Articles by Cassie Peterson
With improving GPS and cellular technology, personal emergency response systems are breaking boundaries in what’s possible for personal protection and expanding the market to serve a growing segment of the population.
May 15, 2013
With improving GPS and cellular technology, personal emergency response systems are breaking boundaries in what’s possible for personal protection and expanding the market to serve a growing segment of the population.
April 25, 2013
Many integrators have already discovered that adding home energy management features to residential systems provides opportunities for additional sales and recurring monthly revenue (RMR).
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Successful dealers share how they are making home energy management solutions pay off monetarily — for them and their clients.
April 11, 2013
While most people like the idea of conserving energy and going green, moving from theory to practice in their daily lives requires more than just a philosophy. “Everybody likes being green if it’s not too much work,” explains Gene Jordan, president of Advanced Security Engineering, an Alarm.com dealer located in Pleasanton, Calif.
Adding lighting and shade controls to an alarm system can enhance security for homeowners. By finding the approach that best fits their business model, dealers can transition into these lucrative categories.
March 13, 2013
Because light is a natural deterrent to crime, adding lighting controls and automation to a security system can improve the effectiveness of the alarm system while providing customers with a product that enriches their lives. “Homeowners are seeing the value of the lifestyle aspect in daily life, as well as security, which is equally important,” says Rob Puric, director, product management and marketing, Honeywell Security and Communications, based in Melville, N.Y.
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February 21, 2013
Even as competition increases, in 2013 there’s plenty of room at the table for security integrators who want a share of the booming home automation market.
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Pay attention to these seven areas for designing and installing residential video systems — particularly privacy and security — and you will have satisfied customers who may help you grow your business.
February 5, 2013
The demand for residential video for both security and self-monitoring continues to grow as more homeowners take advantage of the convenience of mobile access and decreasing hardware costs. Regardless of the complexity and individual nuances of each home, employing a few key strategies can make design and installation proceed more smoothly for every system.
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As seniors make up a growing percentage of the population, the demand for products and services to help them age gracefully in place will grow dramatically.
January 30, 2013
Making market predictions is never an exact science, even for the experts. However, in the case of the baby boomers, with their sheer numbers, that they will dramatically affect a given consumer market is virtually guaranteed. “Other companies and industries have to pay for projections of the market. The Census Bureau tells us with precision that this segment of the market is growing,” says Stanley Oppenheim, president of Affiliated Monitoring, located in Union, N.J.
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January 21, 2013
Here are three new ways manufacturers are developing innovative services.
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A growing number of manufacturers are adding home automation features to their security panels to give 1) consumers the connectivity they want and 2) enhance security at the same time.
January 10, 2013
While the industry has been buzzing about home automation merging with security for some time now, this transition has now come to the forefront as more manufacturers are adding home automation features to their security panels.
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With the potential to reduce false alarms and increase arrests, alarm verification systems are winning the support of law enforcement and the insurance industry. Dealers stand to benefit.
December 21, 2012
At the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) meeting in October, there was plenty of buzz about video alarm verification as participants engaged in healthy discussion and debate on the issue. While proponents of video verification are excited about the advancing technology and the possibilities verified alarm systems have to offer, advocates for more traditional systems are not so sure. However, forces outside the security industry may soon drive them to reconsider.
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