Honeywell, which has offered thermostats, security cameras and a professionally monitored security system, has sent out an email to its existing customers teasing an upcoming DIY home security system, according to a CNET article.
Honeywell announced the results of its comprehensive portfolio review, including its intention to separately spin off its Homes product portfolio and ADI global distribution business, as well as its Transportation Systems business, into two stand-alone, publicly-traded companies.
Samsung, a provider of home automation, and ADT LLC, a home and business security provider and ranked No. 1 on the SDM 100, together announced a new professionally monitored, self-installed life safety solution powered by the SmartThings platform.
IHS Markit reported in a press release that semiconductor industry achieved near record growth in the second quarter of 2017, posting a 6.1 percent growth from the previous quarter. Global revenue came in at $101.4 billion, up from $95.6 billion in the first quarter of 2017. This is the highest growth the industry has seen in the second quarter since 2014.
The solution allows homeowners or business owners to remotely monitor their premises, with an online interface that powers the cloud-based management of cameras, video, physical locations and users. This platform, combined with Camcloud’s plug-and-play camera support from many leading camera providers, relieves the burden often associated with surveillance management.
Demand for security cameras is projected to increase 7.2 percent annually through 2021 to $2.8 billion, according to Video Surveillance Equipment Market in the U.S., a new study from Cleveland-based industry research firm Freedonia.
According to a report by Jon Cropley, principal analyst for video surveillance at IHS Markit, the world market for professional video surveillance equipment grew by 3.9 percent in 2016. While this is a higher rate of growth than in 2015 (1.9 percent), it is still low by historical standards, IHS reported.
In order to promote and advance autonomous security vehicles — ground, marine and aerial — security industry veteran Jay Jason Bartlett, managing editor of Security.World online news and information portal, is announcing the formation of the Autonomous Security Association.
Hikvision Canada Inc., a provider of video surveillance products and solutions, provided cameras for the JPPS Children’s Centre (CPE) in Montreal installed by integrator Alarme Sentinelle.