Vonage and Alarm.com to Offer VoIP-Compatible Security Systems

VoIP customers that also have monitored security systems in their homes might have had the problem of not being able to eliminate their legacy phone line and take full advantage of the economic benefits of VoIP. Now, Vonage decided to team up with Alarm.com, a Web-enabled security system technology, to address this growing need for VoIP-compatible security systems for residential and commercial VoIP customers.

 

Through its participating Security Dealers, Alarm.com will offer Vonage customers a phone-line-independent security system that transmits alarm signals from a customer�s home or business wirelessly to a central monitoring station, which can then contact local authorities in the event of an emergency.

 

According to the agreement announced today, participating Alarm.com Dealers will also be able to offer their customers broadband phone service from Vonage. The companies say that the savings generated by switching primary phone service to Vonage will often cover the cost of security monitoring, which makes the Alarm.com/Vonage "TomorrowTech" package an attractive option for many customers who are currently using landline-based security systems.

 

"We are pleased to partner with Vonage, the leading provider of VoIP service, to offer its customers a VoIP-compatible security system solution," said Steve Trundle, Alarm.com CEO. "Alarm.com�s capabilities allow customers to use the Web to monitor and control their homes and businesses remotely and are a great fit with Vonage customers� Internet lifestyles and their broadband phone service."

 

With Alarm.com�s systems, customers are able to arm and disarm their systems remotely through the Web, get e-mail and text message notifications any time a door, cabinet, or window is opened, monitor activity in a second home or office when they are not there, and set up and manage their emergency contact lists online.

 

"We are excited to be working with Alarm.com to offer our customers an alternative to traditional landline based security systems," said Ian Wismann, director of marketing for Vonage Holdings Corporation. "Vonage customers embrace the latest technologies that offer them great service at a competitive price, such as Alarm.com."

 

Current and prospective customers interested in the Alarm.com/Vonage"TomorrowTech" package can view details of the offering including pricing, network coverage and availability on a dedicated Web site.

 

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