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Life After DACT

New installations of DACT are in steady decline. What does this mean for the industry? Collaboration with cable, Internet and the FCC is in order.

January 17, 2017

Is the DACT, or “dialer” as we know it, it in its death throes or is there to be new life for it?

Alarm.com to Develop Drone Applications for Smart Home and Business Security

January 11, 2017

Alarm.com announced plans to develop autonomous, video-enabled drone applications to extend the capabilities of smart home and business security systems. The drones will be designed to autonomously navigate through the property and provide a high-resolution video feed to the property owner.

ADS Security Acquires Fire Systems Integrator

January 6, 2017

ADS Security (ADS), a regional electronic security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., has acquired the assets of Falcon Fire Systems in the Charleston, S.C., market. ADS will retain the Falcon Fire Systems office, establishing it as the third ADS location in South Carolina and the company’s 22nd branch location overall.

Illinois Electronic Security Association Votes in Favor of Splitting From ESA

Laura Stepanek

December 21, 2016

Member companies of the Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA) voted yesterday to end their chartered chapter relationship with the Electronic Security Association (ESA) by a vote of 38 to 7 in favor of the split.

ESA’s National Training School Is Authorized Provider for FASA/BASA

December 2, 2016

The Electronic Security Association’s (ESA) National Training School (NTS), in conjunction with the Electronic Security Association of Florida (ESA-FL), has launched a new online course to meet the needs of electrical or fire alarm contractors in the state of Florida.

Make False Fire Alarms A Thing Of The Past

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November 16, 2016

The Universal Stopper is an indoor/outdoor polycarbonate cover, which offers excellent protection against false fire alarms, physical damage (both accidental and intentional), dust and grime as well as severe environments inside and out.

New STI Website

Meg Psiharis

November 1, 2016

STI’s new enhanced website offers a clean appearance for ease of use, and allows customers to search and select products faster, easier and more efficiently.

IESA Begins Fight on Town-Wide Fire Alarm Monitoring

Facing what it calls a ‘revenue grab by communities,’ the IESA is planning to do battle with the Village of Schaumburg, Ill., which plans to monitor all fire alarm systems in the village.

Laura Stepanek

November 1, 2016

The Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA) finds itself fighting yet another legislative battle in the monitoring arena and needs the help of every security dealer.

Illinois ESA to Fight New Schaumburg Law, Lehan Says Government Is ‘Confiscating Customers’

Tim A. Scally

October 27, 2016

Kevin Lehan, executive director of the Illinois Electronic Security Association (IESA), said a new Schaumburg law would be tantamount to the government confiscating customers from private alarm companies.

Valor Fire Safety Secures Investment From Maxim Ventures

October 18, 2016

Valor Fire Safety LLC closed a strategic investment from Maxim Ventures, the venture arm for semiconductor company Maxim Integrated Products Inc., San Jose, Calif.