Highlights from the industry’s latest news stories.

Under the agreement, Alarm.Com will license to Vivint its intellectual property portfolio. 

The models include the KA202 Z-Wave Fingerprint Keypad Deadbolt, KA210 Z-Wave Key-Free Touchpad Deadbolt, and KA214 Z-Wave Touchpad Lever.

The move provides partners greater choice and flexibility to purchase and deploy leading security solutions through the same convenient procurement process and reliable supply chain as their other Snap One purchases.

Alarm.com service providers will be one of the first groups in the security industry to have this resource which is accessible through the Alarm.com Partner Portal and Alarm.com’s mobile app for service providers, MobileTech.

Kaadas signed three new distribution partners as select Kaadas Z-Wave-enabled smart lock models receive Alarm.com Certification.

The Android Auto app ecosystem keeps growing, and the latest name to join Google's car-optimized experience is smart home solutions provider Alarm.com.

Alarm.com’s collaboration with the California-based homebuilder aims to deliver smart home solutions to buyers via New Home Co.’s updated EVO program.

Integrating with EBS smart communicators will expand Alarm.com’s support for legacy security control panels that are widely deployed in international markets.

Alarm.com acquired Vintra's core intellectual property, its research scientists, software engineers, and technical services teams as part of the acquisition.