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Dealers Share How Home Energy Management Solutions Pay Off

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.


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Terra Loudspeakers Partners With Leon Speakers to Produce Outdoor High-Fidelity Speakers

March 26, 2013
Terra Loudspeakers, Brunswick, Maine, a manufacturer of high-performance, all-weather residential and light commercial loudspeakers, announced a partnership with Leon Speakers, a manufacturer of custom-crafted, high-fidelity audio solutions, to supply Terra-built CS-5.25 woofer/mid-range drivers for Leon’s new Boundary 404 outdoor speakers.
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How to Become a Home Theater Expert: Video Displays

March 19, 2013
When you work with technology — be it security systems, computers, or even cable installations — you get those questions. Questions from clients that start with “So, do you know anything about…” These questions can range from how to keep their neighbor from leeching onto their Wi-Fi to what type of TV they should get. You work with “these types of things,” so clients assume you have a wealth of knowledge. You are already working in their home so wouldn’t it be great to secure some additional business?
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Three Advancements Making Connected Homes a Bigger Reality

March 15, 2013
To characterize the state of the U.S. economy as a rollercoaster would be a severe understatement. Over the past year, the news cycle has constantly rocked back and forth and every which way possible detailing swings of good and bad news.
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New Entrants to the Industry Create A Boost & A Blight for Home Security/Automation

February 8, 2013
The residential market is primed for growth and ripe for new competitors to join the industry — but are they really ‘joining’?
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AES-IntelliNet™ Announces Launch of Interactive Security Services

January 23, 2013
AES Corporation, dba AES-IntelliNet, Peabody, Mass., launched the first phase of its new interactive security services.
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3 Future Technologies Today

January 21, 2013
Here are three new ways manufacturers are developing innovative services.
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Allure Energy Launches Proximity-Based Energy Management Platform at CES

January 8, 2013
Allure Energy Inc., Austin, Texas, introduced its latest product, EverSense 2.0 at CES in Las Vegas.
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CEA Study Finds Security Top of Mind for Consumers Interested in Home Automation

January 7, 2013
New research by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has positive results for the security industry.
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ADS Security Launches Home Automation Service to Complement Core Security Offering

September 27, 2012
ADS Security (ADS), Nashville, Tenn., is the latest security dealer company to announce the addition of home automation services to its core home security offering.
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ADS' Mahler Discusses His Retiring
Mel Mahler, after 22 years with ADS Security, Nashville, Tenn., has stepped down as chairman and CEO to enter retirement. He speaks to SDM about the factors that led to his decision to retire, retirement plans, and reflections on his security career.
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