To help aid families in crisis across the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mission 500 has announced a partnership with the U.S. hunger relief organization Feeding America, and is calling on the security industry for support. 

Raytheon Technologies Corporation announced on Friday, April 3, that the all-stock merger between the company and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has been completed. This merger follows the completion of the spin-offs of UTC’s Carrier and Otis businesses. UTC first announced its intention to separate its commercial businesses into independent entities in Nov. 26, 2018. 

Hanwha Techwin America, a supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions, announced that Hanwha’s Wisenet L series cameras are now compatible with the Genetec Stratocast cloud-based video surveillance-as-a-service (VSaaS).

Per Mar Security Service, a provider of total security solutions for residential and commercial clients and the parent company to Midwest Alarm Services, has acquired GT Fire & Security based in Grand Island, Neb.

Dedrone, a provider of counter-drone technology, has appointed Aaditya Devarakonda as president and chief business officer. 

Following the retirement of Laura Stepanek as SDM’s editor and associate publisher and Karyn Hodgson’s appointment to editor-in-chief, Maggie McFadden Shein re-joined the staff as managing editor on April 1. 

Students at Title One schools and shelters across the country are the beneficiaries of school supplies after Mission 500 teamed with new angel sponsor ADI Global Distribution this past January for a silent auction charity event held at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta.

Genetec Inc., a provider of unified security, public safety, operations and business intelligence solutions, today announced it has released a new reporting function for its Security Center Synergis access control system. 

Verint Systems Inc. will host a webinar on Thursday, April 2, at 11 a.m. MDT demonstrating the value of innovative security tools that allow security and fraud investigators to swiftly locate and analyze the information needed to determine the proper resolution to an incident.