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COPS Monitoring, a provider of nationwide wholesale alarm monitoring and dealer services, added two former alarm company owners, Ernie Gambone and Charlie Crenshaw, as account executives.

NICE Systems has entered an agreement to sell its physical security business unit, which provides video surveillance technologies and capabilities, to Battery Ventures.

Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) announced that its CellComSLF and iCOMSLF universal communicators have been certified by the California State Fire Marshall for use in commercial installations.

In a recent case in the state of New York, an issue arose regarding the Asset Purchase Agreement (APA). The defendants were in the business of installing, servicing and monitoring fire alarm systems. The plaintiff sought to purchase the defendants’ business pursuant to an APA, which was signed by the parties.

Four experienced integrators talk to SDM about their experiences in the enterprise access control space and the lessons they have learned.

Expanded integration, heightened awareness and actionable intelligence add up to opportunities for integrators.

SentryNet has partnered with I-View Now. I-View Now was designed to remove the guessing games about what triggered an alarm, allowing for quick and direct police dispatch.

“Look out honey, ‘cause I’m using technology.” — “Search and Destroy,” Iggy and the Stooges, 1973

Dispatch from Buffalo, N.Y.

 I travel extensively around the lower 48 and Canada performing training classes for our industry. As a result, I have taken hundreds of cab rides in the past seven years.

Advanced technologies combined with lower costs have made outdoor perimeter video more accessible for more end users. So while critical infrastructure assets, including electrical substations, refineries and petrochemical facilities, remain the highest-profile applications for outdoor perimeter video, there are more and more opportunities for a security integrator to take advantage of in other sectors, as well.

The Systems Depot recently announced the New Helix Platform from Resolution Products is ready to ship.

 Helix can be installed anywhere in a home, providing a more discreet, secure and cost-effective installation, the company described, adding that Helix provides security and automation with breakthrough performance.