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The video surveillance market is ripe with opportunity, according to sources. Many security integrators and manufacturers realized strong revenues for 2019 and are even more optimistic for 2020.

The Security Industry Association (SIA) says this renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) acknowledges thoughtful and necessary changes that will create a fair-trade landscape while upholding pro-business principles in removing unnecessary trade barriers. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) seeks to hear from security alarm and monitoring service providers who have experienced call blocking in order to present information to the FCC. 

Liteye Systems Inc. and Chess Dynamics, a Cohort plc company, have signed a new strategic alliance agreement which grants Liteye the exclusive right to market a portfolio of Chess products and services in the United States. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) onboarded its 63rd PSAP in the United States — the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Tenn. Department of Emergency Communications. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs.   

Lidefelt joins the company after serving as chief commercial officer at HID parent company ASSA ABLOY, where he oversaw branding, communications, commercial development and strategy. 

Today’s megapixel cameras provide a number of benefits, including their ability to enhance situational awareness by expanding areas of coverage with fewer physical cameras, which can also significantly reduce overall costs associated with both equipment and labor.

RS2 Technologies, a provider of advanced access control solutions, will host its 2020 Annual Conference Feb. 11-14. The conference will be aimed at strengthening RS2’s relationships with existing partners and introducing the company’s latest technological advancements.

In his new role, Ritter is responsible for ADS human resources, IT, acquisitions and customer support. He also leads the integration process working with leaders from Vector Security and ADS, as they evaluate the processes and systems that will take the company into the future.