Crestron, Rockleigh, N.J., introduced its Crestron Connected™ initiative, which provides the framework for a distributed cloud-based control system.

Efforts to find a champion for a licensing initiative that would require all central stations offering monitoring services in the state of New York to become licensed have come to a temporary halt as the New York Burglar and Fire Alarm Association (NYBFAA) seeks further comment from its members and other organizations.