ADT Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., announced a new strategic initiative with Amazon. Starting later this year, ADT will support integration of Amazon’s new Alexa Guard feature with the ADT Pulse security system, allowing customers to enhance security capabilities by detecting specific sounds via the customer’s Amazon Echo device when away from home. Once available, ADT professional installation and monitoring solutions will be offered to customers through the Alexa Guard website and Amazon mobile app.
UTC Climate, Controls & Security announced that it agreed to acquire S2 Security, a developer of unified security and video management solutions. UTC Climate, Controls & Security is a provider of fire safety, security, building automation, heating, ventilating, air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration systems, and is a unit of United Technologies Corp.
Clear Seas Research, in association with SDM, SDM smartHOME, and SECURITY Magazines, is proud to present the first annual CLEARselect Awards in the smart home industry. CLEARselect Awards are presented to companies that achieve an outstanding level of brand satisfaction or preference among industry professionals, significantly above all competitors.
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) released an updated "Financial Analysis of the Industry" report for 2018, providing information that systems integrators can use to benchmark and compare expenses, profits, sales and other data against industry peers of similar size and business focus.
Madrid, Spain-based Prosegur announced today that it acquired Viewpoint, a Lowell, Mass.-based remote video monitoring company specializing in intelligent, video-voice security solutions and technology-centric security solutions.
ABCO Security, a Bates Security company in Prestonsburg, Ky., happily announced its official brand refresh to reflect the company’s mission and commitment to service.
Vector Security Networks officially expanded its healthcare market presence with a focused strategy initially targeting urgent care facilities, retail clinics, and the services segment including dialysis centers and testing laboratories.