Smart Homes (Energy Management System, Security & Access Control, Entertainment Control, and HVAC Control) Market Trends and Forecasts to 2020
M2 - Mon Mar 09, 6:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r6dplw/smart_homes) has announced the addition of the "Smart Homes Market by Product, Protocol and Technology, Service and Geography - Trends and Forecasts to 2020" report to their offering. The smart homes market is expected to grow to $58.68 billion by 2020, at an estimated CAGR of 17% from 2015 to 2020 There has been a significant growth in the global market due to the demand for energy efficient solutions and enhanced home security. Today, fundamental trends have emerged to drive the acceptance of smart homes, the aging population is increasing the demand for new services in homes; the increased penetration of portable devices has led to a dramatic increase in digital access technologies, which is also a major enabler for smart home applications; and there is a strong push by a wide range of leading players, such as telecom and utility service providers, and appliance manufacturers providing smart home devices. Most smart homes market players aim to increase controllability and security, along with providing time-saving and energy-saving alternatives. North America is the current leader in the global market, followed closely by Europe and Asia-Pacific. The report covers the global smart homes market segmented on the basis of products, services, and geography. The products segment comprises security & access controls, HVAC Control, energy management systems, entertainment systems, and more. The services segment consists of installation & customization. The geographic analysis covers Americas, Europe, APAC, and Rest of the World (RoW). This report describes industry trends, drivers, restraints, and opportunities of the smart homes market and forecasts the market till 2020, based on smart homes product, service, technology and geography. Different smart homes products include energy management, security & access control, entertainment & HVAC control products. Amongst these, energy management and security & access control are the most demanding smart home solutions. Both accounted for 65% of the total smart homes product market in 2014. North America led the global smart homes market in 2014 with the share of 37% of the global market. The report covers the overall as well as product-wise market dynamics of the entire market, which includes drivers, restraints, and opportunities along with their impact in the current as well as future scenario. Key Topics Covered: 1 Introduction 2 Research Methodology 3 Executive Summary 4 Premium Insights 5 Market Overview 6 Industry Trends 7 Smart Homes Market, By Product 8 Smart Homes Market, By Protocols and Technology 9 Smart Homes Market, By Service 10 Geographic Analysis 11 Smart Competitive Landscape 12 Company Profiles - ABB Ltd. - Control4 Corporation - Crestron Electronics Inc. - Emerson Electric Co. - Honeywell International, Inc. - Ingersoll-Rand PLC - Legrand S.A. - Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. - Schneider Electric SA - Siemens AG. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r6...mart_homes
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3D Is Not The Place To Be - Cramer's Lightning Round (3/5/15)
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Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round segment of Jim Cramer's Mad Money Program, Thursday, March 5. Bearish Calls: Control4 Corp. (NASDAQ: CTRL ): "It is software for home entertainment, it is like no man! It's hard enough to be...
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More Buying Opportunities For Control4
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Control4: No Control Of Its Destiny
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Control4 closes down 5.2% after reporting board resignations
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Control4 Earnings Review
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Control4 Introduces New Whole-Home High-Definition Video Intercom, Intuitively Smart Climate Control, and Elegant High-Performance Touch Screens
Business Wire - Mon Feb 09, 3:05PM CST
Control4 (NASDAQ:CTRL), a leading provider of smart home solutions, today announced the upcoming roll-out of its OS 2.7 software, which will power several new Control4(R) solutions for smart homes. The OS 2.7 software release will support elegant new touch screens that will enable instantaneous HD video intercom communications throughout the home, beautiful enhancements to the Control4 user interface for an enriched, interactive climate control experience, Control4's versatile new wireless thermostat, and a newly redesigned handheld system remote.
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Control4 Provides Dealers with a Versatile Mobile App to Accelerate and Simplify the Installation of One-Room Entertainment Solutions
Business Wire - Mon Feb 09, 3:05PM CST
Control4 (NASDAQ: CTRL), a leading provider of solutions for the smart home, today released an update to its Composer Express software that dramatically simplifies installation and configuration for automated entertainment solutions. Composer Express is now an even more comprehensive mobile installation app for home automation dealers and installers that delivers the capability for a quick one-room entertainment installation.
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Commit To Purchase Control4 Corp At $10, Earn 8.1% Annualized Using Options
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Control4 Adds Invixium's Fingerprint Biometric Devices to Certified List of Third-party Products
Business Wire - Mon Feb 09, 5:55AM CST
ISE 2015 Stand #10-N114 - February 9, 2015 5:00 PM--Invixium Inc., a manufacturer of next-generation and exquisitely designed biometric products, today announced a new partnership with Control4 Corporation (NASDAQ CTRL), a leader in residential and commercial automation systems. Invixium will be showcasing the products at the Control4 stand (10-N114) at the upcoming Integrated System Europe (ISE) exhibition in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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No mercy for Control4 after light guidance provided
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Why Control4 Corp.'s Shares Lost Control Today
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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis. What: Shares of Control4 traded 17% lower on Friday after...
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Control4 [CTRL] CEO Martin Plaehn on Q4 2014 Earnings Results - Earnings Call Transcript
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Update: Control4's Poor Earnings
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Control4 beats 4Q profit forecasts
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ Control4 Corp. (CTRL) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter net income of $3.9 million.
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Control4 beats by $0.02, misses on revenue
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