Qognify, an advisor and technology solution provider for physical security and enterprise incident management, announced that it will share its expertise on how metropolitan areas can make the shift from being safe and smart to fully cognitive cities at the National Summit on 100 Smart Cities India 2019. Qognify is the presenting partner of the Summit which takes place August 22, 2019 at The LaLiT in New Dehli.

Enhancements to the PowerG portfolio include a 360-deg. ceiling mount PIR detector, commercial magnetic contact, carbon monoxide detection and vanishing door/window magnetic contact, just to name a few.

Resideo Technologies Inc. has acquired Pittsburgh-based LifeWhere. The newly acquired company uses machine learning and analytics to predict potential failure on critical home appliances, such as water heaters, furnaces and air conditioners. 

Today, ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, announced a new partnership with BH Management Services LLC, a multifamily property management company, to offer smart technology integration and convenience services. Through the partnership with ADT, BH Management Services will outfit residences with ADT security, automated smart door locks and smart thermostats. 

The 2019 CEDIA Size and Scope of the Residential Technology Systems Market survey is now open for participation from home technology companies in the U.S. and Canada. Results will feed a report that will detail trends and provide an in-depth picture of the home technology industry.

CEDIA announced the educational conference lineup for this year's CEDIA Expo show. There will be over 125 classes, 50 percent of them brand new and covering 17 different areas of expertise. CEDIA Expo will be held September 10-14 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

Annual gains in homeowner spending on improvements are expected to moderate across more than half of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas in 2019, according to new projections released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. 

Security is today’s hot buzz word and it’s a big and continually expanding “pie” full of robust slices that are all in high demand. Lucky you, that’s the industry you are in and live every day.

Resideo Technologies Inc. has acquired energy efficiency technology from Whisker Labs and hired the team behind it. The technology creates a thermodynamic model of a home to accurately predict home heating and air conditioning run time and energy use to enable a homeowner to use less energy while maintaining comfort. 

Control4 Corporation, a global provider of smart home solutions, is advising customers the company will embrace “Works With Google Assistant” and is developing new Nest drivers in cooperation with Google’s certification standards.