DMP Doubles Support for Security Industry Alarm Coalition
Digital Monitoring Products (DMP), a supplier to the electronic security industry, has doubled its support for the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) with a $20,000 contribution.
View ArticleSandy Springs Alarm Ordinance Could Cost Citizens and Businesses Millions
Sandy Springs residents and businesses who use alarm systems to protect lives and property will have to invest millions of dollars in new equipment to continue to receive police response under the...
View ArticleResideo Technologies Donates $100,000 to SIAC
Resideo Technologies Inc., a global residential provider of comfort and security solutions and distributor of low voltage and security products, is donating $100,000 to help promote the work of the...
View ArticleVirginia Beach Becomes the Latest Municipality to Implement ASAP
Virginia Beach, Va. is the latest municipality to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and public safety...
View ArticleGuardian Protection Wins 14th Annual Police Dispatch Quality Award
Guardian Protection was recognized during a special ceremony at the Electronic Security Expo (ESX) for receiving the 14th Annual Police Dispatch Quality Award.
View ArticleComcast’s Douglas Bassett Receives SIAC’s Moody Award
The 2019 Electronic Security EXPO Public Safety and Networking Luncheon in Baltimore featured the awarding of the William N. Moody Award to Douglas Bassett. Started in 2004 by the Security Industry...
View ArticleEMERgency24 Launches Signal Acknowledgement Service Via Text
Emergency24 developed a free service that allows subscribers to acknowledge non-critical signals via two-way text messaging in order to further enhance the customer experience.
View ArticleSecurity Alarm Results in Death of Pet Raccoon
An action was filed by the plaintiff against the State Department of Environmental Management and several of its officers after the officers seized a raccoon.
View ArticleDMP Glassbreak Detector Senses Frequencies up to 20 Ft.
DMP’s 1128 wireless glassbreak detector is designed to detect the shattering of framed glass mounted in an outside wall.
View ArticleSIA Releases ANSI-Approved CP-01 False Alarm Reduction Standard
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-approved ANSI/SIA CP-01-2019, a security systems standard for false alarm reduction features. The...
View ArticleJade Alarm Celebrates 50 Years in Business
Jade Alarm Company, the only independent, locally owned, UL Certified installation and central station monitoring company in the Kansas City region, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
View ArticleA-com Integrated Solutions Announces New Brand
A-Com Protection Services Inc. (ranked No. 57 on the SDM 100) announced a new trade name and logo in an internal launch event at its corporate headquarters in Columbus, Georgia.
View ArticleThe Monitoring Association Announces Its 53rd PSAP
The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced the onboarding of its 53rd PSAP in the United States: Charlotte County, Fla. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is...
View ArticleBurglar Alarm Responding Sheriff Causes Traffic Accident — Was he Liable?
An interesting case in the state of Ohio occurred when a deputy sheriff, while responding to an activated burglar alarm (alarm drop) without lights or sirens so as to not alert any intruder in the...
View ArticleThe 14th Annual Monitoring Center Excellence Awards
Since 2006, The Monitoring Association (TMA) has been recognizing the top performers in monitoring with its TMA Monitoring Center Excellence Awards (previously called the Central Station Awards). The...
View ArticleState of the Market: Smart Home 2019
Is the smart home market maturing and stabilizing, showing a clear path forward for security dealers wanting to capitalize on the new desires of homeowners to interact with many areas of their home...
View ArticleProminent Liability Clause Protects an Alarm Company That Failed to Respond
An interesting case in Georgia arose when a brother brought an action against a home security company for failing to properly notify.
View ArticleCumberland County and Fayeteville, N.C. Implement Automated Secure Alarm...
The Cumberland County and Fayetteville, North Carolina Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) are the latest agencies to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), technology that automates...
View ArticleAlarm New England Continues Acquisition Strategy With Purchase of Security...
Alarm New England, a provider in New England of home and business security systems, today announced the purchase of Security Engineering Incorporated. This acquisition further strengthens the company’s...
View ArticleADT Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Canadian Operations to TELUS Corp.
ADT Inc., No. 1 on the SDM 100 Report, today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to sell ADT Security Services Canada Inc. to TELUS Corporation for approximately CAD $700 million in...
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