Alula Named Best Security Solution in the CE Pro 2018 BEST Award Winners at CEDIA

September 6, 2018 – San Diego, CA – Alula was named Best Integrated Security Solution by an independent panel of industry judges and editors from CE Pro Magazine. The Alula Connect+ Platform provides a complete security and automation system for professional installers and security dealers looking for a platform with the simplicity and flexibility to enable immediate and future revenue.

The CE Pro 2018 BEST (Best Electronics Systems Technologies Awards) Award for the Alula Connect+ Platform was awarded in the Control and Automation category, which included integrated security systems, modules, devices, and surveillance cameras. The Alula Connect+ Platform was individually judged on multiple criteria including innovation, functionality, competitive advantages, benefits to the end user and benefits to the integrator.

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One Platform. One Experience

When it comes to automation and smart home technology, today’s consumers are faced with new market entrants on a daily basis. So many homes are filled with multiple ways of interfacing with automation, security and smart devices. Universal remotes may have solved the coffee table clutter of the past but what is today’s solution for multiple apps on your mobile device to control the smart home features consumers love.

On July 17, 2018, Alula is rolling out a unified smart home experience. One feature-rich application that puts home automation, smart security and soon video access at your fingertips across all of your customers’ devices.

Security in your life. Not on the wall.

Whether on a smartphone, tablet or the Connect+ Touchpad, Alula’s simple, integrated app delivers direct control over consumer’s smart home features and security system. Without being tied to a panel on the wall, mobile app users can control lights, locks, thermostats, cameras and garage doors independently or in combination with the arming and disarming of their security system, in whatever order you choose.

Updated Features

Consistent look and feel across all devices

  • A consistent user experience through all device interfaces drives usability, minimizing the opportunity for user confusion.

Customizable screens to highlight what is important to the user

  • Screen personalization that enhances your customers experience by allowing them to see what’s important to them, and hide what’s not.

Insanely fast scenes and automation

  • Our scene and automation engine utilize an “always-available” communication architecture executing commands faster than the competition.

Easy grouping

  • Users can combine, view and operate their security, cameras and automation controls in groups that are meaningful to them personally – entryway, living room, and back patio are examples.

Favorites and locations

  • With favorites, your customers can pick zones, devices, and scenes they want to have quick access too.
  • Customers can even manage multiple locations from one device.

Alula Connects Alexa for a Simplified Security Experience

Voice assistant technology continues to become a staple in consumers’ homes. By combining Alexa with the industry’s fastest-response times of the Connect+, Alula provides voice control that delivers the simplified experience your customers expect.

“…with Alexa Voice Assistant integration, homeowners can control the critical security and automation features of their Alula Connect+ Platform.”

Using any product with Alexa Voice Assistant integration, homeowners can control the critical security features of their Alula Connect+ Platform.

Just ask Alexa to:

  • Arm the Connect+ platform
  • Get the status of the Connect+ platform
  • Disarm the Connect+ platform using a verbal PIN Code
  • Run home automation scenes by name that are already known to the Connect+ platform

In a smart home first culture, consumers expect the speed and flexibility of tapping, swiping or talking from wherever they may be. With Alula’s “always-connected” broadband backbone and Alexa “always-listening” interface your customers will not only experience a seamless response but at speeds that leave competitors behind.

At the heart of Alula is a desire to create simple, seamless and secure solutions for professional dealers. Solutions that meet the demands of today’s consumers while simplifying the way you do business. Be sure to head to the app store on your apple or android device and experience it for yourself!

Press Release: Alula Mobile Apps Make Security Simpler and Smarthomes Smarter

Alula Unifies Applications for the Alula Connect+ Alarm Panel Across SmartPhone, Tablet and TouchPad, Making a Single, Simple Secure Experience

HUDSON, WI–(PR WEB)– JUNE, 2018–Alula, the award-winning inventors of the Connect+ Platform, announced today the completion of advanced mobile app integrations that make security and automation simple and more intuitive. With the Alula app, security, smart devices, and video are seamlessly integrated creating a more engaging experience for consumers seeking more from their security solution. The Alula mobile applications will be available on iOS for the iPhone and iPad, and for Android phones, tablets and touchpads running version 4.1 and up.

