Author Archives: Ken Arnold

“I HAVE A DESK-MOUNTED QOLSYS IQ PANEL IN MY HOME” SAYS ALARM CAPITAL ALLIANCE VP BRANDON SAVAGE

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Brandon Savage, Senior VP of Customer Experience and Operations at Alarm Capital Alliance, says he uses the IQ Panel at home.  “I’m a strong believer in interactive services” he told Leif Kothe of Security System News.

“I’m always eager to experiment with the latest innovative equipment that’s about to be released. I’m always interested in seeing improvements to the customer experience and user interfaces, not only for our end users, but also for our wide variety of technical partners we have in the field. Any product that can make installation quicker and easier and minimize truck rolls has a huge ROI for us.”

QOLSYS ANNOUNCES NEW SOFTWARE RELEASE FOR IQ PANEL

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Software update available today enables industry-first panel camera and increases support for the internet of things (IoT)

(06-10-2014 11:11am PST) Cupertino, CA.  Shortly after releasing its revolutionary IQ Panel, Qolsys showcased another industry first by using its over-the-air software update capability to activate the built-in panel camera, enhancing the industry’s first all-in-one 7″ touchscreen security and home control platform.Continue reading→

QOLSYS ATTENDS ISC WEST 2014

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The Qolsys team had a great time at ISC West 2014 in Las Vegas, NV.  As always, the Pallazo hotel was accommodating, the Sands Convention Center at the Venetian was exquisite, and the food at the surrounding restaurants was phenomenal, but the best part of the event was meeting so many new dealers.Continue reading→

QOLSYS ANNOUNCES GENERAL AVAILABILITY OF IQ PANEL

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CUPERTINO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Qolsys, Inc. announced today that its innovative IQ Panel, powered by Alarm.com, is now widely available through distributors in the United States.  The groundbreaking “all-in-one” solution is built on the world’s leading mobile operating system.  The sleek 7″ touchscreen tightly integrates with Alarm.com’s market-leading connected home services platform, supporting interactive security, video monitoring, energy management and home automationContinue reading→

IQ PANEL AVAILABLE IN LIMITED RELEASE TO FOUNDATION CLUB MEMBERS, DECEMBER 2013

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Qolsys announced today that the IQ Panel will be available to its Foundation Club members in a limited release.

“Our Foundation Club worked as expected,” says Mike Hackett, Qolsys SVP of Sales and Marketing.  “They have given us the feedback we needed to refine our platform.”

The limited release, only available to those within the Foundation Club, will give a non-specified number of panels to each dealer or distributor, to be installed in customer’s homes under their own Alarm.com accounts.

Previously, all Foundation Club evaluation kids were activated under the Qolsys company account, now dealers can use their own accounts. This gives the dealers a visibility of what it will be like to install panels on a wide scale, and lets them experience all of the benefits of the back end integration.

Virtually every setting can be adjusted remotely, giving the IQ Panel one of the most robust support platforms available in a consumer grade panel.

“We will be testing this integration and configuration over the next several months as we prepare for our general release,” says Dave Pulling, CEO of Qolsys.  “We will constantly be updating the package, but overall we are very, very close.”

To apply to become a Qolsys dealer visit Qolsys.com.

QOLSYS ATTENDS ADC PARTNER SUMMIT; ANNOUNCES IQ PANEL SOFT LAUNCH

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Washington, DC:  Qolsys attended the Alarm.com Partner Summit in Washington D.C. as a Gold Sponsor, unveiling the shipping date for the IQ Panel soft launch and hosting a special training meeting for security and home control dealers.

At Alarm.com’s Partner Summit held at the Mayflower Renaissance in Washington D.C., Qolsys Vice President of Sales and Marketing Mike Hackett announced the soft launch of the highly anticipated IQ Panel, the world’s first true all-in-one security and home control platform.Continue reading→

ESX 2013: QOLSYS SPONSORS “RISE AND SHINE” BREAKFAST

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Qolsys VP Mike Hackett wowed pastry eaters and orange juice drinkers at the 2013 “Rise and Shine” breakfast at ESX 2013 by showing a video of the Qolsys IQ Panel and talking a little bit about innovation.

“We’re outsiders” he said in his introduction to the event. “But we are excited to see what the future will bring.”

The IQ Panel, a 7″ Touchscreen built on a mobile operating system, wowed guests before the panelists were introduced.Continue reading→

QOLSYS ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF “FOUNDATION CLUB” FOR FINAL STAGE OF IQ PANEL DEVELOPMENT

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Qolsys announces formation of it’s “Foundation Club,” a group of 75 dealers selected to test and evaluate the IQ Panel’s end-to-end solution following the successful company launch at ISC West 2013.

“We’ve been developing this platform for three years, this is the next step in bringing the IQ Solution to market,” says Mike Hackett, Qolsys Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Now, we are putting our product  in the hands of dealers, and by leveraging our robust software platform we are able to integrate their feedback into ongoing software updates.”Continue reading→

SECURITY SYSTEM NEWS: QOLSYS LAUNCHES FOUNDERS PROGRAM

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by: Martha Entwistle

 05/13/2013

Qolsys, a new home security/automation manufacturer that launched at ISC West last month is now creatiing its “Founders Program,” according to Ken Arnold. I expect to learn more about the program this week,  but Ken Arnold told me it’ll be the basis of the start-up’s dealer program.

At this point, Qolsys has “50 to 70 dealers” that it’s shipping panels to for beta testing. Shipping for sale starts soon, he said.

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