Find out why SDM named ADS Security as its Dealer of the Year in its December 2014 issue. Read how ADS executes its mission and fosters collaboration and outstanding service from every department — all while having fun. Also, don't miss our coverage of 180- and 360-degree cameras and how you can build your skills when it comes to home networks.
ADS Security is a successful oxymoron. The company has a unique ability to combine the stability of a traditional, nationally recognized security company with the freshness of a young company with trending offerings. The results are solid growth, raving fans, and a bright future.
The benefits offered by 180- and 360-degree cameras are numerous, starting with the potential to reduce camera counts. The technologies cameras employ to capture and process images are the main factors to consider.
When asked to integrate systems that require a strong network you must be able to make the case to your clients about why a more advanced and more expensive home network infrastructure is necessary.
Think you have a handle on low voltage and power limited systems? Test your knowledge of rules governing the installations and upgrades of these systems.
The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation just released its annual report, Crime in the United States 2013. The data contained in the new report shows that in 2013, there were an estimated 1,928,465 burglaries, a decrease of 8.6 percent when compared with 2012 data.
The year 1973 was a big one for me: high school graduation, starting college, getting a draft card (while the Vietnam War was still winding down) and purchasing Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges. Gas was 40 cents a gallon; a case of beer was $6; and the technology that has now been condensed into smartphone apps filled entire rooms.
‘Tis the season for many retailers to start seeing a spike in profits — why should your company be any different? Whether you’re in the red or safely in the black, who doesn’t want to think about adding to their bottom line? Here are a few ways you can get a jumpstart on earnings and maybe even begin the new year with some new profit-adding tactics.
In last month’s edition of Growth Matters, I asked what motivates you to get up in the morning and go to work? Is it the paycheck or your passion? Do you love your job or is it a means to a financial end? Passion drives success for individuals and businesses alike. The earlier you pinpoint your passion and the more you adhere to it, the greater your success will be.
Nationwide, dealers seem to be improving their foundational marketing efforts before stepping into a second-tier level of marketing — and to this we say kudos. After a while, however, dealers start to notice their marketing efforts are plateauing — naturally raising the question, “What next?” How do you continue to see growth from your marketing efforts after the initial wave subsides? When a dealer starts asking these questions, it might be the best time to experiment with some fresh — even unorthodox — ideas. Get ‘em while they’re hot!
In a recent case in the State of New York, the Supreme Court heard an appeal from a decision of the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board which ruled, among other things, that the claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because her employment was terminated due to misconduct.
In 2008, ADS Security was the SDM 2008 Dealer of the Year Honoree. Since then nothing — and everything — has changed at the company, which is the 2014 Dealer of the Year.
The Z-Wave Alliance, a consortium of more than 300 leading manufacturers and service providers worldwide dedicated to interoperable wireless control products based on the Z-Wave open standard, held its annual Fall Summit “The Future Powered by Z-Wave,” November 4-6, 2014 at the Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif.
TRI-ED, an Anixter Company, Woodbury, N.Y., announced the release of its 2014-2015 IP Product Catalog. It is available at all branches throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Honeywell Pro-Watch customers will be able to implement access control on more doors by integrating the Schlage AD-Series wireless platform into their security management suite, eliminating the need to run wires to each access point, reducing time and associated labor costs. Schlage AD-Series wireless electronic locking systems provide options — credentials, styles and modes — that add to the Pro-Watch system’s flexibility, scalability and control. For instance, Pro-Watch customers can now simply and efficiently extend their present card systems to wireless portable readers, elevators and parking gates.
For more than 20 years, PowerFlor has been producing and installing raised floor cable management systems. The company claims it is currently the only completely integrated modular plug-and-play system on the market.
Modular Security Systems Inc. (MSSI) announced in October 2008 that it had received a formal notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its intellectual property application for the now patented Modular Access Control (MAC) Portal. Six years later, in October 2014, MSSI announced it received another patent for the MAC Portal in the European Union applicable to the 38 member states European Patent Organization.
Video Mount Products, a provider of mounting solutions for the security, commercial, residential and professional audio/video markets, released its 2014–2015 20th anniversary product catalog. The updated catalog is now available digitally for download at www.videomount.com, as well as in print.
Senstar, a manufacturer of perimeter intrusion detection systems, is strengthening its commitment to the Canadian market by expanding its integrated security solutions offering and marketing it to customers across the country.
Telguard is now a cellular service provider for IMPASSA and PowerSeries DSC panels. More specifically, the DSC panels include the IMPASSA 3G2055-TEL and TL2553G-TEL models and the PowerSeries 3G2060R-TEL and TL2603GR-TEL models. With Telguard as another option for cellular connectivity, DSC customers can now choose between DSC’s own Connect24 and Telguard, without losing the features or UL certifications they have come to expect.
Safe and Sound, New Haven, Conn., a non-profit organization dedicated to improving school safety, is now backed by a leading provider of door safety and security solutions.
Returning to its Granite State roots, American Alarm and Communications has expanded and relocated its New Hampshire headquarters to a newly renovated 4,500 square-foot office and service center in Manchester.
Alarm Capital Alliance (ACA), Newtown Square, Pa., acquired accounts from Khalsa Tech in the metro area of Santa Fe, N.M, as part of its regional growth strategy.
On November 21, chief technology officer and vice president of industry relations for Tyco Integrated Security (TycoIS), the well-respected industry luminary Jay Hauhn, retired after working for ADT and later TycoIS for 38 years. While he is not calling it a “retirement,” Hauhn, the current president of the Central Station Alarm Association, and former Security Industry Association board chairman, spoke to SDM about his nearly three decades of service to the industry and his future plans. He also shared insights into the coming years, as the security industry enters 2015.
Vanderbilt Industries, Parsippany, N.J. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Siemens’ Security Products business, part of the Siemens’ Building Technologies Division, Frankfurt.
Kentucky Underground Storage Inc. needed to upgrade its surveillance system with American Dynamics’ Illustra cameras and recording solution for increased security and clearer images.
Following its recent acquisition by Anixter, Middletown, N.Y., TRI-ED Distribution, Woodbury, N.Y., announced it will now have a new logo, and some key management changes.
When OpenEye founder and CEO Rick Sheppard began his company, he was a junior at Gonzaga University in Washington State. He started it with a mere $5,000 and a desire to create a company that was competitive, creative, and stayed true to its grassroots beginning. It didn’t take too long for others to join him, although Sheppard said he spent from 1999 to 2000, “convincing the smartest kids I knew to turn down promising jobs elsewhere to help me create a business we would all be proud to dedicate our lives to.”
The Houston Police Department and the Greater Houston Retailers Association (GHRA) received the 2014 Michael Shanahan Award for Excellence in Public-Private Cooperation from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) on Oct. 26 during a ceremony in Orlando, Fla.
Kaba Access and Data System Americas, Winston-Salem, N.C., acquired Keyscan Inc., Whitby, Canada, a specialist in innovative, wired access control solutions. Kaba stated that the acquisition will allow the company to strengthen its product offering in North America by offering Keyscan’s wired solutions for complete access control in virtually any commercial building, in addition to its traditional standalone and wireless systems.
This fall, for the first time ever, Ebola turned up in the United States, raising concerns about how infectious diseases can spread via air travel, and discussion about how airports can help in the efforts to curtail a potential pandemic. “Airports can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases in a number of ways. Thermal imaging cameras can be used to determine whether a passenger has a high temperature, for example, while behavior monitoring can be used to identify passengers that look ill,” shared John Nemerofsky, CEO, Xentry Systems Integration, Columbus, Ohio.