The economy is up and so are sales and expectations. But it’s an election year; there is more competition than ever in the residential space; and dealers are working hard to embrace the changes in the marketplace.
Wireless technology in general continues to experience both falling prices and increasing acceptance in many areas — from consumer products, to smart home devices, to security products.
Interactive security systems are now table stakes for dealers. There are more options and opportunities in interactive services than ever before, and dealers need to learn more and offer more.
Hikvision USA Inc. announced the launch of its new Value Plus product line, a series of 2 MP and 4 MP indoor/outdoor cameras designed to have higher functionality typical to a professional line, while maintaining a cost-effective price point.
Regardless of whether our industry gets credit or not, the bottom line is that the security industry’s products and services are without question helping law enforcement identify and track suspects.
An action was recently filed by an individual claiming that the defendant violated provisions of the Federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and New York General Business Law (NYGBL).
CEDIA recently released the first white paper in a series aimed at providing insights into the technological advances and market pressures that may affect integrators over the next five years.
Here is a set of three items for my faithful readers — one about an article of interest to professionals in the security industry and the other two concerning resources for technicians.
Celebrating more than 100 years in the community, Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C., serves patients from some nine surrounding cities and other locations across Wayne County, and is home to many distinguished physicians, advanced technologies and innovative treatments.
B-Safe Inc., a regional provider of security and fire alarms to Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, has acquired Security Connection Inc. of Gibbstown, N.J.
The ADT Corporation, No. 1 on the SDM 100, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management LLC and co-investors.
BeON Home, creator of the first Bluetooth Smart-enabled home protection system that provides preventative security and emergency lighting, announced it has secured $2.9 million in additional capital.
Johnson Controls and Tyco entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, will combine with Tyco, a global fire and security provider, and will together provide building products and technology, integrated solutions and energy storage.
Driven by this year’s theme — Link. Learn. Lead. — the goal of the conference was to deliver businesses intelligence for growing companies, and ESA accomplished that goal with a variety of educational meetings, general sessions and breakout sessions, drawing the largest crowd since its format was changed.
There is something special about Canada in the winter. It’s cold, yes. But on a recent press tour of Genetec’s world headquarters in Montréal, which included a pre-stop in the beautiful Winter Carnival city of Québec and a tour of that city’s airport before a day-long headquarters tour and sneak peak of the company’s direction and new products, the feeling was one of excitement and innovation.
Lydia Security Monitoring, the parent company of COPS Monitoring, announced it has acquired United Central Control (UCC). UCC will remain a separate brand owned by Lydia.
Three of ADT’s largest authorized dealers, SafeStreetsUSA, Gaylord Security and ASC Security USA, have merged their businesses and will operate under the name SafeStreetsUSA.
ADS Security, a regional electronic security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., has acquired customer accounts from Security and Fire Equipment Co. (SAFECO) of Northport, Ala.
White Rabbit Electronics, the venture from Bold Technologies’ CEO Rod Coles and President Chuck Speck, announced it is now accepting applications from alarm dealers interested in becoming resellers of the White Rabbit Smart Hub.
The DirectIP surveillance platform from IDIS was awarded highest honors at the first Korea High-Tech Safety Industry Product & Technology Awards, in recognition of DirectIP’s contributions to solving the difficult problems, compatibility challenges and connectivity issues facing the network surveillance market.
ADI Global Distribution announced the recipients of its 2015 Vendor Awards. ADI selected Flir as Vendor of the Year for the U.S., and Hikvision as the Vendor of the Year in Canada. ADI also recognized vendors in the categories of best sales support, best marketing support and best supplier delivery performance.
Honeywell has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Xtralis, a global provider of aspirating smoke detection along with advanced perimeter security technologies and video analytics software, for $480 million.
Leviton announced the launch of its 2016 Five Star Dealer Program, which is designed to highlight top dealers and integrators who help to ensure Leviton is meeting and exceeding their customers’ expectations of a professionally installed security and automation solution.
NTT announced that Gartner Inc., an IT research and advisory firm, has placed NTT in the “Challengers” quadrant of the 2015 Magic Quadrant for Managed Security Services, Worldwide.
American Integrated Security Group (AISG), a full-service security systems integrator, opened a new office in Brooklyn Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
SmartCode wireless deadbolt locks, with Home Connect technology, are now compatible with Legrand’s Intuity home automation platform, part of the On-Q line.
Citizens Bank announced it is leading a new $75 million senior secured credit facility for Williamstown, N.J.-based Lydia Security Monitoring Inc. (Lydia), the parent company to COPS Monitoring, an independently owned provider of nationwide wholesale alarm monitoring and dealer services.
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA), a not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, is excited to announce the winners of the 2016 Excellence in Business awards in five categories.
Pivot3, a developer of hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), announced it will acquire NexGen Storage, a privately held provider of hybrid storage appliances, dynamic all-flash arrays and Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities.
Eagle Security Systems of Chico, Calif., was acquired by Mountain Acquisition Company (MAC) of Denver. This is the second major acquisition of MAC within the last six months, and MAC reports it will increase the company’s revenues by $2 million annually.
Witnesses (from left to right): Darby LaJoye of the Transportation Security Administration, John Roth of the Department of Homeland Security, Margaret Gilligan of the Federal Aviation Administration, and Kathleen Carroll of HID Global.
