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Doomsday didn’t happen. For all the concern many security dealers have shown in recent years — particularly about the rapidly changing residential market — all indicators seem to finally point to what was always the hope in the midst of the fear: that all the new entrants, technologies and business models would start to grow the pie for all.

Doyle Security Systems Inc., a regional provider of residential and commercial security, fire and medical monitoring systems, announced the purchase of the customer accounts of Commercial Instruments & Alarm Systems (CIA Security), a privately held company headquartered in Fishkill, N.Y. The purchase will result in 7,500 new customers for the company, representing the largest acquisition in Doyle’s 100 year history.

ADS Security, a regional security and automation company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., acquired the customer accounts of Security Specialists in Lexington, S.C. 

ADT, a provider of monitored security and interactive home and business automation solutions in the United States and Canada, today announced that the company will be the first home security provider to offer an enhanced communications experience via FirstNet — public safety’s dedicated, nationwide communications platform. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) opened its 2019 Excellence Awards for professional monitoring centers. Entering its 14th year, with the renewed support of SDM Magazine, the Excellence Awards recognizes those companies and their personnel who are doing outstanding and impactful work on behalf of their customers and in their communities.

abode systems, a provider of DIY smart home security, today announced a new partnership with HelloTech, an on-demand, in-home tech support service, to provide installation and support services to abode customers opting to have their abode smart home security system installed for them. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced that Jim Grubb, chief technology evangelist, Cisco Systems, will deliver the keynote address on Thursday, Feb. 28 at TMA’s 2019 Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah. 

The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced today the appointment of Steve Walker, vice president of customer service for Minneapolis-based Stanley Convergent Security Solutions, to the executive committee of its board of directors. 

An interesting case arose several years ago in Connecticut whereby the plaintiff alleged that they lost the city’s business because the defendants — the city of New London and its former city manager — intended to retaliate against the plaintiff for having filed a lawsuit complaining about police practices in New London.