ADT and West Corporation to Enable Enhanced Emergency Response
ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions, and West Corporation, a provider of technology-enabled services, today announced that they have...
View ArticleHow Far Can Limited Liability Go?
In Tennessee, a plaintiff entered into a contract with an alarm company to provide alarm monitoring services for their apartment.
View ArticleNVMC Deploys SightLogix in Immix to Reduce Nuisance Alarms & Increase Efficiency
National Video Monitoring (NVMC), established in 2007, is one the largest and oldest focused-providers of live video monitoring in the U.S.
View ArticlePeter Stouffer Named VP of Acquisitions for Guardian Alarm
Guardian Alarm has named Peter J. Stouffer as its new vice president of acquisitions. The Michigan-based company’s expansion efforts encompass security services, monitoring, fire, life safety, medical...
View ArticleADT Unveils New Command & Control Security System at CES 2019
ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, today announced the unveiling of its newly redesigned smart home...
View ArticleHow Monitoring Companies Can Blaze the Trail to Video-Verified Response
One of the most pressing issues facing monitoring companies, law enforcement, end users and the security industry at-large is the need for decreasing false alarm dispatches while increasing emergency...
View ArticleUL to Release New AlarmHUB Soon
Managing alarm system certification now can be easier than ever with a versatile application designed by the alarm industry, for the alarm industry.
View ArticleSan Jose, Calif. Drops Verified Response Program After Spike in Burglaries
San Jose, Calif. has become the 11th U.S. city to drop the controversial alarm management practice known as “verified response.”
View ArticleThe Georgia Electronic Life Safety & System Association Files Notice of...
The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association (GELSSA), A-Com Security Co. LLP and Safecom Security Solutions Inc. alarm companies filed a notice of appeal in their federal lawsuit...
View ArticleEMERgency24 Celebrates 50 Years of Firsts
On April 27, 1967, Dante Monteverde founded what is now EMERgency24 in Chicago.
View ArticleBeyond the Basics of Emergency & Mass Notification
How do you define the difference between emergency communication and mass notification? It turns out the difference is not so cut and dried.
View ArticleDid a Security Company Lose a Contract for Revenge?
An interesting case arose several years ago in Connecticut whereby the plaintiff alleged that they lost the city’s business because the defendants — the city of New London and its former city manager —...
View ArticleADT Dealer DEFENDERS Draws Scrutiny From Chicago News Station
On Feb. 3, CBS 2 Chicago ran a lengthy investigative story about DEFENDERS, ADT’s largest authorized dealer. While multiple allegations were presented, the main argument was that DEFENDERS has...
View ArticleADS Completes Its First Acquisition of 2019
ADS Security, a regional security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., acquired the customer accounts of Security Specialists in Lexington, S.C.
View ArticleState of the Market: Security & Monitoring 2019
Doomsday didn’t happen. For all the concern many security dealers have shown in recent years — particularly about the rapidly changing residential market — all indicators seem to finally point to what...
View ArticleFixr Presents Bubble Map of Home Improvement Spending by State
Security installation is a consideration in home improvement, so you might want to check out this interactive bubble map offered by Fixr, which provides cost guides, comparisons and term cheat sheets...
View ArticleGuardian Alarm Launches New Remote Video Monitoring Service
Guardian Alarm, one of the nation’s largest privately-held security companies, is debuting Virtual Guardian, a multi-dimensional security program that leverages remotely monitored video and audio...
View ArticleESA Asks for Support in Court
On March 5, an appeal was filed on behalf of the Georgia Electronic Life Safety & System Association (GELSSA) in response to a District Court decision to not hear the case filed by ESA members in...
View ArticlePer Mar Security Services Announces Chris Edwards as New President of...
Per Mar Security Services, based in Davenport, Iowa, announced the hire of Chris Edwards as president of Electronic Security.
View ArticleAlula + Art Guard: Protecting the Priceless
Late at night on March 18, 1990, two thieves dressed as police officers — one of them bold enough to sport a false mustache made of wax — talked their way past security guards at the Isabella Stewart...
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