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Alarm Detection Systems Inc., Aurora, Ill., acquired Norshore Alarm Company Inc., a privately-owned residential and commercial security business located in Libertyville, Illinois.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is saying goodbye to its Alexandria office.

Two alarm industry veterans were honored for their dedication, service and contribution to the industry and the customers it protects with SIAC’s 2012 William N. Moody Award. Mel Mahler, chairman and chief executive officer for ADS Security in Nashville, Tenn., and Maria Malice, vice president Special Projects at COPS Monitoring in Scottsdale, Ariz., will receive the award on June 26, 2012 at the ESX Electronic Security EXPO Icebreaker Luncheon in Nashville.

PSA-TEC 2012, a training and trade show event organized by PSA Security Network, was held May 14 to 18 at the Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colo.

Last month, UTC Climate, Controls & Security announced the sale of its security integration business to private equity firm, Comvest Investment Partners.

Tyco International Ltd. filed preliminary proxy materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission seeking approval by the company's shareholders for its previously announced plan to separate into three independent companies.

PSA Security Network® announced that Dean Mey er, EVP Buildings Business at Schneider Electric, will be the keynote speaker at its cornerstone event, PSA-TEC 2012, to be held May 14 to 18 in Westminster, Colo.

Cloud-based intelligent surveillance solution enables security in outdoor or remote locations, Samsung plans 2-day IP training sessions in United States & Canada, CO detector listed by California state fire marshall, training, partnerships and more.

3VR, the video intelligence company, announced that the CrimeDex online collaborative network of more than 3,000 fraud, loss prevention and law enforcement professionals partnered with the Wireless Loss Prevention Council (WLPC), a network of retail wireless loss prevention professionals, to facilitate the sharing of information related to organized retail crime syndicates and serial retail criminals.

The Electronic Security Expo (ESX) will return to the location of its birth in 2012, as the education and networking event for security integration and monitoring companies heads back to the Nashville Convention Center.