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Since the invention of the electric bell ringer in 1831, Americans have relished the benefits of the ever-present doorbell to let them know someone's calling. A new nationwide survey shows that no matter how long we have doorbells as fixtures on front doors, we still have very strong and personal reactions to hearing them ring.

Wi-Fi Alliance® launched its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ ac certification program. Building on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ac products deliver whole-home coverage at two or even three times the speed of older Wi-Fi products and handle demanding applications such as Ultra HD and 4K video, multimedia, and rapid file transfer with ease, according to Wi-Fi Alliance in a press release.

The elusive goal of integration in the intrusion industry is beginning to gain “realistic momentum” with the growing trend to combine home automation and home security systems, on a single platform, according to a recent study titled “The World Maker for Intruder Alarms – 2013 Edition” by Austin, Texas-based IMS Research, now part of HIS.

You could purchase stock in Control4, Salt Lake City, Utah, if you wanted to. The company filed an S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make available up to $60 million worth of company stock available to the public in an initial public offering (IPO) that represents 26 percent total value of the company. The details of the S-1 form reveal a lot about the company.

Everyone is outdoors grilling, swimming, playing, relaxing and hanging out with family and friends. It’s time for you to be the “cool” dealer and provide them new technologies that will make them happy outside.

Schneider Electric, Palatine, Ill., a global specialist in energy management, announced a partnership with Alarm.com, Vienna, Va., a provider of interactive security and connected home services, to bring the Wiser home management system to home builders, utilities and other service providers in the energy efficiency space.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is developing energy efficiency evaluation, measurement, and verification (EM&V) protocols for energy efficiency programs in collaboration with energy efficiency program administrators, stakeholders, and EM&V consultants — including the major firms that perform up to 70 percent of energy efficiency evaluations in the United States.

Zonoff Inc., Malvern, Pa., creators of the Zonoff Connected Home Platform, announced the availability of its Open Device Software Development Kit for qualified partners who are currently (or will soon be) manufacturing connected devices.

Napco Security is a member of Z-Wave Alliance with its iBridge line of interactive remote services — including lighting, appliance, locking and temperature controls available through the iBridge App for use on any smartphone or smart device, and uniquely remote-configurable by dealers from their smart devices, too, for No-Roll™ customer service calls and service enhancements.