National Football League Players Union Offers Leading Smart Home Technology to Its Members

VIENNA, Va. and WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alarm.com (Nasdaq:ALRM), the leading platform solution for the smart home, and the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), announced today availability of custom Smarter Home Security solutions designed specifically for current and former players.  Alarm.com and the NFLPA collaborated to design custom packages to keep players and their families secure and allow them to stay in control and monitor their homes while away.

Smarter Home Security solutions from Alarm.com are designed to keep NFL players’ homes secure with a dedicated cellular connection, proactive safeguards and professionally monitored security services with emergency response.  From Alarm.com’s mobile app, players can control home automation devices like a security system, HD video cameras and lights, locks and thermostats.  They can also stay connected to home when they are away through instant alerts and video clips of activity around the home.

“We are enthusiastic to offer this high-tech home security solution package integrated with live video which can be viewed and monitored on any smart phone,” said Tim Christine, NFLPA Security & Operations Director. “We’re proud of what services Alarm.com can deliver to our players.”

“We’re excited to work with the NFLPA to give their members access to the very latest in smart home technology and enhanced home security,”  said Jay Kenny, Alarm.com’s Senior Vice President of Marketing.  “NFL players have high-demand lifestyles that require travel and being away from home, and Alarm.com can uniquely deliver the advanced technology and security they expect along with the convenience and control they desire.”

Alarm.com supports iOS, Android, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Amazon Echo and Amazon Fire TV, giving NFL players control of their smart home through the latest technology available. 

NFLPA members or their families can learn more about packages and pricing by visiting alarm.com/nflpa.  Smart Home Solutions are exclusively installed and supported by Alarm.com’s network of professional service providers. 

A video accompanying this announcement is available at
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About Alarm.com 

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for the smart home.  Every day, millions of people depend on Alarm.com’s technology to help protect and manage the things that matter most – their homes, families, and small businesses.  A broad ecosystem of IoT devices are easily controlled through a single, intuitive app and automated through intelligent analytics to help keep homes safer, smarter, and more efficient.  Our innovative smarter home security, video, and energy management solutions are available through our network of thousands of professional service providers.  Alarm.com is traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM.  For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

About NFLPA

The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is a non-profit, professional sports union that protects the best interests and welfare of all NFL players. It serves as the exclusive bargaining agent for all NFL players in collective bargaining. Established in 1956, the NFLPA has a long history of assuring proper recognition and representation of players’ interests. The NFLPA is governed by a Board of Player Representatives, acting in accordance with the NFLPA Constitution and federal labor laws. The NFLPA’s responsibilities include: Representing all players in matters concerning wages, hours and working conditions and protecting their rights as professional football players; ensuring that the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement are met; negotiating and monitoring retirement and insurance benefits; providing other member services and activities; providing assistance to charitable and community organizations; and enhancing and defending the image of players and their profession, on and off the field. 

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