Guardian Alarm announced it has closed on the sale of the company to U.S.-based investment firms Certares LP and Vanwall Holdings LLC, together with company management.
Hours after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) waiting period for the merging of Alarm.com and two units of Icontrol Networks ended, Honeywell filed suit on February 22, 2017 against Alarm.com and Icontrol for an alleged violation of antitrust laws.
Charles Johnson, Open Options’ Southeast sales manager, will be showcasing DNA Fusion at the inaugural Converged Security Summit (CSS) to be held on March 1, 2017, at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Honeywell has appointed Michael Flink president of its global security and fire business in Honeywell Home and Building Technologies. He will report to Terrence Hahn in his new role. Flink, who most recently served as ADI’s global president, replaces David Paja, who has left for a position outside Honeywell. Rob Aarnes, who most recently led ADI’s North America operations, has been appointed president of ADI Global.
There were few surprises, but great detail provided by Michael Barnes in his “Security Alarm Industry Overview” presentation to attendees of the 2017 Barnes Buchanan Security Conference, held February 9-10 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla.
The Partnership for Priority Verified Alarm Response (PPVAR) announced that Tyco, a part of Johnson Controls, has joined the organization as a full industry member. With the addition of Tyco, as well as ADT in September, and long-time industry member STANLEY Security, PPVAR now has the three largest companies in the electronic security sector as part of its 77-member roster.
Middle Atlantic Products has successfully launched an internal InfoComm CTS prep course as part of Legrand’s commitment to ensuring exceptional customer service and helping integrators successfully navigate the rapidly changing technology landscape, the company described.
Johnson Controls and Booz Allen Hamilton, a management and technology consulting and engineering firm, jointly published a new whitepaper that provides a roadmap for building managers, building owners, contractors and others to act to protect their information.
ScanSource Inc., a global provider of technology products and solutions, has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2017 list of World’s Most Admired Companies. The annual survey is given to top executives, directors and financial analysts, to identify the companies with the strongest reputations within their industries and across industries.
IDIS and GardaWorld announced the successful installation rollout of IDIS video surveillance technology across multiple sites in the United States and Canada. The existing installations include more than 800 IDIS cameras and recorders, a number that will continue to grow with ongoing and planned installations in 2017.
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