Consumers can easily control their security system while controlling other devices and build scenes like “lock my doors” and “turn off lights” when arming their security system. In addition, dealers can easily brand the app with their own logo, reinforcing the relationship with their customers and letting users forego a wired wall panel altogether. This app builds on the powerful Connect+ wireless smart security platform from Alula. Security has never been this easy and this powerful.

“For a homeowner with a smartphone and smart home, there really is no difference between automation and security,” said Alula CEO, Brian McLaughlin. “Our goal is to put you at ease by making home security and automation simple and easy. And the professional security dealers who choose Alula can make this happen for homeowners every day.”
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Press Release: Alula Launches SmartHome Now – A Unique Home Builder Solution for Security Dealers

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Free Smart Home Automation for Homeowners, Lowest-Cost Program for Builders, and Easy-to-Convert Monitored Security Sales for Dealers

HUDSON, WI –(PR WEB)—JUNE , 2018—Alula launched its SmartHome Now solution for security dealers who are working with home builders to include smart home automation and monitored security in new home construction. The Alula Smarthome Now solution gives homebuilders the lowest-cost competitive smart home automation platform with upside for new homeowners to add professionally monitored security or additional smart home features from a professional security dealer. Security dealers get an easy conversion opportunity to sell monitored security to hundreds of new customers at once with no additional equipment.

Based on Alula Connect+, the Alula Smarthome Now solution provides the lowest-cost platform for security dealers to connect dozens if not hundreds of new homeowners to professionally monitored security while supporting home builders smart home plans. Pre-installing the Alula Connect+ also allows homebuilders to integrate advance smart home products like Smart Windows and Doors with Pella® Insynctive Technology.
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Press Release: Alula Launches Award-winning Two-Way Voice for Home Security

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HUDSON, WI–(PRWeb – June 18, 2018) – Alula released a new, award-winning two-way voice capability for the Alula Connect+ Platform that reduces installation, maintenance and upgrade costs for security systems in residential and commercial installations. For top security dealers required to offer two-way voice for alarm verification or offering support-at-the-panel for demanding customers, Alula eliminates the need for a separate cellular voice contract and the modification and maintenance that increases cost for dealers and is passed on to their customers.

Security dealers with two-way voice requirements can learn more at ESX Booth # 117 or read on to discover how Alula is lowering the cost of install, setup and support for every security configuration imaginable.
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Press Release: Alula Arms Alexa for Home Security

Alula Connect+ Upgrades Alexa Voice Assistant for Smart Home Security

HUDSON, WI–(PRWeb – JUNE 15, 2018) – Alula released an improved implementation of Alexa Voice Assistant skills for the Alula Connect+ Platform. With Parks Associates reporting over 70 percent of new home security installations including smart home control features, and in home penetration rates of 17% of U.S. households for Amazon Echo, Echo Plus, Dot, Spot and Show with Alexa.

Alula Connects Alexa for Simpler Security
Arming or disarming an alarm system can be an anxiety producing juggling act. With the industry’s fastest-response times and option for full-service security without a keypad, Alula provides voice control through Alexa with the speed and simplicity homeowners expect.
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Stay safe and connected with these New Life Safety Devices

Seamless setup with the Connect+

After a year of extreme weather events, the trend of staying put and riding out the storm is going by the wayside. With advances in technology, weather agencies are able to predict earlier and respond faster to events that disrupt and threaten personal safety and property. Last year thousands of Americans were forced to evacuate and leave their homes behind. This is an increasing number compared to the average number of evacuations in past years.

Stay Connected, even when leaving your home behind.

With breakthroughs in sensor technology and their practical application, smart home networks are now able to notify you immediately when there is an emergency. Whether you’re hunkered down or on the road headed away from danger, stay in touch with what matters with sensors designed specifically for your personal awareness.

Most of us are used to smoke sensors and their 9-volt batteries. So much has changed. With advancements in microelectronics and energy efficiency, your smoke alarms can communicate longer, check in with your smart security system more often and be even more reliable. These same advancements have opened the door to a whole new generation of sensors.

