Despite a turbulent 2020, the smart home market is poised for growth as the industry aims to bring intelligence to “not-so-smart” smart homes, according to research group Omdia. 

In an effort to give builders the support they need to deploy the latest smart home technology infrastructure into their new communities, Nortek Control and Alarm.com announced the 2GIG New Home Program. 

This program provides the flexibility and cost structure alarm dealers and residential integrators need to grow their business, while delivering the technology new homebuyers demand.

Legrand donated solutions from its Vantage, QMotion and Luxul brands which were utilized in a customized smart home for Marine Sgt. Jonathan Blank, who was severely injured in Afghanistan. 

Security professionals reveal their thoughts on the security, monitoring and smart home markets.

Genetec’s unified security platform, Security Center, allows more system components to run in the cloud, reducing the gap between cloud and on-premises security systems. 

The newly updated ELAN 8.6 Software brings native Z-Wave Plus support to all ELAN EL-SC system controllers, including new models announced today and detailed below. 

The 2GIG EDGE security and automation panel is packed with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and edge analytics. 

The abode Cam 2 is a compact smart home security camera packed with the features and versatility. 

The Home Connect 620 is Kwikset’s newest Z-Wave connected smart lock.