Representatives from more than 200 exhibiting companies and approximately 4,500 attendees gathered with special guests in the North Hall entrance for the grand opening ceremony of ISC East 2014 today, as the New York Police Department’s Emerald Society Pipes & Drums played with enthusiasm and skill.
With every video recorder it sells, OpenEye includes ReportStar, its security system health monitoring service, free of charge. ReportStar proactively monitors the health of video surveillance systems and system sensors 24/7. As a cloud-based service, ReportStar can be accessed anywhere there is an Internet connection.
The Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of more than 300 leading manufacturers and service providers worldwide dedicated to interoperable wireless control products based on the Z-Wave open standard, held its annual Fall Summit “The Future Powered by Z-Wave,” November 4-6, 2014 at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
INSTEON, Irvine, Calif., a home automation and control technology provider, announced what it is calling the “world’s first” dual-on/off, dual-band outlet.
Savant, Hyannis, Mass., a smart home technology company, released new survey results revealing that more than half of consumers in the United States believe that home automation will be an everyday feature in less than 10 years from now, and nearly one-fourth saying that the technology will be an everyday feature in less than five years.
As anyone who’s ever started or seriously contemplated starting their own business knows the going can be tough, particularly in the beginning. However, the roots of entrepreneurship run deep in Oliver Keeling’s family — his father teaches on the subject at Iowa State University, and several relatives own and operate their own businesses. U.S. Air Force and Army veteran Keeling said he was fortunate to have this strong support system when he left the large national security company where he’d grown comfortable in his role as a local technician and founded Astra Security LLC in July 2013.
Napco Commercial Platform simultaneously supports UL commercial wireless, addressable and conventional devices from 32 to 255 points of addressable, conventional or wireless protection.
Solid Green Companies, which calls itself “an innovator in the building industry,” announced that it will provide standard home automation lifestyle packages in the new homes it is building.
Savant Systems LLC , Hyannis, Mass., a provider of smart home technology, announced that it received a $90 million investment from affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR), a global investment firm, and the founder of Savant, Robert Madonna. The funding will support Savant's continued product innovation and company expansion.