into its Gemini security panel, Napco aims to strengthen its position in the security/home automation realm.