Convergint Technologies, a service-based systems integrator, announced the acquisition of Dakota Security Systems, a security integration company based in Sioux Falls, S.D., with offices in Arizona, New Jersey and throughout the upper Midwest.
Central stations increasingly are moving beyond their traditional alarm dispatch role to becoming communications centers that monitor a wide range of new devices and provide other exciting new services.
Those companies finding the most success in video monitoring offer perspectives on trends, setup, training, software and choosing the right model for your business.
Randy Ambrus, central station manager at Cooperative Response Center (CRC), Austin, Minn., is the winner of CSAA’s 2015 Central Station Excellence Award for Manager of the Year.
New terms, definitions and resolutions hope to push the alarm verification movement forward with greater cooperation from all sides.
January 4, 2016
Using audio and video for alarm verification has long been the most effective solution for securing homes and businesses — but it has also been the most misunderstood.
New wireless technologies such as Zigbee and Z-Wave, combined with smartphone control, have brought pizazz to automated lighting control and made it affordable for almost any security account.