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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QOLSYS ANNOUNCES BETA PROGRAM FOR FOUNDATION CLUB MEMBERS

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Qolsys announced today that it began a beta program for its Foundation Club, a group of dealers and distributors who will be the first to receive the innovative 7″ touchscreen platform and full line of peripherals.

“The beta program was designed to help us refine our panel before our wide release,” says Mike Hackett, Qolsys SVP of Sales and Marketing.  “There’s no better way to accomplish this than by letting the dealer community use it.”Continue reading→

ENERGY SAVINGS USING THE IQ SMART SOCKET

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Our family has a room in my basement we’ve made into a modest home theater.  Its just a TV mounted on a wall and an inexpensive surround sound system, but its a great place for the kids to play video games or for the family to watch a movie together.  Being down in the basement it can get chilly,especially in the winter, so we have a space heater we purchased from Costco in the corner of the room.  Having the room heated that way has always worried us a little, since space heaters are notorious for causing fires.  To keep our home safe I’ve gotten in the habit of making a trip all the way downstairs to make sure the heater is off before we leave the house.Continue reading→

BLAST OFF

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My phone buzzed on the bedside table and I reached over to read the text message. “Site launched. Looks awesome.” Even though he’s only an hour north of our corporate headquarters in Cupertino, CA, my web designer often prefers to work through the night. A text message first thing in the morning meant that he’d been up all evening.Continue reading→

QOLSYS RECEIVES ETL CERTIFICATION OF IQ PANEL, IQ DOOR WINDOW, IQ MOTION, AND IQ SMART SOCKET

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Cupertino, CA. Qolsys Inc. announced today that it has received ETL certification for the IQ Panel, IQ Door/Window sensor, IQ Motion, and IQ Smart Socket.

The Intertek ETL Listed Alarm System Certification program works to maintain the highest level of alarm system reliability and ensure that products used for security and life safety comply with all federal, national and local standards and codes in both the United States and Canada.Continue reading→