Jenne Inc., a distributor of technology products and solutions focusing on voice, video, data networking, premise security and the cloud, has been named by Westinghouse Security as its newest distribution partner for its commercial security products including its access control products in the U.S.
Chamberlain Group Inc. (CGI), acquired two Antech Guardian affiliates, based in Tucson, Ariz. The affiliates, Guardian Traffic Systems (GTS) and Guardian Gate Hinges (GGH), are both part of Antech’s perimeter access solutions offerings.
IACLEA announced that STANLEY Security, an IACLEA corporate partner, has committed to supporting IACLEA’s association programs in 2016, including new executive development scholarship opportunities and a premier sponsorship of the annual conference.
The Security Industry Association (SIA) took part in a roundtable discussion held at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy on November 20, 2015, by Congressman Todd Rokita, R-Ind., chairman of the U.S.
OpenEye Web Services (OWS) is a powerful Web-enabled video management platform that improves operational efficiency and drives value across the entire organization, the company stated.
ContinentalAccess now offers dealers/integrators new RMR potential with remote hosted services in the latest CA3000 v2.11 of Enterprise Access Control Software.
In January 2016, DICE Corporation and other industry leaders began implementing the Alarm Industry Error Reduction Program built by IPtelX.net to reduce VoIP communication errors plaguing the industry.
LifeSafety Power Inc. has furthered its commitment to providing a completely listed enclosure to the security industry, now offering the Underwriters Laboratories Canada (ULC) listing in addition to the UL listing for the Americas obtained in 2015 for its Mercury Security access control hardware solution.
HID Global’s identification technologies products for the banking and payment smart card industry have successfully passed MasterCard’s 2015 Card Quality Management (CQM) audit for dual interface inlays.
Telguard, a leader in wireless alarm communications, interactive and home automation services, and NETGEAR Inc., a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, have partnered to bring the Arlo Wire-free video system to the security market.
NFPA Xchange, the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) new, free online community, lets you connect with professionals worldwide, explore content, share ideas, and ask questions.
Channel Vision, a manufacturer of technology products for the connected home, announced its affiliation with the automation and control platform, iRule.
Milestone Systems, the open platform company in networked video management software, has elevated Hikvision to the status of Elite Partner in the Milestone Camera Partner Program.
SwannOne, with the addition of new partner brands Nest, Yale, Lockwood, Phillips Hue and more, added features such as home and away modules, scheduling, remote control of devices and professional monitoring.
MongoTEL, a company offering high-definition, cloud-based phone systems and virtual PBX platforms, unveiled its National Certified Low Voltage Dealer Program to the low-voltage community.
Great Lakes region Catalyst AV Distribution network member company Allnet Distributing celebrated the grand opening of its Carmel, Ind., facility on December 16, 2015, representing the third location for the company, the second of which is in Troy, Mich.
American Fibertek Inc. (AFI) introduced a line of Ethernet over Coax (EoC) products designed to allow users to utilize their existing coax infrastructure to migrate to IP-based systems.
The 21st annual Barnes Buchanan Conference — which aligns the security alarm industry with the financial sectors interested in the recurring monthly revenue (RMR) model — imparted a positive outlook on industry performance and countless options for making money.
AlarmDecoder from Nu Tech Software Solutions connects to an existing alarm panel and allows users to remotely alarm/disarm their alarm systems and detect openings or closings of set zones directly from their home automation system.
The 763 Wi-Fi Module adds Wi-Fi capability to any XT Series burglary/fire/door access panel. Add the 763 to any XT panel to reduce cellular costs and installation time.
The i2 Box mini appliance greatly simplifies installation because Keri’s Doors.NET Appliance Edition software is pre-loaded and pre-licensed, ready to use immediately.
Farpointe Data’s Farpointe mullion keypad reader supports popular proximity card and tag technologies with an integrated keypad for two-factor verification applications.
ArchiTech Designer Wireless Networx locks with BlueTooth LE technology and the iLock app are available from NAPCO Security Group of Companies — Alarm Lock, ContinentalAccess and Marks USA.
Speco Technologies’ HD-TVI kits, the ZIPT, offer a surveillance solution for any small business or residence that wants a Full HD image quality system, all while using their existing wiring.
Tyco Security Products announced the release of version 6.05 of Kantech’s EntraPass security management system that features Microsoft active directory integration to simplify the management of EntraPass operator profiles, and enhancements to the mobile and Web interfaces for remote video viewing and playback.
Tyco Security Products’ latest version of its C•CURE 9000 security and event management platform includes open supervised device protocol support for reader-to-panel communications, increased system capacity licensing and enhanced visitor management functionality that allows personnel to easily create and manage scheduled visitor appointments.
STI’s heated enclosures offer an excellent way to secure electronics outside and in exposed environments such as unheated warehouses, storage units, freezers, etc.
The MAXIMUS MVX cameras were designed to meet the strictest international standards ATEX, IECEX, INMETRO, EAC Ex, ETL for Zones 1 and 2 (gas), Group IIC T5 and T6 and for Zones 21 and 22 (dust), Group IIIC T100 deg. C and T85 deg. C.
PlateSmart Technologies, the leader in software-only automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) and ALPR-based video analytics, will soon introduce HD capability to its entire line of software solutions including its ARES fixed solution.