ADT Customer Uses Home Security System to Help Save Her From Violent Attack
Recently, ADT LLC, a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses and ranked No. 1 on the SDM 100, celebrated one of its LifeSaver events in Fresno, Calif., where ADT customer...
View Article6 Alarm Companies Sue Tyco IS, Village of Schaumburg
Six private alarm companies have filed suit against the Village of Schaumburg, Tyco Integrated Security, and the Northwest Central Dispatch for what the Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA)...
View ArticleIs Successor Company Bound by an Injunction?
An interesting case arose in the State of Florida involving the sale of assets of a security alarm company who was enjoined and prohibited from using certain sales profits.
View ArticleCongressional School Safety Caucus Raises Awareness for School Security
On June 28 and 29, industry representatives and representatives from the educational field went to Washington, D.C., to take part in the Congressional School Safety Caucus, a caucus that SIA along with...
View ArticleJohnson Controls Video Highlights Asia Pacific HQ Opening
Johnson Controls posted a video on its Facebook page of CEO Alex Molinaroli discussing the opening of its Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, China.
View ArticleMatson Alarm Previews DMP Geofencing
The Matson Alarm app is part of their Residential Solutions package.
View ArticleCEDIA and ESA Collaborate to Expand Educational Offerings to Members
CEDIA and The Electronic Security Association (ESA) announced a strategic reciprocal training relationship that will expand the educational opportunities for members of both professional trade...
View ArticleADT Helps Save Michigan Family From High CO Levels
ADT, a provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses and ranked No. 1 on the SDM 100, celebrated one of its LifeSaver events in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., where the Brodsky...
View ArticleWireless Intruder Alarm Sensors to Outsell Wired by 2020
In the global market for intruder alarm sensors, wireless sensors, while still a minority of sales, have been steadily increasing over the past five years and are expected to continue their rise until...
View ArticleGeorgia City Requires Alarm Companies to Pay False Alarm Fees and Fines
The City of Sandy Springs, a suburb of metro Atlanta, passed an ordinance that became effective as of Sept. 1, 2017, which will force alarm companies to pay false alarm fees and fines, regardless of...
View ArticleFFT to Acquire MaxSec
Future Fibre Technologies Limited (FFT), a global provider of fiber optic perimeter intrusion detection systems, has announced it intends to make an off-market takeover bid for all of the shares it...
View ArticleHoneywell Names New Global Leaders for Security and Fire Businesses
Honeywell, a provider of products, software and technologies for connected buildings and homes, has named Richard (Rich) Lattanzi as the president of Honeywell’s global security business and Dino...
View ArticleTrico Security Acquires ABCO Fire Protection
ABCO Fire Protection, Cleveland, Ohio, has purchased all the assets of Trico Security Inc. in Broadview Heights, Ohio, a commercial security integrator in N.E. Ohio specializing in card access and IP...
View ArticleMONI Smart Security to Offer Professional Monitoring for Nest Secure
MONI Smart Security, ranked No. 4 on the SDM 100, will provide a professional monitoring service for Nest Secure. In addition, MONI will be the only major security company offering Nest Secure with...
View ArticleADT to Monitor Samsung DIY Package
Samsung, a provider of home automation, and ADT LLC, a home and business security provider and ranked No. 1 on the SDM 100, together announced a new professionally monitored, self-installed life safety...
View ArticleMichigan Township Mandates Certain Businesses Install Video Surveillance
Clinton Township, Michigan’s most populated township, enacted a local ordinance requiring banks, liquor stores, firearm dealers and coin dealers to install video surveillance systems, according to an...
View ArticleOnetel’s Sascha Kylau Receives TMA President’s Award
Sascha Kylau, vice president of sales at OneTel Security, was awarded The Monitoring Association (TMA)’s President’s Award for service to the alarm industry on October 11 at the 2017 Annual Meeting in...
View ArticleJ.D. Power Ranks Vivint Smart Home Highest in Home Security Customer...
J.D. Power conducted a study which found that overall customer satisfaction among home security system customers scored higher than the average satisfaction among other at-home services.
View ArticleTMA Calls for Member Participation in Industry Processes
The Monitoring Association (TMA) recently announced a call to action to its members, urging increased TMA member participation in codes and standards development that impact the security and fire alarm...
View ArticleADT Named 2017 SDM Dealer of the Year
The ADT brand is synonymous with security — instantly recognizable by virtually every competitor and potential customer in the United States. Its 143-year history, combined with its massive size (an...
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