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GTCR Announces Sale of GreatCall to Best Buy

GTCR, a private equity firm, signed a definitive agreement to sell GreatCall Inc. to Best Buy for cash consideration of $800 million.

If You’re Going to CEDIA Expo, Some New Things to See

This year’s CEDIA Expo, Sept. 6-8 at the San Diego Convention Center, provides concentrated access to new products, breakthrou...

NMC Appoints Grant Graham as Vice President of Dealer Relations

National Monitoring Center, NMC, part of the Netwatch Group, welcomed Grant Graham back to the team as vice president of dealer relations...

Matrix PRASAR UCS Launches at Dubai Marina

Matrix is launching its Pure IP Solution for Modern Enterprises — PRASAR UCS at a cruise in Dubai Marina.

Joe Hurst Becomes President of DMP International

DMP International has initiated a new structure to enhance our ability to service the global electronic security market. As a major part ...

Vector Security Partners With Columbus Blue Jackets

Vector Security, ranked No. 4 on the SDM 100, announced a multiyear partnership with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Vector Security will rece...

Per Mar, CASI Help Law Enforcement Agencies Educate Seniors About Safety

The Center For Active Seniors Inc. (CASI) is teaming up with area law enforcement agencies and Per Mar Security to conduct an educational...

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Trends & Industry Issues

Why Sell Smart Locks

Joan Engebretson

Advances in technology have put smart home capability within the reach of most security systems buyers, greatly enhancing security’s consumer appeal — and one of the most appealing smart devices …

Monitoring Today

The 13th annual Monitoring Center Excellence Awards

Maggie M. Shein

Everyone has stories. Take this year’s Monitoring Center of the Year recipient and the time the company hired a consultant to make sure management was meeting the needs of the …

How & Why Ener-Tel’s New Owner Is Growing Its Footprint

Karyn Hodgson

Ener-Tel Services, based in San Angelo, Texas, started in 1984 as an automation controls company for heating and cooling units, explains General Sales Manager Ron Pullen. “The owner also did …

Smart Home

State of the Market: Connected Home

Karyn Hodgson

To tweak a line from a famous Frank Sinatra song: 2017, it was a very good year. It was a very good year for connected homes, that is. Massive amounts …

SDM Newswire

Honeywell to License Its Brand to Homes Spin, Reveals Post-Spin Company Name Will Be Resideo

Honeywell announced Resideo will be the corporate name of the Honeywell Homes product portfolio and ADI global distribution businesses when they become a stand-alone, publicly traded company following completion of …

SDM Topics

Smart Home Cyber Security

Joan Engebretson

Security dealers increasingly are offering smart home devices such as smart lighting control, smart thermostats and smart door locks to their customers. By taking the right precautions, dealers can help …

The 21st Century Security Keypad

Karyn Hodgson

The keypad has been a fixture of the access control world for a long time. The first pushbutton combination lock is credited to Alfred A. Peters in 1875. And since …

Technology Solutions & Skills

Convergint and Siklu Continue the Push Towards Connecting 200 Smart Cities

Siklu Inc. awarded Convergint Technologies their Top Security Systems Integrator Partner in North America in 2017-2018. This decision was based upon the successful partnership between the companies over the past two years.

Securing America

OpenEye Reduces Facilities Costs for Property Management Company

The Plaza Riviera professional building in Redondo Beach, Calif. was built in 1989 and is located just 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles and minutes from LAX. In addition to office space, the Plaza Riviera includes storage spaces, underground parking with approximately 200 vehicle spaces, and the famous Chez Melange restaurant, Bouzy’s Gastro Pub and Sacks Cafe.

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Blogs

TMA President Ivan Spector Comments on NFPA Vote

Recently, TMA President Ivan Spector wrote the following message to TMA members and friends regarding the results of that meeting.

Technology Solutions & Skills

Just Add Power Joins PowerHouse Alliance

Just Add Power (J+P) has joined the PowerHouse Alliance as a brand member. This partnership enables J+P to leverage the buying power of the alliance’s nationwide distribution network, with 13 distributor member companies representing 850,000 square feet of warehouse space in 44 convenient locations across the U.S. As a result, customers will have nationwide access to J+P’s scalable video distribution solutions, as well as local training and support.

Technology @ Work

Kentucky High School Video Installation Employs Both Audio and Video Alarm Verification

3xLOGIC, Inc. announced that Frederick Douglass High School (FDHS) has deployed a highly-successful video surveillance installation that helps ensure two points of alarm verification to sharply reduce false alarms.

Technology Solutions & Skills

Legrand Integrates On-Q Digital Audio System With Alarm.com Platform

Legrand announced that its On-Q Digital Audio System has been integrated with Alarm.com. Alarm.com service providers now have the opportunity to create new revenue streams with an affordable multi-source, multi-zone audio system.

Technology Solutions & Skills

ESA’s National Training School Partners With High School CTE Programs to Address Industry Workforce Shortages

Workforce shortages within the security industry have been a concern for the past few years. As the number of technical job postings increase, ESA’s National Training School (NTS) is tackling the issue head on, aiming to expose the industry to high school CTE (career and technical education) programs by providing its very first high school partnership program in Pennsylvania, with hopes to expand the initiative throughout the U.S.

SDM Magazine

2018 August

In our August issue, we present the everchanging connected home market. Find ways to use Facebook for security B2B marketing and ways to protect your trademarks overseas in this month's SDM Magazing. Also, check out the The 13th annual Monitoring Center Excellence Awards.

Check back throughout the month for new content!

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