A new organization is bringing security manufacturers, central stations and dealers together with law enforcement officials and insurance companies to reduce property losses resulting from burglaries and increase arrests that get criminals off the streets.
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Diebold Incorporated’s security and fire system offerings will be a key component of Patriot Bank’s new two-story flagship office in Tulsa, Okla.
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 AT&T announced plans for a new portfolio of all-digital, IP-based home security monitoring and automation services.  

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As energy costs continue to rise, consumers are becoming more and more interested in ways to reduce and monitor their energy consumption. This trend presents an enormous opportunity for technology professionals who are already working in the home.
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The Cancer Treatment Centers of America hospital in Phoenix, needed highly accurate, very early warning fire detection to protect its mission critical patient data and systems from smoke and fire. They chose the FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology® from System Sensor.
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Rapid Response Monitoring, Syracuse, N.Y., is in the beginning stages of opening a new central station in the Western United States.
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Lenel Systems International Inc., a provider of enterprise software, integrated systems and access control systems, launched OnGuard® 2012 at ISC West last week.
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The G4S LoneProtector℠ lone worker protection solution has been selected by American Water to help reduce risk to its employees and facilities. The LoneProtector solution from G4S Justice Services, LLC provides monitoring services and technology to support lone workers.
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The Z-Wave Alliance, Milpitas, Calif., an open consortium of leading global companies dedicated to promoting Z-Wave as the standard in wireless home control, with close to 600 interoperable products world-wide, announced the addition of Verizon as its newest Alliance member.
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With new technologies making security cameras more affordable and flexible, home surveillance systems are changing. Installations and placement don’t look the same as they did years ago, though some of the dealer concerns such as privacy, wiring and lighting optimization remain. Security dealers talked to SDM eNews about how an evolving technology landscape is changing the way cameras are installed in a home and opening up new markets.
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