In a recent case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the court clarified multiple issues frequently faced by alarm companies in court.
Some codes do not require fully sprinklered buildings to have fire alarm control panels installed, therefore making sprinklered buildings good monitoring prospects.
Since the economic downturn, there has been a huge drop in commercial building construction — a market that has significant impact on the sales and installation of fire sprinkler systems.
Hear the roar in Indianapolis? It’s not the Indy 500. It’s CEDIA EXPO, the tradeshow for the residential electronic systems industry. The event was last in Indianapolis, the headquarters’ home of the Custom Electronics Design & Installation Association, six years ago in 2005 and this year it is back at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, starting September 7 with the tradeshow first opening on September 8 and continuing through September 10.
The central stations listed on the following pages offer monitoring services as a third-party provider. Access this useful guide here and online at http://directories.sdmmag.com/monitoringguide to find services, listings and certifications offered by monitoring service firms across North America.
On April 28, 203 security professionals boarded the Carnival Elation cruise ship to attend the annual SentryNet Dealer Conference. SentryNet, Pensacola, Fla., a provider of central monitoring services, embarked on its first ever cruise conference, themed, “What has your Central Station done for you?” and brought SDM along as exclusive media sponsor.