Get a Clue, Gizmodo. Pro-Installed Smart Home Gear Is Worth It.
Mainstream consumer media like Gizmodo still don’t seem to realize that professional smart home installation is an option compared to DIY.
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Mainstream consumer media like Gizmodo still don’t seem to realize that professional smart home installation is an option compared to DIY.
Johnson Controls’ Martin Renkis talks pricing, sales tactics for integrators adopting an ‘as a service’ business model for video surveillance.
Sharing footage with clients such as tenants of multidwelling units can be risky for security pros. Legal expert Ken Kirschenbaum shares how to protect your company should a request be made.
Ron Davis’ “Greatest Ideas of the Alarm Industry’s Greatest Thinkers” reveals 90 pieces of actionable business advice for alarm dealers and security integrators.
Vicon Industries CEO Eric Fullerton believes video surveillance consolidation has stifled innovation. He is now challenging security systems integrators and end users to spec only ONVIF-based open platform systems.
Federal Trade Commission says Ring illegally surveilled customers and did not do enough to prevent hacking. Proposes $5.8 in consumer refunds.
Alarm.com looks to enhance its ability to service international clients with acquisition of Poland-based EBS, makers of smart communicators.
Latch acquires Ring founder Jamie Siminoff’s latest venture Honest Days Work in mostly stock deal. Siminoff to become new CEO of Latch.
Monitronics files Chapter 11 to restructure $500 million in debt. The company aims to emerge from restructuring within 46 days.
PERS maker LogicMark emerges from reverse stock split in April with solid revenue growth in first quarter.
Multiple large orders boost Vicon Industries sales by 47% and overall Cemtrex sales up by 37%. Reverse stock split announced.
Alarm.com total revenues for Q1 2023 hit $209.7 million. Saas and license revenues rise 9.9% to $135.4 million.
NAPCO’s stock surged over 16% in early trading following the announcement of record $43.5 million in revenues for its fiscal year Q3.
Johnson Controls ups its full-year revenue guidance to approximately 10% growth compared to previous prediction of high single-digit growth.
Additional $1.1 million in Vicon Roughneck cameras and servers will be deployed at the border on top of previous $1.5 million order.
This session will help integrators better understand the needs and market demands of their retail customers.
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