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Home » Authors » Heather Klotz-Young

Heather Klotz-Young

Heather is the Senior Editor of SDM Magazine. She can be reached at (630) 962-0096 or klotz-youngh@bnpmedia.com.
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So Much More Than Video Linked to HTML Maps!

Heather Klotz-Young
March 1, 2011
While getting ready for Security, SDM and smartHOME magazines’ virtual tradeshow, iSecurity, on March 2, 2011, the question occurred to me: When was the first virtual tradeshow?


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What's the ARCC?

Heather Klotz-Young
February 23, 2011

I fly out of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles whenever I’m headed to industry events, and right now I’m in the middle of getting my travel arrangements together for ISC West. Because my home airport is LAX, it caught my attention to see press reports and video talking about LAX using the Situator from NICEin LAX's ARRC. ARCC?


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Frost & Sullivan Awards Monitronics as Company of the Year

Heather Klotz-Young
February 3, 2011

 Just two days before the announcement that Ascent Media Corporation acquired Monitronics International Inc., Frost & Sullivan recognized Monitronics with the 2010 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Company of the Year. Based on its recent analysis of the alarm monitoring residential security market 


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CAA Winter Convention Takes Care of Business, Awards an Industry Champion

Heather Klotz-Young
February 2, 2011
At the 2010 California Alarm Association (CAA) Winter Convention held in San Francisco, Dec. 9-11, 2010, there was a lot of business accomplished and some very clear challenges issued.
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SDM 100 COMPANY CHANGES OWNERSHIP:Monitronics Acquired by Ascent Media Corporation

Heather Klotz-Young
February 2, 2011
In a year that saw ADT (No. 1 on the SDM 100) buy Broadview Security (No. 2 on the SDM 100) and Protection One (No. 3 on the SDM 100) acquired by GTCR, 2010 came to a close with one more major acquisition in the security industry.
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State of the Market: Alarm Systems

The industry finds itself at a tipping point in 2011, with major shifts in technology, end-user demands, competition, and maybe, just maybe, its long-standing 20 percent penetration rate.
Heather Klotz-Young
January 31, 2011
As you are reading this article, odds are you have a mobile phone within reach. You might even be reading this article on a mobile device via SDM’s digital edition. Even if one is not in reach, you probably still have a mobile phone, making you one of five billion global mobile connections globally, according to the latest report by Wireless Intelligence.
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Twice as Nice

Heather Klotz-Young
January 28, 2011
It’s quite an accomplishment to win an award once, but to win an award twice, two years in a row no less, is definitely a notable accomplishment. Congratulations to DoorKing
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Securitys Feel Good Side

Heather Klotz-Young
January 7, 2011
In the middle of the day-to-day business of security, it is possible to overlook the “feel good” side of security — and that there are little boys and girls growing
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CAA Winter Convention Takes Care of Business, Awards an Industry Champion

Heather Klotz-Young
January 3, 2011
At the 2010 California Alarm Association (CAA) Winter Convention held in San Francisco, Dec. 9-11, 2010, there was a lot going on — including receptions, the board of directors meeting,
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One More Big Acquisition for 2010: Monitronics Acquired by Ascent Media Corporation

Heather Klotz-Young
December 19, 2010
In a year that saw ADT (No. 1 on the SDM 100) buy Broadview Security (No. 2 on the SDM 100) and Protection One (No. 3 on the SDM 100)
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