The “Not your Grandmas Smoke Sensor”: (RE614) This Smoke Sensor uses photoelectric smoke sensing technology, paired with a fixed heat limit, and a rate-of-rise limit. The alarm will signal when one or more of the signals are tripped: Smoke, Fixed Heat, or rate of rise.

  • Sensing smoke, heat and the rate-of-rise
  • Wireless communication with the Connect+

CO Detector:(RE615) CO or Carbon Monoxide poisoning, is still a problem today and being alert is a matter of life and death. Have your home prepared to alert you.

  • An alarm will sound when dangerous levels of CO have been detected
  • Strong, reliable RF signal for reliable communication

Our Flood & Temp Sensor (RE618) might not be able to calm the waves but it will notify you of water intrusion in your home.

  • Sensing flood conditions and extreme temperature changes
  • Set custom parameters to let you know when certain extreme temperatures are reached

The Glassbreak Sensor: (RE609) Branches and debris break windows too. Be alerted during a storm whether it’s your neighbors’ lawn chair or a burglar.

  • 4 – 6 years of battery life
  • Identifies the sound of breaking glass and transmits a signal to the Connect+ panel
  • Monitors a zone of 4 to 25 feet from a protected window

Life Safety isn’t just for homeowners

 

The Connect+ and this level of awareness are not just for 2000 square foot houses. Powered by Alula means technology that is developed by folks that genuinely care about your safety and protection. These life and property safety systems can be incorporated into small businesses or a whole apartment complex. If you are a smart home fan or just want to be updated in emergency situations these sensors are a solution.

Whether your enjoying life’s adventures or forced to leave your valuables behind, you can depend on the people behind the Alula brand to continue innovating in ways that keep you in touch with what matters most.

Request a demo today.

ISC West 2018 Wrapup

Just weeks before what arguably is the biggest security show of the year we proudly announced that ipDatatel and Resolution Products were now Alula. Not only was the Alula brand and story well received on the trade show floor but so was the introduction of our new CEO Brian McLaughlin. Mr. McLaughlin had the honor, along with the rest of the Alula team, to announce our new Alula mobile app , Alula Cloud Video and our new Connect+ complete home and small business security solution.

Trade show attendees were greeted by a clean, modern and open booth design with interactive hands-on kiosk featuring Alula’s complete solutions. A mix of product engineers, sales leaders and marketing team members manned the booth with the intention of connecting with current and future Alula dealers. During the show, we were excited to be selected by CEPro’s Julie Jacobson as one of the ‘Must See Booths” from ISC West 2018 .

Taking center stage at the Alula booth were four interactive kiosks that focused on introducing the simplicity of the Alula Connect+ platform. The “modular design” kiosk presented the system’s ease of expansion reducing initial cost. Dealers were also invited to view our advanced online portal that allows for full remote programming of the Connect+ system. Also displayed were the easy system enrollment and Alula’s new mobile app with powerful features such as home automation, scenes, and custom user management, and dealer branding.

As both our new and old friends found out this year at ISC West, Alula is more than a name that stands out in front of the crowd. Alula is the people behind the name, people that put the growth of your business first with a timeless philosophy of loyalty while also embracing the future.

Key highlights:

Alula Launches New iOS And Android Apps For Consumers And Professional Dealer Installers

Alula Mobile Applications Combine with Alula Connect+ Alarm Panel to Deliver a Fully Integrated Smart Security Platform for Homes and Businesses

HUDSON, WI–(PR WEB)–APRIL 11, 2018–Alula announces the launch of the Alula mobile application available today on iOS for the iPhone and iPad, and for Android phones and tablets running version 4.1 and up. With the Alula app, security, smart devices and video are seamlessly integrated creating a more engaging experience for consumers seeking more from their security solution. Consumers can easily control their security system while controlling other devices and build scenes like “lock my doors” and “turn off lights” when arming their security system. In addition, dealers can easily brand the app with their own logo, reinforcing the relationship with their customers and letting users forego a wired wall panel altogether. This app builds on the powerful Connect+ wireless smart security platform from Alula. Security has never been this easy and this powerful.

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