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On April 27, 1967, Dante Monteverde founded what is now EMERgency24 in Chicago.

The Georgia Electronic Life Safety & Systems Association (GELSSA), A-Com Security Co. LLP and Safecom Security Solutions Inc. alarm companies filed a notice of appeal in their federal lawsuit against the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia, challenging the constitutionality of an ordinance that imposes fines on alarm companies for false alarms caused by alarm users. 

EverCommerce, a service commerce platform connecting technologies and solutions for service sector businesses, has added Secure Global Solutions (SGS), a software development firm that produced the stages platform, to its list of companies on its website. 

ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, today announced the unveiling of its newly redesigned smart home security system — the ADT Command Panel & Control Platform (ADT Command) — as well as a suite of smart security and home automation products at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). 

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.

ADT Inc., a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, announced it has completed its acquisition of Red Hawk Fire & Security, a commercial fire, life safety and security services and portfolio company of Comvest Partners.

Parks Associates’ new complimentary white paper on IoT home safety and fire prevention solutions examines issues surrounding electrical fires in U.S. homes and consumer demand for fire prevention products and services.

Wholesale central stations seem to be involved in a continuous process of upgrading facilities, adding new services and developing new ways to support the security dealers who use their services.

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) announced yesterday, Nov. 26, the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins and the company’s intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier, into independent entities.

The use of smoke and CO detectors in customer installations is driven, in large part, by fire protection and life safety codes, which also drive the specifications for the detectors that manufacturers build.