APX Alarm becomes Vivint as it expands into Z-Wave home automation

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Heard of APX Alarm Security Solution? Probably not. But that's ok,
it's par for the course when discussing home automation, a market
segment mostly ignored by the big boys of consumer electronics. Today
APX is making a grand entrance into home automation thanks to a $443
million investment by Goldman Sachs. The company's new lineup of Z-
Wave-based automatic door locks, video surveillance, lighting and
small appliance controls will be sold under the new Vivint identity.
Better yet, the new Z-Wave modules are designed to work with the APX
Go!control alarm panels already purchased by some 170,000 customers,
according to APX. Look for products to be generally available on March
1st.