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ScanSource Inc., a global provider of technology products and solutions, announced today that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named five members of the ScanSource leadership team to its prestigious 2019 Women of the Channel list.

Forget the Guardian Protection Services you think you know, because starting today, the brand has been made new, and is going simply by Guardian Protection — drop the Services. 

On Thursday, May 16, Guardian held the first ever company-wide town hall in its 69-year history to announce a brand refresh and reveal a new logo to its employees and their families and friends.

The early struggles of video analytics technologies to live up to over-inflated expectations are well documented.

At the direction of President Trump, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced an increase on the rate of additional duty imposed since September 2018 on approximately $200 billion in goods imported from China, from the current 10 percent to 25 percent. 

Each year, the ESX Innovation Awards program recognizes outstanding products and services that drive the electronic security and life safety industry forward.

ADT has made an asset purchase agreement with Design Systems Group (DSG), a commercial fire and life safety provider in Dallas, Texas. Headquartered in Grand Prairie, Texas, and founded in 1999, DSG specializes in the design, installation and maintenance of sophisticated fire and life safety systems for some of the most recognizable commercial clients in North Texas. 

SnapAV, a manufacturer and source of A/V, surveillance, networking and remote management products for professional integrators, and Control4 Corporation, a global provider of smart home solutions, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement stating SnapAV will acquire Control4 in an all cash transaction for $23.91 per share in cash, representing an aggregate value of approximately $680 million.

SDM 100 security dealers mutually tallied $655 million in RMR on December 31, 2018, on 12.6 million subscribers.

The U.S. fire market was steady and strong in 2018, with an equal or better outlook for 2019.