Users of monitored home and business security alarms in Montgomery, Ala. will benefit from faster, more accurate emergency response as the city becomes the latest municipality to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology designed to automate communication between alarm monitoring central stations and public safety dispatch/911 centers.

ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, today announced the acquisition of Advanced Cabling Systems, a technology integration company in the mid-south. 

Pro-Vigil, a global provider of video-based security solutions, announced today the appointment of Mark Matlock to the position of vice president of Indirect Channel Revenue. 

Guardian Alarm has named Peter J. Stouffer as its new vice president of acquisitions. The Michigan-based company’s expansion efforts encompass security services, monitoring, fire, life safety, medical monitoring, access control and video monitoring services.

The Monitoring Association (TMA) has appointed Illeny Maaza to the position of director, membership and programs, and Leigh A. McGuire to the position of director of marketing and communications.