Residential
Allegion, Comfort Technologies implement mobile credentials
July 17, 2025SSN Staff
CARMEL, Ind. — Artisan Apartment Homes, a luxury apartment complex in Dunedin, Florida, recently transitioned from mechanical keys to electronic locks and centralized system software with support from Allegion US, and Comfort Technologies.
The upscale 65-unit multi-family apartment property previously issued all residents a fob for perimeter access and a key to access the mechanical lock at their apartment door. Between legacy fobs and keys, patchwork infrastructure, and a steady flow of...
Security strategies shift as executive threat landscape evolves
July 14, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine — Spending on executive protection services is surging in the United States, driven by a rise in politically motivated violence, most recently in Minnesota.
The shootings in Minnesota in June, which resulted in the deaths of a state representative and her husband, follow the assassination of a UnitedHealthcare CEO in 2024.
In response, companies have significantly increased their investment in executive security. An Equilar study of S&P 500 companies found:
The...
AI transforms residential security: Smarter installations & adaptive access control
July 8, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MILWAUKEE — Residential security installers are using artificial intelligence to build systems in a way that “empowers smarter, faster decision making around user access policies,” says Johnson Controls' Gerry Pittman, changing the face of the market.
Pittman, senior product manager at Johnson Controls, talked with Security Systems News about how AI is evolving from a bolt-on application to a technology that complements and enhances existing workflows to improve...
Allegion acquires access control software provider Gatewise
July 7, 2025SSN Staff
DUBLIN—Allegion, a global security products and solutions provider, through one of its subsidiaries, has acquired privately owned Gatewise Inc. (Gatewise), a provider of smart access control solutions in the U.S. multifamily marketplace. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2017 and based in Houston, Gatewise is a software-as-a-service provider that offers a modern and retrofit-friendly gate entry system for multifamily communities. The Gatewise portfolio features...
Deep Sentinel launches SentinelNow
June 30, 2025SSN Staff
BOSTON — At BOMA 2025, Deep Sentinel has announced the launch of SentinelNow, a new on-demand live guard service that fills critical security gaps for businesses and properties.
According to Deep Sentinel, when an employee feels unsafe, observes suspicious activity, or simply needs an extra set of eyes, they can press the physical SentinelNow button to instantly connect with a trained Deep Sentinel guard. Within seconds, the guard views the live camera feed, provides verbal intervention...
Parks discussing modernizing multi-family in a slow market
June 16, 2025SSN Staff
PLANO, Texas —Economic pressures and high costs have seen a slow down for new constructions in the multi-family residential market, but a white paper released by Parks Associates for Kwikset shows owners and operators examining enhancing their properties through technology upgrades.
Encompassing things like modern access control solutions, the white paper discusses the popularity of housing improvements to existing properties.
“Retrofitting is gaining momentum in multifamily...
Binghamton University unifies campus safety tools with Genetec
June 13, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
MONTRÉAL — Genetec recently worked with Binghamton University, a nationally recognized research institution and one of the four university centers of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, to implement its Genetec Security Center platform.
Spread across 930 acres with over 120 buildings and four locations, Binghamton University was facing increasing challenges with its legacy security infrastructure, which consisted of siloed video, access control, intrusion detection,...
Vivint rebrand highlights smarter energy management
June 11, 2025SSN Staff
LEHI, Utah — Early May saw smart home automation provider Vivint unveil its new rebrand focusing on the integrated smart home experience with security at its core.
The company said its new visual identity represents both an evolution and expansion of that focus, redefining a smarter home experience to include smarter energy management.
“We are entering a rapid phase of innovation, where energy management concerns are beginning to rival security concerns,” said David Porter,...
NRG crushes Q1, residential shows progressive results
May 28, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
HOUSTON — NRG Energy is surging out of the gate in 2025 with a record breaking Q1 performance and some welcome traction in its residential vertical led by Vivint Smart Home.
Smart Home customer growth saw a 6% net increase and a strong margin expansion of 4% in Q1 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. The segment also saw a continuing record high retention rate of 90%.
“Our results were driven by a mix of expanded margins, favorable weather and excellent commercial...
Resideo ‘manages through uncertainties’
May 9, 2025Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Resideo Technologies made its strategy clear in addressing the looming challenge of U.S. tariffs during a webcast to discuss financial results for the first quarter.
“We’ve all seen the shifts in policy to date,” said Resideo CEO Jay Geldmacher. “In this environment, Resideo remains agile, and we are well prepared to react to any new development. Based on what we know today about tariff policy, we have taken actions in the first and second...